International Tennis Federation Regulations for Wheelchair Tennis 2019
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION REGULATIONS FOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS 2019 This version of the 2019 Regulations for Wheelchair Tennis are published in preliminary form and are subject to amendments and updates prior to the final version being released. For this purpose and for clarity any reference to the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Classification Rules shall mean the 2017 Classification Manual until such time as new ITF Wheelchair Tennis Classification Rules are published (expected January 2019). CONTENTS PAGE I. MISSION STATEMENT FOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS 1 II. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY 1 III. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ITF WHEELCHAIR REGULATIONS AND RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES 3 IV. THE COMPETITIVE WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PLAYER 6 1 Eligibility 2 Retirement Policy V. CATEGORIES OF EVENTS 9 3. UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour 4. Wheelchair Tennis Masters 5. Other Events VI. APPLICATIONS 11 6. Applications 7. Late Applications 8. Cancellation 9. Approval of Applications and Classification 10. Applications and Sanction Fees VII. ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 13 11. Organisation 12. Tournament Personnel 13. Venue 14. Transport 15. Accommodation 16. Officiating 17. Promotion 18. Anti-Doping 19. Player Obligations VIII. SUBMISSION OF RESULTS 25 20. Procedures IX. CONDUCT OF EVENTS 26 21. Eligibility 22. Junior Eligibility 23. Rules to be Observed 24. Waiver of Claims 25. Publicity and Promotion 26. Junior Player Images 27. Television, Recording and Radio Rights 28. Commercial Rights 29. Research 30. Blended Lines 31. Courts 32. Entries 33. Registration 34. Sign-in 35. Conditions of Play 36. Format of Play 37. Draw Sizes 38. Seeds 39. Wild Cards (singles and doubles) 40. Feed Up Cards (singles only) 41. Making the Draw 42. Changes after the Draw 43. Prize Money 44. Wheelchair Tennis Ranking System WHEELCHAIR TENNIS MASTERS (SINGLES, DOUBLES AND X. JUNIOR) 67 45. Competition 46. Conduct of the Competition 47. Conditions of Play 48. Penalties 49. Enforcement of the Regulations and Resolution of Disputes 50. Extraordinary circumstances XI. WORLD TEAM CUP RULES 73 51. Competitions 52. Entries 53. Prize Money 54. Team Identification 55. Teams 56. Draws and Seeding 57. World Team Cup Points 58. Conduct of the Competition 59. Conditions of Play 60. Penalties 61. Enforcement of the Regulations and Resolution of Disputes 62. Extraordinary circumstances APPENDIX A History & Publications 89 APPENDIX B Rules of Wheelchair Tennis 90 APPENDIX C Code of Conduct For Wheelchair Tennis 93 APPENDIX D Medical Conditions Rule 118 APPENDIX E Data Rights 123 APPENDIX F Tour Classification 127 APPENDIX G Welfare Policy 129 APPENDIX H Reciprocity 133 APPENDIX I The Players 134 APPENDIX J Management 136 APPENDIX K ITF Wheelchair Tennis Department 138 APPENDIX L Structure of Wheelchair Tennis 139 References to the Rules of the Federation shall mean the Memorandum and Articles of the Association together with the Bye-Laws of ITF Limited (collectively known as the Constitution of ITF Limited). References to the International Tennis Federation or ITF shall hereafter mean ITF Limited. References in these Rules and Regulations to Men also include Women. Please note that where amendments are made in these 2019 regulations from the 2018 regulations, the text is underlined. I. MISSION STATEMENT FOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS ITF's wheelchair tennis mission is to create opportunities for wheelchair athletes to play and compete at all levels of the sport II. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY ITF Limited trading as the International Tennis Federation promulgates these tournament regulations for the purpose of providing fair and reasonable rules for the orderly and uniform conduct of international wheelchair 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 all wheelchair tournaments as defined in V. Categories of Events. Each player entrant in an ITF Tournament agrees as a condition of entry to abide by and be subject to these regulations and code of conduct as amended from time to time by the ITF Board of Directors. Any applicant awarded a one (1) year sanction for an ITF Tournament shall be subject to, and the Applicant shall be bound by and comply with the ITF Rules of Tennis, all of the applicable provisions of the ITF Wheelchair Regulations (including the Code of Conduct), the ITF Wheelchair Organisational Requirements and the Guide to Recommended Health Care Standards document, each of which may be amended from time to time. The ITF reserves the right to refuse approval of or cancel any previously sanctioned tournament or series of tournaments for reasons 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), without any liability on behalf of the Applicant, National Association, Tournament Organiser or the ITF (for the avoidance of doubt, the ITF, the Applicant, National Association and/or the Tournament/Host Organiser will not be liable to any Players or any other persons or entities for any costs that they might have incurred in relation to such cancelled tournaments, including, without limitation, any transport and/or accommodation costs). This decision will be made on behalf of the ITF by the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Committee, and may be appealed to the Independent Tribunal. Each player entrant in an ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tournament agrees as a condition of entry to abide by and be subject to the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Regulations and the Code of Conduct (together the “Regulations”), the ITF Rules of Tennis (including Rules of Wheelchair Tennis), Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, Tennis Anti- 1 Corruption Programme and Wheelchair Tennis Classification Rules. It is the responsibility of each player to be fully acquainted with these Rules and Regulations. Amendments of the Regulations These ITF Wheelchair Tennis Regulations may only be amended, repealed or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, by the ITF Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may grant dispensation from, modify, waive or otherwise alter these Regulations of their application in extraordinary circumstances Related Regulations The ITF Rules of Tennis, including Rules of Wheelchair Tennis (see Appendix B), shall apply at all ITF Tournaments. To the extent not covered herein The Constitution of ITF Limited 2019 and the 2019 Duties and Procedures for Officials shall be applicable to all such tournaments. Such applicability shall not affect the right of the tournaments to promulgate and enforce their own special regulations insofar as they are consistent with the applicable provisions of these Regulations and have been approved by the ITF. 2 III. ENFORCEMENT OF THE WHEELCHAIR TENNIS REGULATIONS AND RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES On-site enforcement It is the responsibility of the Referee to enforce these Regulations on-site. First instance proceedings The Referee shall have exclusive jurisdiction, in the first instance, over the following matters: (a) unless expressly referred elsewhere, an allegation that a player has committed an offence under the Code of Conduct that is not a Major Offence or a breach of the Welfare Policy; (b) any disputes or questions of interpretation that arise on-site at a tournament (to be resolved in accordance with the Rules of Tennis or Wheelchair Tennis); and (c) any other decisions, disputes, questions of interpretation or other matters that are entrusted under these Regulations to the Referee. The Referee, ITF Supervisor, ITF Executive Director, ITF Wheelchair Tennis Committee and Tournament Director or other person/entity designated under these Regulations may decide any issues entrusted to them (respectively) under these Regulations. Unless expressly provided otherwise in these Regulations, there is no right of appeal against their (respective) decisions. The ITF Internal Adjudication Panel shall have exclusive jurisdiction, in the first instance, over the following matters (to be determined in accordance with its Procedural Rules): (a) any request for a decision that is entrusted under these Regulations (including the Code of Conduct) to the ITF Internal Adjudication Panel; (b) any dispute or question about the proper interpretation of these Regulations (including reviewing as appropriate any on-site interpretation by the Referee); (c) any dispute or question about player eligibility arising under these Regulations (unless expressly referred elsewhere); (d) any allegation that a player, Related Person or other person or entity bound by these Regulations has failed to comply with any other aspect of these Regulations (unless expressly referred elsewhere); and (e) any other dispute arising out of or relating in any way to these Regulations that is referred to it by the Board. The Independent Tribunal shall have exclusive jurisdiction, in the first instance, over the following matters (to be determined in accordance with its Procedural Rules): 3 (a) any request for a decision that is entrusted under these Regulations to the Independent Tribunal; (b) an allegation that a player, Related Person or other person participating in ITF wheelchair tennis tournaments has breached the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme; (c) an allegation that a player or Related Person has committed a Major Offence under the Code of Conduct; (d) any allegation that a Tournament Offence has been committed under the Code of Conduct; (e) any allegation that a Covered Person has committed a breach of the Welfare Policy; and (f) any