## V. PERSONNEL 5.04 Doctor, Physiotherapist and Massage Therapist 

## A.ATP Tour Tournaments 

## 1) Tournament Doctor. (See ATP Addendum, page 374) 

Beginning with the qualifying competition, it is the responsibility of each ATP Tour tournament to provide on-site during the entire tournament an English-speaking Doctor who specializes in sports medicine, unless otherwise approved by ATP’s Medical Services Committee. Each tournament shall send the name and address of the tournament Doctor to the appropriate ATP regional coordinator forty-two (42) days in advance of the tournament. The tournament doctor shall be respon - sible for the medical care and treatment of the players at all times during the event and shall have no other official duties while at the tournament site. 

## 2) Tournament Infection Control Officer (“TICO”) (See ATP Addendum, page 375) 

## 3) Physiotherapist. (See ATP Addendum, page 376) 

ATP shall provide a Physiotherapist for all tournaments except that ATP may re - quire assistance from a tournament to provide a Physiotherapist for the qualifying competition. 

Combined Events. Each combined tournament must provide one (1) ATP Phys - iotherapist with single room hotel accommodations. Complimentary room shall be in the player hotel or another hotel approved by ATP Medical Services. 

## 4) Massage Therapist. (See ATP Addendum, page 376) 

It is the responsibility of each ATP Tour tournament to provide a Masssage Ther - apist. 

## B.ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments 

1) Tournament Doctor . (See Challenger Addendum, page 397). Each ATP Challenger Tour tournament is required to have an English-speaking tournament Doctor at the site or on call in proximity of the tournament site during the event. Each tournament shall send the name and address of the tournament Doctor to ATP’s Medical Services Committee forty-two (42) days in advance of the tourna - ment. 

2) Physiotherapist. (See Challenger Addendum, page 397). Each ATP Chal - lenger Tour tournament must provide an English-speaking Physiotherapist(s) as shown below. All Physiotherapy treatments are provided to players free of charge. 

## a) ATP Challenger 125 events 

i) Two (2) Physiotherapists designated and paid for by ATP. 

ii) The tournament may apply to have a local physiotherapist in lieu of the 2nd ATP Physiotherapist. If approved, the local physiotherapist would work Sunday through Thursday*. All fees and expenses for the local Physiotherapist will be paid by the tournament. 

## b) ATP Challenger Tour 110 events 

i) One (1) Physiotherapist designated and all fees/expenses paid by ATP. 

ii) One (1) Physiotherapist nominated by the tournament and approved by ATP. This Physiotherapist is to be scheduled to work Sunday through Thursday* with all fees/expenses paid by the tournament. 

* Sunday through Wednesday for events qualified and approved for a Sat - urday final. 

## V. PERSONNEL 

## c) ATP Challenger Tour – all others 

i) Two (2) Physiotherapists designated by the tournament and approved by ATP. 

ii) The tournament is responsible for all fees and expenses. 

iii) One Physiotherapist to work Sunday through Thursday* and one physio - therapist to work Monday through Sunday**. 

* Sunday through Wednesday for events qualified and approved for a Sat - urday final. 

** Sunday through Saturday for events qualified and approved for a Satur - day final. 

d) Education module.  All non-ATP Physiotherapists must have successfully completed the ATP Medical Services education online program prior to work - ing at ATP Challengers. 

## 3) Massage Therapist. (See Challenger Addendum, page 397). One (1) Mas - sage Therapist must be provided at each Challenger. 

a) For ATP Challenger 125 events, the service shall be provided to the players, while remaining in the event, free of charge. 

b) For all other ATP Challenger Tour events, a fee may be charged with a rec - ommended maximum fee of $25/€25 for a 30-minute massage. 

## 5.05 Agents, Tier I and Tier II 

A list of Tier I and Tier II Agents will be established and revised on a yearly basis following the conclusion of the Nitto ATP Tour Finals. The criteria for becoming a Tier I or II Agent is defined below. 

## A.Tier I 

1) Minimum of five (5) years of service, beginning with the first year’s representation of an ATP player, and 

2) Agent’s Player must be active, and 

3) Number of Singles Players representing 

a) Ranking 1-10 = 1 player, or 

b) Ranking 11-50 = 2 players, or 

c) Ranking 11-100 = 4 players, or 

4) Number of Doubles Players representing 

a) Ranking 1-20 = 4 

b) If agent does not represent four (4) doubles players, each doubles player ranked in the top 20 shall count as ½ player towards meeting the singles criteria. 

## B.Tier II 

Agents that do not meet the criteria to be in Tier I may apply for consideration as a Tier II Agent. There are no benefits associated with Tier II classification. 

