Female tennis players will receive paid maternity leave on the WTA tour for the first time.
More than 320 players will be qualified to obtain a paid vacation for up to 12 months through a new motherhood box presented by the Government Authority, the Tennis Association.
Grants will also be provided to treat fertility.
Players will need to compete in the minimum number of professional tennis union championships over a certain period of time to be qualified.
The motherhood program will be fully funded by the General Investment Fund in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PIF), a global partner for the WTA tour.
Petra Kvitova and Pelinda Pensic have returned from maternity leave in recent months.
Victoria Azzinka told the number one previously Victoria Azzinka, who gave birth to son Liu in 2016, to the BBC last year that it would be a “great victory for women in general” if WTA is to provide maternity salaries.
The pioneer champion has spoken four times Naomi Osaka to support maternity salaries, saying he would “change life”.
“It may be difficult to balance the physical and emotional demands of the professional tennis profession with the complications of motherhood and family life,” said WTA.
“This initiative will provide the current and coming generation of players support and flexibility to explore family life, in any way they choose.”
