diff --git a/src/services/player.js b/src/services/player.js
index 8b92c5bb..93b4bab7 100644
--- a/src/services/player.js
+++ b/src/services/player.js
@@ -21,7 +21,27 @@ export const normalizeRatingForApi = (value) => {
   }
 
   const rounded = Math.round(numeric * 10) / 10;
-  return rounded.toFixed(1);
+  return rounded;
+};
+
+const formatRatingValue = (value, { asString = false } = {}) => {
+  if (value === undefined) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (value === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (!asString) {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  return value.toFixed(1);
 };
 
 export const updatePlayerPersonalDetails = async ({
@@ -46,30 +66,54 @@ export const updatePlayerPersonalDetails = async ({
   const normalizedUstaRating = normalizeRatingForApi(usta_rating);
   const normalizedUtaRating = normalizeRatingForApi(uta_rating);
 
-  const params = Object.entries({
-    id,
-    date_of_birth,
-    usta_rating: normalizedUstaRating,
-    uta_rating: normalizedUtaRating,
-    full_name: fullName,
-    phone: mobile,
-    about_me,
-    profile_picture,
-  }).reduce((acc, [key, value]) => {
-    if (value !== undefined) {
-      acc[key] = value;
-    }
-    return acc;
-  }, {});
+  const buildParams = ({ ratingsAsString = false } = {}) =>
+    Object.entries({
+      id,
+      date_of_birth,
+      usta_rating: ratingsAsString
+        ? formatRatingValue(normalizedUstaRating, { asString: true })
+        : normalizedUstaRating,
+      uta_rating: ratingsAsString
+        ? formatRatingValue(normalizedUtaRating, { asString: true })
+        : normalizedUtaRating,
+      full_name: fullName,
+      phone: mobile,
+      about_me,
+      profile_picture,
+    }).reduce((acc, [key, value]) => {
+      if (value !== undefined) {
+        acc[key] = value;
+      }
+      return acc;
+    }, {});
+
+  const params = buildParams();
 
   const method = id ? "PATCH" : "POST";
 
-  return unwrap(
-    api(`/player/personal_details`, {
-      method,
-      authToken: authHeader,
-      authSchemePreference: "token",
-      json: params,
-    }),
-  );
+  const send = (body) =>
+    unwrap(
+      api(`/player/personal_details`, {
+        method,
+        authToken: authHeader,
+        authSchemePreference: "token",
+        json: body,
+      }),
+    );
+
+  try {
+    return await send(params);
+  } catch (error) {
+    const status = Number(error?.status ?? error?.response?.status);
+    const hasNumericRatings = [normalizedUstaRating, normalizedUtaRating].some(
+      (value) => typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value),
+    );
+
+    if (status !== 422 || !hasNumericRatings) {
+      throw error;
+    }
+
+    const fallbackParams = buildParams({ ratingsAsString: true });
+    return send(fallbackParams);
+  }
 };