The Rules of the Court 2020

Rules of the Court 2020 Tennis Canada 1 Shoreham Drive, Suite 100 Toronto, Ontario M3N 3A6 Tel: 416-665-9777 www.tenniscanada.ca [email protected] © 2020 Tennis Canada All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any events, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from Tennis Canada. THE RULES OF THE COURT 2020 FOREWORD We are pleased to present the new edition of the Tennis Canada Rulebook: The Rules of the Court 2020. This edition replaces the 2019 edition and continues in the tradition of The Yardstick, originally published in 1978 by J. R. (Roy) Mansell. The Rules of the Court 2020 is intended as a resource for Officials, Tournament Administrators, Coaches and Players at all levels. This book incorporates the rules and regulations followed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Tour, and the ATP Tour, the three international governing bodies of Tennis. The rules, regulations and procedures presented here are those that should be followed at all Tennis Canada sanctioned events. In this edition, we have also included a comprehensive section on “Cases and Decisions” in order to assist all interested persons in understanding the finer points of the interpretation of the Rules of Tennis. If you have any comments or suggestions concerning the material presented in this book, or if you are interested in becoming a Tennis Official, please contact the Tennis Canada Officiating Department, 1 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, Ontario M3N 3A6 (Telephone: 416-665- 9777; Email: [email protected]). In addition, we invite you to visit the “Officials” section of the Tennis Canada Web Site: www.tenniscanada.com. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS THE RULES OF TENNIS .................................................................... 1 1. THE COURT ............................................................................. 1 2. PERMANENT FIXTURES ........................................................ 4 3. THE BALL ................................................................................. 4 4. THE RACKET ........................................................................... 5 5. SCORE IN A GAME ................................................................. 7 6. SCORE IN A SET ..................................................................... 8 7. SCORE IN A MATCH ............................................................... 8 8. SERVER & RECEIVER ............................................................ 9 9. CHOICE OF ENDS & SERVICE .............................................. 9 10. CHANGE OF ENDS ................................................................. 9 11. BALL IN PLAY ........................................................................ 10 12. BALL TOUCHES A LINE ........................................................ 10 13. BALL TOUCHES A PERMANENT FIXTURE ........................ 10 14. ORDER OF SERVICE ............................................................ 10 15. ORDER OF RECEIVING IN DOUBLES ................................. 10 16. THE SERVICE ........................................................................ 11 17. SERVING ............................................................................... 11 18. FOOT FAULT ......................................................................... 11 19. SERVICE FAULT ................................................................... 12 20. SECOND SERVICE ............................................................... 13 21. WHEN TO SERVE & RECEIVE ............................................. 13 22. THE LET DURING A SERVICE ............................................. 13 23. THE LET ................................................................................. 13 24. PLAYER LOSES POINT ........................................................ 13 25. A GOOD RETURN ................................................................. 15 26. HINDRANCE .......................................................................... 16 27. CORRECTING ERRORS ....................................................... 17 28. ROLE OF COURT OFFICIALS .............................................. 18 29. CONTINUOUS PLAY ............................................................. 19 30. COACHING ............................................................................ 20 31. PLAYER ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY .................................... 20 RULES OF WHEELCHAIR TENNIS ............................................ 22 AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF TENNIS ............................... 25 APPENDIX I: THE BALL .............................................................. 26 CLASSIFICATION OF COURT PACE ......................................... 27 APPENDIX II: THE RACKET ........................................................ 29 APPENDIX III: PLAYER ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY .................. 30 iii APPENDIX IV: ADVERTISING ..................................................... 31 APPENDIX V: ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES AND SCORING METHODS ........................................................... 32 APPENDIX VI: ROLE OF COURT OFFICIALS ............................ 35 APPENDIX VII: 10 AND UNDER TENNIS COMPETITION ......... 40 APPENDIX VIII: PLAN OF THE COURT...................................... 42 APPENDIX IX: SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MARK A COURT 43 APPENDIX X: RULES OF BEACH TENNIS ................................ 46 APPENDIX XI: PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW AND HEARINGS 47 TENNIS CANADA TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS ....................... 53 1. SANCTION ........................................................................... 53 2. TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE.............................................. 54 3. FACT SHEET AND ENTRY FORM ...................................... 55 4. ENTRIES AND ACCEPTANCES ......................................... 56 5. SEEDING.............................................................................. 58 6. BYES .................................................................................... 61 7. HOW TO MAKE THE DRAW ............................................... 65 8. WITHDRAWALS AND SUBSTITUTIONS ............................ 65 9. REST PERIODS ................................................................... 67 10. SUSPENDED AND POSTPONED MATCHES .................... 69 11. WARM-UP PERIOD ............................................................. 69 12. NUMBER OF MATCHES ..................................................... 70 13. SCHEDULING GUIDELINES ............................................... 70 14. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND TREATMENT ...................... 71 15. PHYSICAL INCAPACITY ..................................................... 72 16. DEFAULTS AND FAILURE TO COMPLETE MATCH ......... 73 17. TOILET BREAK .................................................................... 73 18. PUNCTUALITY ..................................................................... 74 19. PROPER ATTIRE ................................................................. 75 20. ELECTRONIC DEVICES ..................................................... 76 21. MATCH FORMATS .............................................................. 76 22. ROUND ROBIN COMPETITION .......................................... 77 23. PLAYER IMAGES ................................................................ 78 24. DEFINITIONS ....................................................................... 78 THE CODE OF CONDUCT ............................................................... 81 1. VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT ..................... 81 2. THE POINT PENALTY SYSTEM ......................................... 85 3. TIME VIOLATIONS .............................................................. 86 iv 4. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS .................................................... 88 5. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES .......................................... 88 6. SUSPENSIONS AND SUSPENSION POINTS .................... 88 7. JUNIOR TENNIS: LATE WITHDRAWAL AND FAILURE TO COMPLETE REQUIRED TOURNAMENT EVENTS (LW/FC) PENALTIES ......................................................... 92 8. OVERRULING LINE CALLS IN UNOFFICIATED MATCHES ......................................................................... 93 OFFICIALS: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................. 95 1. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: AN OVERVIEW .......... 95 2. CHAIR UMPIRE ANNOUNCEMENTS ............................... 103 3. TENNIS CANADA SCORECARD ...................................... 108 4. DEPLOYMENT OF LINE UMPIRES .................................. 113 5. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR OFFICIALS ............................ 117 CASES AND DECISIONS ............................................................... 120 RACQUET .................................................................................. 120 WHEN TO SERVE ..................................................................... 120 THE LET ..................................................................................... 120 LOSING A POINT ...................................................................... 121 PLAYER HINDERS OPPONENT ............................................... 122 GOOD RETURN ........................................................................ 123 HINDRANCE OF A PLAYER ..................................................... 123 OFFICIALS ON COURT ............................................................. 124 TIME AND EQUIPMENT ...........................................................

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