Pro Circuit Rulebook 2011 - ITF

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members of the Committee with respect thereto, if the same is not at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee. ARTICLE VII: MEDICAL CONTROL – ANTI-DOPING POLICY Any Player, Player Support Personnel or other Person who enters or participates in the ITF Pro Circuit shall be bound by and shall comply with all of the provisions of the ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2011. The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2011 is set out in full on the ITF website (www.itftennis.com/antidoping) and in a separate rulebook that is published and distributed by the ITF to all National Associations. The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2011 is also available upon application. A. APPLICABILITY ARTICLE VIII: TOURNAMENT OFFENCES This Article shall apply to each ITF Pro Circuit Tournament. B. GUARANTEES The owner(s), operator(s), sponsor(s) or agent(s) of an ITF Pro Circuit Tournament shall not offer, give or pay money or anything of value, nor shall such a tournament permit any other person or entity to offer, give or pay money or anything of value to a player, directly or indirectly, to influence or guarantee a player’s appearance at a tournament other than prize money and permitted amateur expenses, unless authorised to do so by the Committee. Violation of this Section shall subject the tournament to a fine up to $5,000 plus the amount or value of any such payment, disqualification and loss of sanction, and/ or forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid to the ITF. In the event the ITF Executive Director believes that a tournament may be violating this Section, then upon demand the tournament must furnish or cause to be furnished to the ITF Executive Director or his agent access to and copies of all records to which it has access relating in any way to such alleged guarantee, or, in the absence of such records, an affidavit setting forth the facts in detail with respect to any transaction under question by the ITF Executive Director. C. WILD CARDS No ITF Pro Circuit Tournament, directly or indirectly, shall offer, give, solicit, receive or accept, or agree to offer, give, solicit, receive or accept anything of value in exchange for a Wild Card. Violation of this section shall subject the tournament to a fine of up to $5,000 and/or forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid to the ITF. In such a situation, the tournament will also receive a fine of up to $5,000 and possible withdrawal of its sanction. 114
D. CONDUCT CONTRARY TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME No ITF Pro Circuit Tournament, or any owner, promoter or operator thereof, shall engage in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Sport. Violation of this Section shall subject the tournament to a fine up to $5,000 and/or forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid to the ITF. E. ITF PRO CIRCUIT RULES No ITF Pro Circuit Tournament shall violate any provisions of these ITF Pro Circuit Rules. Violation of this Section shall subject the tournament to a fine up to $5,000 and/or forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid to the ITF. F. LATE CANCELLATION No ITF Pro Circuit Tournament shall cancel less than sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled commencement of the event. Violation of this section shall subject the tournament to a fine of up to $5,000, forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid or due to the ITF, reimbursement of unrecoverable expenses incurred and/or denial of subsequent Applications. G. DETERMINATION AND PENALTY The ITF Executive Director shall cause an investigation to be made of all facts concerning any alleged Tournament Offence by an ITF Pro Circuit Tournament and shall provide written notice of such investigation to the tournament involved. The tournament shall be given at least ten (10) days to provide to the ITF Executive Director, directly or through counsel, such evidence as the tournament deems to be relevant to the investigation. Upon completion of his investigation, the ITF Executive Director shall determine the innocence or guilt of the tournament involved, and in the latter case shall state in writing the facts as found by him, his conclusions and his decision fixing the penalty to be imposed. A copy of the decision of the ITF Executive Director shall be promptly delivered to the tournament and to the Committee. H. PAYMENT OF FINES All fines levied by the ITF Executive Director for Tournament Offences shall be paid by the tournament to the ITF within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof. I. DISCRETIONARY REVIEW Any ITF Pro Circuit Tournament found to have committed a Tournament Offence may, after paying all fines as above provided, petition the Committee for 115
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ITF MEN’S CIRCUIT RULES AND REGUL
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No player may withdraw his entry fr
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7. Qualifying Sign-In The Qualifyin
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Monday of the tournament week. Upon
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2. Method B Entered players without
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M. COMPUTER POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY
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P. ON-SITE PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION
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APPENDIX B 2011 JUNIOR EXEMPT PROJE
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than one ITF Men’s Circuit tourna
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2. Singles and Doubles Round Points
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h) Lucky Losers Players who have lo
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ii) Method B Entered players withou
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an entered player who has lost on e
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drawn shall be placed on the bottom
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III. SUBMISSION OF RESULTS 1. PROCE
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iii) Prize Money Category: $50,000
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Exchange Rate Fluctuation Exchange
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Eligibility - Players must have ear
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