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2009 ITF MEN’S CIRCUIT RULES & CODE OF CONDUCT
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Highlighted text = amended from 2008
Underlined text = added for 2009
MEN’S CIRCUIT
B. GENERAL
12. Entry Fees
There will be no Entry Fee for Main Draw. The Entry Fee for Qualifying will
be a maximum of $40.
13. Prize Money
Prize money shall be paid in US Dollars unless prior approval to pay in any
other currency is obtained in writing from the ITF.
A non-US Futures Tournament may elect on or before four (4) months prior to
the tournament to pay on-site prize money in US Dollars or in local currency.
If local currency is selected, then the exchange rate shall be the average of the
six (6) months immediately preceding six (6) months prior to the tournament.
If there is a fluctuation of five percent (5%) or more, up or down, immediately
prior to the first day of the tournament, then such exchange rate shall be
adjusted, up or down as follows:
Exchange Rate Exchange Rate
Fluctuation Adjustment
Less than 5% None
Between 5-10% 5%
10% or greater One-half the exchange
rate percentage fluctuation*
(*For example, if the currency fluctuates 11% from the authorized exchange
rate, the exchange rate will be adjusted by 5.5%).
Each Futures Tournament electing to pay on-site prize money in a specific
non-US currency shall obtain from the ITF (Rest of World Events) or Tennis
Europe (European events) the official rate for the tournament determined as
above provided and shall use the same.
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C. DEFINITIONS
6. Special Exempts
Players who are competing in singles on the day that the qualifying
competition begins in another “Qualified Tournament” who apply for and
receive exemption from qualifying as hereinafter provided.
Special Exempts are only available for entered players on the Qualifying
Acceptance List.
A “Qualified Tournament” is defined as follows:
- $10,000 Tournaments: the singles event of another Futures or
Challenger Tournament within the same continent in the preceding
week.
- $15,000 Tournaments: the singles event of another $15.000 Futures or
Challenger Tournament within the same continent in the preceding
week.
D. SINGLES ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL
1. Entry
All players applying for entry shall be deemed to apply for entry into the Main
Draw or the Qualifying depending on his ranking by the applicable System of
Merit.
A player may apply for entry into one but not more than six Futures
Tournaments for a specific tournament week, in which case he must indicate a
priority. If no priority is stated, the ITF will assign a priority. A player may not
apply for entry into a Futures Tournament if he has entered and is committed
to another tournament during that period.
See Appendix D for Entry Procedures.
2. Entry and Withdrawal Deadline
All entries and withdrawals must be submitted online or on the Official Entry
Form in writing and sent to the ITF. Emails are not accepted.
All entries are subject to the Regulations and Conditions of Entry. Faxed
entries must be signed by the player and must contain all the required
information.
The Entry Deadline is at 14:00 hrs Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on the
Thursday eighteen (18) days prior to the Monday of the Tournament week.
The Withdrawal Deadline is at 14:00 hrs GMT on the Tuesday thirteen (13)
days prior to the Monday of the tournament week.
A player on one or more Alternate list(s) may withdraw anytime until he first
moves into a Main Draw or Qualifying acceptance list, at which time he will
be automatically withdrawn from all other entry lists by the ITF.
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Any player accepted into the Main Draw or Qualifying who fails to appear for
the Tournament without notifying the ITF and/or ITF Supervisor of his
withdrawal and the reason therefor shall be subject to the penalties provided
for non-appearance.
Should a player be injured, to avoid Late Withdrawal penalties he may submit
a medical certificate to the ITF (and ITF Supervisor on site if after the Freeze
Deadline), to be received no later than the last day of the tournament. Players
are permitted to submit two medicals per year, after which players are subject
to the Late Withdrawal/Non-Appearance provisions set forth in Article II. B.1
of the Code of Conduct.