Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo is convinced a revamp of the women's tennis calendar is essential if the world's top players are to shake off their tour fatigue.

Even the prospect of sharing three million US dollars at the season-ending Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Madrid next month is not enough for the stars to shake the sleepy-dust from their eyes.

Mauresmo, one of four definite qualifiers for the finale along with Justine Henin-Hardenne, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, admitted: "We are just looking forward to the end of the year."

While Mauresmo readily accepts the need for her sport to increase its profile, she is unconvinced the best way forward is simply to make the best players play more matches.

Organisers of the men's tour event in Adelaide in January say they are considering turning it into a round-robin event similar to the preliminary rounds of the ATP's season-ending Masters Cup.

That way top players, who have often been paid huge appearance fees and used extensively in local advertising campaigns - can be sure to avoid embarrassing and costly early exits.

Mauresmo says that concept is too new for the women's game to adopt.

"We already tried round robins in the (WTA) Championships and we are also trying to reduce the number of matches we play," she said.

"They want to make sure more people are watching tennis, they want more drama and excitement. But I guess we will have to wait until they have experienced it and turned it into a rule."

Mauresmo believes the current gruelling schedule makes it impossible for any female player to dominate on a weekly basis as much as the men's world number one Roger Federer.

"I had a great year but at some points I thought I could have done better," said Mauresmo.

"After the Australian Open, the European season and the Middle East, I felt a little tired.

"It is tough to stay on top the whole season the way Roger does. He is either being in the final or winning it and that is bound to be tough."

Kuznetsova became the fourth qualifier for Madrid when she won the China Open last week. Kim Clijsters, Elena Dementieva, Martina Hingis and Nadia Petrova are also in the top eight but yet to confirm their places.

Kuznetsova, this season's French Open runner-up, said: "Qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships was one of the key targets I set for myself this year.

"I am delighted to have made it as one of the elite eight singles players and I can't wait to get to Madrid."

The event runs from November 7 to November 12 at the Madrid Arena.