2009 USTA/PNW Points per Round,
Open and Senior Ranking Rules
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2009 USTA/PNW Senior Women's
Intersectional team selection guidelines
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2009 USTA Pacific Northwest Points Per Round
ranking system and Standing List
Points Per Round ranking system
The USTA Pacific Northwest has adopted the Points Per Round ranking system and standings program in an effort to increase participation in local tournaments and conform with the ranking system used at the USTA National level. The Points Per Round system makes it easier than ever to obtain a section ranking by reducing the minimum number of tournaments required in many divisions and eliminating the Out of Area requirement.
The player(s) are rewarded points based upon:
1. The round they reach within the tournament they play within the USTA Pacific Northwest.
2. The designated level of the tournament.
Points will be awarded based on the tournament played and the currently published and applicable tournament base points table (See Table 2 below for the point values assigned to each tournament level).
A player’s point total for each event is computed by adding the sum of the following:
1. Points won in the main draw.
2. Points earned for each consolation win.
A player must win a match in the main draw to obtain main draw points. Completed match wins, retirement wins and default wins all count as matches won however Byes do not.
Standings and Year End Rankings will be based on a player’s best results in up to four (4) tournaments in the senior women’s divisions and up to five (5) in many of the men’s divisions. Please see Table 1 below. This will encourage players to play more than the minimum number of tournaments required in an attempt to increase their point totals and thus improve their ranking. Players who are unable to play more than the minimum will be able to increase their point total by concentrating on the tournaments with higher point values.
Because the Points Per Round system limits the number of tournaments considered when calculating a ranking, it will prevent a relatively weak player from achieving a high ranking simply by playing more tournaments than his/her competitors over the course of the season. It will also encourage players who have a successful early season record to continue to participate. Most importantly the overall accuracy of the final rankings will be much improved.
USTA Pacific Northwest Standing Lists
The USTA Pacific Northwest Standing List for adults and seniors will be published bi-monthly and may be obtained on the USTA Pacific Northwest web site at www.pnw.usta.com. Scroll over ‘Adults/Seniors’ and click on ‘Standings’. These lists will be calculated using all match results from the previous 52 weeks (rolling 12 month calendar) that have been entered into the ranking database at the time the respective age division is being published.
The Standing List is NOT a Ranking List. The requirement for being included on a Standing List is less rigorous than to be on a Ranking List as a player need only to complete one tournament to be included on a Standing List. Corrections or inquiries regarding the Standing List must be submitted by email only to ustaappeals@aol.com.
Results considered for Standing and final Ranking Lists
Only USTA sanctioned tournaments played within the USTA Pacific Northwest will be considered for section Standing and Ranking Lists. In order for tournament results to count, tournament directors must have entered complete results into the tournament management database.
Minimum Requirements
In order to be eligible for a USTA Pacific Northwest ranking in singles and/or doubles, a player must play in the minimum number of tournaments in the age division in which the player seeks to obtain a ranking. In order to receive a yearend ranking, a player must have a minimum of 50 points.
TABLE 1
Event Minimum # played Best # will count
to be ranked toward ranking
Men’s Open Singles 5 tournaments or 5 tournaments
4 tournaments +
Yakima Sectional
Men’s Open Doubles 4 tournaments or 4 tournaments
3 tournaments +
Yakima Sectional
Men’s 30 Singles/Doubles 2 tournaments 2 tournaments
Men’s 35 Singles 3 tournaments 5 tournaments
Men’s 35 Doubles 3 tournaments 3 tournaments
Men’s 40 Singles 3 tournaments 4 tournaments
Men’s 40 Doubles 3 tournaments 4 tournaments
Men’s 45 -75 Singles 3 tournaments 5 tournaments
Men’s 45 -70 Doubles 3 tournaments 5 tournaments
Men’s 80
Singles 2 tournaments 4 tournaments
Doubles 1 tournament 2 tournaments
Women’s Open
Singles 1 tournament 4 tournaments
Doubles 1 tournament 4 tournaments
Women’s 30-80
Singles 2 tournaments 4 tournaments
Doubles 2 tournaments 4 tournaments
Mixed Doubles
Open 2 tournaments 2 tournaments
35 and over 2 tournaments 4 tournaments
TABLE 2
2009 USTA Pacific Northwest Points Per Round table – Point Values
SINGLE ELIMINATION
Description Finish/Place Cat I Cat II/Level I Level II Local NTRP
Champion 1st 1000 500 250 125 50
2nd Place 2nd 760 380 190 95 40
3rd Place 3rd 640 320 160 80 30
*4th Place/SF 4th 520 260 130 65 20
Quarterfinalist 5-8th 320 160 80 40 10
Reached R 16 9-16th 200 100 50 25 5
Reached R 32 17-32nd 120 60 30 15
Men’s Consolation 40 20 10 5
(each match won)
Women’s Consolation 40 40 20 10
(each match won)
*If there is no playoff for 3rd and 4th place, the semifinal losers will receive the same points as reflected in this row.
ROUND ROBIN
Description Finish Cat I Cat II/Level 1 Level II Local NTRP
Champion 1st 1000 500 250 125 50
2nd place 2nd 760 380 190 95 40
3rd place 3rd 640 320 160 80 30
4th place 4th 520 260 130 65 20
5 - 8th place 5-8th 320 160 80 40 10
9 - 16th place 9-16th 200 100 50 25
17 - 32nd place 7-32nd 120 60 30 15
TOURNAMENT STATUS BY AGE GROUP
Men’s Open
Category II
GPTC Nike Open Championships of Oregon
Level I
UBS Financial Rogue Valley
Pacific Continental Bank Open – Eugene
Umpqua Valley Open Championships
116th Annual PNW Championships – Tacoma Lawn
Washington State Open – Seattle
Yakima USTA/PNW Sectionals
Level II
John and Phil’s Toyota - Corvallis
Irvington Club Adidas Open
Salem Summer Classic
Seattle City Open
Portland City Championships
University of Washington Husky Men’s Open
Local
All Others
Senior Men’s 35–40
Category II
GPTC Nike Open Championships of Oregon
Level I
Central Park
UBS Financial Rogue Valley
Pacific Continental Bank Open – Eugene
Umpqua Valley Open Championships
Washington State Open – Seattle
Yakima USTA/PNW Sectionals
Men’s Grand Prix
Level II
29th Annual Amy Yee Open/Srs
John and Phil’s Toyota – Corvallis
Irvington Club Adidas Open
Seattle City Open
Portland City Championships
Men’s Grand Prix
Local
All Others
Senior Men’s 45-70
Category II
GPTC Senior Championships of Oregon
Level I
Oregon State Senior Men’s Indoor - Irvington
Washington State Senior Championships - Seattle
Level II
Amber Senior Classic
116th PNW Championships – Lakewood
Sunriver Senior Tennis Championships
Yakima Sectional Championships
Senior Men’s Grand Prix
Local
All Others
Senior Men 75-85
Category II
GPTC Senior Championships of Oregon
Level I
Sunriver Senior Tennis Championships
Washington State Senior Championships
Washington State Indoors - Harbor Square
Local
All Others
Women’s Open
Category II
GPTC Senior Championships of Oregon
Level I
Washington State Senior Open - Seattle
Level II
Northwest Washington Tournament – Central Park
Amber Senior Classic
Pacific Continental Bank Open – Eugene
Umpqua Valley Senior Championships
Stanley Park Championships
116th PNW Championships – Lakewood
Yakima USTA/PNW Senior Sectionals
Senior Grand Prix
Local
All Others
Senior Women 30 and above
Category I
National Championships
Category II
GPTC Senior Championships of Oregon
Level II
Women’s Senior Grand Prix
Washington State Senior Open - Seattle
Sunriver Senior Championships
Salishan Indoors
Local
All Others
USTA Pacific Northwest 2009 Adult and
Senior General Ranking Regulations
The USTA Pacific Northwest Section has adopted the Points Per Round Ranking system in order to conform to the rankings system used at the USTA National level.
ADULT/SENIOR TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS MUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AS OUTLINED IN FRIEND AT COURT.
The Rules of Tennis, USTA Regulations and The Code can be found at www.usta.com
I. Ranking Period
A. The Ranking period for all players shall be January 1 though December 31st.
II. Ranking Requirements
A. Only persons enrolled with the USTA as an Adult Member, Junior Member, Family Member, Life Member or Honorary Member and in good standing at the close of the ranking year shall be considered for a ranking. All Participants must be current USTA members at the time of entry into the Sanctioned Tournament.
B. Reside within the USTA/PNW boundaries for at least 7 months of the ranking year.
C. Compete in the minimum number of tournaments as listed under each age division.
D. Only results of sanctioned events with the USTA/PNW will be considered. Note: Results of National Tournaments played within the USTA/PNW will be included towards a ranking in the Senior Women’s Division only.
E. To be considered a sanctioned event, there must be at least three players in singles and three teams in doubles who play a round robin.
(Note: In all Senior women’s 65 and Men’s 70 and over events there must be 2 players in singles and 2 teams in Doubles who play a round robin).
F. Approved methods of scoring as outlined in the ITF rules of Tennis will be considered for ranking purposes.
G. In determining the points per round ranking of any division, only results from that division will be considered.
H. A tournament will count toward minimum qualifying requirements if a player or team starts a match.
I. If an age bracket event does not appear in the USTA/PNW Tennis Times or pnw.usta.com web page that event will not be sanctioned or considered as a tournament played even though that event appears on the entry form and is actually played.
J. Only tournaments with draw sheets submitted to and recorded by
TDM will be accepted as a tournament held.
K. Qualifying rounds count towards Points per Round ranking.
III. Scheduling Matches
25 through 60 divisions: In age 25 through 60 division, a player should not be required to play more than three matches in one day in the same division (including consolation and doubles). No more than two matches should be singles.
65 through 80 divisions: A player should not be required to play more than two matches in one day in the same division (including consolation and doubles).
85 and 90 divisions: In the 85 and 90 divisions, a player should not be required to play more than two matches in one day in the same division. No more than one match should be singles.
Senior Ranking Criteria
1. All sanctioned Senior men’s and women’s events (30 and over) are open to players who have reached or will reach the minimum age limit of the division on or before the last day of the ranking period (December 31st).
2. Senior Men’s Results of the National Tournaments played within the USTA/PNW WILL NOT be considered for USTA/PNW standings and/or rankings. Senior Women’s Results of the National Tournaments played within the USTA/PNW WILL be considered or USTA/PNW standings and/or rankings.
3. The Senior Men’s and Women’s Grand Prix Tournament WILL count as tournament played and will be considered for standing and/or ranking purposes.
4. If a player or team enters an event that is cancelled for lack of entries and a tournament director enters the player or team into another age division, the player affected may receive credit towards minimum tournament requirements in the original division entered. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAYER(S) TO CONTACT USTAAPPEALS@AOL.COM BY NOVEMBER 15th OF THE RANKING YEAR TO REPORT THE DIVISION ENTERED AND PLAYED.
5. Doubles players may be ranked as a team as well as an individual.
Senior Grand Prix Requirements
Senior Women Criteria
1. The USTA/PNW Senior Women Grand Prix Tournament will be held in November 2009.
2. Any player may enter the Doris Popple USTA Pacific Northwest Grand Prix. Draws are limited to 8 players or teams. If there are more that eight entries, qualification will be based on the points per round standings at the time entries close. If a doubles team is not in the team standings, eligibility will be determined by the combined points held by the two players. A partner may be substituted at any time prior to playing the first match.
3. Should a tie exist in determining a tournament qualifier, the following Criteria will be used in order to break the deadlock: Most head to head matches won, fewest head to head sets lost, fewest head to head games lost. If the players did not play each other, the one who played the most tournaments in her division will be invited. If a tie still exists, a coin flip will determine the final position.
Senior Women Grand Prix Committee Chair: Karen Dunlop, 1422 W Lk Sammamish Pkwy SE, Bellevue, Wa 98008. Phone (425) 644-2620
Senior Men’s Grand Prix Requirements
1. The 2009 Senior Men’s Grand Prix year begins September 2nd and ends after the 2009 Labor Day weekend tournaments for those 35 and over.
2. Grand Prix points will be awarded for both singles and doubles. Doubles points will be earned on an individual basis, irrespective of partner(s).
3. Singles: The top seven scoring players will be invited to participate in the Grand Prix Finals with the eighth spot going to the number one ranked Alaskan player. If any of the top eight cannot play in the Grand Prix, the next highest point winner(s) will be invited until there are 8 singles players in the draw.
4. Doubles: The top seven scoring players will be invited to participate and will be allowed to choose a partner. The eighth spot will be offered to the number one ranked Alaskan team. If they decline to play in the Grand Prix Finals, the eighth spot will then be offered to the next highest point winner. If any of the top eight choose to play as teams or cannot enter, the player(s) with the next highest point total will be allowed to choose a partner.
5. If a tie exists in determining the last invited positions, the following criteria will be used in order until a deadlock is broken. Winner of most head to head matches, sets and games in that order. If the tied players did not play each other, a coin flip will determine the final position.
Senior Men Grand Prix Committee Chair: George Kraft, 4325 ½ SW Thistle St, Seattle, WA 98136; George_Kraft@comcast.net
Senior Women's Intersectional Team Selection Guidelines
(Effective January 2009)
The following guidelines have been established by the USTA Pacific Northwest (USTA/PNW) Senior Women’s Committee and are designed to allow the USTA/PNW to field competitive teams in each age bracket at the USTA National Senior Women's Intersectional Team event by including the broadest possible base of our section’s top players in the selection process:
Shortly after the USTA/PNW year-end rankings are finalized, notices will be sent out to each person who is ranked in the top 5 in singles and/or the top 3 in doubles in each age division, encouraging them to apply for selection to their respective age group’s Intersectional teams. Senior players with high National rankings in their age bracket will also receive these notices and be encouraged to apply for selection to an Intersectional team, whether or not they have qualified for a sectional ranking.
In addition, ANY player, ranked or not, who wishes to be considered will be permitted to submit an application for selection as well. However, such applications must include the player’s name, USTA membership #, NTRP rating, all contact information and a complete resume of their sectional and national tournament results for the previous 24 months, including a description of any relevant extenuating circumstances (i.e., illness, injury) that may have affected those results. All applications for Intersectional team selection must be received by June 1, 2009. Applications received after this date may be considered or rejected at the sole discretion of the USTA/PNW Senior Women's Committee.
Within 30 days following the established due date, the USTA/PNW Senior Women's Committee shall review all applications received and attempt to select the strongest possible teams in each age bracket. Any player ranked No. 1 in either singles or doubles in the age group for which the team is being formed (i.e., 35s, 45s, 55s, 65s, 75s, or 80s) who expresses an interest in participating in Intersectionals will automatically be selected to the team. The total number of players selected to each team may vary according to its particular make-up but in general the committee's goal will be to allow as many players as possible to participate. A waiting list shall be established in order of strength to fill a spot that may open in the case a selected player were to drop out.
Once team rosters have been established, the committee will then select a captain for each age group team, who may at their discretion add players from the waiting list to either fill out the team or to replace players who drop out. Only in cases where too few applications have been received to complete a particular age group team shall players who have not participated in this selection process be considered.