Women’s tennis players financed by Saudi Arabia, maternity payments for the first time

Pregnant players can now receive 12-month paid maternity leave in the female tennis tour, and the partner has been announced on Thursday, financing and on Thursday by pregnancy, surrogation or adoption.

“Independent contractors and self-employed people are generally accessible to such birth and access to them. They must go out and determine these benefits for themselves.” “It’s really novel and groundbreaking.”

More than 300 players are compatible with Fund, January 1-1. WTA will not disclose how much money is involved.

WTA “For the first time in the history of women’s sports”, there are comprehensive maternity benefits for self-employed athletes, including the IVF, including IVF, and provide grants for productivity.

This is part of a wider trend: As the rise in women’s sport, there is an emphasis to meet the needs of motherhood and parental.

How many moms are there in the female tennis round now?

WTA says 25 mom’s active in the round; One, the Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist Belinda Benjik won a title last month after returning from motherhood leave in October.

Winners of magnificent slam titles like players and Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka, which are increasingly positive in tennis.

Thinking that the WTA Board Member of the WTA players playing a key role in this Foundation, these benefits are more likely to take a lot of time as they need to be a parent before low-level or lower-earning athletes do not enter the tournaments.

‘Great opportunity’

“This is one of the goals of this program: one of the financial sources, comfort, support, which will decide this agency, regardless of what these athletes are listed …

And Azarenka said that this could decide to be a parent before some players retire from sports.

“Every opinion we hear from players or non-mothers, ‘Woe, this is an incredible opportunity for us,” he said.

To increase the WTA to benefit from WTA in recent years, increase and enhance players, protecting players, to protect the cybershacum and increase the premium money to pay.

What role does Saudi Arabia play in tennis?

The State Investment Fund or PIF, or PIF, WTA became a global partner of the WTA, after many public discussions, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova was among the questions related to LGBTQ + and women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.

The Kingdom is now hosting an ATP event for the rising stars of WTA final and men’s tennis ended with the season. Sponsoring PIF WTA and ATP ratings.

“We will not be able to provide benefits for the financing provided by the relationship and PIF,” Archer said.

What are Maternity Vacation policies in golf, football and basketball?

• In golf, which is a guaranteed, LPGA, in 2019, lets you give the same game status when the athletes are back in 2019.
• In football, both NWSL and the US national team have collective contracts that allow pregnancy leave and parents leave; NWSL pays full base salary when an athlete is pregnant.
• In basketball, WNBA guarantees a full payment during the CBA’s mother’s vacation.

For tennis, Azarenka said the PIF WTA Birth Fund program is “just the beginning”.

“This is an incredible start. The monumental change,” he said. “But I think we can look at how we can expand this fund for bigger and better things.”