Pro Circuit Rulebook 2011 - ITF

3. Consecutive Late/Medical Withdrawals
Where a player withdraws late from consecutive tournaments for the same
medical reasons, only the first late withdrawal will be subject to the
provisions of section B.1. above, provided each consecutive withdrawal
occurs prior to the appropriate Qualifying Sign-in Deadline and a valid ITF
Medical Certification Form is submitted.
Following recovery, should a player participate in a tournament and have to
withdraw from a subsequent tournament, that withdrawal will once again be
subject to all the provisions above.
4. Playing Another Event / One Tournament Per Week
a. No player who has played in the Main draw or Qualifying of an ITF Futures
tournament shall play in any other tennis event during the period of such
tournament unless released by the ITF Supervisor.
b. No player who has entered and been accepted into the Qualifying or Main
Draw of an ITF Futures tournament shall play in any other tennis event
during the period of such tournament except as hereinafter provided.
Participation by a player in an alternative tournament is only permitted in the
following specific circumstances, provided he first submits an official
withdrawal for the tournament he was originally committed to, prior to its
Qualifying Sign-in deadline:
i. Player is nominated to represent his country in an official team
competition;
ii. Player qualifies for entry into the Qualifying or Main Draw of a Grand
Slam tournament;
iii. Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card offering higher event status
(i.e. Qualifying to Main Draw) into a World Ranking tournament;
iv. Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card into a tournament in a higher
prize money category, unless already accepted into a Main Draw;
v. Player is forced to withdraw from a qualifying event because he is still
committed in a previous week’s tournament but is not eligible to apply or
has been unsuccessful in applying for a special exempt place.
Violation of this section shall result in a fine up to $1,000 in addition to any
other fines provided in the Code.
In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of
the tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section
shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behaviour”.
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