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in Rule 5(b) of the ITF Rules of Tennis and determines the winner
of any set in which it is used. Use of the 7-Point Set Tiebreak is
mandatory in all sets of any sanctioned tournament except pro sets
(See USTA Regulation I.E.4.)
b. 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of deciding final set. The 10-Point
Match Tiebreak (first to 10 by a margin of 2) is described in Appendix
IV of the ITF Rules of Tennis and determines the winner of any match
in which it is used. The match tiebreak used in USTA sanctioned
tournaments shall be the 10-Point Match Tiebreak.
Any tournament electing to use the 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu
of a deciding final set shall announce the election on the entry form.
See Table 17 for when the 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the
deciding final set may be used in USTA Junior National
Championships and USTA Regional Tournaments; USTA Regulation
X.A.2.d. and USTA Regulation X.F.5. for when the 10-Point Match
Tiebreak in lieu of the deciding final set may be used in Category I
USTA, Adult, Senior, and Family National Championships; and USTA
Regulation XIII.A.3.d. for when the 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu
of the deciding final set may be used in Category I USTA Wheelchair
National Championships.
c. Coman Tiebreak Procedure. The Coman Tiebreak Procedure is the
same as the procedure described above except that ends are changed
after the first point, then after every four points, and at the conclusion
of the tiebreak. See Appendix IV to the ITF Rules of Tennis. A Sectional
Association may authorize any tournament below the National
Championship level to use the Coman Tiebreak Procedure. The
appropriate USTA Competition Committee may authorize the use of the
Coman Tiebreak Procedure for any other tournament. Any tournament
electing to use the Coman Tiebreak Procedure must announce the
election before the start of tournament play. The Coman Tiebreak
Procedure may be used with any tiebreak.
d. Recording the tiebreak score. When a 7-Point Set Tiebreak is
played, the score of the set shall be written 7-6(x) or 6-7(x), with
(x) being the number of points won by the loser of the tiebreak. For
example, 7-6(4) means the tiebreak score was 7-4, and 6-7(14)
means the tiebreak score was 14-16. If a 10-Point Match Tiebreak
is played in lieu of the deciding final set, the score is recorded
1-0(x) with x being the number of points won by the loser.
e. Ball changes. If a ball change is due at the start of a tiebreak, it shall
be deferred until the start of the second game of the next set. A
tiebreak counts as one game in determining ball changes. If a ball
change is due at the start of a tiebreak that is being played in lieu of
the deciding final set, there shall be no ball change.
2. No-Ad scoring. The no-ad scoring system is described in Appendix IV of the
ITF Rules of Tennis. A tournament electing to use no-ad scoring must
announce the election before the start of tournament play except as set forth
in USTA Regulation III.G.1. See also USTA Regulation IX.A.6., which
prohibits no-ad scoring in USTA Junior National Championships and USTA
Regional Tournaments.
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