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c. For teams selected by using two Doubles Rankings, priority shall be given to the team with the fewest number of tournaments played d. Further ties shall be randomly drawn I. DRAWS The Singles Main Draw shall consist of 32 players. The Singles Qualifying Draw shall be a minimum of a 32 Draw and a maximum of a 64 Draw. Open Qualifying Draws are not permitted. The Doubles Main Draw shall consist of 16 teams. J. COMPOSITION OF DRAWS The draws shall be composed as follows: a. Singles Main Draw Draw Size 32 Direct Acceptances 20 – 17* Selected by System of Merit Qualifiers – Selected by Qualifying event 8 Wild Cards 4 Special Exempts 0 / 2 Junior Exempt 0 / 1 * Number of Direct Acceptances in the Main Draw varies depending on the inclusion of any Special and/or Junior Exempt places. Qualifying Draw Size 32 48 64 128† Direct Acceptances Selected by System of Merit 26 41 56 117 Wild Cards 6 7 8 11 † Only applicable at $10,000 Futures Tournaments subject to approval by the <strong>ITF</strong> Men’s <strong>Circuit</strong> Committee b. Doubles Main Draw Draw Size 16 Direct Acceptances 13 Selected by System of Merit Wild Cards 3 20
K. SEEDS In singles, seeds shall be based on the singles computer ranking on Monday, seven (7) days before the tournament week. Ties shall be randomly drawn. Players without a computer ranking shall not be seeded. In doubles, seeds shall be based on the combined doubles computer ranking of two players on Monday, seven (7) days before the tournament week. In the case of ties, priority shall be given to the team with the fewest number of tournaments played. Teams without a combined computer ranking shall not be seeded. L. MAKING THE DRAW 1. Time a. Singles Qualifying Draw – Immediately after player sign-in, which should take place 6:00pm (18:00 hours) on the day before the start of play of the Qualifying. b. Singles Main Draw – No later than 7:00pm (19:00 hours) on the day before the Main Draw starts. c. Doubles Main Draw - At least one hour prior to the commencement of play. 2. Public Drawing All draws shall be made publicly, i.e., shall be open to be witnessed by interested parties. 3. Seeds All tournaments will have a seeded draw with seeds determined as herein before provided. a. Seeding List There is to be only one seeding list, and seeding will not be official until the final draw is made. b. Withdrawal and Replacement of Seeds Any vacancy created by the withdrawal of a seed shall be filled by the next highest ranked player eligible to be seeded. The position vacated by that next highest ranked player shall then be filled by the next player on the original acceptance list if prior to the commencement of Qualifying or by the eligible Lucky Loser if after the commencement of Qualifying. Any vacancy created by the withdrawal of a seed which occurs after the release of the Order of Play for the first day of Main Draw shall be filled by eligible Lucky Losers. 21
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CODE OF CONDUCT ITF PRO CIRCUIT 201
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