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X. ADULT, SENIOR AND FAMILY NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND RANKINGS
A. Adult, Senior, and Family National Tournament Regulations
1. Overview of Adult, Senior, and Family National Tournament System.
Annually the USTA shall publish the National Adult, Senior, and Family
Tournament Schedule, which shall include the following tournaments:
a. Category I USTA National Championships—Annual. The USTA
shall sanction at least one Category I USTA National
Championship in each of the divisions set forth below. Category I
USTA National Championships may be sanctioned on hard,
grass, clay, or indoor surfaces.
i. Adult Divisions. Men’s and Women’s Open and 30.
ii. Senior Divisions. Men’s and Women’s 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,
65, 70, 75, 80, 85, and 90.
iii. Family Divisions.
• Father-Son, Father (60 & Over)-Son, Father (70 &
Over)-Son;
• Father-Daughter, Father (60 & Over)-Daughter, Father
(70 & Over)-Daughter, Father (80 & Over)-Daughter;
• Mother-Son;
• Mother-Daughter, Mother (60 & Over)-Daughter,
Mother (70 & Over)-Daughter;
• Husband-Wife Mixed, Husband-Wife Mixed
(Combined Ages 100 Years), Husband-Wife Mixed
(Combined Ages 120 Years), Husband-Wife Mixed
(Combined Ages 140 Years); and
• Grandfather-Grandson.
FAC Comment X.A-1: All Category I USTA National Championships in the
Men’s and Women’s 35-80, and Men’s 85 Divisions are also sanctioned by
the ITF and are played under ITF Seniors Regulations.
FAC Comment X.A-2: Although Category I USTA National Championships
are sanctioned in the Open Division, there is no Adult Open ranking. Results
in these tournaments count for the Adult National Open and
Professional/Adult National Open rankings.
b. Category I USTA National Championships—Optional. The USTA
may sanction one or more Category I USTA National
Championship in each division below. These Category I USTA
National Championships may be sanctioned on hard, grass, clay,
or indoor surfaces.
i. Adult Divisions. Mixed and 30 Mixed.
ii. Senior Divisions. 40 Mixed, 50 Mixed, and 60 Mixed.
FAC Comment X.A-3: Although Category I USTA National Championships are
sanctioned in the Mixed, 30 Mixed, 40 Mixed, 50 Mixed, and 60 Mixed
Divisions, there are no rankings in these divisions.
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