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PART 3 — USTA REGULATIONS
All clubs and organizations affiliated with the USTA shall be governed by the USTA
Regulations.
FAC Comment
These regulations often use the term “player.” Where appropriate this term
also refers to a doubles team.
The word “shall” is mandatory. The word “should” is permissive and generally
implies a guideline to be followed whenever possible.
I. PRE-TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS
A. Applicability of USTA Regulations
1. Use in USTA sanctioned tournaments. The USTA Regulations and the ITF
Rules of Tennis shall be observed throughout all sanctioned tournaments
and sanctioned matches.
2. Definition of tournaments. Tournaments refer to all forms of competition
including, but not limited to, tournaments, championships, team
championships, matches, exhibitions, events, intersectionals, international
competitions, and zonals. Tournaments are classified as amateur,
professional, or open.
3. Regulations for USTA tournaments that are part of WTA, ATP, or ITF
circuits. In any USTA sanctioned tournament in which a division is a part
of the WTA or the ATP or is sanctioned by the ITF, that division shall use
the WTA, ATP, or ITF tournament regulations.
FAC Comment I.A-1: Officials may be administering tournaments under the
auspices of ATP, WTA , or ITF organizations whose regulations may be at variance
with USTA Regulations in some respects. In such situations, officials should
reach a clear understanding of these differences before the tournament begins.
Each division must be played entirely under USTA Regulations or entirely under
the WTA, ATP, or ITF tournament regulations. In tournaments played under ITF
tournament regulations, all USTA Regulations not inconsistent with the ITF
tournament regulations apply.
4. Regulations for professional circuits. Organized circuits of professional
tournaments may adopt special tournament regulations to be uniformly
applied throughout each tournament in the circuit, provided that notice thereof
is published with the information for the circuit.
5. Regulations for amateur circuits. Organized circuits of amateur
tournaments may adopt special tournament regulations to be uniformly
applied throughout each tournament in the circuit, provided that the
regulations are not inconsistent with USTA Regulations and that notice
thereof is published with the information for the circuit.
FAC Comment I.A-2: USTA Regulation I.A.5. authorizes Sectional and District
Associations to adopt tournament regulations for circuits used to qualify or
endorse players for Sectional and National Championships.
52 USTA REGULATIONS I.A. (Applicability of USTA Tournament Regulations)