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3. Identification
No identification shall be permitted on a player’s clothing, products or
equipment on court during a match or at any press conference or tournament
ceremony, except as follows:
a. Shirt, Sweater or Jacket
i. Sleeves. One (1) commercial (non-manufacturer’s)
identification for each sleeve, neither of which exceeds three
(3) square inches (19.5 sq.cm), plus one (1) manufacturer’s
identification on each sleeve, neither of which exceeds eight (8)
square inches (52 sq.cm) shall be permitted. If written
identification is used within this eight (8) square inches (52
sq.cm) area on either or both sleeves, such written
identification may not exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm)
per sleeve.
For Women’s Circuit Tournaments a third patch may be worn
on the sleeve if it is a “WTA Tour” patch. This patch shall not
exceed three (3) square inches (19.5 sq.cm)
ii. Sleeveless (Women’s Circuit Tournaments). The two (2)
commercial (non-manufacturer’s) identifications permitted on
the sleeves above, neither of which shall exceed three (3)
square inches (19.5 sq.cm), may be placed on the front of the
garment. A third patch may be worn on the front of the
garment if it is a “WTA Tour” patch. This patch shall not
exceed three (3) square inches (19.5 sq.cm).
Sleeveless (Men’s Circuit Tournaments): The two (2)
commercial (non-manufacturer’s) identifications permitted on
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the sleeves above, neither of which shall exceed three (3)
square inches (19.5 sq.cm), may be placed on the front of the
garment.
iii. Front, Back and Collar. Total of two (2) manufacturer’s
identifications, neither of which exceeds two (2) square inches
(13 sq.cm) or one (1) manufacturer’s identification, which does
not exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) shall be permitted.
ARTICLE V: UNIFORM TENNIS ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM
See separate document.

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4. Playing Another Event / One Tournament Per Week
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.
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 unless a written request is submitted to
and authorised by the ITF, by 14:00hrs GMT on the Friday prior to the
tournament week or before that tournament’s Qualifying Sign-in Deadline,
whichever occurs first.
Authorisation will be granted to a player:
- nominated to represent his country in an official team competition;
- qualifying for a Grand Slam tournament
- nominated to receive a wild card offering higher event status (i.e.
Qualifying to Main draw)
- nominated to receive a wild card into a tournament in a higher prize
money category, unless already accepted into a Main Draw
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”.
F. REMISSION OF FINES
Under extraordinary circumstances a player has the right to appeal a
Late Withdrawal or Non-Appearance fine to the ITF provided such
appeal is filed within ten (10) days of the last day of the tournament.
Such extraordinary circumstances must be substantiated by
documentation.
C. DRESS AND EQUIPMENT
1. Unacceptable Attire
Sweatshirts, gym shorts, dress shirts, T-shirts or any other inappropriate attire
shall not be worn during a match (including the warm-up).
a. Shoes
Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally accepted as proper
tennis attire. Shoes shall not cause damage to the court other than what
is expected during the normal course of a match or practice. Damage to
a court may be considered as physical or visible, which may include a
shoe that leaves mark beyond what is considered acceptable. The ITF
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Supervisor has the authority to determine that a shoe does not meet
these criteria and may order the player to change.
i. Grass Court Shoes
At grass court tournaments no grass court shoes other than those with
rubber soles, without heels, ribs, studs or coverings, shall be worn by
players.
Shoes with pimples or studs around the outside of the toes shall not be
permitted. The foxing around the toes must be smooth.
The ITF Supervisor has the authority to determine that a tennis shoe’s
sole does not conform to such customs and standards and can prohibit
its use at grass court tournaments.
ii. Clay Court Shoes
Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally accepted for play
on clay courts or granular surfaces. The ITF Supervisor has the
authority to determine that a tennis shoe’s sole does not conform to
such customs and standards and can prohibit its use at clay court
tournaments.
Grass court shoes shall not be worn during a match on clay courts.

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Each country represented will be allocated the same number of draw chips as
the number of players from that country. Each time a chip is drawn the highest
ranked player from the country represented by that chip shall be selected.
Thereafter, all remaining entered players who are unranked and have no
National Ranking shall be randomly drawn for a position on the
Qualifying/Alternate list.
2. Method C
On-Site Alternates with an approved singles computer ranking who have
signed in for Qualifying shall be selected in accordance with the computer
rankings, on Monday, seven days before the tournament week.
3. Method D
On-Site Alternates without a computer ranking who have signed in for
Qualifying shall be selected on the basis of their current Top 500 National
Rankings.
Players will be sorted into groups of the same nationalities and ranked within
those groups. Ties between players within those groups will be randomly
drawn.
Each country represented will be allocated the same number of draw chips as
the number of players from that country unless there are more players from a
particular country than places available in a draw. In that case, the number of
chips allocated to that country shall be limited to the number of places
available in the draw and any extra players are dropped from consideration.
Each time a chip is drawn the highest ranked player from the country
represented by that chip shall be selected.
All National Rankings must be submitted to the ITF by the National
Association by the Entry Deadline. Players without a National Ranking will be
considered as unranked players for that Futures Tournament.
If a National Association produces an updated National Ranking during the
year, the National Association may send quarterly updates to the ITF.
Further places will be filled by unranked players drawn by lot.
4. Ties
Ties between players for positions on the entry list shall be broken as follows:
Ties on computer rankings shall be randomly drawn. On Acceptance Lists
produced by the ITF ties have already been randomly drawn and players are
listed in priority order.
M. COMPUTER POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY
Please refer to the 2009 ATP Ranking Points document for the new Futures
Tournament point allocation.
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CODE OF CONDUCT
ARTICLE II: MEN’S PLAYER ENTRY OFFENCES
B. ENTRY OFFENCES
1. Late Withdrawal/Non-Appearance
No player may withdraw his entry from the Main Draw or Qualifying of a
Futures Tournament for any reason after the Withdrawal Deadline, except that
players on the Alternate List may withdraw at any time prior to such time as
they are moved into the Qualifying as a Direct Acceptance. A player who has
entered and been accepted as a Direct Acceptance into the Main Draw or
Qualifying and not timely withdrawn therefrom, shall appear for play.
Violation of this Section shall subject a player to a fine up to $500.
In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of
the ITF Futures Tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of
this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of “Aggravated
Behaviour”.
2. Medical Withdrawal
Players are permitted two (2) withdrawals per year, which shall not count as
late withdrawal offences, provided the player:
a. Withdraws prior to the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline;
b. Submits to the ITF, to be received no later than the last day of the
tournament, an official ITF Medical Certification Form, which must be
written in English, French or Spanish and completed by a medically
qualified physician, indicating the nature of the injury or illness and
verifying that the player is unable to play in the specific tournament(s)
from which he was forced to withdraw.
If the injury or illness has occurred during the tournament, the ITF Medical
Certification Form must be completed, as above, but the medical withdrawal is
not counted towards a player’s permitted number of medical excuses.
3. Consecutive Medical Withdrawals
A player’s withdrawal from consecutive tournaments due to injury or illness
or following an on-site medical withdrawal, will be considered as one (1)
withdrawal, and the player will only be required to pay one (1) late withdrawal
fine or use one (1) medical withdrawal for consecutive subsequent
withdrawals, should they occur prior to the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline.
Following recovery, should a player participate in a tournament and have to
withdraw through injury or illness, a new medical certificate will be required,
even if the injury is a recurrence.

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7. Qualifying Sign-In
The Qualifying sign-in deadline is at 18:00 hrs local time at the site of the
Qualifying event on the day before the start of the Qualifying event.
All players must be present and personally sign-in with the ITF Supervisor.
A player may be signed-in for the Qualifying Draw by the ITF Supervisor of
an ITF Sanctioned Tournament, Challenger or ATP Tournament in the
previous week if such player has competed and lost, on the last two days
preceding the Qualifying competition. This player must be able to be on-site
and play his first round match by the end of the first round of Qualifying.
Players who cannot appear for the Qualifying sign-in because they are
competing in the previous week’s related Futures Tournament may be signed
in for the Qualifying and may be permitted to compete in both events, subject
to the approval of both ITF Supervisors and if it does not unfairly disrupt the
Qualifying schedule. Except as otherwise stated herein, players who fail to
sign-in shall not be included in the Qualifying Draw.
8. Vacancies/Substitutions
Vacancies shall be filled with substitutes in accordance with the following:
a. From the Withdrawal Deadline until the Freeze Deadline:
Vacancies in the Qualifying and Main Draw shall be filled by entered
players selected in accordance with the applicable System of Merit.
b. From the Freeze Deadline until the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline:
Vacancies in the Qualifying or Main Draw shall be filled, at the time of
the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline, by entered players who have signed
in for the Qualifying event, or in the case of the Main Draw preserved
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their eligibility by contacting the ITF Supervisor (see D 3. and D 5.),
selected in accordance with the applicable System of Merit.
c. From the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline until the commencement of
the Qualifying competition:
Vacancies in the Qualifying or Main Draw shall be filled by entered
players who have signed in for the Qualifying event, selected in
accordance with the applicable System of Merit.
9. Play-Down (for Singles only)
Players ranked 1-100 in singles fourteen (14) days prior to the Monday of the
tournament week are prohibited from entering, accepting a Wild Card and/or
competing in a Futures Tournament.
Players ranked 101-150 in singles fourteen (14) days prior to the Monday of
the tournament week are prohibited from entering a Futures Tournament but
may receive a Wild Card approved by the ITF Men’s Circuit Committee in
order to compete in a Futures Tournament.
To be eligible for a Wild Card, such player must petition the ITF Men’s
Circuit Committee through the ITF at least fourteen (14) days prior to the
Monday of the tournament week. Upon receipt of the petition the ITF Men’s
Circuit Committee shall evaluate the player’s eligibility to receive a Wild
Card.
Futures Tournaments offering $10,000 in on-site prize money may not offer
Wild Cards to players ranked 1-150 in singles.
Futures Tournaments offering $10,000+H, $15,000 or $15,000+H in on-site
prize money may offer one Wild Card per tournament to players ranked 101-
150 in singles.
G. SYSTEMS OF MERIT FOR SINGLES
1. Method A
Entered players with an approved singles computer ranking shall be selected
in accordance with their positions on the approved Computer Ranking list
available at the Entry Deadline and dated twenty-one (21) days prior to the
Monday of the tournament week.
2. Method B
Entered players without an approved Singles Computer Ranking but with a
current top 500 National Ranking will be drawn at the ITF office at the Entry
Deadline.
These players will be sorted into groups of the same nationalities and ranked
within those groups. Ties between players within those groups will be
randomly drawn.

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3. Freeze Deadline
The Freeze Deadline is on the Thursday preceding the tournament week at
14:00 hrs GMT. A player who is moved into a Main Draw or Qualifying
acceptance list by the Freeze Deadline is committed to play the tournament.
After the Freeze Deadline players on the Qualifying acceptance list will no
longer be moved into the Main Draw, and players on one or more Alternate
Lists will no longer be moved into the Qualifying acceptance list.
Such Alternates are not committed to play the tournament.
Players on the Qualifying acceptance list can preserve their eligibility for
known Main Draw positions following withdrawals after the Freeze Deadline
by personally contacting the ITF Supervisor on-site prior to the Qualifying
Sign-in Deadline. If there are no such Main Draw positions, these players are
not eligible to play the Qualifying and are subject to the Late Withdrawal/Non
Appearance provisions set forth in Article II. B.1 of the Code of Conduct.
A player who withdraws from Main Draw or Qualifying after the Freeze
Deadline, must notify both the ITF and ITF Supervisor of his withdrawal and
the reason therefor or else he will be subject to the penalties provided for nonappearance.
4. One Tournament Per Week
Once a player is committed to a tournament he may not enter or compete in
more than one Tournament that same week. A player may apply for entry into
one or more Futures Tournaments for the same week, but he must state a
priority at the time of entry and he will be withdrawn from all except one
event in accordance with the entry and withdrawal procedures outlined in
Appendix D.
Once a player has signed-in for the qualifying event at a tournament, or is a
Direct Acceptance, Wild Card or Special Exempt into the Main Draw, he is
committed to that tournament unless released by the ITF Supervisor.
Players found to have been accepted into or competed in two tournaments in
one week should not be allowed in the Tournament or should be immediately
defaulted forfeiting all prize money and computer points (where applicable).
5. Special Exempts
A player qualified to and who wishes to apply for Special Exempt status must
do so by personally notifying either verbally or in writing the ITF Supervisor
prior to the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline. If there are not sufficient Special
Exempt places in the main draw for all the applicants, the players shall be
selected in accordance with their rankings on Monday, seven days before the
tournament week. If there is no qualifying competition, or if Special Exempts
are not needed prior to the time that the qualifying draw is made, then the
places in the Main Draw reserved for Special Exempts shall become places for
Direct Acceptances. Players on the Qualifying acceptance list can preserve
their eligibility for unused Special Exempt places by personally contacting the
ITF Supervisor prior to the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline. If the Special Exempt
places are used, these players are not eligible to play the Qualifying and are
subject to the Late Withdrawal/Non Appearance provisions set forth in Article
II. B.1 of the Code of Conduct. If a Special Exempt place is not so preserved,
any unused Special Exempt places(s) shall be filled by entered players who
have signed in for Qualifying to be selected in accordance with the rankings
on the Acceptance List.
If prior to the Entry Deadline it is established that there will be no Special
Exempts into a Futures Tournament because there are no “Qualified
Tournaments” in the week preceding the Tournament, then the places reserved
in the Main Draw for Special Exempts shall become places for Direct
Acceptances and will be indicated as such on the Acceptance List.