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at least one win in the 12-month period preceding the<br />

publication of the List.<br />

3. Tournament regulations for Category I <strong>USTA</strong> Wheelchair National<br />

Championships. All Category I <strong>USTA</strong> Wheelchair National Championships<br />

that are sanctioned by the ITF shall be played under ITF wheelchair<br />

tournament regulations and shall follow the requirements listed below<br />

when they are not inconsistent with ITF Regulations for Wheelchair<br />

Tennis. Any Category I <strong>USTA</strong> National Championship that is not<br />

sanctioned by the ITF shall have the following requirements.<br />

a. Citizenship not required. Category I <strong>USTA</strong> Wheelchair National<br />

Championships shall be open to citizens and non-citizens.<br />

b. Singles and doubles draws. Each Category I <strong>USTA</strong> National<br />

Wheelchair Championship shall be required to offer singles and<br />

doubles in the divisions for which the tournament has been<br />

sanctioned, except for Category I <strong>USTA</strong> Wheelchair National<br />

Championships in the Senior Open/A (40 & Over) Doubles and<br />

Senior B/C (40 & Over) Doubles Divisions, which are only required<br />

to hold doubles.<br />

i. Draw sizes. Draw sizes shall be determined by the<br />

Tournament Committee. Selection for draws with limited<br />

draw sizes shall be done as set forth in <strong>USTA</strong> Regulation<br />

I.H.4., except that the Tournament Committee has discretion<br />

to conduct a qualifying draw. Wild cards may not be<br />

awarded.<br />

ii. Singles consolation draw, <strong>com</strong>pass draw, or round robin<br />

required. Category I <strong>USTA</strong> Wheelchair National<br />

Championships shall include consolation draws in singles.<br />

The Wheelchair Tennis Committee shall specify the<br />

consolation format that shall be used.<br />

FAC Comment XIII.A-3: The Wheelchair Tennis Committee has authorized<br />

the use of Feed-In Championship, Modified Feed-In Championship, First<br />

Match Losers Consolation, and First Round Losers Consolation at<br />

Category I <strong>USTA</strong> National Wheelchair Championships.<br />

iii. Playoff for third place. The Tournament Committee shall<br />

determine whether a playoff for third place shall be offered<br />

and shall publish the information on the website by the time<br />

it is prepared to receive entries. If the match is offered,<br />

players must play the match unless failure to do so is<br />

attributable to injury, illness, or personal emergency.<br />

For the purpose of determining scheduling in <strong>com</strong>pliance<br />

with <strong>USTA</strong> Regulation XIII.A.3.g.ii. below, the playoff<br />

matches are considered part of the main draw.<br />

c. Seeding. The seeding method shall be determined by the<br />

Tournament Committee and shall be either the All-Factors Method<br />

of seeding described in <strong>USTA</strong> Regulation II.A.4.a. or the<br />

204 <strong>USTA</strong> REGUL<strong>AT</strong>IONS XIII.A. (Wheelchair National Tournament Regulations)

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