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UTP Rule Book - this is a guide
Corporate law, social psychology (BLAW 2001, PSYC 241)
Central Isabela Christian Academy
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RULE BOOK
As of July 2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. About Unified Tennis Philippines
1 Background / Foreword 1 Objectives 1 Vision 1 Mission 1 Core Values 1 Affiliation 1 Role
II. Duties and Responsibilities for Officials of Tournament
Organizers
2 Tournament Supervisor / Director 2 Tournament Umpire / Referee 2 Chair Umpire 2 Linesman
III. Procedures for Officials
3 Questions of Fact 3 Correcting Errors 3 Hindrance 3 Continuous Play / Delay of Game 3 Player Misconduct on Court 3 Immediate Default
IV. General Guidelines for Tournaments
4 Player Eligibility 4 Scheduling of Tournaments 4 Awarding of Full Ranking Points 4 Grouping of Tournaments 4 Ranking Points 4 Withdrawal and Defaults 4 Scoring Format 4 Questions of Fact
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I. ABOUT UNIFIED TENNIS PHILIPPINES
1 Foreword
Unified Tennis Philippines (UTP) is a group operated by the National Lawn Tennis Association of the Philippines, Inc. It is a non-stock, non-profit, SEC-registered sports association guided by its mission of supporting the development of Philippine tennis with the goal of preparing athletes to eventually compete in the global stage and for more Filipinos to learn and pick up the sport. UTP prides itself of being an all-inclusive organization, founded and supported by the country’s passionate tennis patrons and stakeholders.
1 Objectives
1.2 To implement a national grassroots development program that is sustainable. - Organize tournaments for all levels nationwide - Sponsor elite junior athletes in ATF, ITF and WTA Future Stars 1.2 To introduce the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system to all level of players. 1.2 To improve the standing of Philippine Tennis in international competitions.
1 Vision
Be an avenue for the development of the sport through programs, innovations and providing opportunities that make tennis accessible to everyone.
1 Mission
To be a world class tennis association guided by the mission of serving, developing, and promoting tennis in the Philippines. UTP believes in the spirit of volunteerism as the backbone of the association.
1 Core Values
Excellence Integrity Honesty Teamwork Patriotism Inclusiveness Accountability
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1 Affiliation
UTP is the official partner of Universal Tennis LLC, the company behind the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) which is being quickly adopted by the tennis world due to its accurate, real time tennis rating that is purely based on tennis results. The Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a global rating system that promotes fair and competitive play across the tennis world. All players, regardless of age, gender, geography or skill level, are rated on the same scale between 1 and 16 based on actual match results.
1 Role
UTP is a governing body of the game of tennis in the Philippines with its own procedures and scoring methods. It, however, also adheres to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in protecting the integrity of the game through determination of the Rule of Tennis, Duties and Procedures for Officials and Code of Conduct Tennis tournaments categorized as Juniors, Professional Open, Legends, Recreational events are eligible for sanctioning but must conform to the regulations administered by Unified Tennis Philippines (UTP) All sanctioned Junior and Professional Open tournaments are eligible for UTP Ranking Points in accordance with the following criteria and are conducted and administered under the following regulations of UTP.
II. Duties and Responsibilities for Officials of Tournament Organizers
(Reference UTP and ITF)
2 Tournament Organizer / Director / Referee
This designation handles the pre-planning of the tournament which includes negotiating for a tennis club facility suitable for a tournament, invitation to players, online registration assistance, preparation of the drawsheet, order of play, monitoring of entry fee payment and ensure sufficient participation
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2 Linesman
a. Carry out his duties in accordance with the instructions of the tournament umpire. Note: Tournament Officials referred in the Rule Book are the Tournament Organizer / Director / Referee and Chief Umpire / Assistant Tournament Referee, Chair Umpire and Linesmen.
III. Procedures For Officials (Reference UTP and ITF)
3 Questions of Fact
A question of fact is defined as an issue relating to what actually happened during a specific instance. Questions of fact arising during a match shall be determined by the on- court officials for that match and such determination are binding on the players and the tournament umpire. A player may request verification by the chair umpire of a call or other determination of fact on a point ending call made by an on-court official. a. Player Appeal A player may never appeal a determination on a Question of Fact to the Tournament Organizer / Director / Referee. b. Overrule The chair umpire may overrule a line umpire only in the case of a clear mistake by the line umpire and only if the overrule is made promptly after the mistake is made. The Tournament Organizer / Director / Referee or Assistant Tournament Referee has the authority to overrule the Chair Umpire or Line Umpire in the case of a clear mistake and only if the overrule is made promptly after the mistake is made and only if the official is inside the court and saw the point. The over-rule if it is a question of fact must be made through the Chair Umpire. If it is related to the Rules of Tennis, it can be made directly to the players. Clear Mistake on a Call If an overrule was made due to a clear mistake on a call, the point will be replayed or “Take Two”
8 Promptly The Rules of Tennis requires in addition to a clear mistake that the Chair Umpire or Tournament Organizer / Director / Referee and Assistant Tournament Referee must overrule promptly. A Chair Umpire, Tournament Organizer / Director / Referee and Assistant Tournament Referee may never make an overrule as a result of a protest or appeal by a player. c. Ball mark inspections can only be made on shell courts. d. The decision of the Chair Umpire is final.
3 Correcting Errors
As a principle, when an error in respect of the rules of tennis is discovered, all points previously played shall stand. The correction must be applied on the next point to be played. Examples: A player serves or receives in the wrong half of the court during a tie-break game If a standard game was played instead of a tie-break game or vice versa, if the error is discovered after the second point, the match will be continued until the set is completed or until the game is tied again, the correct procedure will be applied. The No Ad rule was omitted. If an ad score was made in the game before it was discovered, the next point will be a deciding point.
3 Hindrance
Outside Hindrance If a player is hindered by anything not within his/her control (a ball rolling onto the court) during play or during his/her service motion, the point should be replayed. Crowd noise, “out” calls from spectators and other similar distractions are not considered hindrance and the point should stand as played.
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IV. General Guidelines for Tournaments (Reference UTP and ITF)
4 Player Eligibility
OPEN tournaments are open to all players thirteen (13) years and above. JUNIOR tournaments are open to all participants who meet the age requirement (as of December 31 of the applicable year) of the event being entered. A Junior player in the 18 and under must be 13 years old based on his / her actual birthdate to be able to participate. A player may only join a maximum of two age categories. LEGENDS and LEVEL-BASED tournaments are open to all club or recreational players subject to the guidelines and format of the tournament. For the start of 2019, all Junior, Open and Recreational players will be required to be a member of UTP and secure an individual PIN annually. New players competing in a tournament for the first time and are not yet in the UTP database may be asked by the Tournament Director or Tournament Umpire to provide a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) birth certificate (with official receipt from PSA) or a valid passport should there be a question about age. Either of these documents must be provided by the player on the next playing day after the inquiry.
4 .2 Scheduling of Tournaments
Except for national and international designated tournaments (Example: Davis Cup, Federation Cup, ITF Futures, etc.), two (2) or more age group tournaments may be held in the same week provided the events are not played in the same region.
4 .3 Awarding of Full Ranking Points
To be awarded full ranking points, a draw in a category of a UTP sanctioned tournament must have a minimum of eight ( 8 ) entries. To accommodate players who enter in tournaments that have difficulty in entries and to credit those who entered and won a match, a UTP sanctioned tournament with less than eight ( 8 ) but minimum of four ( 4 ) entries will be accepted, but only the Champion and Runner-Up will get points.
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4 .4 Grouping of Tournaments
4 .4 OPEN EVENT
GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D GROUP E
PRIZE
MONEY
P 400,
and up
P 300,
to P 399,
P 200,
to P 299,
P 100,
to P 199,
P 50,
to P 99, MAXIMUM DRAW SIZE
MS – 64
WS – 32
MD – 32
WD – 16
MS – 32
WS – 16
MD – 16
WD – 16
MS – 32
WS – 16
MD – 16
WD – 16
MS – 32
WS – 16
MD – 16
WD – 16
MS – 32
WS – 16
MD – 16
WD – 16
Note:
- Any tournament with FULL categories (OPEN & JUNIORS) will be given a Group 1 status. 4 .4 JUNIOR EVENT GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 MAXIMUM DRAW SIZE
BS – 32
GS – 16
10U – 16
BS – 32
GS – 16
10U – 16
BS – 16
GS – 16
10U – 16
No limit No limit Organizers who are committed to sponsor 20 Junior tournaments in one year will be entitled to four Group 1 events. Location is subject to approval of UTP. For tournaments below 20 but more than 15, organizers are entitled to three Group 1 events. Traditional organizers (CL and PPS) are entitled to additional two Group 1 events based on the history and heritage of the event. Tournaments with an Open and Junior at the same time will be an automatic Group 1 event. This is on top of the Group 1 events indicated above.
4 .5 Ranking Points
UTP Local rankings are based on a player’s BEST-10 TOURNAMENTS on a yearly roll- over system. This means that a player may join as many tournaments as the player wants, but only the BEST-10 results will count. Every week of the year, the previous year’s tournament points will be erased once that week passes, and this week’s points (or none) of this year will be added (or stay the same). This applies to OPEN and JUNIOR rankings.
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4 .6 Withdrawals & Defaults
Withdrawals after deadline and defaults by players in any tournament are subject to penalties to be implemented by UTP. Furthermore, to give credit to players who enter and show up on their scheduled match, the player shall earn the point in accordance with the points table, should the player win by default. The penalties for default are as follows: 4. 6. 1 OPEN EVENT OFFENSE PENALTY POINTS FINE / SANCTIONS First Offense 20 P500. Second Offense 50 P1,000 & Suspension in Two Consecutive Tournaments in the Region Third Offense 100 P2,500 & Suspension in Four Consecutive Tournaments in the Region 4. 6. 2 JUNIOR EVENT OFFENSE PENALTY POINTS / SANCTIONS First Offense 20 pts Second Offense 50 pts & Suspension in Two Consecutive Tournaments in the Region Third Offense 100 pts & Suspension in Four Consecutive Tournaments in the Region Note: This is on a per year basis. Player shall submit a valid medical certificate to the Tournament Organizer / Director / Referee (within 7 days) if default is caused by sickness/injury for exemption from the sanctions.
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4 .7 Scoring Format
4 .7 SINGLES
BEST OF 3 REGULAR TIE-BREAKER SETS (1-6)
The first player/team to win six games wins that “Set”, provided there is a margin of two games over the opponent(s). If the score reaches six games all, a tie-break game shall be played. BEST OF 2 REGULAR TIE-BREAKER SETS (1-6), IF 1-SET ALL (3RD SET), MATCH TIE-BREAK (1-10). The player/team who wins first ten points shall win this match tie-break and the match provided there is a margin of two points over the opponent(s). Best of 3 Regular Tie-Breaker Sets NO-AD Scoring (1-6). If each player/team has won three points, the score is “Deuce” and a deciding point shall be played. The receiver(s) shall choose whether to receive the service from the right half or the left half of the court. In doubles, the players of the receiving team cannot change positions to receive this deciding point. The player/team who wins the deciding point wins the “Game”. In mixed doubles, the player of the same gender as the server shall receive the deciding point. The players of the receiving team cannot change positions to receive the deciding point. Best of 3 Shorts Sets (1-4). The first player/team who wins four games wins that set, provided there is a margin of two games over the opponent(s). If the score reaches four games all, a tie-break game shall be played. Best of 3 Shorts Sets (1-4) if 1set all (3rd set), Match Tie-Break (1-10). The player/team who first wins ten points shall win this match tie-break and the match provided there is a margin of two points over the opponent(s). Note: When using the match tie-break to replace the final set:
- The original order of service continues. (Rules 5 and 14)
- In doubles, the order of serving and receiving within the team may be altered, as in the beginning of each set. (Rules 14 and 15).
- Before the start of the match tie-break, there shall be a 120-seconds set break.
- Balls should not be changed before the start of the match tie-break even if a ball change is due.
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4 .8 Medical Timeout
A Medical Time-Out is allowed by the Chair Umpire when the Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer or Tournament Official has evaluated the player and has determined that additional time for medical treatment is required. The Medical Time-Out takes place during a change over or set break, unless the Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer determines that the player has developed an acute medical condition that requires immediate medical treatment. The Medical Time- Out begins when the Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer or Tournament Official is ready to start treatment. At the discretion of the Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer or Tournament Official, treatment during a Medical Time-Out may take place off- court and may proceed in conjunction with a Tournament Doctor. The Medical Time-Out is limited to three ( 3 ) minutes of treatment. However, at professional events with prize money, the Tournament Umpire may extend the time allowed for treatment, if necessary. A player is allowed one (1) Medical Time-Out for each distinct treatable medical condition. All clinical manifestations of heat illness shall be considered as one (1) treatable medical condition. All treatable musculoskeletal injuries that manifest as part of a kinetic chain continuum shall be considered as one (1) treatable medical condition. In a Junior Tournament, a parent / coach or guardian may be allowed to enter the court to look after the player when Tournament Officials deem it necessary.
4 .9 Muscle Cramping
A player may receive treatment for muscle cramping only during the time allotted for change of ends and/or set breaks. Players may not receive a Medical Time-Out for muscle cramping. If the player cannot continue playing due to severe muscle cramping, as determined by the Sports Medicine Trainer and/or Tournament Doctor and/or Chair Umpire, he/she may forfeit the point(s)/game(s) needed to get to a change of ends or set break in order to receive treatment. There may be a total of two (2) full change of ends or set-break treatments for muscle cramping in a match, not necessarily consecutive. If it is determined by the Chair Umpire or Tournament Umpire that gamesmanship was involved, then a Code Violation for Unsportsmanlike Conduct could be issued.
17 Penalty After completion of a Medical Time-Out or medical treatment, any delay in resumption of play shall be penalized by Code Violations for Delay of Game. Any player abuse of this Medical Rule will be subject to penalty in accordance with the Unsportsmanlike Conduct section of the Code of Conduct.
4 .10 Between Matches
Except when weather or other unavoidable circumstances cause schedule disruption, players shall be scheduled for a maximum of one singles match and one doubles match per day, which shall not be scheduled less than twelve (12) hours after the completion of the last match of such player on the preceding day or round. Whenever it is necessary to schedule more than one match in the same day, such player shall, unless he/she is in singles and doubles finals to be played consecutively, be given the following minimum rest periods: If played less than 1 hour 1⁄2 hour rest If played between 1 and 1 1⁄2 hours 1 hour rest If played more than 1 1⁄2 hours 1 1⁄2 hours rest In Junior tournaments, players who are entered in two age-age categories may be required to play a maximum of 4 matches. (Maximum of 2 matches per age category)
4 .11 Toilet / Change of Attire Break
A player may request permission to leave the court for a reasonable time for a toilet break, a change of attire break, or both, but for no other reason. Toilet breaks should be taken on a set break and change of attire breaks must be taken on a set break. In singles event, a player is entitled to one (1) break during a best of three (3) sets match.
4 .12 Suspension and Postponement
If the tournament will be suspended due to rain, matches will resume once the courts are playable or may be transferred to a suitable venue. However, if the bad weather prevails and will affect the completion of the tournament based on the original date, the officials may decide to postpone the tournament or cancel it altogether. If the rain occurs on the date of the finals, the tournament will resume if it can still be completed on the same day or otherwise, the officials may declare the finalists as co- champions.
19 The receiver shall play to the reasonable pace of the server and shall be ready to receive within a reasonable time of the server being ready. A Time Violation may be issued prior to the expiration of twenty (20) seconds if the receiver’s actions are delaying the reasonable pace of the server. Server The Time Violation shall result in a “fault” Receiver The Time Violation shall result in a “point penalty” When a violation is a result of a medical condition, refusal to play or not returning to the court within the allowed time, a Code Violation (Delay of Game) penalty shall be assessed in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule. 5. 1 .4 AUDIBLE OBSCENITY (AOB) Players shall not use an audible obscenity within the precinct of the tournament site. Violation of this Section shall subject a player to a fine up to P 5 , 000 for each violation. In addition, if such violation occurs during a match (including the warm- up), the player shall be penalized in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behavior” and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth, therefore. For purposes of this Rule, audible obscenity is defined as the use of words commonly known and understood to be profane and uttered clearly and loudly enough to be heard by the Court Officials or spectators. 5. 1 .5 VISIBLE OBSCENITY (VOB) Players shall not make obscene gestures of any kind within the precincts of the tournament site. In addition, if such violation occurs during a match (including the warm-up), the player shall be penalized in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behavior” and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth, therefore. For purposes of this Rule, visible obscenity is defined as the making of signs by a player with his hands and/or racquet or balls that commonly have an obscene meaning.
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5. 1 .6 VERBAL ABUSE (VA)
Players shall not at any time directly or indirectly verbally abuse any official, opponent, sponsor, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site. In addition, if such violation occurs during a match (including the warm- up), the player shall be penalized in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behavior” and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth, therefore. For purposes of this Rule, verbal abuse is defined as a statement about an official, opponent, sponsor, spectator or other person that implies dishonesty or is derogatory, insulting or otherwise abusive. 5. 1 .7 PHYSICAL ABUSE (PHA) Players shall not at any time physically abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site. In addition, if such violation occurs during a match (including the warm- up), the player shall be penalized in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated Behavior” and shall be subject to the additional penalties hereinafter set forth, therefore. For purposes of this Rule, physical abuse is the unauthorized touching of an official, opponent, spectator or other person. 5. 1 .8 ABUSE OF BALLS (BA) Players shall not violently, dangerously or with anger hit, kick or throw a tennis ball within the precincts of the tournament site except in the reasonable pursuit of a point during a match (including the warm-up). In addition, if such violation occurs during a match (including the warm-up), the player shall be penalized in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. For the purposes of this Rule, abuse of balls is defined as intentionally hitting a ball out of the enclosure of the court, hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences.
UTP Rule Book - this is a guide
Course: Corporate law, social psychology (BLAW 2001, PSYC 241)
University: Central Isabela Christian Academy
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