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• The player with the highest percentage of games won of games
completed among the players under consideration; and
• The head-to-head win-loss record in matches involving the players
who remain tied.
If the Referee has applied all the steps and a tie still cannot be broken, the
Referee shall use a random drawing among the remaining tied players to
determine their order of finish.
FAC Comment II.B-5: A 10-Point Match Tiebreak played in lieu of a deciding final
set counts as both one set and one game for the purpose of determining the order
of finish. If the players inadvertently play out the third set or any portion thereof, it
will still count as only one set and one game.
For the next three comments, assume that Adams, Baker, and Charles have
identical 4-1 records. Adams has a win over Baker; Baker has a win over Charles;
and Charles has a win over Adams.
FAC Comment II.B-6: Adams has the highest percentage of all sets won, and
Charles has the second highest percentage of sets won. What is the order of
finish? Adams is first; Charles is second; and Baker is third because application
of the percentage of all sets won procedure breaks all of the ties.
FAC Comment II.B-7: Adams and Baker have won the same percentage
of all sets. Charles has won a lower percentage of all sets than Adams and
Baker. What is the order of finish? Charles finishes third because Charles has
the lowest percentage of sets won. This is the only tie that can be broken by the
percentage of all sets won procedure. The Referee next turns to the head-tohead
record between Adams and Baker. Adams finishes first because of the
head-to-head win over Baker.
FAC Comment II.B-8: Adams has the best percentage of all sets won. Baker
and Charles have the same percentage of all sets won. What is the order of
finish? Adams finishes first because Adams has the best percentage of all sets
won. This is the only tie that can be broken by percentage of all sets won
procedure. The Referee next turns to head-to-head record between Baker and
Charles. Baker finishes second because of the head-to-head win over Charles.
d. Defaults, withdrawals, walkovers, and retirements. A player is credited
with a win in the round robin if:
• The opponent withdraws;
• The opponent creates a walkover;
• The opponent retires; or
• An official defaults the opponent.
When breaking a tie, only completed sets count as sets won and
only completed games count as games won. A player who is
defaulted for any reason other than lateness shall not play in
subsequent matches and may not be declared the winner of the
round robin. A player who is defaulted, retires, or creates a
walkover shall finish lower than every player who has an identical
match record.
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