AdvertisementAdvertisementJul 28, 2025; Montreal, QC, Canada; Camera in the middle of the net and WTA logo in first round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images13 Aug 2026 11:28PM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST NEW YORK, Aug 13 : The Sport & Rights Alliance on Thursday called on the Women's Tennis Association to drop its sex-testing policy, calling it a discriminatory measure in the game.The women's tennis tour said last month it would require players to clear a one-time gene test for the SRY gene, which helps in determining biological sex and can be conducted via cheek swab or blood test."The WTA can claim it does not intend to cause harm, but good intentions will never erase the stigmatisation and trauma that women and girls will suffer due to sex testing," said Andrea Florence, the executive director of the Sport & Rights Alliance, a coalition of advocacy groups.Reuters was not immediately able to reach the WTA for comment.Show MoreShow LessThe move came after the International Olympic Committee announced in March that only biological female athletes whose gender has been determined by a one-time test would be eligible to take part in women's category events at the Games."The WTA has hurriedly cobbled together a policy that does not advance the rights of women and girls but instead undermines the safety and dignity of everyone on the tour," said Lily Dong Li Rosengard, advocacy senior specialist at ILGA World, an advocacy group for the LGBTQ community."Despite the fact that no out trans women are currently competing at the professional level, all women and girl tennis players will now have to 'prove' their gender just so the WTA can ensure they never play at all.”The sex-testing measure emerged as a key topic at the start of the Canadian Open, with top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus backing the policy.American twice Grand Slam winner Coco Gauff said she supported fairness in women's sports but feared the measure had generated animosity toward the trans community.Source: ReutersNewsletterRecommended ReadSubscribe to CNA's Recommended ReadA single handpicked story that we think you shouldn't miss. Just one a day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST