San Diego County Tennis Umpires

2003 Friend At Court, Part 3, USTA Regulations, Table of Contents

Note: Page numbers listed below match pagination in "Friend At Court".

Pages 61- 90
I. Tournament Regulations
Reg I. A. Applicability of Regulations
Reg I. B. Application for Sanction and Appointment of Tournament Committee
Reg I. C. Tournament Committee
Reg I. D. Tournament Appeals Committee
Reg I. E. Eligibility for a Tournament
Reg I. F. Process of Entry into a Tournament
Reg I. G. Seeding
Reg I. H. Making the Draw

Pages 90 - 110
I. Tournament Regulations (cont.)
Reg I. I. Changes in the Draw
Reg I. J. Scheduling Matches
Reg I. K. Checking in at the Tournament
Reg I. L. Specific Responsibilities of Tournament Committee Once Tournament Starts
Reg I. M. Specific Responsibilities of Referee after Draw Has Been Made
Reg I. N. Standards of Conduct
Reg I. O. Player Responsibilities under The Code

Pages 110 - 132
I. Tournament Regulations (cont.)
Reg I. P. Point Penalty System
Reg I. Q. Balls and Ball Change Pattern
Reg I. R. Disqualification or Default of a Player
Reg I. S. Match Formats
Reg I. T. Rest Periods
Reg I. U. Suspension of Play
Reg I. V. Tiebreaks and No-Ad Scoring
Reg I. W. Medical Time-Out, Bleeding Time-Out, and Toilet Visit
Reg I. X. Responsibilities of the Tournament Committee and Referee after Completion of Tournament
Reg I. Y. Reporting Violations of USTA Regulations

Pages 132 - 152
II. Officiating Regulations
Reg II. A. Referee
Reg II. B. Chief Umpire
Reg II. C. Chair Umpire
Reg II. D. Roving Umpire
Reg II. E. Net Umpire
Reg II. F. Line Umpire
Reg II. G. Other Considerations for All Officials

Pages 152 - 181
III. National Championships and National Tournament Regulations
Reg III. A. Junior National Tournament Regulations
Reg III. B. Adult and Senior National Tournament Regulations
Reg III. C. Wheelchair National Tournament Regulations
Reg III. D. Medal and Prize Regulations

IV. Collegiate and Scholastic Tournaments
Reg IV. A. A Method for Making the Draw
Reg IV. B. Scoring

V. Sanctioning Regulations
Reg V. A. General Information
Reg V. B. Application for Sanctions
Reg V. C. Sanction Fees
Reg V. D. Television, Film, and Radio Rights
Reg V. E. Compliance with Sanction Requirements

VI. USA League Tennis
Reg VI. A. Description
Reg VI. B. Rating System
Reg VI. C. Eligibility
Reg VI. D. Authority for Committee to Adopt League Regulations

VII. USA Team Tennis (Youth)
Reg VII. A. Description
Reg VII. B. Eligibility
Reg VII. C. Authority for Committee to Adopt USA Team Tennis (Youth) Regulations

VIII. Regulations Governing Amateur and Professional Status
Reg VIII. A. Definitions
Reg VIII. B. Warning
Reg VIII. C. Acts That Will Cause the Loss of Amateur Status
Reg VIII. D. Acts That an Amateur May Engage in Without Losing Amateur Status
Reg VIII. E. Expenses That May Be Reimbursed Without Causing Player to Lose Amateur Status
Reg VIII. F. Reimbursement of These Expenses Will Cause Player to Lose
Amateur Status

Pages 182 - 211
VIII. Regulations Governing Amateur and Professional Status
Reg VIII. G. Organization Member’s Role in Reimbursement of an Amateur’s Expenses
Reg VIII. H. Amateur Prizes
Reg VIII. I. Enforcement Procedure over Amateur Status
Reg VIII. J. Reinstatement to Amateur Status

IX. General Ranking Regulations
Reg IX. A. Definition of Ranking Period
Reg IX. B. Eligibility for Ranking
Reg IX. C. Results Considered for Rankings
Reg IX. D. Treatment of Defaults, Withdrawals, Walkovers, and Retirements
Reg IX. E. Ranking Considerations

X. National Ranking Regulations
Reg X. A. Junior National Rankings
Reg X. B. Adult and Senior National
Reg X. C. Wheelchair National Rankings
Reg X. D. National Ranking Considerations
Reg X. E. Ranking Committees
Reg X. F. Publishing of Rankings, Protests, and Appeals

XI. Regulations for Certification of Officials
Reg XI. A. Officials Council
Reg XI. B. USTA Officials Committee
Reg XI. C. Sectional and District Officials Committees
Reg XI. D. Definitions
Reg XI. E. Certification
Reg XI. F. General Certification Requirements
Reg XI. G. Specific Certification Requirements
Reg XI. H. Denial of Certification and Decertification
Reg XI. I. Appeal Procedure
Reg XI. J. Honorary Officials
Reg XI. K. Records
Reg XI. L. Notification

XII. Amendments
Reg XII. A. Amendment by the Members
Reg XII. B. Amendment by the Executive Committee
Reg XII. C. Process for Submitting an Amendment
Reg XII. D. Amendment by the Board
Reg XII. E. Amendments Passed by Executive Committee and Board Are Subject to Amendment at Next Meeting of the Members
Reg XII. F. Secretary-Treasurer of USTA Shall Provide Certain USTA Officials with a Copy of Amendment Within Sixty Days of Its Adoption
Reg XII. G. Effective Date of Amendments
Reg XII. H. Amendments to The Code, USTA Comments to the Rules of Tennis, and Comments to the USTA regulations