ITF Seniors World Individual Championships Championships Fact ...

32 nd ITF SENIORS WORLD INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
San San Diego, Diego, USA
USA
12 12-19 12 19 February February 2012
2012
ENTRY ENTRY DEADLINE DEADLINE: DEADLINE Wednesday 11 January 2012 at 14:00 GMT GMT
For all enquiries please telephone, fax or email the ITF Seniors department, contact details as below:
Tel: Tel: 44 44 (0)20 (0)20 8392 8392 46 4651; 46 ; Fax: 44 (0)20 8392 4737 or 4735
Email: Email: Email: seniors@itftennis.com
seniors@itftennis.com
SINGLES SINGLES ENTRIES
ENTRIES
Online Online entry entry will will be be available available from from 1 st November November through the the IPIN IPIN ac account ac account
count of of each each player player. player
All players are required to enter by the due deadline (11 January), unless they have been awarded a wild
card. No No player, including team players, may arrive on site and expect to compete without having entered
by the due deadline and having paid their entry fee in advance. Please Please note note note that that players players must must have have a a valid
valid
IPIN IPIN in in order order to to enter enter and compete compete. compete
It is the responsibility of the player to ensure that the (online) entry
procedure has been successful.
MAIN MAIN MAIN DRAW DRAW SINGLES SINGLES SINGLES EVENT
EVENT
The Main Draw is scheduled to commence on Sunday 12 February. All All players players must be available to play play on this
date date date if required required. required
Players must note that if they receive a bye in the first round they may not be required on the
first scheduled day.
Shortly after the entry deadline of Wednesday 11 January, the provisional start day for each singles event will
be announced on the ITF Seniors website.
DOUBLES DOUBLES/MIXED DOUBLES /MIXED DOUBLES ENTRIES
Mixed doubles events will be held in all age categories, using the format two tie-break sets and a match
tie-break in place of a third set.
All references to doubles below also include mixed doubles.
DOUBLES DOUBLES ENTRIES ENTRIES WILL WILL CLOSE CLOSE ON ON WEDNESDAY 11 JANUARY JANUARY. JANUARY
. THERE WILL BE NO SIGN SIGN-IN SIGN
IN ON SITE SITE AND ALL
PLAYERS PLAYERS WISHING WISHING TO TO PLAY PLAY DOUBLES DOUBLES MUST MUST MUST HAVE HAVE ENTERED ENTERED BY THE ENTRY DEADLINE DEADLINE. DEADLINE
All players are required to enter online or to complete and submit the entry form by the due deadline (11
January).
PLAYERS PLAYERS ENTERED WITHOUT A PARTNER HAVE UNTIL 7 FEBRUARY TO MATCH UP AS DOUBLES PAIRS WITH
OTHER OTHER ENTERED ENTERED PLAYERS PLAYERS. PLAYERS . ANY ANY PLAYER LISTED WITHOUT A DOUBLES PARTNER PARTNER AFTER 7 FEBRUARY WILL NOT
BE BE INCLUDED INCLUDED IN IN THE THE THE DOUBLES DOUBLES DRAW.
DRAW.
It It is is the the player’s player’s player’s responsibility responsibility to to find find a a doubles doubles partner. partner. The The ITF ITF will will not not match match any any players players to to form form a
a
doubles doubles doubles pair.
pair.
It is the players’ responsibility to ensure that both doubles partners are entered in the Championships. If
one of the players has not entered, that doubles pair will not be accepted.
After 7 February, it will only be possible to change a doubles partner due to injury. The newly found partner
must have already entered the Championships.
Players will be able to see who has entered the tournament via their IPIN account.
Players may enter up to three events (no more than one each of singles, doubles and mixed). Please note
that any player entering three events must be prepared to play three matches in a day.
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