Index A Agents, Tier I and Tier II 55 Aggravated Behavior 195 Announcing 162 Anti-Corruption 199 Anti-Doping 86 On-Site Testing Facility 86 Volunteer Observers 87 Appeal of Calls 140 Appeal of Violations of STARS Program 194 Appeals Tribunal 181 Application Requirements 167 ATP Player Entry and Commitment To Rules 9 Attendance Quality Standards 254 Audible Obscenity 188 Automated External Defibrillator ( AED ) 86 B Back Fences 74 Back Walls 74 Bags 182 Ball Abuse 187 Ball Mark Inspection Procedures 144 Chair Umpire 144 Line Umpires 145 Ball Persons Clothing 64 Number 64 Balls 76 ATP Challenger Tour 76 ATP World Tour Tournaments 76 Changes and Number 76 Lost Balls 76 ATP Challenger Tour 76 ATP World Tour Tournaments 76 Practice Balls 76 ATP/Challenger Qualifying Competition: 76 ATP Challenger Tour 76 ATP World Tour Tournaments 76 387
Banners 74 Best Efforts 189 Beverages 79 Officials 80 Players 80 Bonus pool 11 Broadcast Quality Standards 250 Byes - Assignment and Placement 123 C Calling of Matches 136 Cases & Decisions Alternate Sign-In Procedures 128 Balls Ball Change Error 77, 372 Broken Ball 77, 372 New Balls to Wrong Player(s) 77, 372 Re-Warm-Up, Balls 77, 372 Soft Ball 77, 372 Clay Court Cases 145 Can t Find Ball Mark 145, 375 Doubles Ball Mark Appeal 145, 375 Must Both Players on a Team Stop 145, 375 Overrule Then Inspect Ball Mark 145, 375 Correcting an Error in Seeding 107 Correct When Left Out of Draw 106 Default - List Penalties 190 Don t Have Eight Seeds 107 Eligible for Lucky Loser 128 Extending Closing Times 129 Hindrance Cases 142 Corrected Call 142, 374 Early Foot Fault Call 143, 374 Inadvertent Hindrance 143, 374 Opponent Makes Noise 143, 374 Opponent s Gear Falls On The Court 143, 374 Singles Stick Falls 143, 374 Spectator Noise 143, 374 Late Transportation 191, 384 Main Draw Seed for a Qualifier 107 Main Draw Vacancy Before Qualifying Starts 131 388
May I Accept a Challenger Wild Card after losing in an ATP Qualifying 115 May I Accept a Wild Card after Withdrawing from an ATP World Tour 500 Qualifying 116 May I Play Grand Slam Qualifying After Losing in an ATP World Tour tournament? 115 Medical Cases 154 Chair Umpire Orders Medical Time-Out 157, 380 Delayed Medical Time-Out 154, 378 Equipment Out of Adjustment (Knee Brace) 154, 378 Exceeding 90 Seconds: Code Violation 155, 378 Medical Time-Out and Re-Warm-Up 155, 378 Medical Time-Out Request Honored? 155, 378 Medical Time-Out Starts When? 155, 378 Only 90 Seconds to Re-Tape 155, 379 Penalties After Medical Time-Out 155, 379 Re-Injury 156, 379 Resuming Play After a Medical Time-Out 156, 379 Singles Retirement: Still in Doubles? 157, 380 Tape Is Not Equipment Adjustment 156, 380 Treatment for Fatigue 156, 380 Treatment: Within 90 Seconds 157, 380 When to Take a Medical Time-Out? 157, 380 Miscellaneous Officiating Cases 157 Ball Hits Net Post Signage 158, 381 Ball Rolls Onto Court 159, 383 Ball Touches Net Pipe Support 159, 382 Broken String: First Service Fault 157, 381 Broken String: First Service Let 157, 381 Broken String: No Racquets 158, 381 Intimidating Line Umpire 159, 383 Invasion: Ball in Play 158, 382 Invasion: No Replay 158, 382 Player Hits Net Pipe Support 158, 382 Player Touches Net Outside of Singles Stick 159, 382 Receiver Not Ready 158, 381 Service Order 159, 383 Touching Net or Opponent s Court 158, 382 Moving Indoors at an Outdoor event 140 No Medical? Big Mistake 176, 381 No Penalty After Retirement 180, 383 Partner Injured: Who May Replace Him? 130 389
Player Entitled to Minimum Rest 139 Player Pulled from ATP World Tour 500 Qualifying 107 Players Don t Call Lines 161, 383 Potential Special Exempt Loses: After 9 p.m. 110 Potential Special Exempt Playing at 9 p.m. Friday 110 Protected Ranking is for Entry, Not Seeding 121 Punctuality 191 Rain Delayed Semifinal, When to Play Final? 139 Rain: How Many Matches Per Player? 139 Remake of Draw 124 Scheduling Priorities 139 Seeds Withdraw or Are Withdrawn 132 Special Exempt Awarded if Player Is in Semis? 111 Tennis Law - Cases 141 Appealing for a Let 142, 373 Appeal of Judgment Calls 141, 372 Appeal of the Facts : Receiver 141, 373 Appeal of the Facts : Server 141, 373 Umpire Blocked on Question of Fact 141, 373 Time and Equipment Cases 148 Ball Person as Personal Valet 148, 375 Changing Shoes 149, 376 Contact Lens 149, 376 Crowd Movement 148, 375 No Play After 90 Seconds 150, 377 Re-Gripping Racque 150, 376 Replacing Shoes 150, 377 Shoe Breaks 150, 377 Time: Refusal to Play 149, 376 Time Violation + 25 Seconds = Code 149, 376 Time Violation, No Play, Results in Code 148, 375 Two Explanations are Enough 149, 376 Toilet Visit 151 Toilet Visit: When Does Play Resume? 151, 377 Two Chances 114 Unused Wild Cards 114, 357 Use of Both Rankings 119 What Size Draw 106 Which Lucky Loser to Insert? 129 Who Goes In 129 Who to Seed in singles Qualifying 107 Wild Card After ATP World Tour 500 Qualifying Withdrawal 114, 390
357 Wild Card Pulled from Qualifying 114, 357 Categories of Tournaments 7 Ceiling Height 74 Ceremonies 189 Chairs 78 Chair Umpire 78 Line Umpire 78 Net Judge 79 Player 79 Chair Umpire 57 Assignment and Designation Process 57 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments Chair Umpires 57 Supplemental Chair Umpires 57 ATP World Tour Tournaments 57 Fees and Expenses 58 General 58 Responsibilities 58 Challenges, number of 146, 283 Change of Tournament Site 9 Chief of Umpires 306 Assignment and Designation Process 63 Fees and Expenses 63 General 63 Responsibilities 63 Clear Mistake 143 Clothing Designs 182 Coaches 189 Coaching 189 Code of Conduct 172 Code Violations Not Witnessed By Chair Umpire 186 Commercial Identification 182 Commitment 10 Commitment and Membership Obligations 10 Committment to Rules 10 Communication Devices 80 Composition of Commitment 33 Consent Form 311 Continuous Play 147 Copy machine 80 Corrected Call 142 391
Correction/Verification of Call 144 Courts 73 Back Fences, Back Walls, Banners, Signs and Seats 74 Ceiling Height 74 Light poles 73 Preparation of Surface 73 Size, Position and Color of Courts 73 Surface 73 Credentialing 81 Credentials 83 Crowd Movement 77 Currency 33 D Default 190 Penalties 190 Default of Prize Money Payments 33 Delay of Game 147 Doctor 54 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 54, 55 ATP World Tour Tournaments 54 Doubles Draws 106 Draw 101 Composition of Draws 102 Minimum Draw Size 101 Remake of Doubles 124 Remake of Singles 124 Size and Method 106 Time of Draw 112 Main Draw Doubles 112 Main Draw Singles 112 Qualifying Doubles 112 Qualifying Singles 112 Dress and Equipment 182 Drink Containers 182 E Electrolyte 79 Drink Container 182 Officials 79 Players 79 Referee Responsibilities 62 392
Electronic devices 190, 384 Electronic Insertion 17, 256 Electronic Review 145 Emergency Situations 93 Entry Fees 89 Entry Obligations 172 Entry Protection 217 Entry Selection 115 Direct Acceptances 115 Doubles 118 Qualifiers 115 Special Exempts 115 Wild Cards 115 Entry/Withdrawal Method 95 Entry/Withdrawal Offenses 172 Equipment Abuse 187 Equipment & Supplies 78 Placement/Approval 78 Exchange Rate Adjustment Rule 40 Exhibition Release 99 Exhibitions 16 Promotional Fees 17 Restrictions 16 F Failure to Complete Match 189 Fee Obligation 33 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 33 ATP World Tour Tournaments 33 Late Payments 33 Fees/Other Payments 33 Final Dispute Resolution 213 Fines and Penalties 172 First Aid 86 Food 85 G Glossary 302 Good Standing 10 Gym 339 H 393
Hat 183 Headband 183 Hindrance 142 Hospitality 18 Host Broadcaster 250 Host Locality 26, 27, 31 Hotel Accommodations (Rooms) 18 Other Reservations. 21 I Identification/Visible 182 Inadvertent Hindrance 143, 374 Indoor Facilities 80 Insurance 34 Internet 80 J Jacket 183 L Laptop Restrictions 78, 83 Late Payment 40 Leaving the Court 189 Letter of Credit 34 New/Conditional Tournaments 34 Lighting 73 Limits to On-Site Access 83 Line Umpire 60 Assignment and Designation Process 60 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 60 ATP World Tour Tournaments 60 Clothing 60 General 60 Responsibilities 61 Line Umpire Requirement 160 Five (5) Line Umpires 161 Four (4) Line Umpires 161 Full Complement 160 Hand Signals 161 Less than a Full Complement 160 Less Than Four (4) Line Umpires 161 394
Number for Matches 160 Seven (7) Line Umpires 160 Six (6) Line Umpires 160 Umpiring Without Line Umpires 161 Live Scoring 80 Locker Room 84 Logo Usage 182 Lucky Losers 125 Selection 125 Substitution 125 M Main Draw 7 Mandatory Player Meeting 13 Massage Therapist 54 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 54 ATP World Tour Tournaments 54 Measuring Devices 79 Media Conference 192 Media Highlight Rights 17 Medical 151 Bleeding 153 Cases & Decisions 154 Evaluation 151 Penalty 153 Physical Incapacity 153 Time-Out 152 Vomiting 153 Monday Finals 7 N Net 26, 79 Net Judge 79 Net Posts 79 Net Posts and Net Post Signage 79 New/Conditional Tournaments 34 Nitto ATP Finals - Doubles 46 Competition Format 46 Entries 46 Alternates (s) 46 Direct Acceptances 46 Selection Lost 46 395
Withdrawal 46 Order of Play 47 Round Robin 47 Prize Money and Points 49 Singles Elimination Competition 48 Nitto ATP Finals - Singles 43 Competition Format 43 Entries 43 Alternate(s) 43 Direct Acceptances 43 Selection List 43 Withdrawal 43 Order of Play 44 Round Robin 44 Prize Money and Points 46 Single Elimination Competition 45 No Show 303 O Offenses 187 Offices 80 On-Court Procedures 140 On-Court Requirements 140 One Tournament Per Week 99 On-Site Access 83 On-Site Offenses 181 On-Site Prize Money Adjustment 40 On-Site Prize Money Minimums 39 On-Site Procedures 181 Order of Play 135 Change 135 Notes / Reminders 136 Notification 135 Release Deadline 135 Other Circuit 167 Overrule 143 P Payment of Fines 176, 194 ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 194 Procedures for Appeal 194 Phones 80 396
Physical Abuse 187 Physical Exam 13 Physiotherapist 54 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 54, 55 ATP World Tour Tournaments 54 Player Eligibility 13 Player Entry and Commitment To Rules 9 Player Introductions 164 Player Lounge 83 Player Major Offenses 195 Player Obligations 21 Player Passes/Credentials 83 Player Publicity and Promotion 14 Player Rights 140 Player Treatment Room 86 Player University 13 Playing Another event 176 Play-Up Regulation Restrictions 100 Point Penalty Schedule 186 Practice Courts 75 Privacy Notice ( HIPPA ) 313 Prize Money 35 Charts 291 General 35 Prize Money / Fee Payments 39 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 39 ATP World Tour Tournaments 39 Prizes and Non-Cash Awards 41 PR & Marketing 53 Prohibited Promotional Fees 197 Promotional Activities 177, 178 Promotional Fees 167 Punctuality 191 Q Qualifier Reservations 21 Qualifying 7 Seed Placement 123 Singles Entry Deadline 89 General 8 397
Location. 8 Surface 8 Time 90 Qualifying Non-Appearance 176 Quality/Broadcast 18 Questions of Fact 140 Questions of Tennis Law 140 R Racquet 183 Racquet Abuse 187 Rain 136 Rankings Definitions 215 Eligibility 215 Referee 62 Assignment and Designation Process 62 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 62 ATP World Tour Tournaments 62 Fees and Expenses 62 General 62 Responsibilities 62 Waiver of Obligation 62 Release from Financial Commitment 41 Repeal of Withdrawal Fines/Penalties 177 Rest Periods - Minimums and Guidelines 136 Between Main Draw and Prior Week s Tournament(s) 136 Between Main Draw and Qualifying 137 Between Main Draw Matches 138 Between Semi-final and Final 138 Restrictions 185 General 185 Government 184 Other Tennis event 184 Timing 184 Tobacco 185 Retirement or Withdrawal Penalty (On-Site) 175 Retiring from the Professional Tennis Circuit 223 Review Official 57 Review of Penalties 180 Re-warm up 148 Rules of Tennis 140, 259 398
S Sawdust 75 Scheduling Committee 133 Scheduling of Matches 133 Daily Overview 134 Main Draw 133 Considerations and Priorities 133 Qualifying 134 Tournament Week Plan 133 Wednesday starts 136 Scoreboards 79 Scoring of Match 161 Seating and Attendance 18 Seats 74 Security at Tournaments 78 Seeds 120 Definition 121 Doubles 120 Number 121 Placement 122 Qualifying 123 Replacement 117, 132 Selection of Entries 115 Shirt 183 Shoes 185 Clay Courts 185 General 185 Grass Courts 185 Shorts 184 Signs 74 Singles Draws 106 Singles Finals Options 8 Sleeveless 184 Sleeves 183 Socks 184 Special Events - Exhibitions 16 Special Exempt Non Appearance 110 Special Exempts 108, 304 Eligibility 108 Non-Appearance 304 399
Number 109 Process 109 Selection 109 Spectator seating 74 STARS Program 15 Penalties 193 Responsibilities 15 Start of Match 140 Start of Tournament 140 Stoppage and Postponement of a Match 148 Stringing Service 84 Substitutions 125 Supervisor Assignment & Designation 55 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 54, 55 ATP World Tour Tournaments 54 Fees and Expenses 56 General 56 Responsibilities 56 Suspensions and Collection of Fines 199 Stay of Suspensions Pending Appeal 199 Suspension for Non-Payment of Fines 199 Suspension - Weeks/Scope 199 Sweater 183 T Tape Delay/Repeats 250 Taxes 40 Notice of Withholdings 40 Withholding From Prize Money 41 Temperature 80 Tennis Equipment Manufacturer 182 Ticketing 81 Tier I and Tier II Agents 55 Tier l 55 Tier ll 55 Time Violations 192 Toilet Break 150 Tour Manager 53 Appointment 53 Responsibilities 53 Tournament Credentialing 81 400
Tournament Director 53 Appointment 53 Responsibilities 53 Tournament Financial Information 41 Tournament Obligations 18, 167 ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 20 ATP World Tour Tournaments 18 Tournament Report 167 Tournament Violations 168 Tournament Week 7 Towels 79, 182 Transportation 85 Treatment Room 86 U Unsatisfied Player Commitment Penalties 13 Failure To Participate in the Nitto ATP Finals 13 Review of Penalties for Breach of Commitment 13 Unsportsmanlike Conduct 188 V Vacancies 125 Other Vacancy Procedures 132 Prior to Qualifying Competition 131 Qualifying started or finished 132 Ventilation 80 Verbal Abuse 187 Verification of Call 144 Violations/Fines 185 Commercial Identification 186 Other Tennis event 186 Tennis Equipment Manufacturer s logo 186 Unacceptable Attire 186 W Wagers 168 Waiver of Claims 14 Warm up 148 Web Filtering 80 Internet 80 Media Facilities 87 Player Lounge 83 401
Wednesday starts 136 Wild Card Non-Appearance 176 Wild Cards 113 Limitation 113 Regulations 113 Restrictions Doubles 113 Singles 113 Withdrawals 95 Emergency Situations 93 Method 95 No Play After Withdrawal 98 On-Site 175 Penalties 97, 175 World Championships 43 402