AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2020 14&UNDER ELITE TROPHY FACT SHEET

Dates Tuesday 28 January – Thursday 30 January 2020 Melbourne Park

Venue Batman Avenue

Melbourne VIC 3000 14 &u Tournament Director David Boyes 14 & u Referee TBC Draw Size 8 boys, 8 girls. Two (2) round robin groups of 4 players. Semi-final: winner group A versus runner up group B, winner group B versus runner up group A; all positions to be played out from 1-8 in the playoff. Format Of Play Singles – Best of three sets. First two (2) sets tiebreak. A 10-point match tiebreak instead of the third set. Singles final – Best of three sets. All three (3) sets tiebreak. The first 2 sets 7 point tiebreak at 6 games all. The final set 10 point tiebreak at 6 games all. Entry Close Date and Invitational event: 6 Asia, 1 Pacific/Oceania, 1 Australia; Players have to confirm participation by Friday 1 November 2019. Eligibility Players must have been born on or after 1 January 2005 to be eligible. Surface GreenSet Hardcourt Ball Dunlop AO All players must attend the pre-tournament meeting (TBA) at the Official Tournament hotel – Melbourne Parkview (TBC). The draw Draw & Dinner and schedule for the first day will be released at this meeting. The official dinner will take place at the Parkview Hotel on Sunday 26 January at 7pm in Boulevard Rooms 1 & 2. Practice courts will be available at Melbourne Park from Monday 27 January at 9am and will be followed by a Meet & Greet at 11.30am Meet & Greet with various dignitaries involved with the event. This is compulsory for all players. Melbourne Park Albert Reserve Practice Courts 8:00AM – 8:00PM 8:00AM – 7:00PM Monday 27 – Thursday 30 January 2020 Monday 27 – Thursday 30 January 2020

• 14&under accreditation will be available for collection from Sunday 26 January 2020 Accreditation • 14&under accreditation passes are valid from Sunday 26– Thursday 30 January 2020 • The official accommodation is the Melbourne Parkview Hotel. All 14&u players will be required to share hotel rooms with fellow players in twin rooms. On top of covering the players’ accommodation and breakfast, one (1) official coach per nation will also receive free accommodation and breakfast. Coaches are not permitted to book or share a room with a Junior Player. Players that Accommodation are choosing to share with their parents will not be receiving free accommodation. There will be the option for additional coaches and players to book room at the official accommodation at their own expense. All accommodation must be booked by 10 November, 2019. • All 14&under players and one (1) official coach from each nation from Asia and the Pacific will be receiving a travel grant of maximum of AUD $ 750 upon presentation of appropriate travel receipts. • A bus service will operate once daily between the 14& Under Elite Tournament hotel and Melbourne Park. A bus will leave the hotel Travel Grant and Transport at 9am each day and will return to the hotel from Melbourne Park at 6pm. At all other times during the day and after 6pm, players can use the AO Junior Transport going to the Bayview Eden Hotel and then walk to the official hotel. Any players choosing to walk between the hotels much be accompanied by an adult. • Players and one (1) official coach per country will receive a daily electronic meal allowance (EMA) to be used in the Junior Player Meal Allowance Cafe. This will continue up to and including the day of their final match. Date Time Location Contact Sunday 26 January – 7:30AM – 30 minutes after the 14 & under Junior Office National Tennis Centre Thursday 30 January 2020 completion of play

Monday 27 January – Player Services 8:00AM – 9:00PM National Tennis Centre Thursday 30 January 2020

Sunday 26 January – Rod Laver Arena Medical Upon request Thursday 30 January 2020 Ground Level

One hour before Physio: Monday 27 January National Tennis Centre Physiotherapists commencement of play – One - Thursday 30 January 2020 (room to be confirmed) hour after the end of play Sunday 26 January – 7:00AM until one hour after One complimentary Stringer Additional racquets $20. Thursday 30 January 2020 end of play restring per round. Additional Laundry: $15 per bag of Arrival day to day of One complimentary tennis clothing. $20 per bag of other Laundry completion of each player’s Times posted in change room bag per day of light clothing. final match tennis clothing.

Participation in the 14&under Elite Trophy as part of the Australian Open 2020 is subject to the terms and conditions of the Player Terms and Conditions Registration Form

The information in this Draft Fact Sheet is accurate as at 7 October 2019, but is subject to change without notice.