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ITF JUNIOR CIRCUIT REGULATIONS

 CONTENTS
Please note: All amendments to the Regulations are underlined

I The Competition 1
1 Title
2 Mission Statement
3 ITF Junior Circuit Main Calendar Principles
4 Ownership
5 Players Eligible 2
6 Rules to be Observed
7 International Player Identification Number (IPIN)
8 Final Rankings 3

II Management 4
9 Board of Directors
a) Management
b) Duties
10 Juniors Committee

III Rules and Regulations of the Circuit 5

11-15 Combined Junior Ranking
16-19 Tournament Application and Approval 6
20 Public Liability Insurance
21 Sanction Fees
22-26 Tournament Responsibilities 7
27-28 Research
29-30 ITF Responsibilities 8
31 National Association Responsibilities
32-33 Grades and Allocation of Points

IV Tournament Regulations 10
34 Variations to Regulations
35-36 Age of Competitors
37 Number of Events
38* Match Format 11
39-40* Entries and Draws
41 Minimum duration and tournament week
42 Singles Entry and Withdrawal 12
43 Administrative Error on Acceptance Lists 14
44 One Tournament per Week
45 One Tournament per Week – Grand Slam
46* Criteria for Acceptances 15
47 National Rankings 17
48 Entry Definitions
a) Direct Acceptances
b) Qualifiers
c) Wild Cards
d) Alternates 18
e) On-site Alternates
f) Lucky Losers 19
g) Special Exempts
h) 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt
i) 16 & Under Tournament Feed Up Exempt
49 Seeds
a) Number of Seeds
b) Selection of Seeds 20
50 Sign-in/Registration
a) Qualifying
b) Main Draw 21
i) Singles
ii) Doubles
51 Composition of Draws
a) Qualifying
b) Main Draw 22
i) Singles
ii) Doubles
52* Making a Draw
a) Qualifying
i) Sections and Seeds
ii) Acceptance of Qualifiers into Main Draw 23
iii) Drawing of Qualifiers
b) Main Draw
i) Placing of Seeds
ii) Byes 24
iii) Vacancies and Substitutions
iv) Special Exempts 26
c) Doubles
i) Conducting a Draw
ii) Vacancies
53 Seedings Official - Withdrawal after the Draw and
Replacement of Seeds 27
54 Suspension and Postponement
55 Related Regulations
V Organisational Requirements 28
56* Hospitality
57 Tournament Visitor Accreditation 29
58 Travel Assistance
59*-60Courts
61* Officials 30
a) Grades 1, 2 & 3 Tournaments
b) Grades 4 & 5 Tournaments
62 Tournament Doctor and Sports Medicine Trainer
63-64 Schedule
65 Facilities 31
66 Prize Money
67 Gifts
68 Fact Sheet
69 Entry Fees
70 Conditions of Play 32
a) Latest Start Time
b) Between Qualifying and Main Draw
c) Between Matches
71* Balls 33
a) Main Draw/Qualifying
b) Practice
72 Artificial Lighting
73 Waiver of Claims
74 Publicity and Promotion 34
75 Player Images
76 Television, Recording and Radio Rights
77 International Sponsorship 35

Appendix A - Special Regulations for Grade A (Super Series) 36

38• Match Format
40• Entries and Draws
46• Criteria for Acceptances
52• Making the Draw 37
56• Hospitality
59• Courts
61• Officials 38

Appendix B - Special Regulations for Grade B 39

(Regional Championships)
78 Tournaments Included
79 Criteria for Acceptances
80 Nomination of Competitors
81 Officials
 82 Other Regulations

Appendix C - Special Regulations for Grade C 40

(International Team Competitions)
83 Invitations to Competitors
84 Selection of Competitors
85 Qualification of a Player to Represent a Country
86 Non-Playing Captain 42
87 Officials
88 Other Regulations

Appendix D - Code of Conduct 41

Article I: General
A Purpose
B Exclusive Applicability
C ITF Referee
Article II: Player Entry Offences
A Applicability
B Entry Offences
C Wild Cards 43
D Falsifying Official Documentation
E Discretionary Review 44
Article III: Player On-site Offences
A General
B Punctuality
C Dress and Equipment
D Time Violation / Delay of Game 47
E Audible Obscenity 48
F Visible Obscenity
G Verbal Abuse 49
H Physical Abuse
I Abuse of Balls
J Abuse of Racquets or Equipment
K Coaching and Coaches 50
L Unsportsmanlike Conduct
M Best Efforts 51
N Leaving the Court
O Failure to Complete Match
P Leaving the Tournament
Q Ceremonies
R Media Conference 52
S Point Penalty Schedule
T Defaults
U Doubles Events
 V Determination and Penalty
W Appeals
X Suspension Points 53
Article IV: Tennis Anti-Corruption Program 54
Article V: Player Major Offences
A Aggravated Behaviour
B Conduct Contrary to the Integrity of the Game 55
C Determination and Penalty
D Discretionary Review
Article VI: Medical Control – Anti-Doping Policy 56
Article VII: Tournament Offences
A Applicability
B Guarantees
C Wild Cards 57
D Conduct Contrary to the Integrity of the Game
E ITF Junior Circuit Rules
F Late Cancellation
G Determination and Penalty
H Discretionary Review
Article VIII: Welfare Policy 58
Article IX: Reciprocity
Article X: Interpretations 59
Article XI: Notice
Article XII : Amendments

Appendix E - Medical, Extreme Weather Conditions and 60

Toilet/Change of Attire Breaks
A Medical Condition
B Medical Evaluation
C Medical Time-Out 61
D Medical Treatment 62
E Penalty
F Bleeding 63
G Vomiting
H Physical Incapacity
Extreme Weather Conditions and Lightning 64
Toilet/Change of Attire Break 66

Appendix F – Welfare Policy 68

A Elements of the Welfare Policy
B Violations/Procedures 70

Appendix G – ITF Junior Circuit Age Eligibility Rule 72

Appendix H – Age Eligibility Rules 73

Appendix I – Guidelines for the Number of Tournaments Permitted

Per Country 75

Appendix J – 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up System 76

Appendix K - 16 & Under Tournament Feed Up System 78

Appendix L - Seeding Comparison Chart 80

Appendix M - The Players 81

Appendix N – Hospitality Provisions at ITF Junior Circuit

Tournaments 83

Appendix O – Entry and Withdrawal Procedures 86

Appendix P – Data Rights 88

Appendix Q – Junior World Champions 92

Appendix R – Contacts 94

Appendix S – ITF Juniors Committee 96

 I. THE COMPETITION
1. Title
The Competition, an international junior singles and doubles competition, shall be
called the “ITF Junior Circuit”.

2. Mission Statement
The ITF Junior Circuit is comprised of the best international junior tournaments staged
by its member nations worldwide. National Associations are responsible for proposing
the best national tournaments for inclusion in the Circuit, subject to the final approval
of the ITF Juniors Committee who govern the geographical distribution and grading of
Circuit tournaments.
The ITF Junior Circuit provides a platform for the most successful junior players at
national level to measure their standard against the best players from other nations and
by reference to the ITF Junior World Ranking, which determines the ITF Junior World
Champions at the end of each year.

3. ITF Junior Circuit Main Calendar Principles

The ITF Junior Circuit calendar aims to give junior players the opportunity to compete
and earn ranking points up to the highest levels of the junior game. The following main
principles govern the calendar:

-At least one tournament in every ITF member nation;

- Pyramid shaped region-by-region calendar from grade A to 5 with fewer tournaments
at the top;
- Pyramid shaped calendar world-wide with fewer tournaments at the top;
- Geographical distribution by grade, country and region;
- Maximum number of tournaments per country and overall number of tournaments
world-wide linked to the mission of the Circuit;
- Boys’ and girls’ tournaments always together at the same venue;
- No calendar off season to ensure main school holiday period in different parts of the
world is used by junior players to compete in their region;
- Maximum number of tournaments in one week in each region;
- Free hospitality for players and official coaches at Circuit tournaments;
- Closed regional and inter-regional championships;
- No two Grade 1 tournaments in the same week in the same continent.

4. Ownership
The Competition shall be owned and managed by ITF Limited, hereinafter referred to
as the “ITF”. The ITF promulgates these Tournament Regulations for the purpose of
providing fair and reasonable rules for the orderly and uniform conduct of international
junior tennis tournaments sanctioned by the ITF. All references to the International
Tennis Federation or ITF in these Regulations shall mean ITF Limited. These
Regulations shall be applicable to the junior tournaments known as the ITF Junior

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Circuit. Ownership shall include, but not be limited to, the following national and
international rights: registered trademarks of the ITF; commercial exploitation of the
Competition; international sponsorship of the Competition; television, radio, film and
video recordings, plus new media and internet coverage.

5. Players Eligible
Only boys and girls who are under the jurisdiction of a national tennis association
affiliated to the ITF and who are born between 1st January 1998 and 31st December
2003 may compete in any of the tournaments that comprise the 2016 ITF Junior Circuit.
They must be in “good standing” with their national association as defined in Appendix
M of the ITF Junior Circuit Regulations. Players may not participate in any ITF Junior
Circuit tournament unless they have reached their thirteenth (13) birthday before the
start of the main draw. In accordance with the ITF Junior Age Eligibility Rules set out
in Appendix G, players are limited in the number of tournaments in which they are
permitted to participate in a calendar year according to their age.

6. Rules to be Observed
a) The Competition is open to all tennis players based on merit and without
discrimination subject only to the conditions herein set forth.
b) The Competition shall take place in accordance with these Regulations, the
Junior Circuit Code of Conduct, the Constitution of ITF Limited 2016 and the
ITF Rules of Tennis.
c) In submitting an application, a tournament automatically undertakes to abide by
and fulfill all its obligations under the Regulations.
d) ITF reserves the right to refuse approval of or cancel any previously sanctioned
tournament or series of tournaments on the grounds of health, safety, security or
any other potential threat to any persons attending the tournament(s) or to the
successful running of the tournament(s), with no liability to the Applicant,
National Association, Tournament Organiser or ITF.
e) In submitting an entry to a tournament sanctioned by the ITF as a constituent
tournament of the Circuit, a player automatically undertakes to commit
him/herself to abide by and be bound by the Regulations. It is the responsibility
of the ITF Referee on site to enforce these Regulations on behalf of the ITF.
f) Any player that enters and/or participates in the ITF Junior Circuit, and any
Player Support Team Member of any player that enters and/or participates in the
ITF Junior Circuit shall be bound by and shall comply with the provisions of the
Welfare Policy set out in Appendix F.

7. International Player Identification Number (IPIN)

In order to enter ITF Junior Circuit tournaments all players must first register for annual
Junior IPIN Membership (and pay the appropriate fee) and agree, as a condition of their
registration, to accept the related terms and conditions. Failure to register for IPIN
Membership and to accept the related terms and conditions will render a player
ineligible to enter and/or compete in ITF Junior Circuit tournaments.

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8. Final Rankings
The final rankings, issued at the end of each calendar year, shall be compiled on the
basis of points earned for success in major individual and team events played on both a
round-robin and knockout basis. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of the two
competitions.

The top ten (10) ranked junior girls according to the final year-end rankings will each
be awarded a junior exempt position in the Main Draw of three (3) selected ITF
Women’s Circuit tournaments, up to and including the $100,000 prize-money level,
according to the following criteria:

The year-end number 1 ranked girl will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw at
one (1) ITF Women’s Circuit tournament up to and including $100,000 prize money
level and two (2) ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments up to and including $75,000 prize
money level.

The year-end number 2 ranked girl will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw at
two (2) ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments up to and including $75,000 prize money
level and direct entry into the Main Draw at one (1) ITF Women’s Circuit tournament
up to and including $50,000 prize-money level.

The year-end number 3-5 ranked girls will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw at
two (2) ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments up to and including $50,000 prize money
level and direct entry into the Main Draw at one (1) ITF Women’s Circuit tournament
up to and including $25,000 prize money level.

The year-end number 6-10 ranked girls will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw
at three (3) ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments up to and including $25,000 prize money
level.

Should any girl(s) ranked 1-10 not wish to participate in the Junior Exempt Project,
their three junior exempt places can be awarded to the next highest year-end ranked
player(s) ranked 11-15. Such player(s) will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw
at three (3) ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments up to and including $25,000 prize-money
level.

The top ten (10) ranked junior boys according to the final year-end rankings will each
be awarded a junior exempt position in the Main Draw of three (3) selected ITF Men’s
Circuit tournaments, up to and including the $25,000+H prize-money level, according
to the following criteria:

The year-end number 1-2 ranked boys will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw
at three (3) ITF Men’s Circuit tournaments up to and including $25,000+H prize-money
level.

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The year-end number 3-5 ranked boys will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw
at three (3) ITF Men’s Circuit tournaments up to and including $25,000 prize-money
level.

The year-end number 6-10 ranked boys will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw
at three (3) ITF Men’s Circuit tournaments at $10,000 prize-money level.

Should any boy(s) ranked 1-10 not wish to participate in the Junior Exempt Project,
their three (3) junior exempt places will be awarded to the next highest year-end ranked
player(s) ranked 11-15. Such player(s) will be offered direct entry into the Main Draw
at three (3) ITF Men’s Circuit tournaments at $10,000 prize-money level.

II. MANAGEMENT
9. Board of Directors
a) Management
The ITF Junior Circuit shall be managed by the Board of Directors of the ITF.

b) Duties
The duties of the Board of Directors shall be:
i) To approve, adopt and amend the Rules and Regulations and Code of
Conduct for the Circuit.
ii) To register in the name of the ITF any trade marks in connection with the
Circuit and to protect such trademarks.
iii) The Board of Directors shall appoint every two years a Juniors
Committee, which shall consist of a Chairman, who shall be a member of
the Board of Directors, and further members as deemed necessary.

10. Juniors Committee

The duties and powers of the Juniors Committee shall be:
a) To manage the day to day administration of the Circuit.
b) To ensure uniform application of, and compliance with, the Rules,
Regulations and Code of Conduct.
c) To administer the funds of the Circuit within the financial framework of
the ITF.
d) To report to the Board of Directors on all financial matters.
e) To undertake other duties as laid down in these Regulations.
f) To submit regular reports to the Board of Directors.
g) To decide any appeals or disputes in whatever manner they deem to be
appropriate and whose decision shall be final and binding on all parties.

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 III. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
CIRCUIT
11. Combined Junior Ranking
The six best singles results plus one quarter (¼) of the six best doubles results in junior
tournaments obtained in Grade A (Super Series), Grade B (Continental
Championships), Grade C (International Team Competition) and Grades 1-5 plus Grade
A bonus points and Grand Slam bonus points will be taken into consideration for the
final ranking.

12. If two or more players receive the same number of points, their ranking will follow
the number of points, within their six best singles results, scored in Grade A
tournaments including bonus points. If two or more are still equal, players will be
ranked based on the grade of tournament where points have been won in singles, in the
following order: Grade B1, Grade 1, Grade B2, Grade 2, Grade B3, Grade 3, Grade 4,
Grade 5 excluding Grade C (International Team Competition).

If two or more players are still equal their ranking will follow the number of points,
within their six best doubles results, scored in Grade A tournaments, including bonus
points. If two or more are still equal, players will be ranked based on the grade of
tournament where points have been won in doubles, in the following order: Grade B1,
Grade 1, Grade B2, Grade 2, Grade B3, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, excluding Grade C
(International Team Competition).

13. To be ranked a player must reach a round where points are available (see points
table, page 9). The number of points available in each round will vary dependent upon
the grading of the tournament and the round reached. Ranking points for any relevant
tournament will not be awarded to any player in breach of the ITF Junior Age
Eligibility Rule.

14. The official published rankings will be calculated on a 52 week rollover system.

15. To be eligible for a year-end ranking a junior must have played in a minimum of six
individual junior singles tournaments, including at least three Grade A (Super Series)
tournaments and including at least three ranking tournaments outside his/her own
country. Each Grade A (Super Series) tournament won will count as two tournaments
played. Each Grade A (Super Series) tournament won will further count as one foreign
tournament played.

16. Tournament Application and Approval

Applications for inclusion in the Circuit, giving full details of the tournament, are to be
sent to the ITF, in accordance with the following deadlines:

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a) Applications from both existing and new tournaments to be held from January to
June must be received by 30th June of the previous year. Applications from both
existing and new tournaments to be held from July to December must be received by
31st October of the previous year. Applications for upgrades must also be made by
these deadlines.

b) With the exception of the Youth Olympic Games Tennis event, Regional
Championships and any other event sanctioned by the ITF, only tournaments organised
by a National Association, or sanctioned by the National Association concerned, will be
considered for inclusion.

c) Applications for tournaments to be held during the same week and at the same venue
as a professional tour event will only be considered for inclusion if the tour event is
owned and run by the relevant National Association.

17. The fact that a tournament is included in a series or group of tournaments does not
automatically entitle the tournament to be part of the Circuit, even though other
tournaments of the same series have been accepted.

18. A tournament which begins in late December and ends in January can either be the
first tournament of the Circuit, or the last, at the discretion of the Juniors Committee.

19. If a tournament is included in the calendar and subsequently withdraws within ten
(10) weeks of the scheduled first day of play, that tournament shall be subject to the
Tournament Offences provisions as set out in Article VII of the Code of Conduct. This
tournament must still pay the full amount of the sanction fee, as outlined in Rule 21
below.

20. Public Liability Insurance

The applicant is responsible for taking out a suitable insurance policy which is
compliant with local laws and regulations and which insures against claims made for
damage to property and for death/injury caused to people at the event for which the
applicant is legally liable. “ITF Ltd” and “ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd” must be named in
the policy and on the certificate of insurance, and a copy should be provided to the ITF
on request.

21. Sanction Fees

All tournaments on the ITF Junior Circuit must pay the relevant fee below in order to
be included on the Calendar.

Grade A $695
Grade B1 $625
Grade 1 $560
Grade B2 $480
Grade 2 $415

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Grade B3 $345
Grade 3 $280
Grade 4 $210
Grade 5 $145

22. Tournament Responsibilities

All tournaments must be played in accordance with these Regulations, the Junior
Circuit Code of Conduct, the Constitution of ITF Limited 2016 and the ITF Rules of
Tennis.

23. If required, tournaments shall assign to the ITF, free of charge, one (1) page in the
Official Tournament Programme for an ITF editorial or advertisement.

24. Tournaments shall display an ITF Junior Circuit banner on their main court.
This banner shall be provided free of charge by the ITF. The tournament report shall
include a photograph of the banner in place.

25. Tournaments shall have internet access on site for the use of the ITF Referee.

26. The Tournament Director shall:

a) Ten (10) weeks prior to the tournament send to the ITF a copy of the
tournament fact sheet for approval. This shall not be changed once published.
b) Following the conclusion of the tournament send to the ITF the tournament
report form.
c) Following the conclusion of the tournament send to the National Association
of the host country all money collected from on-site IPIN cash payments.

The ITF Referee is responsible for:

a) Using Tournament Planner software before and during the tournament.
b) Ensuring that all players’ passports are checked for date of birth and
nationality and that any discrepancies with the information provided in
Tournament Planner are reported to the ITF.
c) Notifying the ITF (through Tournament Planner reports) of all money
collected in on-site IPIN cash payments.
d) Uploading results daily using the Tournament Planner software.
e) On conclusion of the tournament sending to the ITF the ITF Referee’s Report
form, including details of any penalties imposed under the Code of Conduct.
A list of any penalties imposed shall be posted during the tournament on the
competitors’ notice board, and shall be updated on a daily basis.

27. Research
No research involving players, coaches or other persons directly associated with a
tournament shall be conducted without prior approval of the ITF.

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28. Any tournament not complying with the ITF Junior Circuit Regulations 2016 will
be subject to the determination and penalty procedures as set out in the ITF Junior
Circuit Code of Conduct, under Article VII: Tournament Offences.

29. ITF Responsibilities

The ITF is responsible for the overall administration of the Circuit and costs involved,
and shall do its utmost to ensure that the calendar is widely publicised.

30. The ITF shall process results from all tournaments on the Circuit and shall issue on
a weekly basis the latest world ranking points accumulated by competitors. These shall
be published on the ITF Juniors website: www.itftennis.com/juniors.

31. National Association Responsibilities

National Associations shall ensure that the tournaments they sanction for inclusion in
the ITF Junior Circuit maintain appropriately high standards of organisation and
administration.

32. Grades and Allocation of Points

Tournaments shall be classified into grades, based mainly on a computer evaluation of
previous tournaments while maintaining a geographical balance, with ranking points as
set out below. Please refer to Appendices A, B and C for special regulations for
tournament Grades A, B and C. The Youth Olympic Games tennis event organised
every four years shall be classified as a Grade A tournament.

33. No points will be awarded to a player until he/she has played and won a round.
Advancement through a bye or walkover in the first match will not be equivalent to
winning a round. Advancement by virtue of retirement following the commencement of
a match will be equivalent to winning a round. When a player has played and won a
match, subsequent walkovers will not affect points won. An abandoned tournament
counts as a tournament played if the player had not withdrawn before the decision to
abandon was taken.

Any player who leaves a tournament prior to his/her elimination from all entered
events, or retires from a tournament for medical reasons, without a valid medical
certificate (from the tournament doctor), will forfeit all ranking points won in all events
at that tournament and be subject to the penalties set forth in the Code of Conduct.

If the singles or doubles event of a tournament is cancelled, e.g. due to poor weather,
before the tournament is concluded, loser points for the round achieved will be awarded
to players. If a tournament is officially terminated and the final(s) have not been
completed, the finalists will each receive runner-up points.

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POINTS TABLE (Tournaments & Continental Championships)
Singles
A 1 2 3 4 5 B1 B2 B3
Winner 250 150 100 60 40 30 180 120 80
Runner-up 180 100 75 45 30 20 120 80 50
Semi-Finalists 120 80 50 30 20 15 80 60 30
Quarter-Finalists 80 60 30 20 15 10 60 40 15
Losers in last 16 50 30 20 15 10 5 30 25 5
Losers in last 32 30 20 10 7.5 - - 20 10 -

Doubles (Each Player)

A 1 2 3 4 5 B1 B2 B3
Winners 180 100 75 50 30 20 120 80 50
Runners-up 120 75 50 30 20 15 80 60 30
Semi-Finalists 80 50 30 20 15 10 60 40 15
Quarter-Finalists 50 30 20 15 10 5 30 25 5
Losers in last 16 30 20 10 7.5 - - 20 10 -

GRADE A SUPER SERIES BONUS POINTS

Singles Doubles
Winner of 3 or more Grade A Events 250 180
(in a calendar year)

GRAND SLAM & GRADE A BONUS POINTS

GRAND SLAM
Round Singles Doubles
Winner 125 90
Runner-up 90 60
Semi-finalists 60 40
Quarter-finalists 40 25
Losers in last 16 25 15
Losers in last 32 - -

GRADE A
Youth Olympic Games, Italian Open & Orange Bowl
Round Singles Doubles
Winner 62.5 45
Runner-up 45 30
Semi-finalists 30 20
Quarter-finalists 20 12.5
Losers in last 16 12.5 7.5
Losers in last 32 - -

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Qualifiers losing in the first round of the main draw will receive 25 ranking points.
Players losing in the final round of qualifying will receive 20 ranking points.

GRADE C - TEAM COMPETITIONS

No. 1 Singles No. 2 Singles Doubles Win
Player Win Player Win Each Player
Final 80 60 60
Semi-Final 60 40 40
Quarter-Final 40 20 20
Points are to be given to a player for one result only (their best) in the competition.
Only players from the best 8 teams will be considered for the allocation of World
Ranking points.

IV. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

The following Regulations apply to all tournaments Grades 1 to 5 and, with some
exceptions, to Grade A tournaments. These exceptions are given in Appendix A,
together with additional clauses. (See Regulations marked * ). Exceptions relating to
the Youth Olympic Games will be addressed directly with the participating nations.
Special Regulations for Regional Championships (Grade B) and International Team
Competitions (Grade C) are given in Appendices B and C.

34. Variations to Regulations

If a tournament committee wishes to vary any of the following Regulations, written
application shall be made to the ITF office, giving full reasons for the request. Such
application must be received not later than ten (10) weeks before the first scheduled day
of play in the tournament.

35. Age of Competitors

Only boys and girls born between 1st January 1998 and 31st December 2003 may
compete in any of the tournaments that comprise the 2016 ITF Junior Circuit.
However, players may not participate in any ITF Junior Tournament unless they have
reached their thirteenth (13) birthday before the start of the Main Draw.

36. A player competing in a tournament must submit his/her passport/photo

identification for scrutiny by the ITF Referee, who shall return it as soon as possible.

37. Number of Events

The following events shall be held:
Boys’ and Girls’ Singles, Boys’ and Girls’ Doubles.

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38*. Match Format
Each singles match shall be the best of three Tie-Break sets, unless otherwise approved
by the ITF. No rest shall be allowed after the second set.

Each doubles match shall be two Tie-Break sets and a Match Tie-Break (10 point) in
place of a third set. No-Ad scoring shall be used.

In case of severe weather conditions the tournament committee may use alternative
scoring methods as approved in the 2016 Rules of Tennis (available at
www.itftennis.com).

39. Entries and Draws

Grade A, 1 - 5 tournaments shall be open to competitors from all countries.

40*. Tournaments shall have the following minimum number of competitors in each
singles event main draw:

Grade Boys’ Girls’

A 64 64
1 48 48
2 32 32
3 32 32
4 32 16
5 16 16

In all cases the minimum number of teams in the doubles main draw shall be half the
number in the singles.

Pre-qualifying draws should not be held. However, if held under the sanctioning of the
relevant National Association, pre-qualifying draws are permitted for national players
only to determine Wild Cards for the Qualifying event.

Tournament Committees must ensure that the number of competitors in the Main Draw
corresponds with their published draw sizes approved by the ITF.

41. Minimum duration and tournament week

The minimum duration of a tournament main draw shall be as follows:
Drawsize
64 6/7 days
48 6 days
32 5 days
16 4 days

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All tournaments must be scheduled to start no later than Wednesday and finish no later
than Sunday of the same week.
In special circumstances, tournaments may apply to the ITF for an exemption from this
rule.

Singles Qualifying must be scheduled on the appropriate days immediately prior to the
first day of the singles Main Draw, unless otherwise approved by the ITF. The
maximum duration of a tournament Qualifying event shall be two days.

42. Singles Entry and Withdrawal

i) A player applying for entry shall be deemed to apply for entry into the Main Draw or
the Qualifying of the tournament.

A player may apply for entry into no more than three (3) ITF Junior Circuit
tournaments in a specific tournament week, in which case he/she must indicate a
priority. If no priority is stated, the ITF will assign a priority. A player may not
compete in an ITF Junior Circuit tournament if he/she is committed to another ITF
Junior Circuit tournament during that period, except as outlined in Article II. 4c Playing
Another Event/One Tournament per Week, in the Code of Conduct.

It is the responsibility of each National Association to promptly advise the ITF about
any player not in “good standing” with his/her National Association. Please see
Appendix M.

See Appendix O for Entry Procedures.

ii) All entries and withdrawals must be submitted online through the official IPIN
service or, in exceptional circumstances, by fax on the Official Entry or Withdrawal
Form to the ITF. Emails are not accepted, except after the Freeze Deadline when a
signed official Withdrawal Form may be submitted as an email attachment.

All entries are subject to the Regulations and Conditions of Entry stated in Appendix O.
Faxed entries must be signed by the player and must contain the required information.

The Entry Deadline is at 14:00 hrs Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on the Tuesday
twenty-seven (27) days prior to the Monday of the tournament week.

Grade A tournaments and their warm-up events shall have an entry deadline at 14:00
hrs GMT on the Tuesday either forty-one (41), thirty-four (34) or twenty-seven (27)
days prior to the Monday of the tournament week.
Under exceptional circumstances other tournaments (Grades 1-5) may apply to the ITF
for an exemption from the 27-day rule.

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It is the player’s responsibility before entering a Junior Circuit tournament to check the
correct entry deadline on the official tournament fact-sheet on the ITF website/IPIN
online service. It is also the player’s responsibility to check that any online entry made
has gone through and that a confirmation email has been received.

iii) A player can appear on more than one Alternate list and is not committed to play in
any one tournament unless he/she moves into a Main Draw or Qualifying Acceptance
List prior to the Freeze Deadline, in which case he/she will be removed from all other
lists.

iv) The Withdrawal Deadline is at 14:00 hrs GMT on the Tuesday thirteen (13) days
prior to the Monday of the tournament week. This applies to both Main Draw players
and players on the Qualifying Acceptance List.

A player who appears on a Main Draw or Qualifying Acceptance List at any time after
the Withdrawal Deadline is deemed to have been accepted into and is committed to
play the tournament.

A player who appears on one or more Alternate list(s) may withdraw at any time,
without penalty, until he/she first moves into a Main Draw or Qualifying Acceptance
List, at which time he/she will be automatically withdrawn from all other Acceptance
Lists by the ITF.

Any withdrawal from a player accepted into Main Draw or Qualifying that occurs after
the Withdrawal Deadline will be considered a Late Withdrawal, unless that player has
been nominated to represent his/her country in an official ITF or Regional Association
team competition. A player’s first three (3) late withdrawal offences within a calendar
year will be excused* provided the withdrawal is received by the ITF (and by the ITF
Referee, if submitted after the Freeze Deadline) prior to the Sign-in Deadline. It will no
longer be necessary to provide a medical certificate in the case of a Late Withdrawal.
(*an excused withdrawal is valid for two consecutive tournament weeks
provided the player withdraws, as above, and notifies the ITF about the second
week’s late withdrawal by the last day of the tournament).

v) The Freeze Deadline is at 14:00 hrs GMT on the Wednesday preceding the
tournament week. After the Freeze Deadline players on the Qualifying Acceptance List
will no longer be moved into the Main Draw, and players on one or more Alternate List
will no longer be moved into the Qualifying Acceptance List.
Such Alternates are not committed to play the tournament and therefore are not subject
to Late Withdrawal or No Show penalties.

A player who wishes to withdraw from Main Draw or Qualifying after the Freeze
Deadline must submit an Official Withdrawal Form to both the ITF and ITF Referee by

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the applicable sign-in deadline, otherwise he/she will be subject to the penalties
provided for No Show.

43. Administrative Error on Acceptance Lists

If an administrative error is made on a tournament Acceptance List and a player is not
included or too many players are accepted into the tournament, the Acceptance List will
be corrected at the earliest opportunity in accordance with the criteria for acceptances.

44. One Tournament per Week

A player may apply for entry into up to three (3) ITF Junior Circuit tournaments for the
same week, but he/she must state a priority at the time of entry and he/she will be
withdrawn from all except one event in accordance with the entry and withdrawal
procedures outlined in Appendix O.

Once a player is committed to an ITF Junior Circuit tournament he/she may not
compete in any other ITF Junior Circuit tournament that same week, except in the
circumstances as stated in Article II. B.3c Playing Another Event/One Tournament per
Week, in the Code of Conduct.

A player who played in the Qualifying of ITF Pro Circuit tournament is allowed to
accept a Wild card into Main Draw of ITF Junior Circuit tournament during the same
week provided he lost in the tournament prior being offered the Wild Card. In all other
circumstances, a player may not compete in an ITF Junior Circuit tournament if he/she
has competed in another tennis tournament in the same tournament week.

Once a player has competed in an ITF Junior Circuit tournament he/she may compete in
an “Other” tennis tournament (not ITF sanctioned) during the same week, provided that
he/she:

a) notifies the ITF Referee of his/her intention to do so before his/her first match;
b) has played and been eliminated from the ITF Junior Circuit tournament; and
c) is released by the ITF Referee after his/her last match in the ITF Junior Circuit
tournament to play in the other tournament.

A player who withdraws or retires from either singles or doubles main draw in any
round may not participate in any other tournament during the same week.

Violation or attempted violation of this Section shall result in a default by the ITF
Referee and forfeiture of all ITF Junior Circuit world ranking points (where applicable).

45. One Tournament per Week – Grand Slam

A player who is entered in an ITF Junior Circuit tournament is also allowed to play in a
professional Grand Slam Qualifying event the previous week, provided the player has

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been eliminated from singles and doubles of the Grand Slam Qualifying prior to the
Qualifying sign-in deadline of the ITF Junior Circuit tournament.
Any such player who is still competing in the Grand Slam tournament at this deadline
must withdraw from the relevant ITF Junior Circuit tournament. It is the player’s
responsibility to withdraw from the tournament.

A player is allowed to play the doubles event at a Grand Slam tournament at the same
time as he /she is still competing in the singles event only of the same week’s ITF
Junior Circuit tournament subject to the approval of both Referees and provided that
this does not unfairly affect the scheduling at either event.

46*. Criteria for Acceptances

The criteria for acceptances shall be:

Singles
In determining acceptances of players for the Main Draw and Qualifying, the following
acceptance method will be used:
a) ITF Junior World Ranking of the Monday before the entry deadline. In a situation
where two or more players are ranked equally, acceptance order will be drawn by lot.
b) ATP/WTA rankings of the Monday before the entry deadline – Players ranked in the
professional game ATP 750 or better or WTA 400 or better will always be accepted at
the bottom of the Main Draw Acceptance List. Players ranked in the professional game
ATP 751-850 or WTA 401-500 will always be accepted and remain at the bottom of the
Qualifying Acceptance List.
c) For all unranked entered players, the following acceptance method shall be followed
firstly for vacancies in the Main Draw, if any, and then for vacancies in the Qualifying
Acceptance List and Alternates List:
i) – 50% of remaining places within the list will go to players from or resident in
the country where the tournament is organised according to the national ranking
submitted to the ITF by the host National Association. The remaining spots will
be filled as follows:
ii) - Players from, or resident in, other countries within the Region where the
tournament is organised. The country will be drawn by lot and the top ranked
player according to the national ranking who has not already been accepted will
be accepted.
iii) - Players from, or resident in, other countries within the Zone where the
tournament is organised. The country will be drawn by lot as above. (This will
include players from, or resident in, bordering countries which are not in the
same region/zone e.g. Azerbaijan/Turkmenistan).
iv) - Players from or resident outside of the Zone where the tournament is
organised. The country will be drawn by lot as above.
v) - Any remaining players from or resident in the country where the
tournament is organized.

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Regions: (Asia) (Oceania) (Europe) (Africa) (South America) (Central America)
(North America)
Zones: (Asia/Oceania) (Euro/Africa) (The Americas)
d) On-site Alternates should be accepted according to the ITF junior ranking of the
Monday seven (7) days before the tournament week.
e) Unranked On-site Alternates should be accepted according to the latest national
rankings, if available. If national rankings are not available, they should be drawn by
lot.

Doubles
Direct Acceptances for Doubles are selected according to the following acceptance
method:
Teams consisting of:
1. Two players, both of them either Singles Main Draw Direct Acceptances,
Special Exempts/16 & Under Exempts or Qualifiers/Lucky Loser (not Wild
Cards, see Note 1.)
a) Both players ranked, in order of total ranking
b) One ranked and one unranked player, in order of ranking of the one ranked
player
c) Two unranked players.
2. Two players, one a Singles Main Draw Direct Acceptance, Special Exempt/16 &
Under Exempt or Qualifier/Lucky Loser (not Wild Cards, see Note 1.);
a) Both players ranked, in order of total ranking
b) One ranked and one unranked player, in order of ranking of the one ranked
player
c) Two unranked players.
3. Two players, neither a Singles Main Draw Direct Acceptance or Qualifier/Lucky
Loser;
a) Both players ranked, in order of total ranking
b) One ranked and one unranked player, in order of ranking of the one ranked
player
c) Two unranked players. If two or more teams are tied within any of these
combinations, the order shall be drawn by lot.
Note 1: Direct Acceptances above do not include Wild Cards
Note 2: Doubles Wild Cards are in addition to this.
Note 3: Lucky Losers are those players who have been accepted into the Singles Main
Draw by the doubles sign-in deadline.
Note 4: Rankings used are those of the Monday seven (7) days prior to the Monday of
the tournament week.
Note 5: For the purposes of doubles acceptances players ranked in the top 500 on the
WTA or the top 850 ATP will be treated as ranked players.

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47. National Rankings
All National Rankings must be submitted to the ITF by the National Association at least
seven (7) days before the Entry Deadline if they are to be used for acceptance purposes
for a given tournament.

If a National Association produces an updated National Ranking during the year, the
National Association may send quarterly updates to the ITF.

48. Entry Definitions

A player’s status in a tournament shall not be official until the entry deadline and
publication of the tournament Acceptance List on the ITF website. Any arrangement
made by a player to participate in a tournament prior thereto is made at his/her own
risk.

a) Direct Acceptances
Entered players accepted directly into the Main Draw or Qualifying Draw by virtue of
their rankings and/or by virtue of the requirements given under rule 46* (criteria for
acceptances).

b) Qualifiers
Players who are included in the Main Draw as a result of their success in the Qualifying
competition.

c) Wild Cards
Players included in the draw at the sole discretion of the Tournament Committee. Wild
Cards may be seeded. Wild cards must be named at the time the draw is made.

An entered player who is nominated to receive a Wild Card into the tournament will
continue to be eligible, up to the start of the Qualifying competition, to compete in the
tournament as a Direct Acceptance or to fill any Qualifying or Main Draw vacancies
that arise, in accordance with the Criteria for Acceptances and Sign-in procedures set
forth herein.

If the Qualifying and Main Draw Wild Card(s) move into the draw on merit, such
player(s)’ status will change to Direct Acceptance and replacement Wild Cards may be
nominated up until the time the draw is made. Any Wild Card places not filled by this
time will be filled by the next eligible players on the Acceptance List, or in the case of
Main Draw, by Lucky Losers.

Wild Cards who withdraw cannot be replaced with new Wild Cards after the draw is
made. Any such vacancy shall be filled by the next eligible player on the Acceptance
List, or if the Qualifying competition has commenced, it shall be filled by the eligible
Lucky Loser drawn at the same time as the Qualifiers.

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No player who has signed in for and been accepted into the Qualifying of the
tournament may be named as a Wild Card after the Qualifying competition has
commenced.
The Qualifying competition commences when the first ball of the first qualifying match
is struck.
A tournament shall not offer a Wild Card or accept the entry from any player who has
either accepted a Wild Card or been committed by an entry to another tournament in the
same week except as follows:

i) Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card offering higher event status (i.e.
moving from a Qualifying event to a Main Draw). In this case late withdrawal
penalties for the original tournament will apply.

ii) Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card into a tournament of a higher

grade. In this case late withdrawal penalties for the original tournament will
apply.

It is the player’s responsibility to ascertain whether they are eligible to accept a

particular Wild Card. Players and tournaments should retain written confirmation of
the offer and acceptance of a Wild Card. Acceptance of the offer of a Wild Card
constitutes a player’s commitment to the tournament.

Should the ITF gather evidence that a Wild Card has been sold, the tournament will be
subject to the determination and penalty procedure as set out in the ITF Junior Circuit
Code of Conduct under Article VII: Tournament Offences, and the player may also face
disciplinary action pursuant to Code of Conduct Article I: Entry Offences and Article
V: Player Major Offences.

d) Alternates
Players who are ranked lower than the direct acceptances into Main Draw and
Qualifying under the applicable criteria for acceptances any time after the Entry
Deadline.

If there is no singles Qualifying event, signed-in Alternates shall take any vacant places
in the singles Main Draw, in accordance with their position on the Acceptance List. For
vacancies that occur after the Order of Play has been released for the first day of play,
the selection shall be made from the players who have signed-in for each day as
applicable.

e) On-Site Alternates
Non entered players who appear at the tournament (prior to the Qualifying sign-in
deadline) to sign in for the Qualifying, to fill any available spaces in the draw only. If a
Qualifying is not held, On-Site Alternates may fill any available spaces in the Main
Draw. On-site Alternates will be placed below players on the Alternates List created

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when entries closed. In order to be eligible to be an On-site Alternate, a player must pay
the entry fee and must personally sign-in with the ITF Referee on site. Eligible players
shall be accepted according to the ITF junior world ranking of the Monday seven (7)
days prior to the Monday of the tournament week. Unranked On-site Alternates should
be accepted according to the latest national rankings, if available. If national rankings
are not available, they should be drawn by lot.

f) Lucky Losers
Players who have lost in the final round of the Qualifying competition or, if more
Lucky Losers are required for substitutions, those players who have lost in the previous
qualifying round(s). If a player is forced to retire from the final round of Qualifying
due to illness or injury, he/she will retain his/her Lucky Loser status provided he/she
has received clearance from the Tournament Doctor or Sports Medicine Trainer.

g) Special Exempts
Players on the Qualifying Acceptance List who apply for and receive exemption from
the Qualifying event because they are still competing at a “Qualified Tournament” on
the day the Qualifying event is scheduled to begin.
A “Qualified Tournament” is the singles and/or doubles event of another ITF Junior
Circuit tournament of the same grade, a higher grade or one grade lower, within the
same region (or a bordering country not in the same region, eg Russia/Kazakhstan) in
the preceding week.

h) 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt

A player who, by virtue of being part of a team which finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in
the Junior Davis Cup or Junior Fed Cup Finals, gains Direct Acceptance into a
designated ITF Junior Circuit tournament. (See Appendix J)

i) 16 & Under Tournament Feed Up Exempt

A player who, by virtue of being the top 16 & Under ranked player in their region,
gains Direct Acceptance into a designated ITF Junior Circuit tournament. (See
Appendix K)

49. Seeds
a) Number of Seeds
i) The Number of Seeds for Main Draw shall be as follows:
For a draw of 128: 16 seeds
For a draw of 96: 16 seeds
For a draw of 64 : 16 seeds
For a draw of 48 : 16 seeds
For a draw of 32 : 8 seeds
For a draw of 24 : 8 seeds
For a draw of 16 : 4 seeds
For a draw of 8 : 2 seeds

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ii) The Number of Seeds for Qualifying shall be as follows:
For a draw with 2 sections: no more than 4 seeds
For a draw with 4 sections: no more than 8 seeds
For a draw with 6 sections: no more than 12 seeds
For a draw with 8 sections: no more than16 seeds

b) Selection of Seeds
Singles
Seedings shall be calculated following the Seeding Comparison Chart – Appendix L.
Players without ITF or professional rankings cannot be seeded.

Doubles
Doubles seeding shall be based on the Seeding Comparison Chart (Appendix L). If two
teams are considered equal, seeding shall be based on:

i) Players’ combined ITF Junior ranking (if both players have an ITF Junior
ranking)
ii) ITF Junior ranking (if only one player has an ITF Junior ranking) followed by
the Pro Singles ranking of the remaining player
iii) Players’ combined Pro Singles ranking (if neither player has an ITF Junior
ranking)
iv) Pro Singles ranking (if neither player has an ITF Junior ranking and only one
player has a Pro Singles ranking)
v) If teams are still tied, draw by lot.

Note: Pro Singles ranking refers to ATP or WTA singles rankings as applicable. Pro
Doubles rankings are not considered.

50. Sign-in/Registration
a) Qualifying
Each player (with the exception of Wild Cards who are in contact with the ITF Referee)
must sign-in personally on site with the ITF Referee by 6.00 p.m. (1800 hours) the day
before the start of play in the Qualifying competition.

Any player may be signed in for the Qualifying Draw by the Referee of an ITF or
Regional Association sanctioned tournament in the previous week, if such player has
completed that tournament in the two days preceding the start of the Qualifying
competition. This player must be on site and play his/her first match by the end of the
first round of Qualifying. Players travelling as part of a team under one coach may be
signed in by the referee of an ITF or Regional Association sanctioned tournament in the
previous week, if any other member of that team is still competing in that tournament in
the two days preceding the start of the Qualifying competition.

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Except as otherwise stated herein, players who fail to sign in shall not be included in the
Qualifying Draw.

Any unused Special Exempt place(s) or Main Draw vacancies (following withdrawals
after the Freeze Deadline) shall be filled by entered players who have either signed in
for Qualifying or preserved their eligibility for such place(s) by personally contacting
the ITF Referee prior to the Qualifying sign-in deadline. Players who preserve their
eligibility must get written confirmation from the ITF Referee. These players are to be
selected in accordance with their position on the Acceptance List. If the Special
Exempt places are used or there are no Main Draw vacancies, players who preserved
their eligibility are not eligible to play the Qualifying and are subject to the Late
Withdrawal/No-Show provisions set forth in the Code of Conduct.

b) Main Draw
i) Singles
There will be no sign-in requirement for players accepted directly into the Main Draw
at Grade A or Grade 1 or B1 tournaments. However, players should arrive the day
before, ready to play on the first day of the competition. For all other tournaments each
player accepted into the Main Draw (with the exception of Wild Cards who are in
contact with the ITF Referee) must sign-in personally with the ITF Referee by 6.00 pm
(1800 hours) the day before the start of the Main Draw.

An entered player may be signed in for the Main Draw by the Referee of an ITF or
Regional Association sanctioned tournament in the previous week, if such player has
completed that tournament in the two days preceding the start of the Main Draw
competition. This player must be on site and play his/her first match by the end of the
first round of the Main Draw. Players travelling as part of a team under one coach may
be signed in by the referee of an ITF or Regional Association sanctioned tournament in
the previous week, if any other member of that team is still competing in that
tournament in the two days preceding the start of the Main Draw competition. Except
as otherwise stated herein, players who fail to sign in shall not be included in the Main
Draw.

ii) Doubles
Each player must have entered and signed-in personally with the ITF Referee by 12
noon (1200 hours) on the first day of the singles Main Draw.

51. Composition of Draws

Pre-qualifying draws should not be held. However, if held under the sanctioning of the
relevant National Association, pre-qualifying draws are permitted for national players
only.

a) Qualifying
The Qualifying Draw shall not be greater in size than the Main Draw.

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Draw size 16 24 32 48 64 96 128
Wild Cards 2 4 6 7 8 8 8
Direct Acceptance 14 20 26 41 56 88 120

b) Main Draw

i) Singles
Draw size 16 24 32 48 64 96 128
Wild Cards 2 2 4 6 8 8 8
Special Exempts 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
Qualifiers 2 2 4 6 8 8 8
Direct Acceptances 11-12 19-20 22-24 34-36 46-48 78-80 108-112

Note: Tournaments requested by the ITF to provide 16 & Under Team or Individual
Exempt Positions must use the following Main Draw composition:

Draw size 16 24 32 48 64 96 128

Wild cards 2 2 4 6 8 8 8
Special Exempts 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
16 & Under Exempts 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
Qualifiers 2 2 4 6 8 8 8
Direct Acceptances 9-12 17-20 20-24 32-36 44-48 76-80 110-112
Note: If Special Exempt or 16 & Under Exempt Positions are not used the positions
revert to Direct Acceptances.

ii) Doubles
Draw size 8 16 24 32 48 64
Wild cards 1 2 2 4 6 8
Direct Acceptances 7 14 22 28 42 56

52*. Making a Draw

All draws should be made immediately after the respective sign-in has closed. All
draws shall be made publicly, i.e. shall be open to be witnessed by interested parties.

a) Qualifying
Players from the same nation shall be drawn in different sections as far as possible.

i) Sections and Seeds

The Qualifying Draw shall be made in sections, and the winner of each section shall be
given a place in the Main Draw. If four (4) qualifiers are required, there shall be four
(4) sections; six (6) qualifiers, six (6) sections; and so on. The draw shall be seeded and
the selection of seeds shall be consistent with the criteria used for the main draw. Each
section shall have two seeded players. The first seed shall be placed at the top of the

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first section, the second seed shall be placed at the top of the second section and so on
until all sections have one (1) seed on the top line of each section. The remaining seeds
shall be drawn as one group. The first drawn shall be placed on the bottom line of the
first section, the second drawn shall be placed on the bottom line of the second section
and so on until all sections have one (1) seed on the bottom line of each section.
If there are not a sufficient number of seeded players to fill all the positions for seeds in
the draw, the section(s) with the highest seed(s) shall not have a second seeded player.
If no players are seeded, all players are drawn randomly.

ii) Acceptance of Qualifiers into Main Draw

Once the Qualifying event has begun, only those players who ultimately win their
qualifying section and Lucky Losers may be accepted into the Main Draw. The
Qualifying event commences when the first ball of the first Qualifying match is struck.

iii) Drawing of Qualifiers

At the conclusion of the Qualifying event, the name of one Qualifier shall be randomly
drawn for each qualifying place in the Main Draw. There shall be no prior designation
of qualifying sections to qualifying places in the Main Draw. Likewise, when more than
one Lucky Loser is to be inserted into the Main Draw, their position in the Main Draw
shall be determined by drawing. Vacancies occurring before the Qualifying is
completed to be filled by Lucky Losers shall be drawn in conjunction with those
players that qualified.

b) Main Draw
If there are two players from the same National Association competing, they shall be
drawn in different halves of the draw.
If three or four players from the same National Association are competing, they shall be
drawn in separate quarters.
This principle of separation of players shall extend to cover all players in the draw,
including, as far as possible, qualifiers drawn manually if the draw is made before the
qualifying event is completed.

i) Placing of Seeds
If there are two seeded players from the same National Association competing, they
shall be drawn in different halves of the draw.
If three or four seeded players from the same National Association are competing, the
first and second players shall be drawn as above and the third and fourth seeded player
shall be drawn into the quarters which do not already contain one of that National
Association’s players.
This principle of separation of seeded players shall extend to cover all seeded players in
the draw.

Taking into account the provisions above, seeds shall be placed or drawn as follows:

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1. Place Seed 1 on line 1 and Seed 2 on line 16 (16 draw), 32 (24/32 draw), 64 (48/64
draw) or line 128 (96/128 draw).
2. To determine the placement of the remaining seeds, draw in pairs of two (Seeds 3
and 4) and groups of four (Seeds 5-8, 9-12 and 13-16) from top to bottom as follows:

16 draw 24/32 draw 48/64 draw 96/128 draw

(4 seeds) (8 seeds) (16 seeds) (16 seeds)
Seeds 3, 4 5 9 17 33
12 24 48 96
Seeds 5, 6, 7, 8 8 16 32
16 32 64
17 33 65
25 49 97
Seeds 9,10,11,12 9 17
25 49
40 80
56 112
Seeds 13,14,15,16 8 16
24 48
41 81
57 113

ii) Byes
In the event that there are not enough competitors to fill the draw, then after the seeds
are placed in the draw, the required number of byes shall be awarded to the highest
seeds as a first priority and any remaining byes shall be drawn by a lot in a manner so
as to distribute them as evenly as possible throughout the sections of the draw.

iii) Vacancies And Substitutions

Vacancies shall be filled with substitutes in accordance with the following:

a) From the Withdrawal Deadline until the Freeze Deadline:

i) Vacancies in the Qualifying and Main Draw shall be filled by entered players
selected in accordance with their position on the Acceptance List.

If at the Freeze deadline the total number of entered players on the Main Draw
and Qualifying acceptance lists is less than or equal to the main draw size (all
positions including DA, SE, Q but not WC), there shall be no Qualifying event.
All Qualifying acceptances shall be moved to the Main Draw acceptance list as
Direct Acceptances. There shall be no Qualifying sign-in. For those
tournaments which have Main Draw sign-in, on-site Alternates may sign in on or
before the time announced for the Main Draw sign-in in order to take any vacant
positions at this time.

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b) From the Freeze Deadline until the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline:
i) Vacancies in the Qualifying or Main Draw shall be filled at the time of the
Qualifying sign-in deadline by entered players who have signed in for the
Qualifying event or preserved their eligibility for Main Draw selected in
accordance with the applicable criteria for acceptances, and thereafter by ranked
On-site Alternates who have signed in for the Qualifying event selected in
accordance with the computer rankings of the Monday seven (7) days prior to
the Monday of the tournament week. Where players have no such ranking, the
order of priority shall be decided by lot.

c) From the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline until the commencement of the

Qualifying competition:
Vacancies in the Qualifying or Main Draw shall be filled by entered players who
have signed in for the Qualifying event selected in accordance with the
applicable criteria for acceptances.

d) After commencement of the Qualifying competition:

Vacancies in the Main Draw may only be filled by Lucky Losers. A Lucky
Loser shall be inserted as a substitute for any player who withdraws or is
withdrawn before the first point is played in his/her first match. Lucky Losers
are those players who have lost in the final round of Qualifying. If additional
Lucky Losers are needed they shall be selected from losers in the previous
round(s) in the same manner. Lucky Losers shall be selected as follows: The
order of players with an ITF junior ranking or professional ranking ATP 850 or
better or WTA 500 or better shall be randomly drawn, thereafter the order of the
unranked players shall be randomly drawn.
Vacancies in the Qualifying shall be filled by players who have signed the
Alternate List for each day as applicable, selected in accordance with their
position on the Acceptance List.

e) Sign-in Requirements for Substitutes

i) Alternates and Lucky Losers must be present and sign-in with the ITF Referee
at least a half (½) hour before the scheduled start of play, which may occur over
several days, in order to maintain their priority among other Alternates and
Lucky Losers of the same round. If the eligible Lucky Loser is not available to
play, he/she shall be placed at the bottom of the Lucky Loser Priority List for the
day corresponding to the qualifying round in which he/she lost. Such player is
not subject to penalties for late withdrawal/no show. If the eligible player is
playing in the doubles event at the time he/she is called as a Lucky Loser in
singles, the singles match may be rescheduled so he/she can fill the Lucky Loser
position, provided the ITF Referee determines that such rescheduling of the
singles match does not cause an unreasonable disruption in the schedule;
otherwise the next available Lucky Loser shall be selected to fill such vacancy.

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 ii) Alternates and Lucky Losers must be ready to play in proper tennis attire
within a total time of (5) minutes after the announcement of a vacancy. Matches
must commence without delay after the selection of the Alternate or Lucky
Loser.

iv) Special Exempts

Prior to the time of the Qualifying sign-in deadline, an ITF Referee may accept a verbal
or written request for Special Exempt status on behalf of a player qualified to make
such a request, but only from the Referee of the tournament at which the player is still
participating. If there are not sufficient Special Exempt places in the Main Draw for all
applicants, the players shall be selected as follows:
a) players still competing in the singles draw in order of ranking
b) players still competing in the doubles draw in order of ranking
The ranking used will be that of the Monday seven (7) days before the tournament
week. If there is no Qualifying competition, or if Special Exempts are not needed prior
to the time that the Qualifying draw is made, then the places in the Main Draw reserved
for Special Exempts shall become places for Direct Acceptances who have signed in for
Qualifying or preserved their eligibility, to be selected in accordance with their position
on the Acceptance List.

A player still competing at a Qualified Tournament at the time of the Qualifying Sign-
in deadline can request a Special Exempt place (as above). However he/she must notify
the ITF Referee of the result of his/her match no later than one (1) hour following the
completion of the match. If, after the completion of the match, the player is not eligible
for the Special Exempt, the Special Exempt place will be filled either by another player
who requested a Special Exempt or as per section b.iii. “Vacancies/Substitutions”
above. In this case the player will not be eligible to play in the Qualifying draw.

The maximum number of Special Exempts is as follows:

16 Draw 1
32 Draw 2
48 Draw 2
64 Draw 2
96 Draw 2
128 Draw 2

c) Doubles
i) Conducting a Draw
The placing of seeds and byes and the drawing of the remaining teams shall be in
accordance with the same principles used in the singles Main Draw.

ii) Vacancies
A team shall constitute a doubles entry. Therefore, if either of the players of a team
cannot play, that doubles entry is subject to immediate substitution. However, if a

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player has to withdraw through injury or other unavoidable circumstances after the
sign-in deadline, but before the draw, his/her partner may enter again with another
player who had not already been accepted in the doubles event. With this exception
players may not change partners after the doubles entry deadline.

53. Seedings Official – Withdrawal after the Draw and Replacement of Seeds
Seedings will not be official until the final draw is made. The Seed Rankings from the
Monday seven (7) days before the tournament week will be used.
Any vacancy created by the withdrawal of a seed shall be filled immediately by the next
highest ranked player in the Main Draw eligible to be seeded. The position vacated by
that next highest ranked player shall then be filled immediately by the next player on
the original Acceptance List if prior to the commencement of Qualifying or by the
eligible Lucky Loser if after commencement of Qualifying. Any vacancy created by the
withdrawal of a seed which occurs after the release of the Order of Play on the day
preceding commencement of play in the main draw shall be filled by an eligible Lucky
Loser/Alternate.
Any replacement of seeds should be made without consideration to the placement of
players from the same nation (as explained in 52 b).

54. Suspension and Postponement

The chair umpire may suspend a match temporarily due to darkness or conditions of the
grounds or weather. Any such suspension by the chair umpire must be reported
immediately to the ITF Referee. The ITF Referee must, however, make all decisions on
the postponement of a match until a later day. Unless and until a match is postponed by
the ITF Referee, the players, chair umpire and all on-court officials must remain ready
to resume the match.
Upon suspension of a match, the chair umpire shall record the time, point, game and set
score, and the name of the server, the sides on which each player was situated and shall
collect all balls in use for the match. If suspension is due to darkness it should be after
an even number of games have been played in the set in progress or at the end of a set.
There shall be five (5) minutes of warm-up before a match. In the case of a suspended
or postponed match, the period of warm-up shall be as follows:

0 - 15 minutes delay - no warm-up

more than 15 minutes ) - three (3) minutes of warm-up
less than 30 minutes )
30 or more minutes of delay - five (5) minutes of warm-up

55. Related Regulations

To the extent not covered herein The Constitution of ITF Limited 2016 and the 2016
Rules of Tennis shall be applicable to all ITF Junior Circuit Tournaments. Such
applicability shall not affect the right of the ITF Junior Circuit Tournaments to
promulgate and enforce their own special regulations insofar as they are consistent with

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the applicable provisions of these Rules and Regulations and have been approved by the
ITF.

V. ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
56*. Hospitality
All tournaments Graded A, 1-3 level must provide meals (breakfast, midday and
evening meals) and hotel accommodation for all players in the singles and/or doubles
Main Draw and for a minimum of one coach per nation commencing the evening before
the first day of the main draw and ending the morning following the player’s
elimination/the elimination of the last team member. All tournaments Graded 4-5 level
shall, wherever possible, provide meals and hotel accommodation for all players in the
singles and/or doubles Main Draw and for a minimum of one coach per nation. The ITF
shall refuse hotels that are not deemed appropriate when proposed for inclusion in the
fact sheet. Official coaches must be nominated by a National Association by the Freeze
Deadline in order to be given hospitality. No other coaches shall be guaranteed
hospitality.
Any official coach nominated by his/her National Association to receive hospitality
must have registered for an annual Player Support Team ID at this website:
http://playersupport.itftennis.com.
The Player Support Team ID must be communicated to the tournament by the National
Association when nominating the official coach. Any coach without a valid Player
Support Team ID will not be entitled to hospitality.

Private housing shall not be used by tournaments, including tournaments Graded 4-5, as
a form of hospitality.
Please see Appendix N for guidelines on the required level of hospitality.
If hospitality is provided to an official team from a country, it is preferable, but at the
discretion of the tournament committee, that hospitality be extended to all members of
that team until the day after the last player is eliminated from the singles and/or doubles
Main Draw.
Tournaments may not restrict the provision of hospitality to a set number of participants
per country.
Official tournament hospitality for coaches and players shall be provided separately and
bedrooms may only be shared by players of the same sex. Requests to share hotel
accommodation by players and coaches from the same or opposite sex must at all times
be refused. The only exception allowed to this rule is when a National Association
nominates a parent, or a person related to the player and authorised in writing by the
player’s parent, as the official coach/representative, in accordance with the guidelines
stipulated in the ITF Welfare Policy (Appendix F).

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57. Tournament Visitor Accreditation
Any Player Support Team Member, as defined in the ITF Welfare Policy (Appendix F)
or Tournament Visitor, as defined below, attending an ITF Junior event must report to
the Tournament Committee upon arrival and request accreditation for the full duration
of his/her stay. For the purposes of the accreditation the full name of the attendee and
the organisation he/she represents must be provided. Tournament Visitor Accreditation
does not entitle the visitor to access private players areas, such as the locker rooms or
player lounge. Where possible, tournament visitors should be provided with photo
identification guest passes that are clearly distinguishable (e.g. by colour) from player
identification passes.

Note: Tournament Visitor includes, but is not limited to, the following groups:
Any prospective or current agent, suppliers, sports manufacturers, the media,
recruitment organisations, or training, development and academic institutions of any
description. For the avoidance of doubt, it does not include anyone visiting an event
solely as a tennis spectator.

58. Travel Assistance

Any travel assistance shall be arranged only in advance and offered only to National
Associations. It shall not be conditional upon a named player taking part. Travel
assistance shall not be offered to individual players neither shall it be linked to a
player’s success in the tournament, nor shall it be conditional on a player’s participation
in any other tournament.
Regional Associations may co-ordinate the travel assistance offered to players taking
part in a group of tournaments under their control.

59*. Courts
All match courts shall be of exactly the same surface. However, in the event of bad
weather play may be moved to another surface, either under cover or not.

The minimum number of outdoor courts is as follows:

128 draw combinations (boys & girls) should have a minimum of 10 courts, ideally 12.
64 draw combinations (boys & girls) should have a minimum of 8 courts, ideally 10.
48 draw combinations (boys & girls) should have a minimum of 6 courts, ideally 7.
32 draw combinations (boys & girls) should have a minimum of 4 courts, ideally 5.

In addition there should be at least one practice court per 32 players on site.

60. Practice facilities shall be provided free of charge for players still in the main draw.
Practice courts shall preferably be of the same surface as the match courts, but this is
not obligatory. Practice facilities need not be in the same stadium, but transport shall be
provided. Players shall have the opportunity to reserve practice courts, and the ITF
Referee shall ensure that satisfactory arrangements are made.

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61*. Officials
a) Grade B1/1 Tournaments
The ITF Referee shall be a minimum White Badge Referee standard (except with the
written approval of the ITF). If other age category events will also take place on-site
during the tournament week, it is strongly recommended that the ITF Referee officiates
only the U18 ITF Junior Circuit event for the duration of the tournament week.
There shall be a Chair Umpire for every match in the main draw.
There shall be at least two Line Umpires for each match from the semifinals.
For qualifying draw matches, a suitable number of off-court umpires must be provided.

b) Grade B2/2 & B3/3 Tournaments

The ITF Referee shall be a minimum White Badge Referee standard (except with the
written approval of the ITF). If other age category events will also take place on-site
during the tournament week, it is strongly recommended that the ITF Referee officiates
only the U18 ITF Junior Circuit event for the duration of the tournament week.
There shall be a Chair Umpire for each match from the quarterfinals.
There shall be at least two Line Umpires for each match from the semifinals.
For matches not requiring a chair umpire, a suitable number of off-court umpires must
be provided.

c) Grade 4 & 5 Tournaments

The ITF Referee shall be a minimum White Badge Referee standard (except with the
written approval of the ITF). If other age category events will also take place on-site
during the tournament week, it is strongly recommended that the ITF Referee officiates
only the U18 ITF Junior Circuit event for the duration of the tournament week.
There shall be a Chair Umpire for each final.
For matches not requiring a chair umpire, a suitable number of off-court umpires must
be provided.

In all cases the ITF Referee must be available throughout the tournament week, from
the Qualifying sign-in until after the final match has been completed, unless otherwise
approved by the ITF.

62. Tournament Doctor and Sports Medicine Trainer

Each Junior Circuit Tournament must provide at its sole expense a Tournament Doctor
on-call during play and a Sports Medicine Trainer available on-site during play. It is
recommended that all reasonable off-court treatment is provided free of charge to
players.

63. Schedule
The ITF Referee shall, whenever possible, allow a player who has competed on the
final day of the preceding tournament, a full day for travelling and rest before that
player is obliged to play the first round of the succeeding tournament.

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64.
a) Release of the order of play
Once the ITF Referee has determined the following day’s order of play, it should be
released by the ITF Referee, both on-site and via ITF Tournament Planner program, as
soon as possible but no later than 10pm (2200 hours) local time.

b) Amendments to the order of play

Once officially released, the order of play shall not be amended unless the ITF Referee
deems it necessary and/or appropriate.

65. Facilities
There shall be a tournament desk staffed at all times. Adequate changing rooms and
shower facilities shall be available. In order to fully meet ITF standards, please refer to
the Organisational Requirements Manual. Tournament Visitors should not be allowed
access into any private player areas, such as the showers or toilet facilities.

66. Prize Money

No prize money in any form shall be paid at any junior tournament, either to the players
or to their National Associations. Wild Cards into professional level events are not
considered as Prize Money.

67. Gifts
The value of a gift to the winner of a tournament may not exceed the value of US
$750.00. Tournament Directors are responsible for ensuring that gifts and services
provided to players are suitable for minors and comply with any legal requirements of
the jurisdiction where the players resides and of the country where the event is held.

68. Fact Sheet

All relevant information on arrangements for the event should be made available to the
players and National Associations in the form of the ITF standard Fact Sheet.
A fact sheet must be submitted to the ITF for approval by email at least ten (10) weeks
before the event concerned. Once the fact sheet has been published, the information is
regarded as final and no further changes can be made.

69. Entry Fees

One entry fee (covering singles and doubles) shall be reasonable and shall not exceed:

Grade A, 1,2,3 (4 and 5 with Full Hospitality): $65 (or equivalent) per person
Grade 4 and 5 (without Full Hospitality): $50 (or equivalent) per person
Indoor Grade A, 1,2,3 (4 and 5 with Full Hospitality): $75 (or equivalent) per person
Indoor Grade 4 and 5 (without Full Hospitality): $60 (or equivalent) per person

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Any Grade 4 or Grade 5 tournaments charging a combined entry/hospitality fee must
reduce the amount of the fee in accordance with this rule if a player elects to make
his/her own hospitality arrangements.

70. Conditions of Play

a) Latest Start Time
It is mandatory that the latest start time for any match is not later than 9pm (2100hrs).
Any match that is not completed by midnight (0000hrs) should be interrupted and
postponed until the following day. (The ITF Referee can extend the time of play if, in
his/her opinion, the match can be concluded in a reasonable time.)

A tournament can apply to the ITF for an exemption to the mandatory latest start time
at least three months before the entry deadline. If play is seriously delayed during the
week due to adverse weather, the tournament can apply to the ITF to extend the latest
start time to 9.30pm (2130hrs).

b) Between Qualifying and Main Draw

Other than in exceptional circumstances, no player shall be required to play his/her first
round match in the singles Main Draw until at least twelve (12) hours after the
completion of his/her final Qualifying match.

c) Between Matches
Except when weather or other unavoidable circumstances causes schedule disruption,
players shall be scheduled for a maximum of one (1) main draw singles match and one
(1) main draw doubles match per day, which shall not be scheduled less than twelve
(12) hours after the completion of the last match of such player on the preceding day or
round.
Whenever it is necessary to schedule more than one match in the same day such player
shall, unless he/she is in a singles and doubles final to be played consecutively, be given
the following minimum rest periods:
a) Played less than one (1) hour - half (½) hour rest
b) Played between one (1) hour and one and one half (1½) hours - one (1) hour
rest
c) Played between one and one half (1½) hours and two (2) hours - one and one
half (1½) hours rest
d) Played more than two (2) hours – two (2) hours rest

If a player is involved in the singles and doubles finals, he/she shall be allowed a rest
period of one half hour. A player may play before the end of the rest period if all
participants are in agreement.

If play has been interrupted for thirty (30) minutes or more due to rain or other
warranted delay, the length of match time would be assessed from the moment play
resumes following the delay.

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If play is interrupted for less than thirty (30) minutes, match time would be considered
continuous from the moment the first ball of the match was put into play.
No rest is allowed after the second set in a three-set singles match unless the extreme
weather conditions rule is in effect.

71*. Balls
The balls to be used at Junior Circuit Tournaments must conform to the specifications
in the Rules of Tennis and must have been approved by the ITF. Any Junior Circuit
Tournament must apply to the ITF for approval at least 6 weeks (42 days) in advance of
the tournament if it wishes to use Ball Types 1 or 3.

a) Grade B1/1 tournaments:

Main Draw/Qualifying
In Main Draw and Qualifying there shall be a minimum of four (4) new balls for
each match; another four (4) new balls shall be provided for any third set in singles
only.

b) Grade B2/2 - 5 tournaments:

Main Draw/Qualifying
In Main Draw and Qualifying there shall be a minimum of three (3) new balls for
each match; another three (3) new balls shall be provided for any third set in singles
only.

Practice
Balls of the same type and brand as the match balls shall be provided for practice,
but it is not obligatory to give new balls for this purpose.

72. Artificial Lighting

Play is allowed with artificial lighting. It is highly recommended that there is a
minimum of 500 lux evenly distributed over the court surface.

73. Waiver of Claims

In submitting an entry into an ITF Junior Circuit event, all players agree, as a condition
of entry, that for themselves, their executors, administrators, heirs and personal
representatives, all claims of any kind, nature and description are waived, including
past, present or future claims and injuries, if any, sustained in travelling to or from, or
participating in an ITF Junior Circuit event, and/or any of its related activities and/or
while in the location of an ITF Junior Circuit event, against the ITF, the National
Association or Regional Association sanctioning such events, promoters, sponsors,
television or other broadcast licensees, vendors, venues, local organizers and others
connected with such ITF Junior Circuit tournaments, including its employees, officers,
directors, volunteers, and representatives.

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74. Publicity and Promotion
Each player grants and assigns to the ITF, the tournament’s sanctioning National
Association, the tournament and their agents and assignees the right in perpetuity to use
or authorize the use of from to time and at their discretion, her name, voice, photograph,
likeness, signature, biographical material and other identification, in any and all media
now known or hereafter devised, without compensation for her, her heirs, devisees,
executors, administrators or assigns, for the purpose of publicizing, promoting and
advertising the sport of tennis, the ITF, the tournament’s sanctioning National
Association, the tournament and their respective affiliates and events, including, the
right to use the same on event posters, photos, programs, merchandise and other
materials, and for the televising, broadcasting and filming of the same, and hereby
grants and assigns to the ITF, the tournament’s sanctioning National Association, the
tournament and their agents and assignees the right in perpetuity to make, use, show
and reproduce, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, from time to time
and at its discretion, motion pictures, still pictures and live, taped or filmed television
and other reproduction of him/her during the event for commercial and non-commercial
purposes without compensation for him/herself, his/her heirs, devisees, executors,
administrators or assigns. Such activities by ITF, the tournament’s sanctioning National
Association, the tournament or their agents and assignees shall not be identified as or
represented to be an endorsement by the player of any product or company.

75. Player Images

Notwithstanding rule 74, it is prohibited for any Tournament Visitor to obtain, transmit,
store or distribute any images of players, unless they are the parent or legal guardian of
the player, without the express written authorisation (which includes permission about
how the image(s) will be used) of the parent, legal guardian of the player or ITF
Referee. Any authorised images must be exclusively of tennis matches, practice or
tournament activity including the presentation of trophies.

76. Television, Recording and Radio Rights

ITF is the exclusive owner of all "audio" and "audio-visual" media rights to the Event
including but without limitation to all forms of television, internet, mobile, radio and
other electronic media.

ITF hereby agrees to assign to the Host Organiser the exclusive right to appoint and
enter into any contracts with Host Broadcasters to produce and broadcast coverage of
the Event taking place during the term of the Agreement by means of Traditional
Broadcast Television and Traditional over the air radio within the Host Territory,
provided that the Host Organiser will procure a full assignment of copyright and other
IP rights in any coverage to ITF (including but not limited to "archive rights").

Any revenues generated by the Host Organiser from such contracts will be for the sole
benefit of the Host Organiser.

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The Host Organiser will make best efforts to negotiate with the Host Television
Broadcaster to provide the ITF, free of charge, with recordings of all matches at the
Event in such format as requested by ITF. In the event a charge is incurred, subject to
acceptance of the same by the ITF, this will be paid by the ITF.

Archive Rights
Upon expiration of the Agreement ITF shall remain the exclusive owner of all audio
and audio-visual media rights (“archive rights”).

77. International Sponsorship

The ITF retains the right to secure international sponsors (Title & Ancillary) for the
Competition. An international sponsor will have the right to exposure at select events
of the Competition, and it will be the responsibility of the ITF to negotiate an
agreement with each Host Organiser of these events with regards to this exposure. The
ITF grants all Host Organisers of events the right to secure local sponsors.

The ITF retains the exclusive right for net branding at each event of the Competition.
The Host Organiser of each event of the Competition is not allowed to place branding
on the net unless agreed otherwise in writing with the ITF.

The ITF insists that there should be no tobacco organisations or betting companies
secured as sponsors for any events of the Competition. The ITF also insists that hard
liquor alcohol brands should not be secured as a sponsor to events of the Competition,
however non-distilled alcohol brands may be secured as a partner under the following
guidelines:
i) the brand is not a Title or Naming sponsor of the event
ii) the brand does not have on court exposure at the event
iii) the brand serves the drink at the event in a responsible fashion to persons
over the age of 18 (or relevant drinking age in the event country)

The ITF will have the right to instruct individual tournaments on the ITF Junior Circuit
to use the balls of the Official Ball manufacturer providing that the balls are given to
the tournament free of charge.

The ITF accepts that certain tournaments may have existing agreements in place with
ball manufacturers and in such circumstances, the ITF will waive the right to require the
use of the Official Ball at these tournaments for the duration of the existing agreement.

Should the ITF inform a tournament on the ITF Junior Circuit of the intention to use an
Official Ball, that tournament agrees that once their current agreement has expired, no
new agreement with a ball manufacturer will be entered into.

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 APPENDIX A
SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR GRADE A
(SUPER SERIES)
Grade A tournaments shall follow the Regulations for Grade 1-5 tournaments.
Exceptions and additions other than those stated below may be allowed for the Grand
Slam tournaments and the Youth Olympic Games where these are approved in advance
of the event by the ITF Juniors Committee.

Regulation 38• shall replace Regulation 38* in the main Regulations.

38• Match Format

Each match shall be the best of three Tie-Break sets or two Tie-Break sets and one
advantage set as decided by the Tournament Committee.

Doubles matches shall be two Tie-Break sets and a Match Tie-Break (10 point) in place
of a third set. No-Ad scoring shall be used.

40•. Entries and Draws

Grade A tournaments shall have the following minimum number of competitors in
each event:

Boys’ Singles: 64 Boys’ Doubles: 32 Girls’ Singles: 64 Girls’ Doubles: 32

If a Grade A event fails to have the above entry, or fails to accept players in accordance
with Regulation 46• the following year the number of points awarded to the tournament
will be decreased.
If the entry falls below 48 for either of the singles events, Grade A status may no longer
be given.
Tournament committees should bear in mind that no points are awarded to a player
until he/she has won a round and should therefore do their utmost to ensure that the
number of competitors in the draw allows the maximum number of points to be
awarded.

46•. Criteria for Acceptances

In addition, if any region – South America; North America; Central America and
Caribbean; Europe; Asia; Africa; and Oceania - does not have any players accepted
under a) or b) above, the highest ranked entrant from that region shall be accepted for
main draw if their ranking is 80 or higher or qualifying if their ranking is 150 or higher.

The following Regulations are additional clauses to, and/or take precedence over
the main Regulations.

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52•. Making the Draw
An official representative, if nominated by the ITF, may be present for the draw.

56• Hospitality
All Grade A tournaments must provide meals (breakfast, midday and evening meals)
and hotel accommodation for all players in the singles and/or doubles Main Draw and
for a minimum of one coach per nation. These coaches must have been nominated by
the National Association by the Freeze Deadline. No other coaches shall be guaranteed
hospitality.
Any official coach nominated by his/her National Association to receive hospitality
must have registered for an annual Player Support Team ID at this website:
http://playersupport.itftennis.com.
The Player Support Team ID must be communicated to the tournament by the National
Association when nominating the official coach. Any coach without a valid Player
Support Team ID will not be entitled to hospitality.

Please see Appendix N for guidelines on the required level of hospitality.

Official tournament hospitality for coaches and players shall be provided separately and
bedrooms may only be shared by players of the same sex. Requests to share
accommodation by players and coaches from the same or opposite sex must at all times
be refused. The only exception allowed to this rule is when a National Association
nominates a parent, or a person related to the player and authorised in writing by the
player’s parent, as the official coach/representative, in accordance with the guidelines
stipulated in the ITF Welfare Policy (Appendix F).

Where necessary, local transport shall be provided by the tournament committee.

Hospitality shall commence the evening before the first day of the Main Draw and end
the day after the elimination of the player or the morning following the completion of
the tournament, at the discretion of the tournament committee.
With the exception of those players who qualify for the Main Draw the tournament
committee have no obligation to provide for players competing in the Qualifying
competition.

Private housing shall not be used by tournaments as a form of hospitality.

The issue of passes and use of facilities at Grade A tournaments which are held during
a Grand Slam event, are at the discretion of the tournament committee.

59•. Courts
The main court shall have spectator facilities, for example, at least small stands; other
courts shall also have viewing facilities not only for coaches and players, but a number
of seats for other spectators.

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61•. Officials
The ITF Referee shall be a minimum Silver Badge ITF Referee standard. If other age
category events will also take place on-site during the tournament week, it is strongly
recommended that the ITF Referee officiates only the U18 ITF Junior Circuit event for
the duration of the tournament week.

There shall be a Chair Umpire for every match

There shall be at least four Line Umpires for each match from the semifinals.

71• Balls
Main Draw / Qualifying
A minimum of four (4) new balls are to be provided for each match and are to be
changed at least after eleven (11) and thirteen (13) games in the main draw, and at least
before the third set throughout the Qualifying.

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 APPENDIX B
SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR GRADE B
(REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS)
78. Tournaments Included
Tournaments in this group shall be staged either by a Regional Association or by
another group of National Associations, and shall be open only to competitors fulfilling
the qualification requirements as set out by the relevant Association(s).
Applications for tournaments to be held during the same week and at the same venue as
a professional tour event will only be considered for inclusion if the tour event is owned
and run by the relevant National Association.

79. Criteria for Acceptances

Regional Associations are responsible for the Criteria for Acceptances of each of their
Regional Championships. These Criteria must be submitted to the ITF on request.

80. Nomination of Competitors

Unless otherwise decided by the relevant Regional Association, only players nominated
by their National Association may compete. A Regional Association may approve the
use of entry through the IPIN system, in which case the Regional Association will
review and approve the final Acceptance Lists.

An eligible player may compete in the following Grade B Championships: one

Regional Championships and one inter-Regional Championships in one calendar year.
A player who is a dual passport holder must be listed in the ITF database under the
nation he/she represents at the Regional Closed Championships.

81. Officials
The ITF Referee shall be a minimum White Badge Referee standard.
There shall be a Chair Umpire for each match from the quarterfinals.
There shall be at least two Line Umpires for each match from the semifinals.

82. Other Regulations

For any matters not covered above, the Regulations for Grade 1 to 5 tournaments shall
be observed.

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 APPENDIX C
SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR GRADE C
(INTERNATIONAL TEAM COMPETITIONS)
83. Invitations to Competitors
An invitation to take part may only be sent to a Nation whose National Association is a
Class B or Class C Member of the ITF. Under no circumstances may invitations be sent
direct to players.

84. Selection of Competitors

Only teams nominated by those National Associations may compete.

85. Officials
The ITF Referee shall be of minimum White Badge standard.
There shall be a chair umpire for each match.
There shall be at least one linesperson for each match i.e. one for the far sideline.

86. Other Regulations

In addition to the above, International Team Competition Regulations which are
approved by the International Committee concerned and by the ITF shall be followed.
These regulations shall be submitted to the ITF each year as soon as these are available.
For any matters not covered by those regulations, the regulations for Grade 1-5
tournaments shall be observed.

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 APPENDIX D
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR 2016 ITF JUNIOR
CIRCUIT TOURNAMENTS

ARTICLE I: GENERAL

A. PURPOSE
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) promulgates this ITF Code of Conduct
(Code) in order to maintain fair and reasonable standards of conduct by junior players,
player support team members and the organisers of all tournaments, regional
championships and international team competitions included in the ITF Junior Circuit,
and to protect their respective rights, the rights of the public and the integrity of the
Sport of Tennis. All references to the International Tennis Federation or the ITF shall
mean the ITF Limited.

B. EXCLUSIVE APPLICABILITY
This 2016 ITF Junior Circuit Code of Conduct shall be the basis for disciplinary action
against any player or tournament in ITF sanctioned Junior Circuit tournaments, except
to the extent that disciplinary jurisdiction is established in relation to such tournaments
under (i) the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme; and/or (ii) the ITF Welfare Policy.

C. ITF REFEREE
The approved ITF Referee for each ITF Junior Circuit tournament shall be the final
authority for the interpretation of these Tournament Regulations, Code of Conduct and
the Rules of Tennis as to all matters arising that require immediate resolution at the
tournament site.

ARTICLE II: PLAYER ENTRY OFFENCES

A. APPLICABILITY
This Article shall only apply to ITF Junior Circuit tournaments.

B. ENTRY OFFENCES
1. Late Withdrawal/No-Show
A player who has entered and been accepted as a Direct Acceptance into the Main
Draw or Qualifying and not timely withdrawn therefrom, shall appear for play. Any
withdrawal from a player accepted into Main Draw or Qualifying that occurs after the
Withdrawal Deadline shall be considered a late withdrawal. A player’s first three (3)
late withdrawal offences within a calendar year are excused* (“late withdrawal
amnesty”), provided the withdrawal is received by the ITF (and by the ITF Referee, if
submitted after the Freeze Deadline) prior to the relevant Sign-in Deadline.

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 (*an excused withdrawal is valid for two consecutive tournament weeks
provided the player withdraws, as above, and notifies the ITF about the second
week’s late withdrawal by the last day of the tournament).

A player who is on the Qualifying Acceptance List but who is still playing in another
ITF Junior Circuit tournament at the time of the Qualifying Sign-In Deadline and who
applies for a Special Exempt position, but where such Special Exempt position is not
available for the player, will not be penalized for Late Withdrawal.

In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the
tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also
constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.

2. On-Site Medical Withdrawal

a) If a player is forced to withdraw after sign-in for medical reasons, the ITF
Medical Certification form must be completed (in English, French or Spanish)
by the medically qualified physician on-site indicating the nature of the medical
condition and verifying that the player is unfit to continue playing in the current
tournament.

b) A player who withdraws late from a tournament will be excused a late

withdrawal penalty provided:
i) the player, who is still competing in a tournament at or after the time of the
Qualifying sign-in deadline, is forced to withdraw/retire, is examined by that
tournament’s physician and is determined to be unfit to compete at the
following week’s tournament; or
ii) the player is on-site at the tournament when the withdrawal occurred and is
determined to be unfit to compete by the tournament’s physician.

For the purpose of this rule, the player must withdraw before the start of his first
match and the ITF Medical Certification form must be completed and submitted
to the ITF no later than the last day of the tournament.

c) A valid ITF Medical Certification form will excuse a late withdrawal penalty for
any subsequent tournament until the player next competes in any tennis event,
provided the late withdrawal is submitted prior to the relevant sign-in deadline.

3. Playing Another Event/One Tournament per Week

a) No player who has played in the Qualifying or Main Draw of an ITF Junior
Circuit tournament shall play in any other tennis event, including national and
regional tournaments, during the period of such tournament.

b) Any player who is found to have played in another tennis tournament in the
same tournament week in which they have played an ITF Junior Circuit

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 tournament will not receive ranking points for the ITF Junior Circuit tournament.
The exception is a player who has played and lost in the Qualifying event of an
ITF Pro Circuit tournament and who subsequently is offered a Wild Card into an
ITF Junior Circuit tournament in the same tournament week.

c) No player who has entered and been accepted into the Qualifying or Main Draw
of an ITF Junior Circuit tournament shall play in any other ITF Junior Circuit
tournament during the period of such tournament, except as hereinafter provided.
Participation by a player in an alternative tournament is only permitted in the
following specific circumstances, provided the player first submits an official
withdrawal for the tournament he/she was originally committed to, prior to its
Qualifying Sign-in Deadline:
i) Player is nominated to represent his/her country in an official ITF or Regional
Association team competition;
ii) Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card offering higher event status (i.e.
moving from a Qualifying event to a Main Draw). In this case late withdrawal
penalties for the original tournament will apply.
iii) Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card into a tournament of a higher
grade. In this case late withdrawal penalties for the original tournament will
apply.
iv) Player is forced to withdraw from a Qualifying event because he/she is still
committed in a previous week’s tournament but is not eligible to apply, or has
been unsuccessful in applying, for a special exempt place.

C. WILD CARDS
No player, directly or indirectly, shall offer, give, solicit, receive or accept, or agree to
offer, give, solicit, receive or accept anything of value in exchange for a Wild Card.
Violation of this section by a player shall result in disciplinary procedures.

In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of an ITF
Junior Circuit tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this section
shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.

D. FALSIFYING OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION

Should a player submit documentation that the ITF deems to be false evidence,
including but not limited to documents pertaining to tournament entry and withdrawal
and Code of Conduct appeals, the player shall be subject to disciplinary procedures.

In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the
tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this section shall also
constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.

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E. DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Any player found to have committed an Entry Offence may appeal to the ITF Manager
of Junior Tennis for discretionary review of the determination of guilt and penalty
therefore. Such Notice of Appeal shall be in writing and must be filed with the ITF by
5.00 pm GMT within fourteen (14) days after notice of the violation is received by the
player.

Attached to and included with such Notice of Appeal shall be a statement by the player
as to the facts and circumstances of such incident along with any other evidence that the
player desires to submit. Any player submitting fax transmission receipts when
appealing a Player Entry Offence should note that all fax receipts must match exactly
the fax receipt records at the ITF Office; i.e. fax transmission receipts submitted must
show the originating fax number, the fax number of the ITF Office, the OK status, the
number of pages transmitted, the date, the time and the transmission duration. If there
is no exact match with the transmission receipt records at the ITF Office the appeal will
be rejected as insufficient evidence submitted.

Upon receipt of such an Appeal, the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis shall conduct a
reasonable investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding such incident, and
shall affirm or reverse in whole or in part the determination of the Offence.

ARTICLE III: ON-SITE OFFENCES

A. GENERAL
Every player, coach, trainer, relative, parent or guardian, as well as any other player
support team member, shall, during all matches and at all times while within the
precincts of the site (including the official tournament hotel) of an ITF Junior Circuit
tournament, conduct himself/herself in a professional manner. The provisions
hereinafter set forth shall apply while within the precincts of each such site.

B. PUNCTUALITY
Matches shall follow each other without delay in accordance with the announced order
of play. The order of play shall be posted in a highly visible place in a general players’
area as designated by the ITF Referee.
Matches shall be called in accordance with the order of play using all available and
reasonable means. Players shall be ready to play when their matches are called.
Any player not ready to play within fifteen (15) minutes after his/her match is called
shall be defaulted unless the ITF Referee in his sole discretion, after consideration of all
relevant circumstances, elects not to declare a default.

C. DRESS AND EQUIPMENT

Every player shall dress and present himself/herself for play in a professional manner.
Clean and customarily acceptable tennis attire shall be worn.

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Any player who violates this Section may be ordered by the Chair Umpire or ITF
Referee to change his/her attire or equipment immediately. Failure of a player to
comply with such order may result in an immediate default.

1. Unacceptable Attire
Sweatshirts, gym shorts, dress shirts, T-shirts or any other inappropriate attire shall not
be worn during a match (including the warm-up).

a. Shoes
Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally accepted as proper tennis attire.
Shoes shall not cause damage to the court other than what is expected during the normal
course of a match or practice. Damage to a court may be considered as physical or
visible, which may include a shoe that leaves mark beyond what is considered
acceptable. The ITF Referee has the authority to determine that a shoe does not meet
these criteria and may order the player to change.

i. Grass Court Shoes

At ITF Junior Circuit tournaments played on grass court, no shoes other
than those with rubber soles, without heels, ribs, studs or coverings, shall
be worn by players. Shoes with pimples or studs around the outside of the
toes shall not be permitted. The foxing around the toes must be smooth.
The ITF Referee has the authority to determine that a tennis shoe’s sole
does not conform to such customs and standards and can prohibit its use
at ITF Junior Circuit events played on grass courts.

ii. Clay Court Shoes

Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally accepted for play on
clay courts or granular surfaces. The ITF Referee has the authority to
determine that a tennis shoe’s sole does not conform to such customs and
standards and can prohibit its use at ITF Junior Circuit events played on
clay courts.
Grass court shoes shall not be worn during a match on clay courts.

2. Identification
No identification shall be permitted on a player’s clothing, products or equipment on
court before, during or after a match or at any press conference or tournament
ceremony, except as follows:

a. Shirt, Sweater or Jacket

i. Sleeves. One (1) commercial (non-manufacturer’s)
identification for each sleeve, neither of which exceeds three (3)
square inches (19.5 sq.cm), plus one (1) manufacturer’s
identification on each sleeve, neither of which exceeds eight (8)
square inches (52 sq.cm) shall be permitted. If written

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 identification is used within this eight (8) square inches (52 sq.cm)
area on either or both sleeves, such written identification may not
exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) per sleeve.

ii. Sleeveless: The two (2) commercial (non-manufacturer’s) identifications

permitted on the sleeves above, neither of which shall exceed three (3)
square inches (19.5 sq.cm), may be placed on the front of the garment.

iii. Front, Back and Collar. Total of two (2) manufacturer’s identifications,
neither of which exceeds two (2) square inches (13 sq.cm) or one (1)
manufacturer’s identification, which does not exceed four (4) square
inches (26 sq.cm) shall be permitted.

b. Shorts/Skirts
Two (2) manufacturer’s identifications, neither of which exceeds two (2) square
inches (13 sq.cm) or one manufacturer’s identification which does not exceed
four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) shall be permitted.
On compression shorts, one (1) manufacturer’s identification not to exceed two
(2) square inches (13 sq.cm) and which shall be in addition to the manufacturer’s
identifications on shorts/skirts shall be permitted.

Note: A dress, for the purposes of permissible identification shall be treated as a

combination of a skirt and shirt (dividing dress at waist).

c. Socks/Shoes
Manufacturer’s identifications on each sock and on each shoe shall be permitted.
The identifications on the sock(s) on each foot shall be limited to a maximum of
two (2) square inches (13 sq.cm).

d. Racquet
Manufacturer’s identifications on racquet and strings shall be permitted.

e. Hat, Headband or Wristband

One (1) manufacturer’s identification not to exceed two (2) square inches (13
sq.cm) shall be permitted.

f. Bags, Other Equipment or Paraphernalia

Tennis equipment manufacturer’s identifications on each item plus two
(2) separate commercial identifications on one (1) bag, neither of which
exceeds four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) shall be permitted.

g. Another Tennis, Sport or Entertainment Event

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove set forth the identification
by use of the name, emblem, logo, trademark, symbol or other description of any

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 tennis Circuit, series of tennis events, tennis exhibition, tennis tournament, any
other sport or entertainment event is prohibited on all dress or equipment, unless
otherwise approved by the ITF.

h. Non Permitted Commercial Identifications

No identification shall be permitted on players’ clothing that promotes/displays
betting companies, tobacco products, alcohol products, political activity or other
category deemed to be detrimental to the sport of tennis.

i. General
In the event the utilisation of any of the foregoing permitted commercial
identifications would violate any governmental regulation with respect to
television, then the same shall be prohibited.

For the purposes of this Rule, the manufacturer means the manufacturer of the
clothing or equipment in question.
In addition, the size limitation shall be ascertained by determining the area of the
actual patch or other addition to a player’s clothing without regard to the colour
of the same. In determining area, depending on the shape of the patch or other
addition, a circle, triangle or rectangle shall be drawn around the same and the
size of the patch for the purpose of this Rule shall be the area within the
circumference of the circle or the perimeter of the triangle or rectangle as the
case may be. When a solid colour patch is the same colour as the clothing, then
in determining the area, the size of the actual patch will be based on the size of
the identification.

3. Warm-up Clothing
Players may wear warm-up clothing during the warm-up and during a match provided it
complies with the foregoing provisions and provided further that the players obtain
approval of the ITF Referee prior to wearing warm-up clothing during a match.

4. Taping
No taping over of logos/patches shall be allowed.

D. TIME VIOLATION / DELAY OF GAME

Following the expiration of the warm-up period play shall be continuous and a player
shall not unreasonably delay a match for any cause.
A maximum of twenty (20) seconds shall elapse from the moment the ball goes out of
play at the end of the point until the time the ball is struck for the first serve of the next
point. If such serve is a fault then the second serve must be struck by the server without
delay.
When changing ends a maximum of ninety (90) seconds shall elapse from the moment
the ball goes out of play at the end of the game until the time the first serve is struck for
the next game. If such first serve is a fault the second serve must be struck by the server

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without delay. However, after the first game of each set and during a tie-break, play
shall be continuous and the players shall change ends without a rest period.
At the conclusion of each set, regardless of the score, there shall be a set break of one
hundred and twenty (120) seconds from the moment the ball goes out of play at the end
of the set until the time the first serve is struck for the next set.
If a set ends after an even number of games, there shall be no change of ends until after
the first game of the next set.
The receiver shall play to the reasonable pace of the server and shall be ready to receive
within a reasonable time of the server being ready. A Time Violation may be issued
prior to the expiration of twenty (20) seconds if the receiver’s actions are delaying the
reasonable pace of the server.
The first violation of this Section shall be penalised by a Time Violation warning and
each subsequent violation shall be penalised by the assessment of one Time Violation
point penalty.
When a violation is a result of a medical condition, refusal to play or not returning to
the court within the allowed time a Code Violation (Delay of Game) penalty shall be
assessed in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule.

E. AUDIBLE OBSCENITY (AOb)

Players shall not use audible obscenity within the precinct of the tournament site. If
such violation occurs during a match (including the warm-up), the player shall be
penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In
circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament,
or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the
Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour” and shall be subject to the additional
penalties hereinafter set forth.
For the purposes of this Rule, audible obscenity is defined as the use of words
commonly known and understood to be profane and uttered clearly and loudly enough
to be heard by Court Officials or spectators.

F. VISIBLE OBSCENITY (VOb)

Players shall not make obscene gestures of any kind within the precincts of the
tournament site. If such violation occurs during a match (including the warm-up), the
player shall be penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set
forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a
tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also
constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour” and shall be subject to the
additional penalties hereinafter set forth.
For the purposes of this Rule, visible obscenity is defined as the making of signs by a
player with his/her hands and/or racquet or balls that commonly have an obscene
meaning.

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G. VERBAL ABUSE (VA)
Players shall not at any time verbally abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other
person within the precincts of the tournament site. If such violation occurs during a
match (including the warm-up), the player shall be penalised in accordance with the
Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and
particularly injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a
single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated
Behaviour” and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth.
For the purposes of this Rule, verbal abuse is defined as a statement about an official,
opponent, sponsor, spectator or other person that implies dishonesty or is derogatory,
insulting or otherwise abusive.

H. PHYSICAL ABUSE (PhA)

Players shall not at any time physically abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other
person within the precincts of the tournament site. If such violation occurs during a
match (including the warm-up), the player shall be penalised in accordance with the
Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and
particularly injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a
single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated
Behaviour” and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth.
For the purposes of this Rule, physical abuse is the unauthorised touching of a Court
Official, opponent, spectator or other person.

I. ABUSE OF BALLS (BA)

Players shall not violently, dangerously or with anger hit, kick or throw a tennis ball
within the precincts of the tournament site except in the reasonable pursuit of a point
during a match (including warm-up). If such violation occurs during a match (including
the warm-up) the player shall be penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty
Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly
injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation
of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour” and
shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth.
For the purposes of this Rule, abuse of balls is defined as intentionally or recklessly
hitting a ball out of the enclosure of the court, hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly
within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences.

J. ABUSE OF RACQUETS OR EQUIPMENT (RA)

Players shall not violently or with anger hit, kick or throw a racquet or other equipment
within the precincts of the tournament site. If such violation occurs during a match
(including the warm-up), the player shall be penalised in accordance with the Point
Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and
particularly injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a
single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated
Behaviour” and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth.

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For the purposes of this Rule, abuse of racquets or equipment is defined as intentionally
and violently destroying or damaging racquets or equipment or intentionally and
violently hitting the net, court, umpire’s chair or other fixture during a match out of
anger or frustration.

K. COACHING AND COACHES (CC)

Players shall not receive coaching during a match (including the warm-up).
Communications of any kind, audible or visible, between a player and a coach (includes
representative or relative of player) may be construed as coaching. Players shall also
prohibit their coaches (1) from using audible obscenity within the precincts of the
tournament site, (2) from making obscene gestures of any kind within the precincts of
the tournament site, (3) from verbally abusing any official, opponent, spectator or other
person within the precincts of the tournament site, (4) from physically abusing any
official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site
and (5) from giving, making, issuing, authorising or endorsing any public statement
within the precincts of the tournament site having, or designed to have, an effect
prejudicial or detrimental to the best interests of the tournament and/or of the officiating
thereof.
If such violation occurs during a match (including the warm-up), the player shall be
penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In
circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament,
or are singularly egregious a single violation of this section shall also constitute the
Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour” and shall be subject to the additional
penalties hereinafter set forth therefore and the ITF Referee may order the Coach to be
removed from the site of a match or the precincts of the tournament site and may
declare an immediate default of such player.
For the purposes of this Rule, a “coach” shall also include any representative and/or
relative of a player.

L. UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT (UnC)

Players shall at all times conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner and give due
regard to the authority of officials and the rights of opponents, spectators and others. If
such violation occurs during a match (including the warm-up), the player shall be
penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In
circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament,
or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the
Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour” and shall be subject to the additional
penalties hereinafter set forth.
For the purposes of this Rule, Unsportsmanlike Conduct is defined as any misconduct
by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the Sport, but does not fall within
the prohibition of any specific on-site offence contained herein. In addition,
unsportsmanlike conduct shall include, but not be limited to, the giving, making,
issuing, authorising or endorsing any public statement having, or designed to have, an

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officiating thereof.

M. BEST EFFORTS (BE)

A player shall use his best efforts to win a match when competing in an ITF Junior
Circuit tournament.
For purposes of this Rule, the ITF Referee and/or Chair Umpire shall have the authority
to penalise a player in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule. In circumstances
that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the tournament, or are
singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major
Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour” and shall be subject to the additional penalties
hereinafter set forth therefore.

N. LEAVING THE COURT (LC)

A player shall not leave the court area during a match (including the warm-up) without
the permission of the Chair Umpire or ITF Referee. A player who violates this section
may be defaulted by the ITF Referee and subjected to the additional penalties for
“Failure to complete a match” as hereafter set forth.

O. FAILURE TO COMPLETE MATCH (FCM)

A player must complete a match in progress unless he is reasonably unable to do so. A
player who violates this section may be defaulted forthwith by the ITF Referee.
In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the
tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also
constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.

P. LEAVING THE TOURNAMENT (LT)

Any player that leaves a tournament prior to his/her elimination from all entered events,
or retires from a tournament for medical reasons, without a valid medical certificate
(from the tournament doctor), will forfeit all ranking points won in all events at that
tournament and be subject to the penalties set forth in X. Suspension Points.

In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the
tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also
constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.

Q. CEREMONIES (Cer)
A player participating in the finals of an ITF Junior Circuit tournament event must
attend and participate in the final ceremonies after the match unless he is reasonably
unable to do so.
In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the
tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also
constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.

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R. MEDIA CONFERENCE (MC)
Unless injured and physically unable to appear, a player or team must attend the post
match media conference(s) organised immediately or within thirty (30) minutes after
the conclusion of each match whether the player or team was the winner or loser, unless
such time is extended or otherwise modified by the ITF Referee for good cause.
In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the
tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also
constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.

S. POINT PENALTY SCHEDULE

The Point Penalty Schedule to be used for violations set forth above is as follows:
FIRST offence WARNING
SECOND offence POINT PENALTY
THIRD AND EACH SUBSEQUENT offence GAME PENALTY
However, after the third Code Violation, the ITF Referee shall determine whether each
subsequent offence shall constitute a default.

T. DEFAULTS
The ITF Referee may declare a default for either a single violation of this Code or
pursuant to the Point Penalty Schedule set out above.
In all cases of default, the decision of the ITF Referee shall be final and unappealable.
Any player who is defaulted as herein provided shall lose all points earned for that
event at that tournament except when the offending incident involves only a violation of
the Punctuality or Dress and Equipment provisions set forth in Article III. B and C, or
as a result of a medical condition or when his doubles partner commits the Code
Violation which causes the default. In addition, except in the circumstances above, any
player who is defaulted as herein provided may be defaulted from all other events, if
any, in that tournament.

U. DOUBLES EVENTS
Warnings/Point Penalties/Game Penalties/Defaults
Warnings, Point Penalties, Game Penalties and/or a Default if assessed for violation of
the Code shall be assessed against the team.

V. DETERMINATION AND PENALTY

The ITF Referee shall make such investigation as is reasonable to determine the facts
regarding all Player On-Site Offences and upon determining that a violation has
occurred shall specify the punishment, other than under the Point Penalty Schedule, and
give written notice thereof to the player.

W. APPEALS
Any player convicted of a violation of a Player On-Site Offence, except a Default, may
appeal to the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis for review of the determination of guilt and

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penalty. Such Notice of Appeal shall be in writing and filed by 5.00 p.m. G.M.T. with
the ITF within fourteen (14) days of notification.
Attached to and included with such Notice of Appeal shall be a statement by the player
as to the facts and circumstances of such incident along with any other evidence that the
player desires to submit.
Upon receipt of such an Appeal, the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis shall conduct a
reasonable investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding such incident, and
shall affirm or reverse in whole or in part the determination of the ITF Referee. In the
event of a whole or partial reversal the ITF shall remove the penalty from the player’s
record in accordance with the disposition of the appeal.

X. SUSPENSION POINTS
Suspension points shall be recorded against a player for the following:

Suspension Points

a) Late withdrawal
13-7 days (14:00 GMT) before Monday of Main Draw week 1
7 days before the Monday of Main Draw week to Freeze Deadline 2
After Freeze Deadline 3
After Qualifying Sign-in Deadline 4
b) No Show/Failure to sign in at a tournament 6
c) For first warning given 1
d) For warning + point penalty 2
e) For warning + point penalty + first game penalty 3
f) For warning + point penalty + second game penalty 4
g) For any subsequent game penalty +1
h) Default after any of the above +1
i) Any Default for a single violation of the Code (Immediate Default) 6
j) Any Default for punctuality 4
k) Leaving the Tournament 5

Any player receiving a total of ten (10) suspension points within one 52-week period
shall be suspended from competing in ITF Junior Circuit Tournaments for a period of
four (4) weeks. At the Appeal Deadline, the suspended player will be automatically
removed from the entry list of any tournament entered that is due to commence during
the period of suspension, and prevented from entering any tournament due to
commence during the period of suspension. Once the period of suspension has been
served, the ten (10) points will be deducted from the player’s suspension points total.
Should a player have more than ten (10) suspension points when he/she commences
his/her period of suspension, the balance of the points will be carried over.
The suspension shall commence from a date to be specified by the ITF, which shall take
into account the time required to notify the player’s National Association and all other
relevant parties.

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The ITF is responsible for notifying the National Associations and entry authorities of
the ITF Junior Circuit tournaments of any suspension incurred by a player.
Referees of ITF Junior Circuit Tournaments shall be in breach of the regulations
governing these tournaments if they allow any player appearing on the suspension list
sent to them by the ITF to play. Such players will be red flagged in the Tournament
Planner system.

ARTICLE IV: TENNIS ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM

All players should be aware of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program and its provisions.
This can be found at http://www.tennisintegrityunit.com/

ARTICLE V: PLAYER MAJOR OFFENCES

A. AGGRAVATED BEHAVIOUR
No player or Related Person at any ITF Junior Circuit event shall engage in
“Aggravated Behaviour” which is defined as follows:
1. One or more incidents of behaviour designated in this Code as constituting
“Aggravated Behaviour”.
2. One incident of behaviour that is flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of
an ITF Junior Circuit event, or is singularly egregious.
3. A series of two (2) or more violations of this Code within a twelve (12) month period
which singularly do not constitute “Aggravated Behaviour”, but when viewed together
establish a pattern of conduct that is collectively egregious and is detrimental or
injurious to the ITF Junior Circuit.

Any player or Related Person who, directly or indirectly, offers or provides or receives
any money, benefit or consideration to or from any other covered person or third party
in exchange for access and/or accreditation to the tournament site shall be deemed to
have engaged in Aggravated Behaviour and be in violation of this section.

Any player who, directly or indirectly, receives money in exchange for his/her
participation in an ITF Junior Circuit tournament shall be in violation of this section.

Violation of this section by a player, directly or indirectly through a Related Person or

others shall subject the player to a maximum penalty of permanent suspension from
play in ITF Junior Circuit tournaments, ITF Junior Team Competitions and Regional
Junior Circuit tournaments organized by any Regional Association.

Violation of this Section shall subject a Related Person to a maximum penalty of

permanent denial of access to all ITF Junior Circuit tournaments, ITF Junior Team
Competitions and Regional Junior Circuit tournaments organized by any Regional
Association.

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B. CONDUCT CONTRARY TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME
No player or Related Person shall engage in conduct contrary to the integrity of the
Game of Tennis. If a player or Related Person is convicted of a violation of a criminal
or civil law of any country, he/she may be deemed by virtue of such conviction to have
engaged in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Game of Tennis and the ITF
Manager of Junior Tennis may provisionally suspend such player from further
participation in ITF Junior Circuit tournaments and ITF Junior Team Competitions
pending a final determination in Section C. In addition, if a player or Related Person
has at any time behaved in a manner severely damaging to the reputation of the sport,
he/she may be deemed by virtue of such behaviour to have engaged in conduct contrary
to the integrity of the Game of Tennis and be in violation of this section.
Violation of this section by a player, directly or indirectly through a Related Person or
others shall subject the player to a maximum penalty of permanent suspension from
play in ITF Junior Circuit tournaments.

Violation of this Section shall subject a Related Person to a maximum penalty of

permanent denial of access to all ITF Junior Circuit tournaments and ITF Junior Team
Competitions.

C. DETERMINATION AND PENALTY

The ITF Manager of Junior Tennis shall cause an investigation to be made of all facts
concerning any alleged Major Offence and shall provide written notice of such
investigation to the player or Related Person involved; the player or Related Person
shall be given at least ten (10) days to provide to the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis,
directly or through counsel, such evidence as the player or Related Person deems to be
relevant to the investigation. The ITF Manager of Junior Tennis may provisionally
suspend such player or Related Person from further participating on the ITF Junior
Circuit pending a final determination. Upon the completion of his investigation the ITF
Manager of Junior Tennis shall determine the innocence or guilt of the player or
Related Person involved, and, in the latter case, shall state in writing the facts as found
by him, his conclusions and his decision fixing the penalty to be imposed. A copy of the
decision shall be promptly delivered to the player or Related Person and to the Juniors
Committee.

D. DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
Any player or Related Person found to have committed a Player Major Offence may
petition the Juniors Committee for discretionary review of the determination and
penalty of the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis. The petition shall be in writing and must
be filed with the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis within one (1) month after notice of the
violation is mailed to the player or Related Person. The ITF Manager of Junior Tennis
shall thereafter promptly forward said petition to the Juniors Committee. Said petition
shall state in detail the basis for such appeal. Within one (1) month thereafter the
Juniors Committee shall designate a time and place for the hearing of such appeal and

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shall so notify the player or Related Person and the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis. At
such hearing the player or Related Person and the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis shall
present to the Juniors Committee the relevant evidence on the matter. The Juniors
Committee may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the ITF Manager of Junior
Tennis on appeal. The decision of the Committee will be provided in writing and shall
be final and binding.

If the appeal is decided against the player or Related Person, then the Juniors
Committee shall tax the reasonable costs of the appeal against the player or Related
Person, which costs shall include, but not be limited to, the reasonable travel and living
expenses incurred by all witnesses and members of the Juniors Committee with respect
thereto, if the same is not at a regular scheduled meeting of the Committee.

ARTICLE VI: MEDICAL CONTROL - ANTI-DOPING POLICY

Any Player, Player Support Team Member or other Person who enters or participates in
the ITF Junior Circuit shall be bound by and shall comply with all of the provisions of
the ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2016.

The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2016 is set out in full on the ITF website
(www.itftennis.com/antidoping) and in a separate rulebook that is published and
distributed by the ITF to all National Associations. The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping
Programme 2016 is also available upon application.

ARTICLE VII: TOURNAMENT OFFENCES

A. APPLICABILITY
This Article shall apply to each ITF Junior Circuit Tournament.

B. GUARANTEES
The owner(s), operator(s), sponsor(s) or agent(s) of an ITF Junior Circuit Tournament
shall not offer, give or pay money or anything of value, nor shall such a tournament
permit any other person or entity to offer, give or pay money or anything of value to a
player, directly or indirectly, to influence or guarantee a player’s appearance at a
tournament. Violation of this Section shall subject the tournament to disqualification
and loss of sanction. In the event the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis believes that a
tournament may be violating this Section, then upon demand the tournament must
furnish or cause to be furnished to the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis or his agent access
to and copies of all records to which it has access relating in any way to such alleged
guarantee, or, in the absence of such records, an affidavit setting forth the facts in detail
with respect to any transaction under question by the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis.

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C. WILD CARDS
No ITF Junior Circuit Tournament, directly or indirectly, shall offer, give, solicit,
receive or accept, or agree to offer, give, solicit, receive or accept anything of value in
exchange for a Wild Card. Violation of this section shall subject the tournament to a
maximum fine of US$5000, downgrade and/or withdrawal of its sanction.

D. CONDUCT CONTRARY TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME

No ITF Junior Circuit Tournament, or any owner, promoter or operator thereof, shall
engage in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Sport. Violation of this section shall
subject the tournament to a maximum fine of US$5000, downgrade and/or withdrawal
of its sanction.

E. ITF JUNIOR CIRCUIT RULES

No ITF Junior Circuit Tournament shall violate any provisions of these ITF Junior
Circuit Rules. Violation of this section shall subject the tournament to a maximum fine
of US$5000, downgrade and/or withdrawal of its sanction.

F. LATE CANCELLATION
No ITF Junior Circuit Tournament shall cancel less than ten (10) weeks prior to the
scheduled commencement of the event.

Violation of this section shall subject the tournament to a fine of up to $5,000,

reimbursement of unrecoverable expenses incurred, downgrade and/or withdrawal of its
sanction.

G. DETERMINATION AND PENALTY

The ITF Manager of Junior Tennis shall cause an investigation to be made of all facts
concerning any alleged Tournament Offence by an ITF Junior Circuit Tournament and
shall provide written notice of such investigation to the tournament involved. The
tournament shall be given at least ten (10) days to provide to the ITF Manager of Junior
Tennis, directly or through counsel, such evidence as the tournament deems to be
relevant to the investigation. Upon completion of his investigation, the ITF Manager of
Junior Tennis shall determine the innocence or guilt of the tournament involved, and in
the latter case shall state in writing the facts as found by him, his conclusions and his
decision fixing the penalty to be imposed. A copy of the decision of the ITF Manager of
Junior Tennis shall be promptly delivered to the tournament and to the Juniors
Committee.

H. DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
Any ITF Junior Circuit Tournament found to have committed a Tournament Offence
may petition the Juniors Committee for discretionary review of the determination and
penalty of the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis. The petition shall be in writing and must
be filed with the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis within ten (10) days after notice of the
violation is mailed to the tournament. The ITF Manager of Junior Tennis shall there

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after promptly forward said petition to the Juniors Committee. Said petition shall state
in detail the basis for such appeal. Within ten (10) days thereafter the Juniors
Committee shall designate a time and place for the hearing of such appeal and shall so
notify the tournament and the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis. At such hearing the
tournament and the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis shall present to the Juniors
Committee the relevant evidence on the matter. The Juniors Committee may affirm,
reverse, or modify the decision of the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis on appeal. If the
appeal is decided against the tournament, then the Juniors Committee shall tax the
reasonable costs of the appeal against the tournament, which costs shall include, but not
be limited to, the reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by all witnesses and
members.

ARTICLE VIII: WELFARE POLICY

Any player that enters and/or participates on the ITF Junior Circuit, and any Player
Support Team Member of any player that enters and/or participates on the ITF Junior
Circuit shall be bound by and shall comply with the provisions of the Welfare Policy set
out in Appendix F.

ARTICLE IX: RECIPROCITY

The ITF Manager reserves the right to affirm, modify or reject with respect to any or all
ITF Junior Circuit tournaments and ITF Junior Team Competitions, a suspension or
other sanction issued against a Covered Person (as defined in the ITF Welfare Policy,
Appendix F) either by or on behalf of the ITF pursuant to a conduct or disciplinary
process under any ITF code or policy or by any other tennis organisation including the
Women’s Tennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals.

The Manager reserves the right in its absolute discretion to share information
concerning any complaint against a Covered Person with and/or conduct an
investigation in conjunction with any other tennis organisation or any other relevant
authorities. The ITF Manager may also refer the complaint and/or any information
received during the course of investigating an allegation or prosecuting a charge to any
authorities it considers appropriate in its absolute discretion. The ITF shall have the
absolute discretion, where it deems appropriate, to stay its own investigation pending
the outcome of investigations being conducted by any other tennis organisations and/or
any relevant authorities. A Covered Person may petition the Committee for
discretionary review of the determination of the ITF Manager.

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 ARTICLE X: INTERPRETATIONS

Any person or entity subject to this Code may file with the ITF Manager of Junior
Tennis a request for an interpretation or clarification of the Code and/or its applicability
and effect on a particular event or transaction.

ARTICLE XI: NOTICE

All written communications to the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis should be addressed
as follows, unless notice of change is subsequently published:

ITF Manager of Junior Tennis

International Tennis Federation
Bank Lane
Roehampton
London SW15 5XZ
England
Tel: (44) 20 8878 6464 Fax: (44) 20 8392 4737

A. PLAYER

Notice that a player is being investigated pursuant to a possible Major Offence charge
shall be served personally upon him. Service of any other document required by the
Code shall be deemed complete if mailed to the subject player at his home address or
other address designated by the player, along with a copy to any player association of
which he is a member provided that the ITF Manager of Junior Tennis has notice of
such membership.

B. TOURNAMENT

Service of any document on an ITF Junior Circuit Tournament as required by this Code
shall be deemed complete if mailed to the ITF Junior Circuit Tournament Director.

ARTICLE XII: AMENDMENTS

This ITF Junior Circuit Code of Conduct may only be amended, repealed or otherwise
modified, in whole or in part, by the ITF.

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 APPENDIX E
MEDICAL, EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
TOILET/CHANGE OF ATTIRE BREAKS

MEDICAL

A. Medical Condition
A medical condition is a medical illness or a musculoskeletal injury that
warrants medical evaluation and/or medical treatment by the Sports Medicine
Trainer during the warm-up or the match.

• Treatable Medical Conditions

o Acute medical condition: the sudden development of a medical
illness or musculoskeletal injury during the warm-up or the
match that requires immediate medical attention.
o Non-acute medical condition: a medical illness or
musculoskeletal injury that develops or is aggravated during the
warm-up or the match and requires medical attention at the
changeover or set break.

• Non-Treatable Medical Conditions

o Any medical condition that cannot be treated appropriately, or
that will not be improved by available medical treatment within
the time allowed.
o Any medical condition (inclusive of symptoms) that has not
developed or has not been aggravated during the warm-up or
the match.
o General player fatigue.
o Any medical condition requiring injections, intravenous
infusions or oxygen, except for diabetes, for which prior
medical certification has been obtained, and for which
subcutaneous injections of insulin may be administered.

B. Medical Evaluation
During the warm-up or the match, the player may request through the Chair
Umpire for the Sports Medicine Trainer, in conjunction with the Tournament
Doctor, to evaluate him/her during the next change over or set break. Only in the
case that a player develops an acute medical condition that necessitates an
immediate stop in play may the player request through the Chair Umpire for the
Sports Medicine Trainer to evaluate him/her immediately.

The purpose of the medical evaluation is to determine if the player has

developed a treatable medical condition and, if so, to determine when medical

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 treatment is warranted. Such evaluation should be performed within a reasonable
length of time, balancing player safety on the one hand, and continuous play on
the other. At the discretion of the Sports Medicine Trainer, such evaluation may
be performed in conjunction with the Tournament Doctor, and may be
performed off-court.

If the Sports Medicine Trainer determines that the player has a non-treatable
medical condition, then the player will be advised that no medical treatment will
be allowed.

C. Medical Time-Out
A Medical Time-Out is allowed by the ITF Referee or Chair Umpire when the
Sports Medicine Trainer has evaluated the player and has determined that
additional time for medical treatment is required. The Medical Time-Out takes
place during a change over or set break, unless the Sports Medicine Trainer
determines that the player has developed an acute medical condition that requires
immediate medical treatment.

The Medical Time-Out begins when the Sports Medicine Trainer is ready to start
treatment. At the discretion of the Physiotherapist/Sports Medicine Trainer,
treatment during a Medical Time-Out may take place off-court, and may proceed
in conjunction with the Tournament Doctor.

The Medical Time-Out is limited to three (3) minutes of treatment. However, at

non-professional events, the ITF Referee may extend the time allowed for
treatment if necessary.

A player is allowed one (1) Medical Time-Out for each distinct treatable medical
condition. All clinical manifestations of heat illness shall be considered as one
(1) treatable medical condition. All treatable musculoskeletal injuries that
manifest as part of a kinetic chain continuum shall be considered as one (1)
treatable medical condition.

Muscle Cramping: A player may receive treatment for muscle cramping only
during the time allotted for change of ends and/or set breaks. Players may not
receive a Medical Time-Out for muscle cramping.

In cases where there is doubt about whether the player suffers from an acute
medical condition, non-acute medical condition inclusive of muscle cramping, or
non-treatable medical condition, the decision of the Physiotherapist/Sports
Medicine Trainer, in conjunction with the Tournament Doctor, if appropriate, is
final. If the Sports Medicine Trainer believes that the player has heat illness, and
if muscle cramping is one of the manifestations of heat illness, then the muscle

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 cramping may only be treated as part of the recommended treatment by the
Sports Medicine Trainer for the heat illness condition.

Note:
A player who has stopped play by claiming an acute medical condition, but is
determined by the Sports Medicine Trainer and/or Tournament Doctor to have
muscle cramping, shall be ordered by the Chair Umpire to resume play
immediately.
If the player cannot continue playing due to severe muscle cramping, as
determined by the Sports Medicine Trainer and/or Tournament Doctor, he/she
may forfeit the point(s)/game(s) needed to get to a change of ends or set-break in
order to receive treatment. There may be a total of two (2) full change of ends or
set-break treatments for muscle cramping in a match, not necessarily
consecutive.
If it is determined by the Chair Umpire or ITF Referee that gamesmanship was
involved, then a Code Violation for Unsportsmanlike Conduct could be issued.

A total of two (2) consecutive Medical Time-Outs may be allowed by the ITF
Referee for the special circumstance in which the Sports Medicine Trainer
determines that the player has developed at least two (2) distinct acute and
treatable medical conditions. This may include: a medical illness in conjunction
with a musculoskeletal injury; two or more acute and distinct musculoskeletal
injuries. In such cases, the Sports Medicine Trainer will perform a medical
evaluation for the two or more treatable medical conditions during a single
evaluation, and may then determine that two consecutive Medical Time-Outs are
required.

D. Medical Treatment
A player may receive on-court medical treatment and/or supplies from the Sports
Medicine Trainer and/or Tournament Doctor during any changeover or set break.
As a guideline, such medical treatment should be limited to two (2)
changeovers/set breaks for each treatable medical condition, before or after a
Medical Time-Out, and need not be consecutive. Players may not receive
medical treatment for non-treatable medical conditions.

E. Penalty
After completion of a Medical Time-Out or medical treatment, any delay in
resumption of play shall be penalised by Code Violations for Delay of Game.

Any player abuse of this Medical Rule will be subject to penalty in accordance
with the Unsportsmanlike Conduct section of the Code of Conduct.

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F. Bleeding
If a player is bleeding, the Chair Umpire must stop play as soon as possible, and
the Sports Medicine Trainer should be called to the court by the Chair Umpire
for evaluation and treatment. The Physiotherapist/Sports Medicine Trainer, in
conjunction with the Tournament Doctor, will evaluate the source of the
bleeding, and will request a Medical Time-Out for treatment if necessary.

If requested by the Sports Medicine Trainer and/or Tournament Doctor, the ITF
Referee may allow up to a total of five (5) minutes to assure control of the
bleeding.

If blood has spilled onto the court or its immediate vicinity, play must not
resume until the blood spill has been cleaned appropriately.

G. Vomiting
If a player is vomiting, the Chair Umpire must stop play if vomiting has spilled
onto the court, or if the player requests medical evaluation. If the player requests
medical evaluation, then the Sports Medicine Trainer should determine if the
player has a treatable medical condition, and if so, whether the medical condition
is acute or non-acute.

If vomiting has spilled onto the court, play must not resume until the vomit spill
has been cleaned appropriately.

H. Physical Incapacity
During a match, if there is an emergency medical condition and the player
involved is unable to make a request for a Sports Medicine Trainer, the Chair
Umpire shall immediately call for the Sports Medicine Trainer and Tournament
Doctor to assist the player.

Either before or during a match, if a player is considered by the Tournament

Doctor and/or Sports Medicine Trainer to be unable physically to compete, or
poses a sufficiently serious health risk to other players, officials or Tournament
staff, the Sports Medicine Trainer and/or Tournament Doctor should inform the
ITF Referee and recommend that the player is ruled unable to compete in the
match to be played, or retired from the match in progress.

The ITF Referee shall exercise discretion before taking any action under this
rule, and should base the decision on the best interests of the player and the
sport, as well as taking all medical advice and any other information into
consideration.

As a precondition to returning to competition, whether at the same or subsequent

event, players who have been ruled ineligible to compete under this rule may be

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 required to provide evidence (whether medical or otherwise) that they are
physically capable of competing and/or that they pose no health risk to other
players, officials or Tournament staff. All such evidence shall be subject to
approval by the ITF Referee, in conjunction with the Tournament Doctor and/or
the ITF Sport Science & Medicine Commission.

Subject to any other restrictions on participation, a player who has been ruled
unable to compete under this rule may subsequently compete in another event at
the same tournament, whether on the same or a subsequent day, provided that the
Tournament Doctor determines that all preconditions for returning to
competition have been met. If this rule is applied in a nation where it is
inconsistent with the national law, then the national law will prevail.

Extreme Weather Conditions and Lightning

a. Definitions
i. Extreme Weather Conditions
Extreme Weather Conditions shall be defined as when the Heat Stress Index (Wet Bulb
Globe Temperature (WBGT) Index) meets or exceeds 30.1 degrees Celsius/86.2
Degrees Fahrenheit.

HEAT INDEX
ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE
21.1°C 23.8°C 26.6°C 29.4°C 32.2°C 35°C 37.7°C 40.5°C 43.3°C 46.1°C 48.8°C
70°F 75°F 80°F 85°F 90°F 95°F 100°F 105°F 110°F 115°F 120°F
Relative Apparent Temperature*
humidity
0% 17.7°C 20.5°C 22.7°C 25.5°C 28.3°C 30.5°C 32.7°C 35°C 37.2°C 39.4°C 41.6°C
64°F 69°F 73°F 78°F 83°F 87°F 91°F 95°F 99°F 103°F 107°F
10% 18.3°C 21.1°C 23.8°C 26.6°C 29.4°C 32.2°C 35°C 37.7°C 40.5°C 43.8°C 46.6°C
65°F 70°F 75°F 80°F 85°F 90°F 95°F 100°F 105°F 111°F 116°F
20% 18.8°C 22.2°C 25°C 27.7°C 30.5°C 33.8°C 37.2°C 40.5°C 44.4°C 48.8°C 54.4°C
66°F 72°F 77°F 82°F 87°F 93°F 99°F 105°F 112°F 120°F 130°F
30% 19.4°C 22.7°C 25.5°C 28.8°C 32.2°C 35.5°C 40°C 45°C 50.5°C 57.2°C 64.4°C
67°F 73°F 78°F 84°F 90°F 96°F 104°F 113°F 123°F 135°F 148°F
40% 20°C 23.3°C 26.1°C 30°C 33.8°C 38.3°C 43.3°C 50.5°C 58.3°C 66.1°C
68°F 74°F 79°F 86°F 93°F 101°F 110°F 123°F 137°F 151°F
50% 20.5°C 23.8°C 27.2°C 31.1°C 35.5°C 41.6°C 48.8°C 57.2°C 65.5°C
69°F 75°F 81°F 88°F 96°F 107°F 120°F 135°F 150°F
60% 21.1°C 24.4°C 27.7°C 32.2°C 37.7°C 45.5°C 55.5°C 65°C
70°F 76°F 82°F 90°F 100°F 114°F 132°F 149°F
70% 21.1°C 25°C 29.4°C 33.8°C 41.1°C 51.1°C 62.2°C
70°F 77°F 85°F 93°F 106°F 124°F 144°F
80% 21.6°C 25.5°C 30°C 36.1°C 45°C 57.7°C
71°F 78°F 86°F 97°F 113°F 136°F
90% 21.6°C 26.1°C 31.1°C 38.8°C 50°C
71°F 79°F 88°F 102°F 122°F
100% 22.2°C 26.6°C 32.7°C 42.2°C
72°F 80°F 91°F 108°F

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ii. Modification of Play
If a WBGT meter is not available for measuring the WBGT Index, then the apparent
temperature should be calculated based on the chart above, and Extreme Weather
Condition – Modification of Play shall be defined when the apparent temperature meets
or exceeds 34 degrees Celsius/93 degrees Fahrenheit.
iii. Suspension of Play
This shall be defined as a Heat Stress Index (WBGT Index) of, or greater than, 32.2
degrees Celsius/90 degrees Fahrenheit. If a WBGT meter is not available for measuring
the WBGT Index, then the Apparent Temperature should be established from the chart
above, and Extreme Weather Condition – Suspension of Play shall be defined as an
Apparent Temperature of, or greater than, 40.1 degrees Celsius/104.2 degrees
Fahrenheit.

b. Procedures for Measuring/Monitoring Weather Conditions

The WBGT Index or Apparent Temperature should be measured by the ITF Referee a
minimum of three (3) times, and a maximum of five (5) times, per day. The readings
will be determined by the ITF Referee prior to the start of play and will be posted in the
ITF Referee’s office. Measurements should be taken every two (2) hours, but at a
minimum, three (3) readings should be taken at the following times:
i. One-half hour before match play begins;
ii. Middle of the scheduled day; and
iii. Just prior to beginning of the last match of the day, or prior to the start of the first
evening match.
The WBGT Index or Apparent Temperature also should be measured under the
following circumstances:
(a) Following any suspension of play; and
(b) At the discretion of the ITF Referee
c. Modification of Play Timing and Weather Condition Change
When the Extreme Weather Condition – Modification of Play is in effect before the
start of a match, the procedures set out below in Section d, shall be followed.
In the event that during the day there is a change in weather conditions as determined
by the periodic monitoring, the Extreme Weather Condition Rule can be put into effect
at any time on all courts, including matches already in progress. Once notified that the
Extreme Weather Condition Rule is in effect, the ITF Referee or any designated official
must inform the players at the next change of ends.
If there is a sudden change in weather conditions and the Rule is lifted, those matches
already in progress will continue under the Extreme Weather Condition Rule. In the

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case of rain or interruption to play, the ITF Referee can re-assess the Extreme Weather
Condition Rule.
d. Modification of Play Procedures, Singles & Doubles
A 10-minute break will be allowed between the 2nd and 3rd sets if either player
requests such a break. If neither player requests such a break, then play will continue.
The ITF Referee may also choose to delay the starting time for matches until such a
time as the Extreme Weather Condition Modification of Play no longer is in effect.
i. During the 10-minute break, no coaching or treatment will be allowed. However, a
player may be allowed to receive an adjustment of medical support, medical equipment
and/or receive medical advice from the Sport Medicine Trainer.
ii. Immediately following the 10-minute break
(a) Any delay in resumption of play shall subject a player to time violations.
(b) No re-warm up will be allowed. (This rule also applies to all bathroom and/or
change of attire breaks allowed during the match.)
(c) A player may not receive medical evaluations, Medical Time Outs or medical
treatments, unless approved by the ITF Referee prior to leaving the court or before the
end of the 2nd set.
iii. Consecutive Breaks
An Extreme Weather Condition 10-minute break and a Bathroom/Change of Attire
break may not be taken consecutively.
e. Suspension of Play Procedures
When the Extreme Weather Condition – Suspension of Play is in effect, play shall be
suspended on all courts including matches already in progress until the temperature
falls below the criterion for Suspension of Play.
f. Lightning
The ITF Referee has the authority to suspend play when lightning is sighted. Play shall
resume when the likelihood of a lightning strike has passed.

TOILET /CHANGE OF ATTIRE BREAK

A player is allowed to request permission to leave the court for a reasonable time for a
toilet break / change of attire break (girls’ matches).
Toilet breaks / change of attire breaks must be taken on a set break.
In girls’ singles events, a player is entitled to two (2) breaks during a match. In boys’
singles events, a player is entitled to one (1) toilet break.
In a doubles match, each team is entitled to a total of two (2) breaks. If partners leave
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may be taken for toilet visits, change of attire (girls’ matches), or both, but for no other
reason whatsoever.
Any time a player leaves the court for a toilet/change of attire break, it is considered
one of the authorised breaks regardless of whether or not the opponent has left the
court. Any toilet/change of attire break taken after a warm-up has started is considered
one of the authorised breaks. Toilet breaks taken not on a set break will be authorised,
but will be penalised in accordance with the point penalty schedule if the player is not
ready to play within the allowed time.
The ITF Referee shall have the authority to deny a player permission to leave the court
during a match for a toilet and/or change of attire break if it is interpreted by the ITF
Referee as gamesmanship and/or flagrant abuse of the Rules.
A player should not take a toilet/change of attire break and a medical time out
consecutively unless approved by the ITF Referee.
A player may change her attire during a toilet break.

Any player abuse of this rule will be subject to penalty in accordance with the
Unsportsmanlike Conduct section of the Code of Conduct.

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 APPENDIX F
WELFARE POLICY

Any coach, trainer, manager, agent, medical or para-medical personnel and/or family
member, tournament guest, or other similar associate of any player (together “Player
Support Team Member”), any player and any tournament personnel, such as an official,
tournament director, staff, volunteer, sponsor, health care provider, ITF staff member
and members of the media (together “Credentialed Person”) shall conduct
himself/herself in a professional manner at all times and in accordance with this ITF
Welfare Policy. In this ITF Welfare Policy Player Support Team Members, players and
Credentialed Persons shall be defined as “Covered Persons”.

a. Elements of the Welfare Policy.

i. Application

a) Covered Persons shall be familiar with, and must abide by, this ITF
Welfare Policy.

ii. Unfair and/or Discriminatory Conduct

a) Covered Persons shall not engage in unfair or unethical conduct including

any attempt to injure, disable or intentionally interfere with the preparation or
competition of any player.

b) Covered Persons shall not discriminate in the provision of services on the

basis of race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, religion, age or sexual
orientation.

iii. Abuse of Authority; Abusive Conduct

a) Covered Persons shall not abuse his or her position of authority or control,
and shall not attempt to or compromise the psychological, physical or emotional
wellbeing of any player.

b) Covered Persons shall not engage in abusive conduct, either physical or

verbal, or threatening conduct or language directed toward any Covered Person,
parent, spectator or member of the press/media.

c) Covered Persons shall not exploit any player relationship to further

personal, political or business interests at the expense of the best interests of the
player.

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iv. Sexual Conduct

In order to prevent sexual abuse and the negative consequences resulting from
the imbalance of a dual relationship, sexual conduct of any kind between any
player and his/her Player Support Team Members and/or Credentialed Persons is
discouraged.

In addition, the following conduct is specifically prohibited:

a) Covered Persons shall not make sexual advances towards, or have any
sexual contact with, any player who is (i) under the age of 17, or (ii) under the
age of legal majority in the jurisdiction where the conduct takes place or where
the player resides.

b) Covered Persons shall not sexually abuse a player of any age. Sexual abuse
is defined as the forcing of sexual activity by one person on another person (i) of
diminished mental capacity; or (ii) by the use of physical force, threats, coercion,
intimidation or undue influence.

c) Covered Persons shall not engage in sexual harassment - for example, by

making unwelcome advances, requests for sexual favours or other verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature where such conduct may create an
intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.

d) Player Support Team Members and Credentialed Persons shall not share a
hotel room with a player at any time, unless such Player Support Team Member
or Credentialed Person is the player’s parent or is related to the player and
authorised in writing by the player’s parent. Penalties will apply to any
underage player who is found to have violated this Hotel Room Policy. These
penalties can include: forfeiture of points from the tournament(s) where the
violation occurred and/or monetary fines equal to the amount of the hotel room
rates and/or forfeiture of hotel per diem rates as applicable, for the tournament(s)
where the violation occurred. Such penalty shall be in addition to any penalties
that may be imposed on the Player Support Team Member or Credentialed
Person pursuant to sub-Section b) below.

v. Criminal Conduct – Covered Persons shall comply with all relevant criminal
laws. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, this obligation is
violated if a Covered Person has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or
no contest to a criminal charge or indictment involving (a) an offence involving
use, possession, distribution or intent to distribute illegal drugs or substances, (b)
an offence involving sexual misconduct, harassment or abuse, or (c) an offence
involving child abuse. Further, this obligation may be violated if a Covered

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 Person has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or no contest to an
offence that is a violation of any law specifically designed to protect minors.

vi. Anti-Doping Activity – Covered Persons shall not commit any offence under the
terms of the ITF’s Anti-Doping Programme or aid, abet, counsel or procure in
any way any person’s offence under that Programme.

vii. Conduct in General – Covered Persons shall not conduct himself or herself in a
manner that will reflect unfavourably on the ITF, any tournament, event or
circuit owned or sanctioned by the ITF (the “ITF Tournaments”), any player,
official or the game of tennis.

b. Violations/Procedures

i. Any individual who believes that any Covered Person has failed to meet his or
her obligations under this Welfare Policy may file a written complaint with the
ITF Executive Director responsible for the ITF Tournament in which the
complainant participates. That complaint shall identify the complainant and
state specifically the nature of the alleged misconduct. Upon receipt of such a
complaint, the ITF Executive Director shall promptly initiate a review of the
matter. Such review shall be carried out by the relevant Manager or Head of
Department with responsibility for the ITF Tournament in which the
complainant participates (“ITF Manager/Head”). Upon request by the ITF
Manager/Head, the ITF Executive Director shall have authority to issue a
provisional suspension of the accused individual, pending the completion of the
investigation and issuance of a final decision on the matter.

ii. Upon review of the complaint and, where appropriate, additional investigation,
the ITF Manager/Head may determine that the complaint does not merit further
action. If the ITF Manager/Head determines that the complaint does merit
further action, after notifying the accused individual of the charge(s) and giving
the accused individual the opportunity to present his or her views to the ITF
Executive Director or his/her designee, either in person or in writing, at the ITF
Executive Director’s discretion, the ITF Executive Director may impose
appropriate sanctions including (a) denial of privileges or exclusion of the person
in question from any or all ITF Tournaments, or (b) such other sanctions
including monetary sanctions as the ITF Executive Director may deem
appropriate.

iii. The ITF Executive Director reserves the right to extend to any or all ITF
Tournaments a suspension or other disciplinary action taken against a Covered
Person by a National or Regional Association or other tennis organisation such
as the Women’s Tennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals or a
conviction or plea of guilty or no contest to a criminal charge or indictment as

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 set out in Section a) v. above. The ITF Executive Director reserves the right to
share information concerning a complaint with and/or conduct an investigation
in conjunction with any tennis organisation as specified above. The ITF
Executive Director may also refer the complaint and/or any information received
during the course of investigating an allegation or prosecuting a charge to any
authorities it considers appropriate. The ITF shall have the absolute discretion,
where it deems appropriate, to stay its own investigation pending the outcome of
investigations being conducted by other tennis organisations as specified above
and/or relevant authorities.

iv. Decisions of the ITF Executive Director may be appealed to the Committee
responsible for the ITF Tournament in which the complainant participates. All
appeals under this section must be filed with the appropriate ITF Committee in
writing within one month from the date of the notice of the ITF Executive
Director’s decision which is the subject of the appeal. The notice of appeal must
include a statement of the reasons for the appeal and arguments why the decision
was incorrect and include supporting evidence and make any application for a
stay of execution. The ITF Committee shall decide whether to review the appeal
based solely on the ITF Executive Director’s investigation or whether to hold a
full hearing in which the Covered Person will be given the opportunity to present
his/her case directly to the ITF Committee, in which case the ITF Committee
shall issue directions for the efficient conduct of the appeal. The decision of the
ITF Committee shall be final and binding. Any decision of the ITF Executive
Director decided on the basis of a conviction or plea of guilty or no contest to a
criminal charge or indictment as set out in Section a) v. above shall be final and
binding.

v. Any decision of the Executive Director and/or the ITF Committee pursuant to
this Welfare Policy may be communicated to those Member National
Associations, other tennis organisations and ITF Tournament organisers deemed
necessary by the ITF Executive Director and/or the ITF Committee.

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 APPENDIX G
ITF JUNIOR CIRCUIT AGE ELIGIBILITY
RULE
1. ITF Junior Age Eligibility Chart

Age Number of tournaments permitted

18 Unrestricted
17 Unrestricted
16 25
15 16 (unless player achieves a top 20 ITF Junior Ranking in which case an
additional 4 tournaments permitted)
14 14 (unless player achieves a top 20 ITF Junior Ranking in which case an
additional 4 tournaments permitted)
13 10 (unless player achieves a top 50 ITF Junior Ranking in which case an
additional 4 tournaments permitted)
11/12 0

NOTES
1. The number of tournaments permitted is counted between the date of a player’s
birthday and the day before their next birthday, not between 1 January and 31
December.
2. Participation in an ITF Junior Circuit tournament includes singles and/or doubles
and/or qualifying.
3. Minors under the age of thirteen (13) shall not be eligible for entry. For the
purposes of this Rule, the player’s age as of the first day of the tournament Main
Draw shall be used.
4. The number of tournaments permitted by the ITF Junior Age Eligibility Rule is
in addition to the number of professional tournaments permitted by the Age
Eligibility Rule (please refer to ITF Professional Circuit Regulations, and WTA
Regulations for details on the Age Eligibility Rule.)

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 APPENDIX H
AGE ELIGIBILITY RULES
COMPETITION FOR PLAYERS WHO ARE 12 AND UNDER:-

The following rules set forth eligibility rules and restrictions for competitions and other
events (including Games) for players who are 12 and under:

a) There shall be no 11 and under, no 10 and under and no 9 and under (or
younger) age category international or regional individual or team competitions
or Games.

b) In any calendar year players may only compete in a maximum of ten

tournaments for 12 and under events sanctioned by the ITF, or by a Regional
Association or by the *USTA and Tennis Canada.

c) Players under the age of 10 shall not be eligible for entry into any international
individual tournament, team competition, or games sanctioned by a Regional
Association, a National Association and/or any other national or international
organisation. In accordance with the ITF Junior Age Eligibility Rule, the
player’s age as of the first day of the tournament Main Draw shall be used.
Players are allowed to play in a 12 and under event from the year they turn 10
years of age, and have reached their 10th birthday on or before the start of the
Singles Main Draw, until the year the player turns 12 years of age.

d) Players eligible to compete in 12 and under Competitions may also compete in

tournaments for players age 14 and under sanctioned by the ITF, or by a
Regional Association or by the *USTA and Tennis Canada, but participation in
such tournaments will count towards the maximum of ten events permitted.

e) Competition for players 12 and under organised by a Regional Association must

be a team competition.

f) Players aged 12 and under shall not compete in 16 and under international or
regional individual or team competitions.

g) There shall be no international or regional rankings for players aged 12 and

under.

h) The title ‘World Champion’(or any similar title) shall not be awarded to a player
winning an event restricted to players who are 12 and under.

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*Note: For the purpose of this Rule only National Championships in the USA and in
Canada count as tournaments covered.

TEAM COMPETITIONS FOR PLAYERS WHO ARE 14 AND UNDER

The following Rules are applicable to all international team competitions worldwide for
players in 14 and under age group events.

Competitors for these competitions in 2016, in 2017, and 2018, including the World
Junior Tennis Competition, must have been born between the following eligible birth
years:

Competition Eligible Birth Years

2016 2002-2005
2017 2003-2006
2018 2004-2007

TEAM COMPETITIONS FOR PLAYERS WHO ARE 16 AND UNDER

The following Rules are applicable to all international team competitions worldwide for
players in 16 and under age group events. No competitor may participate who is still
eligible for 12 and under age group events.

Competitors for these competitions, including the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup
by BNP Paribas, must have been born between the following eligible birth years:

Competition Eligible Birth Years

2016 2000 - 2003

2017 2001 - 2004
2018 2002 - 2005

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 APPENDIX I
GUIDELINES FOR THE NUMBER OF
TOURNAMENTS PERMITTED PER
COUNTRY
1. Maximum number of tournaments permitted
The Guidelines for the number of tournaments permitted per country shall be based on
the ITF voting system according to the number of Class B or Class C shares each
country is entitled to. The maximum number of events permitted shall be as follows:
12 Class B Shares - up to 7 events permitted
9 Class B Shares - up to 6 events permitted
7 Class B Shares - up to 5 events permitted
5 Class B Shares - up to 4 events permitted
3 Class B Shares - up to 3 events permitted
1 Class B Share - up to 2 events permitted
1 Class C Share - 1 event permitted in special circumstances

2. Number of new tournaments permitted per year

A maximum of one (1) new tournament per year, per country can be approved to join
the ITF Junior Circuit.

3. Regional Championships
Regional Closed events (Grades B1, B2, B3) shall not be counted towards the
maximum number of tournaments in a country.

4. Indoor tournaments
Applications for new indoor tournaments can be exempt from the Guidelines if deemed
appropriate by the Juniors Committee.

5. Countries in excess of the maximum number of tournaments permitted

Countries which had more than the maximum number of tournaments permitted when
the Guidelines were introduced were permitted to keep existing tournaments.

6. Special Consideration
The ITF Juniors Committee may grant exceptions to the Guidelines where it is deemed
appropriate in accordance with the calendar principles indicated in Section I, 3 of these
regulations.

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 APPENDIX J
16 & UNDER TEAM COMPETITION
FEED UP SYSTEM
1. 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt Positions will be offered to players
in teams placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP
Paribas Finals.

2. Two 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt Positions will be offered to
each eligible player.

3. 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt Positions will only be offered
within a players’ home region except in exceptional circumstances i.e. there is no
relevant Grade tournament in the home region.

4. The level of pre-determined ITF Junior Circuit tournaments within the players’ home
region where main draw 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt Positions will
be offered is as follows:

JUNIOR DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS

Boys 1st Place 2nd Place Team 3rd Place Team
Team
No.1 Player 1 x Grade A 2 x Grade 1 1 x Grade 1
1 x Grade 1 1 x Grade 2
No.2 Player 2 x Grade 1 1 x Grade 1 2 x Grade 2
1 x Grade 2
No.3 Player 2 x Grade 2 1 x Grade 2 2 x Grade 3
1 x Grade 3
JUNIOR FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
Girls 1st Place 2nd Place Team 3rd Place Team
Team
No.1 Player 1 x Grade A 2 x Grade 1 1 x Grade 1
1 x Grade 1 1 x Grade 2
No.2 Player 2 x Grade 1 1 x Grade 1 2 x Grade 2
1 x Grade 2
No.3 Player 2 x Grade 2 1 x Grade 2 2 x Grade 3
1 x Grade 3

5. 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt Positions for players in teams
placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
Finals 2016 will be available in tournaments starting from the week beginning 7
November 2016 until the week beginning 11 September 2017.

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6. 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt Positions will be cancelled for
eligible players from the 2016 Finals after 25 September 2017.

7. A maximum of two 16 & Under Team Competition Feed Up Exempt Positions will
be available at each relevant tournament. Priority for positions will be according to the
finishing position of the team and the position of the player within the team.

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 APPENDIX K
16 & UNDER TOURNAMENT FEED UP
SYSTEM
1. 16 & Under Tournament Feed Up Exempt Positions will be offered to players
selected through the regional 16 & Under year-end ranking or, if 16 & Under
regional ranking is not available, through results in the 16 & Under Regional (or
national for USA and Canada) Individual Championships.

2. Two 16 & Under Tournament Feed Up Exempt Positions will be offered to each
eligible player in the singles main draw of pre-determined ITF Junior Circuit
tournaments.

3. 16 & Under Tournament Feed Up Exempt Positions will be offered only within
the player’s home region except in exceptional circumstances i.e. there is no
relevant Grade tournament in the home region.

4. The level of pre-determined ITF Junior Circuit tournaments within the players’
home region where singles main draw 16 & Under Tournament Feed Up Exempt
Position will be offered is as follows:

Boys & Girls No. of

Tournament
& Grade
No.1 Player 2 x Grade 1
in the region
No.2 Player 1 x Grade 1
in the region 1 x Grade 2
No.3 Player 2 x Grade 2
in the region
No.4/5/6/7 2 x Grade 3
Player in the
region

5. No player can obtain an exempt position by virtue of his/her 16 & Under year-
end ranking in another region (i.e. a South American player finishing in a top
position of the 16 & Under year-end ranking in Europe).

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6. The number of players (Boys & Girls) per region to benefit from the 16 & Under
Tournament Feed Up system in 2016 is as follows:

• Africa 2
• Asia 4
• Canada (North America) 2
• Central America & The Caribbean 2
• Europe 7
• Oceania 2
• South America 3
• USA (North America) 2

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 APPENDIX L
SEEDING COMPARISON CHART
The following chart should be used to compare players with professional ranking
against players with ITF Junior rankings for seeding purposes in both singles and
doubles. If two players are on the same line of the chart ITF Junior Ranking has
priority.

Example:
Seed 1 – ITF Junior Ranking No.2
Seed 2 – ATP Ranking 275
Seed 3 – ITF Junior Ranking No.3

For doubles seeding, a player with a professional ranking is considered the equal of the
lowest ITF Junior Ranking in the same group. For example, a player with an ATP
ranking of 501-550 is considered the equal of a player with an ITF Junior Ranking of
12.

ITF ATP ITF WTA

1 -250 1 -150

2 251-350 2 151-175

3-4 351-450 3-4 176-200

5-6 451-500 5-6 201-225

7-12 501-550 7-8 226-250

13-18 551-600 9-11 251-275

19-24 601-650 12-14 276-300

25-30 651-700 15-19 301-325

31-35 701-750 20-24 326-350

36- 25-29 351-375

30-35 376-400
36-

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 APPENDIX M
THE PLAYERS
1. Definition of “Good Standing” of a Player
A National Tennis Association shall deem a player to be of good standing where
he/she:

(a) is free from a suspension imposed by his/her National Tennis Association, or

by the ITF, or through the imposition of a suspension under a Code of Conduct
accepted and approved by the ITF.

(b) is accepted by his/her National Tennis Association as being under its

jurisdiction while competing in events for which the National Tennis
Association has selected him/her.

(c) makes himself/herself available for selection for ITF Junior Circuit
tournaments, for official team championships, including the Olympic Games and
Youth Olympic Games, and accepts the jurisdiction of his/her National Tennis
Association while competing in events for which they have selected him/her.

(d) respects the spirit of fair play and non-violence at all times;

(e) accepts the conditions of entry of the events he/she enters, including the
conditions of any Code of Conduct adopted for those events and the terms and
conditions contained in the IPIN registration system.

(f) agrees to undergo any medical control, including gender control and/or other
tests, which are in operation at any event which he/she enters.

(g) has not been convicted by a competent court of a country of an offence:

(i) in respect of which an unsuspended sentence of at least 12 months was

imposed; or

(ii) which involved any act or omission which would reasonably be

considered by the ITF to compromise the integrity of tennis, the National Tennis
Association, the ITF and/or the safety of those taking part in and/or attending an
ITF Junior Circuit tournament, an official team championships, the Olympic
Tennis Event and Youth Olympic Tennis Event; or

(h) has not otherwise engaged in conduct which brings his/her National Tennis
Association and/or the ITF into disrepute.

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 A player who fails to satisfy any of the criteria at (a)-(h) above must establish to
the satisfaction of his/her National Tennis Association that he/she is of good
standing notwithstanding his/her failure.

Any appeal against a final decision handed down by a National Tennis Association with
respect to g) and h) shall be lodged with the ITF Juniors Committee within 21 days of
notification of the decision in question. Recourse may only be made to the ITF Juniors
Committee after all other internal channels of appeal to a National Tennis Association
have been exhausted. The decision of the ITF Juniors Committee shall be final and
binding. The ITF Juniors Committee in its absolute discretion may set aside the
determination of a National Tennis Association.

2. Gender Verification
In any competition, a player may be required upon request to submit to gender
verification to determine sexual status.
In the event that the gender of a player is questioned, the medical delegate (or
equivalent) of the ITF shall have the authority to take all appropriate measures for the
determination of the gender of a competitor.
The results of any tests conducted will not be made public out of deference to the
human rights of the individual concerned but will be reported to the Chairman of the
ITF Sport Science and Medicine Commission who shall advise the Board of Directors
of the gender of the player concerned.
Failure by a player to submit to testing upon the request of the ITF shall subject the
player to immediate suspension from the competition until such time as the appropriate
testing is carried out in accordance with these Regulations.

Transsexuals
Any individuals undergoing sex reassignment from male to female before puberty are
regarded as girls and women (female), while those undergoing reassignment from
female to male are regarded as boys and men (male).
Individuals undergoing sex reassignment from male to female after puberty (and the
converse) are eligible for participation in female or male competitions, respectively,
under the following conditions:
a. Surgical anatomical changes have been completed, including external genitalia
changes and gonadectomy.
b. Legal recognition of their assigned sex has been conferred by the appropriate official
authorities.
c. Hormonal therapy appropriate for the assigned sex has been administered in a
verifiable manner and for a sufficient length of time to minimise gender-related
advantages in sport competitions.
d. Eligibility should begin no sooner than two years after gonadectomy.
In all instances, a confidential case-by-case evaluation will occur.

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 APPENDIX N

HOSPITALITY PROVISIONS AT ITF

JUNIOR CIRCUIT TOURNAMENTS
The following tournaments must provide Full Hospitality:

Grade A, Grade 1, Grade B1, Grade 2, Grade B2, Grade 3, Grade B3

Please find following a definition of the minimum standards required to meet the Full
Hospitality requirement. Any tournament found to be not meeting the minimum
standards could be downgraded.

ACCOMMODATION

PLAYERS – Shared room – 2 / 4 players per room – all players must have an
individual bed. Space in the room should be relevant to the number of occupants.

COACHES/ACCOMPANYING PEOPLE – Single room – Official National

Association coach/accompanying person must be provided with a single room.

Private housing shall not be used by tournaments, including tournaments Grade 4-5, as
a form of hospitality.

Official coaches/accompanying people must be nominated by their National

Association by the Freeze Deadline in order to receive hospitality, in accordance with
each tournament’s hospitality arrangements. Any official coach/accompanying person
nominated by his/her National Association to receive hospitality must have registered
for an annual Player Support Team ID at this website:
http://playersupport.itftennis.com.
The Player Support Team ID must be communicated to the tournament by the National
Association when nominating the official coach. Any coach/accompanying person
without a valid Player Support Team ID will not be entitled to hospitality.

Official tournament hospitality for coaches and players shall be provided separately and
hotel bedrooms may not be shared. Requests to share hotel accommodation by players
and coaches from the same or opposite sex must at all times be refused. The only
exception allowed to this rule is when a National Association nominates a parent or a
person related to the player and authorised in writing by the player’s parent as the
official coach/representative, in accordance with the guidelines stipulated in the ITF
Welfare Policy (Appendix F).

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Official hotels should be of an appropriate standard and should have enough available
rooms for all players and player support team members. Players and player support
team members from the same country should always be placed in the same hotel. The
ITF reserves the right to refuse official hotels if they do not meet ITF standards.

HOTEL SAFETY GUIDELINES

The ITF recommends that hotels be selected for tournaments based on the following
factors:
• Located in safe part of the town/city
• Safety and Security
o Compliance with Hotel Room Policy (Welfare Policy part iv.d.)
o Reception or management staff available 24 hours/day
o Separate security staff available 24 hours/day
o Criminal background checks or security screening for all staff
o Guests must show ID to get room keys
o Motels or other accommodations requiring entrance to rooms from the
street or public outdoor walkways are not acceptable
o Safe facilities available for guest valuables
• Emergency Procedures
o Emergency and evacuation procedures in place
o Compliant with fire codes and others as applicable (e.g. earthquake,
tornado)
o Hotel fitted with working smoke detectors/alarms/sprinkler systems
o Staff trained in emergency management procedures
• Rooms
o Guestrooms require keycard entry and equipped with deadbolts
o Guestrooms equipped with one-way peep holes
o Guestrooms equipped with telephones
o Bathroom and toilet facilities in each guestroom, separated from sleeping
area by closing/locking door
o Disabled access and facilities available
• Cleanliness
o Housekeeping/ laundry meets national hygiene standards
o Restaurants/ kitchens meet national food service and storage standards

The ITF suggests tournaments use a checklist to evaluate hotel suitability (an example
is available from the ITF Juniors department) and that a suitable tournament
representative personally conducts a check of and approves the hotel facilities prior to
the tournament.

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MEALS

BREAKFAST – combination of
Low sugar breakfast cereal Fresh Fruit
Skimmed milk Yoghurt
Toast Cheese
Pancakes Cold meats / Eggs
Multigrain Breads/Bagel Fruit Juice
Rice Crackers
Cold Cereals Nuts

LUNCH / DINNER– choices from

Pasta (minimum oil / butter in accompanying sauce)
Fresh Steamed Vegetables Salad
Low fat meat, chicken, turkey Rice
Fish Potatoes
Tofu Bread
Hard Boiled Eggs Fresh Fruit
Broth-based soups Yoghurt

Deep-fried foods should be avoided.

All food and drink items provided must comply with the Tennis Anti-Doping
Programme.

The quantity of food should be adequate to sustain the needs of a young athlete.

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 APPENDIX O

ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES

2016 ITF JUNIOR CIRCUIT TOURNAMENTS

Entry Deadline:

Tuesday twenty-seven (27) days prior to the Monday of the tournament week (no later
than 14:00 hours GMT)

Grade A tournaments and their warm-up events entry deadline: forty-one (41), thirty-
four (34) or twenty-seven (27) days prior to the Monday of the tournament week at
14:00 hrs GMT on the Tuesday.

Under exceptional circumstances other tournaments (Grades 1-5) may apply to the ITF
for an exemption from the 27-day rule.

It is the player’s responsibility before entering any Junior Circuit tournament to check
the correct entry deadline on the official tournament fact-sheet on the ITF website
and/or on the IPIN online service. It is also the player’s responsibility to check that an
online entry has gone through and that a confirmation email has been received.

Withdrawal Deadline (Main Draw and Qualifying): Tuesday thirteen (13) days prior
to the Monday of the tournament week (no later than 14:00 hours GMT)
Freeze Deadline: Wednesday preceding the tournament week (no later than 14:00
hours GMT)
It is the player's responsibility to make all entries and withdrawals and to check his/her
position on the Entry Lists. All entries and withdrawals must be submitted online
through the IPIN Online Service or in writing on the official Entry or Withdrawal Form
and sent to the ITF by fax or post, to be received before the appropriate deadline.
Entries and withdrawals are not accepted by telephone or via email, except after the
Freeze Deadline when a signed official Withdrawal Form may be submitted as an email
attachment.

All players entering ITF Junior Circuit tournaments must be a member of their national
tennis association and must be in “good standing” with their national associations as
defined in Appendix M of the ITF Junior Circuit Regulations.
In order to enter ITF Junior Circuit tournaments all players must first register for annual
Junior IPIN Membership (and pay the appropriate fee) and agree, as a condition of their
registration, to accept the related terms and conditions. Failure to register for IPIN

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Membership and to accept the related terms and conditions will render a player
ineligible to enter and/or compete in ITF Junior Circuit tournaments.

If a player enters more than one but not more than three ITF Junior Circuit tournaments
occurring during the same period, HE/SHE MUST STATE A PRIORITY ON HIS/HER
ENTRY FORM.

At the Withdrawal Deadline:

If a player is accepted into the Main Draw or Qualifying of one ITF Junior
Circuit tournament, he/she will be immediately withdrawn from the Entry Lists
of all other tournaments.

If a player is accepted into the Main Draw or Qualifying of more than one ITF
Junior Circuit tournament occurring during the same period, he/she will remain
on one List and will be immediately withdrawn from the Entry Lists of all other
tournaments according to the following criteria:

1. Main Draw takes priority over Qualifying, and Qualifying over Alternates
2. Tournament Entry Priority

If a player did not state an entry priority, he/she will be immediately withdrawn
from all but one Entry List according to the following criteria:

3. Tournaments with the highest grade will take priority, or if equal;

4. The Entry List on which he/she is highest placed will take priority, or if
equal;
5. The tournament which is geographically closest to his/her country of
Nationality will take priority

If a player is not accepted into any ITF Junior Circuit tournament occurring
during the same week, he/she may remain on more than one Entry List as an
Alternate until the Freeze Deadline. However once he/she is accepted into any
ITF Junior Circuit tournament, he/she will be withdrawn from the Entry Lists of
all other tournaments occurring during this period.

After the Freeze Deadline:

Players who are on one or more Alternate Lists will not be moved into
Qualifying and players in Qualifying will no longer be moved into the Main
Draw.

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 APPENDIX P
DATA RIGHTS
1. Definitions

The following terms shall have the following ascribed meanings:

“DATA RIGHTS” shall mean the right to in any way use or create or
assemble official data including without limitation the
right to collect, collate, store, use, reproduce, exploit,
onward supply or make available any and all official
data including but not limited to the live scoring rights.

“MATCH PERIOD” shall mean in respect of each match the period

commencing at the start of that match and expiring 30
seconds after conclusion of the last game in said
match.

“LIVE SCORING RIGHTS” shall mean the right to exercise data rights during the
applicable match period.

“OFFICIAL DATA” shall mean any order of play/schedule, draw, scoring

(including, without limitation live match scores/in-
match incident such as match starting, challenge, a
point being scored, number of aces etc.) And/or other
statistical information relating to the competition, any
match and/or the participants therein, howsoever
generated and including without limitation PAT data;

“PAT DATA” shall mean player performance analysis data and/or

other data or information collected by and/or with the
co-operation of the player and/or analysis derived
therefrom during a match in the competition by means
of any system of player analysis technology that is
approved by ITF for use in the competition.

2. Data rights

The ITF will have the exclusive right to exercise the data rights including without
limitation the live scoring rights in respect of any and all matches and/or any and all
elements of the competition. Each host organiser will assist the ITF in its efforts to
exercise the data rights.

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ITF hereby confirms that each host organiser may on a royalty free basis use official
data by the following means:

(a) the right to use the official data excluding PAT data in official publications and
on official websites, mobile applications and/or other media outlets provided
that any such use takes place after the applicable match period and is for non-
gambling purposes;
(b) the right to supply the official data excluding PAT data to official sponsors
provided that any such supply takes place after the match period and is for
non-gambling purposes; and
(c) the right to use the official data excluding PAT data for in-venue purposes
(including by way of example and not limitation on in-venue scoreboards)
before the expiry of the match period for non-gambling purposes;

In addition the host organiser of an event and (if applicable) the licensees of traditional
broadcast television in the host country may use official data in their live and/or
delayed transmissions of that event provided that (i) such use is an integral part of the
transmission of the television signal of the event; (ii) the official data is not used in
connection with gambling or for gambling purposes; and (iii) the official data used
relates only to the event which is being broadcast.

In addition ITF confirms that where ITF provides a live score centre of any match on
the ITF website the host organiser may request ITF’s permission to incorporate a link
on their respective official websites that enables viewers to access and view such live
score centre. ITF will not unreasonably refuse any request to incorporate such a link
provided that the link is incorporated in accordance with ITF directions.

All other rights to use or create or assemble official data or in any way to exercise the
data rights are reserved exclusively to ITF and may be exploited by ITF at its sole
election.

3. Data rights protection

Host organiser shall not allow or authorise the dissemination, transmission, publication
or release of any official data and/or any match score or other related statistical data
from the venue.

The use of laptop computers, mobile phones or other handheld electronic devices within
the venues to collate, collect, use, store, reproduce, onward supply or make available
any official data and/or any match score or other related statistical data or for purposes
relating to gambling shall be prohibited and each host organiser national association
shall take reasonable steps to enforce such prohibition (including without limitation by
means of venue regulations, ticket conditions and accreditation terms), save for
incidental use within editorial reporting. The exception to this provision is host

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organiser and/or ITF credentialed personnel when used in the performance of their
duties.

The host organiser shall co-operate with the ITF in relation to:

- Any system or scheme that the ITF implements for the exercise, collection,
supply and/or licensing (in each case by the ITF itself or via an appointed 3rd
party) of live scoring rights;

- Any measures that the ITF takes to protect the exclusivity of live scoring rights
and the prevention of any unauthorised collation, collection, use, storage,
reproduction, onward supply or making available of official data .

ITF and the host organiser shall at all times co-operate with and comply with the
requirements of the tennis anti-corruption program.

4. PAT data exploitation

“PAT Data” shall mean player performance analysis data and/or other data or
information collected by and/or with the co-operation of the player and/or analysis
derived therefrom during a match in any Pro Circuit tournament (“Tournament”) by
means of any system of Player Analysis Technology that is approved by ITF for use
in that Tournament.

ITF has, subject to the rules of tennis, agreed that players using approved PAT systems
may collect, collate, assemble and store PAT data from matches played in the
competition subject to the following conditions:

i. During the match the coaches and players and any technology providers or
service operators involved in the collection, collation and/or analysis of PAT
data shall only use such PAT data for internal analysis and coaching purposes
of the respective player and/or team and such use shall be strictly subject to rule
30 of the rules of tennis

ii. Each host organiser coach and player shall and undertakes to procure that any
technology provider or service operator involved in the collection, collation
and/or analysis of PAT data at any time shall:

a) Not publish, use or otherwise exploit any PAT data or supply any PAT
data or analysis derived therefrom to third parties for any purposes other
than as described in 4(i) above or that have otherwise been pre-approved
in writing by ITF and shall take such steps as ITF may reasonably require

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 to prevent any unauthorised access to and/or use of such PAT data, in
particular but without limitation no PAT data or analysis or product
derived therefrom shall be used or supplied to any third party for any
purpose related to betting and/or gambling;

b) Ensure that ITF shall be able to access free of charge any and all such
PAT data live and/or delayed at the venue of the match and/or such other
point as may be agreed and ITF shall be free to use such PAT data and
authorise third parties to use such PAT data for any purposes;

iii. In the event that such PAT data is accessed by unauthorised third parties and/or
ITF reasonably believes that PAT data and/or PAT equipment and/or services
are being used for any purposes in breach of these regulations ITF shall be
entitled to rescind its approval and the coaches and players will immediately
cease use of the PAT system pending resolution.

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JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONS
BOYS’ SINGLES GIRLS’ SINGLES
1978 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslovakia)
1979 Raul Viver (Ecuador) Mary-Lou Piatek (USA)
1980 Thierry Tulasne (France) Susan Mascarin (USA)
1981 Patrick Cash (Australia) Zina Garrison (USA)
1982 Guy Forget (France) Gretchen Rush (USA)
1983 Stefan Edberg (Sweden) Pascale Paradis (France)
1984 Mark Kratzmann (Australia) Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina)
1985 Claudio Pistolesi (Italy) Laura Garrone (Italy)
1986 Javier Sanchez (Spain) Patricia Tarabini (Argentina)
1987 Jason Stoltenberg (Australia) Natalia Zvereva (USSR)
1988 Nicolas Pereira (Venezuela) Cristina Tessi (Argentina)
1989 Nicklas Kulti (Sweden) Florencia Labat (Argentina)
1990 Andrea Gaudenzi (Italy) Karina Habsudova (Czechoslovakia)
1991 Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) Zdenka Malkova (Czechoslovakia)
1992 Brian Dunn (USA) Rossana De Los Rios (Paraguay)
1993 Marcelo Rios (Chile) Nino Louarssabichvili (Georgia)
1994 Federico Browne (Argentina) Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
1995 Mariano Zabaleta (Argentina) Anna Kournikova (Russia)
1996 Sebastien Grosjean (France) Amelie Mauresmo (France)
1997 Arnaud Di Pasquale (France) Cara Black (Zimbabwe)
1998 Roger Federer (Switzerland) Jelena Dokic (Australia)
1999 Kristian Pless (Denmark) Lina Krasnoroutskaia (Russia)
2000 Andrew Roddick (USA) Maria Emilia Salerni (Argentina)
2001 Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
2002 Richard Gasquet (France) Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic)
2003 Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium)
2004 Gaël Monfils (France) Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands)
2005 Donald Young (USA) Viktoria Azarenka (Belarus)
2006 Thiemo De Bakker (Netherlands) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)
2007 Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) Urszula Radwanska (Poland)
2008 Tsung-Hua Yang (Chinese Taipei) Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Thailand)
2009 Daniel Berta (Sweden) Kristina Mladenovic (France)
2010 Juan Sebastian Gomez (Colombia) Daria Gavrilova (Russia)
2011 Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) Irina Khromacheva (Russia)
2012 Filip Peliwo (Canada) Taylor Townsend (USA)
2013 Alexander Zverev (Germany) Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
2014 Andrey Rublev (Russia) Catherine Bellis (USA)
2015 Taylor Fritz (USA) Dalma Galfi (Hungary)

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 BOYS’ DOUBLES GIRLS’ DOUBLES
1982 Fernando Perez (Mexico) Beth Herr (USA)
1983 Mark Kratzmann (Australia) Larissa Savchenko (USSR)
1984 Augustin Moreno (Mexico) Mercedes Paz (Argentina)
1985 Petr Korda (Czechoslovakia) & Mariana Perez-Roldan (Argentina) &
Cyril Suk (Czechoslovakia) Patricia Tarabini (Argentina)
1986 Tomas Carbonell (Spain) Leila Meskhi (USSR)
1987 Jason Stoltenberg (Australia) Natalia Medvedeva (USSR)

1988 David Rikl (Czechoslovakia) & Jo-Anne Faull (Australia)

Tomas Zdrazila (Czechoslovakia) Andrea Strnadova (Czechoslovakia)
1989 Wayne Ferreira (South Africa) Karina Habsudova (Czechoslovakia)
1990 Marten Renstroem (Sweden) Eva Martincova (Czechoslovakia)
1991 Karim Alami (Morocco) Laurence Courtois (Belgium) &
1992 Enrique Abaroa (Mexico) Nancy Feber (Belgium)
1993 Steven Downs (New Zealand) Cristina Moros (USA)
1994 Benjamin Ellwood (Australia) Martina Nedelkova (Slovakia)
1995 Kepler Orellana (Venezuela) Ludmilla Varmuzova (Czech Republic)
1996 Sebastien Grosjean (France) Michaela Pastikova (Czech Republic)&
Jitka Schonfeldova (Czech Republic)
1997 Nicolas Massu (Chile) Cara Black (Zimbabwe) &
Irina Selyutina (Kazakhstan)
1998 Jose De Armas (Venezuela) Eva Dyrberg (Denmark)
1999 Julien Benneteau (France) & Daniela Bedanova (Czech Republic)
Nicolas Mahut (France)
2000 Lee Childs (Great Britain) & Maria Emilia Salerni (Argentina)
James Nelson (Great Britain)
2001 Bruno Echagaray (Mexico) & Petra Cetkovska (Czech Republic)
Santiago Gonzalez (Mexico)
2002 Florin Mergea (Romania) & Elke Clijsters (Belgium)
Horia Tecau (Romania)
2003 Scott Oudsema (USA) Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic)

Following the introduction of the Combined Junior Ranking in 2004 only two World
Champions are recognized in junior tennis.

JUNIOR GRAND SLAM

BOYS’ SINGLES
1983 Stefan Edberg (Sweden)

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