CONTENTS Please note that where amendments are made in these regulations the text is underlined. Page No. Seniors Committee 1 ITF and Regional Associations 2 National/Seniors Associations 4 SECTION I Regulations for the Organisation of Seniors Circuit Tournaments and the Seniors/Super-Seniors World Individual Championships I. THE COMPETITION 1. Title 14 2. Mission Statement 3. Ownership 15 4. Players Eligible 5. Age Groups 6. Rules to be observed 16 7. Final Ranking II. MANAGEMENT 8. Board of Directors 9. Seniors Committee III. RULES OF THE CIRCUIT 10. Tournament Application and Approval 17 11. Sanction Fees 18 12. Application to host the Seniors/Super-Seniors World Individual Championships 13. ITF Responsibilities 14. Tournament Responsibilities 15. Match Format 19 16. Tournament Grading 17. Method of Ranking 18. Allocation of Points 20 19. ITF Points Tables 22 IV. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS 20. Variations to Regulations 26 21. Competitors 22. Competitor Obligations 27 23. Insurance 24. One Tournament per Week 25. Number of Entries 26. Qualifying and Consolation draws 28 27. Acceptance of Entries 28. Wild Cards 29 29. Seeding 30. Number of Seeds 30 31. Making a Draw 32. Placing of Seeds 31 33. Byes 32 34. Closing Date for Entries 35. Withdrawals 33 36. Schedule of Play 37. Replacement of Seeds 38. Suspension and Postponement 34 39. Continuous Play 35 40. Duties of the Referee 36 41. Settlement of On Site Disputes 42. ITF Representatives V. ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 43. Tournament Fact Sheet and Entry Forms 37 44. Results Sheets 38 45. Entry Fees 46. Prize Money 39 47. Officials 48. Physiotherapist/Athlete Trainer 49. Courts 50. Banner 51. Scoreboards 40 52. Balls 53. Practice Facilities 54. Code of Conduct 55. Publicity and Promotion 56. Waiver of Claims 57. International Sponsorship 41 58. Related Regulations SECTION II Regulations for the ITF Seniors/Super-Seniors World Team Championships I. THE COMPETITION 1. Title 42 2. Ownership 43 3. Format 44 4. Nations Eligible 5. Prize Money 6. Trophies 7. Trophies for the Other Team Competitions 45 8. Rules to be Observed 46 9. Sponsorship II. MANAGEMENT 10. Board of Directors 11. Seniors Committee 47 III. RULES OF THE COMPETITION 12. Application to Stage the Competition 48 13. Financial Arrangements for On-site Organisation 14. Entries 15. Withdrawals 16. Number of Entries 49 17. Entry Fee 18. Default in Payment 19. Facilities 20. Composition of Teams 21. Nomination o f Teams 22. Changes to Nominations and Order of Merit 50 23. Passport/National Identity Card 24. Qualification of a Player to Represent a Country 25. Waiver of Claims 52 26. Insurance 27. Publicity and Promotion 28. Related Regulations 29. Decisions and Appeals 30. Failure to Abide by the Rules and Regulations IV. COMPETITION REGULATIONS 31. Conduct of Event 53 32. The Captain 33. Captains’ Meeting 34. Arbitration 54 35. Officials 36. Seeding 55 37. Format of Play 56 38. Draw 39. Order of Play 40. Court Surface 41. Balls 57 42. Notification of Singles and Doubles Players 43. Composition of the Doubles Pairing 44. Entitlement to Rest 45. Substitutions 46. Interval between Singles and Doubles 47. Relocation of Doubles Match 58 48. Method of Determining Positions in Round Robin Events 49. Point Tables for Seniors/Super-Seniors World Team Champion- ships for Seniors world Individual Rankings 58 50. Seniors World Team Rankings 59 SECTION III Records of Seniors/Super-Seniors World Team Championships 61 SECTION IV Records of Seniors/Super-Seniors World Individual Championships 73 SECTION V Code of Conduct Article I: GENERAL 98 Article II: PLAYER ENTRY OFFENCES Article III: PLAYER ON-SITE OFFENCES 99 Article IV: PLAYER MAJOR OFFENCES 106 Article V: TOURNAMENT OFFENCES 107 APPENDIX I National Closed Championships 110 APPENDIX II Regional Closed Championships 111 APPENDIX III Medical and Toilet/Change of Attire Breaks 112 APPENDIX IV The Players 117 The Board of Directors may resolve any dispute, controversy or other questions of interpretation in accordance with Appendix C of the Constitution of the ITF Limited. SENIORS COMMITTEE Chairman: Tel/Fax: 43 732 222 466 Mob: 43 664 445 0931 Mr Roman Murashkovsky (RUS) Email: [email protected] 20 Podsosensky Pereulok Moscow Russia 103062 Ms Carolyn Nichols (USA) Tel: 7 495 917 53 48 640 Tennis Club Drive #303 Fax: 7 495 917 89 47 Fort Lauderdale, FL33311 Mob: 7 925 999 2481 USA Members: Tel: 1 209 482 0587 Mr Peter Bretherton (GBR) Email: [email protected] 83 The Quays 3 Concordia Street Mr David Stobart (AUS) Leeds LS1 4ES 86 Tramway Parade United Kingdom Beaumaris Tel: 44 113 243 0285 Vic 3193 Mob: 44 7836 356 737 Australia Email: [email protected] Tel: 61 3 9589 6063 Fax: 61 3 9589 6463 Mr Sergio Elias (CHI) Email: [email protected] Nuestra Sra. del Rosario 1057 Depto 511 Mrs Elsie Veentjer-Spruyt (NED) Vitacura Ruychrocklaan 490 Chile 2597 Ek Tel: 56 2 356 0615 (home) The Hague 56 2 436 8111 (office) Netherlands Fax: 56 2 436 8114 (office) Tel: 31 70 32 45 767 Mob: 56 9 9435 7387 Mob: 31 6 22 79 09 24 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mrs Lorna Krog (RSA) Mrs Martina Widjaja (INA) PO Box 2219 c/o The Indonesian Tennis Association 2008 Bedfordview Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium South Africa Senayan Tel: 27 11 616 0308/9 Jakarta 10270 Fax: 27 11 616 0308 Indonesia Mob: 27 83 630 1990 Tel: 62 21 57102 97 / 98 Email: [email protected] Fax: 62 21 57 00 157 Email: [email protected] or Mr Peter Nader (AUT) [email protected] Melicharweg 16 A-4048 Puchenau Austria INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION Bank Lane Roehampton London SW15 5XZ Great Britain Telephone: (44-20) 8878 6464 Facsimile: (44-20) 8392 4737 Email: [email protected] Website: www.itftennis.com/seniors Luca Santilli - Head, Juniors & Seniors Tennis Isabelle Gemmel - Administrator, Juniors & Seniors Tennis Helen McFetridge - Administrator, Juniors & Seniors Tennis William Auger – Assistant, Tennis Development Ben Davis - Assistant, Tennis Development Hayley Iveson - Assistant, Tennis Development James McGurran - Assistant, Tennis Development Catherine Michie - Assistant, Tennis Development REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Confederacion de Tenis de DLTA Complex Centroamerica Caribe (COTECC) RK Khanna Tennis Stadium C/o Federacion Salvadorena de Africa Avenue Tenis New Delhi Apartado Postal (01) 110 110-029 India San Salvador Telephone: (91) 11 2617 62 80/ 81 / 83 El Salvador Fax: (91) 11 2617 6258 Telephone: (503) 2278 8850 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (503) 2278 8087 WWW: www.asiantennis.com E-mail: [email protected] WWW: www.cotecc.org.sv Confederacion Sudamericana de Tenis Confederation of African Tennis (COSAT) (CAT) Avda. Providencia 2653 BP 315 Oficina # 44 El Mensah Santiago 1004 Tunis Chile Tunisia Telephone: (56-2) 436 8111 Telephone: (216) 71 84 77 85 Fax: (56-2) 436 8114 Fax: (216) 71 84 10 45 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2 WWW: www.cosat.org WWW: www.cattennis.com Tennis Europe Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) Zur Gempenfluh 36 PO Box 102167 CH-4059 Basel North Shore City 0745 Switzerland New Zealand Telephone: (41-61) 335 9040 Telephone: (64-9) 449 2255 Fax: (41-61) 331 7253 Fax: (64-9) 449 2288 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] WWW: www.tenniseurope.org WWW: www.oceaniatennis.com 3 NATIONAL/SENIORS ASSOCIATIONS ORGANISATIONS AND CONTACTS ARGENTINA BELARUS Gerardo Miceli Sergei Laptsuev Seniors Area Coordination Chairman of the Seniors Committee Asociación Argentina de Tenis Belarus Tennis Association Maipú 471 – 3º Piso Moskovskaya Str 8, Apart 20 1006 Buenos Aires 220001 Minsk República Argentina Belarus Fax: (54-11) 4328 – 9145 Tel: (375) 296 222 538 Tel: (5411) 5277 - 6312 Fax: (375) 172 679 527 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AUSTRALIA BELGIUM Tom Hancy Steven Desmet Secretary Fédération Royale Belge de Tennis Tennis Seniors Australia Galérie de la Porte Louise 203/3 PO Box 2267 1050 Bruxelles Ringwood North Belgique Victoria 3134 Tel: Dutch/English: (32-2) 548 0305 Australia Tel. French: (32-2) 513 2920 Phone: (61) 3 9870 5924 Fax: (32-2) 548 0303 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected], or [email protected] [email protected] AUSTRIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Alfred Schwab Zlatko Sose Veterans Department Coordinator Veterans Österreichischer Tennisverband Tennis association of Bosnia and Eisgrubengasse 2-6/2 Herzegovina 2334 Vösendorf Hasana Kikica 3 Austria 71 000 Sarajevo Tel: (43-1) 865 45 06 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fax: (43-1) 865 45 06 85 Tel: (387) 33 555 155 Email: [email protected] Fax: (387) 33 555 155 Email: [email protected] 4 BRAZIL COLOMBIA Amadeu Facanha Mr Armando Gonzalez Departamento Seniors CBT Departamento Seniors Rua Nhu-Guacu Federación Colombiana de Tenis 44 Campo Belo Centro de Alto Rendimiento Sao Paulo Coldeportes Brasil Calle 63 No. 47-06 Tel: (55) 11 235 901 60 Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia S.A. Fax: (55) 11 331 386 56 Tel: (571) 3143885 Email: [email protected] Fax: (571) 6604234/35 Web: www.cbtenis.com.br Email: [email protected] BULGARIA CROATIA George Krumov Petar Miric Bulgarian Tennis Federation President 75 Vasil Levski Blvd Croatian Seniors Tennis Association Sofia 1040 Gunduliceva 3 Bulgaria 10 000 Zagreb Tel: (359-2) 951 5696 Tel: (385-1) 4854 721 Fax: (359-2) 951 5691 Fax: (385-1) 4876 954 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] & Web: www.bgtennis.bg [email protected] Web: www.hts.hr CANADA Steve Stevens CYPRUS Tennis Canada Marios Petrou 1 Shoreham Drive, Suite 100 Cyprus Seniors Committee Toronto, Ontario, M3N 3A6 Cyprus Tennis Federation Tel. (1 416) 665 9777 ext 7942 21 Amfipoleos Str Direct Line: (1 416) 650 7942 P.O.Box 23931 Fax.