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Permanent Fixtures. Permanent fixtures include any scoring device that is
attached to a net post, the areas of the net outside the singles sticks in a singles
match, the doubles posts in a singles match that is using singles sticks, fences,
backstops, curtains, seating areas, officials’ chairs, the ceiling, and lights for the
court.
Place Playoff. A place playoff is a match that is played to determine a player’s
final place in the tournament such as a third place playoff or a seventh place
playoff in a Feed-In Championships.
Playing Area. The Playing Area is the area inside the fences or backstops. Any
designated seating or standing area is not part of the Playing Area.
Point Penalty System. This is a system of penalties designed to deter
unsportsmanlike behavior during matches. The first penalty results in loss of a
point; the second penalty results in loss of the game in progress, and the third
penalty results in a Default.
Points Per Round. Points Per Round are the ranking points that are awarded
in a Points Per Round Ranking System.
Points Per Round Ranking System. This is a method of ranking players or
teams that is based on earning ranking points for the round reached, and in
some cases, for wins over highly ranked players or teams.
Professional. All players who are not amateurs as defined by USTA
Regulation XVIII. are considered professionals.
Pro Set. A Pro Set is a scoring system consisting of one set only. The most
common Pro Set is one in which the first player to eight games wins the match. If
the score reaches 8-8, a 7-Point or 10-Point Tiebreak is played.
Qualified Medical Person or Trainer. A Qualified Medical Person or Trainer is a
person who the Referee authorizes to evaluate whether a medical condition is
treatable and to treat players for treatable conditions during a Bleeding Timeout or a
Medical Timeout. Typically this person will be a physician, certified Sports Medicine
Trainer, or a person otherwise qualified by academic accomplishment, experience in
sports medicine, or sports training.
Qualifiers. Players included in the main draw as a result of their success in the
qualifying tournament.
Qualifying Tournament or Qualifying Draw. A Qualifying Tournament or
Qualifying Draw is a tournament or draw in which those players who advance far
enough earn places in the Main Draw.
Question of Fact. “Questions of Fact” involve whether a specific event
happened. Examples include whether a ball is in; whether a ball touched a player;
whether a ball bounced twice; and whether a server’s foot touched the baseline
before the serve was struck.
Question of Law. “Questions of Law” involve the application of the rules or
regulations to facts that have already been determined. Examples include whether
an act was a hindrance, whether a player should have been assessed a Code
Violation for misconduct, and the procedures for correcting errors in serving
order, serving and receiving position, and ends.
QuickStart Tennis Formats. QuickStart Tennis formats use specialized
equipment, a smaller court, and a shorter match format.
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