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USTA
Reg.
II.B.2.
II.A.1.
IV.A.1.
III.A.1.
III.A.3.
III.A.2.
III.A.4.
III.A.4.
IV.C.15.
V.A.1.
V.A.2.
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Assigns at least one Tournament Committee member to assist the Referee
or Deputy Referee in making the draw
Determines the seedings except in certain national junior events in which
the Director of Junior Competition or the Director’s designee determines the
seedings after consulting with the Tournament Committee. See USTA
Regulation VII.A.4.
C. Conducting the Tournament (USTA Regulation III.A.)
Assures that all American players are USTA members
Keeps order on the grounds
Provides the tennis balls
Provides supplies including singles sticks
Authorizes play in a division on more than one surface type, but only when
specifically authorized by USTA Regulation III.A.4.
If there is no practicable way to finish an event, makes arrangements
mutually agreeable to the players to finish at a later date or declares the
tournament unfinished. See USTA Regulation III.A.4.
When authorized and appropriate, waives the requirement for verification
of injury or illness or providing a description of personal emergency
D. After the Tournament (USTA Regulation V.A.)
Submits draw sheets to the governing body that issued the sanction within
seven days
Reports on players whose prize money was withheld
FAC Comment I.C-1: The Tournament Committee should familiarize itself with
the USTA Emergency Care Guidelines. See Part 4.
2. Tournament Chairperson. The Tournament Chairperson is the head of the
Tournament Committee. This person is the official representative of the
Organization Member’s Tournament Committee to the USTA, Sectional
Associations, and District Associations. Normally the Organization Member
submits its sanction application or tournament bid through its Tournament
Chairperson. The Tournament Chairperson may not serve as or assume the
responsibilities of the Referee or Deputy Referee, except that the Tournament
Chairperson may serve as the Referee of a tournament that uses a
QuickStart format.
3. Tournament Director. The Tournament Director serves as the chief executive
officer for the Tournament Committee and is directly responsible for the
administrative details of the tournament. In many, but not all, tournaments
the Tournament Chairperson also serves as the Tournament Director. The
Tournament Director may not serve as or assume the responsibilities of the
Referee or Deputy Referee, except that the Tournament Director may serve
as the Referee of a tournament that uses a QuickStart Tennis format.
4. Referee and Deputy Referee. The Referee is a member of the Tournament
Committee. The Referee is the official who is responsible for assuring that the
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