Asian Tennis Federation 14 Under Series

The Competition

• The Competition

• Rules of the Competion

• Ranking Point System

• Tournament Draw

• Operational Requirements

• Tournament Regulations

1. TITLE
The Competition, an international junior singles and doubles competition shall be called the "Asian 14/U Series".

2. OWNERSHIP
The Competition shall be owned and managed by the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF).

3. PLAYERS ELIGIBLE
Players who will be 11 years old and players who have not reached the age of 15 years on or before the 31st December of the year in which the competition is played may compete in the tournaments.

4. REGULATIONS
a. All Asian 14/U Series tournaments (excluding the Asian 14/U Championships & Asian 14/U Masters Series Final) shall have a feed-in system in all singles draws.
b. All Asian 14/U Series tournaments will have a maximum of 32 player main draw and 32 player qualifying draw field. The Asian 14/U Championship will be a minimum 64 player main draw and 32 player qualifying draw.
c. The Competition shall take place in accordance with these Regulations, the ITF Junior World Ranking Code of Conduct, the Rules of the ITF and the Rules of Tennis adopted by the ITF.
d. In submitting an application, a tournament automatically undertakes to abide by and fulfill all its obligations under the above Regulations.
e. In submitting an entry to a tournament sanctioned by ATF, as a constituent tournament of the Series, a player automatically undertakes to commit him/her to abide by and be bound by the above Regulations.

5. RANKINGS
a. Player Ranking
A player's combined ranking shall be compiled on the basis of points earned in their best six (6) individual singles and doubles events within the Asian 14/U Series tournaments, the ITF Zone 1 events and the Asian 14/U Championships.

To have or obtain a ranking, a player should:
Play a minimum of 2 tournaments.

Of the two (2) one should be outside of their home country - note that if a player enters an ITF Group 1 event and/or the Asian 14/U Championships in their home country, this is deemed as an overseas event.

The players' ranking will be used for seeding purposes. The ATF office will publish the rankings regularly on the internet and the organizers are responsible for obtaining the required rankings.

Non Asian players participating in the Asian 14/U Series tournaments are eligible to earn points and will be ranked accordingly.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 5 Nov 2008 )