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## TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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## I. ATP CIRCUIT REGULATIONS 

## 1.01 Categories of Tournaments 

In official men’s professional tennis, there are four (4) categories of events. ATP Tour tournaments and ATP Challenger Tour tournaments are governed by ATP. Unless oth - erwise specified, all regulations are applicable to both ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour tournaments. 

ATP Tour tournaments 

ATP Tour Finals (singles & doubles) ATP Cup ATP Tour Masters 1000 ATP Tour 500 ATP Tour 250 

ATP Challenger Tour tournaments 

Grand Slams 

Davis Cup 

## 1.02 Tournament Week 

A.Main Draw. Each ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour tournament is assigned a spe - cific tournament week on the calendar for scheduling of the main draws in singles and doubles commencing on a Monday and concluding on a Sunday, except as approved by ATP. 

Case:  A tournament, scheduled and announced for a Saturday final, during the week requests to move the final to Sunday (no weather issues), is this allowed? 

Decision:  Unless weather or other unavoidable circumstances cause the tournament to be extended to Sunday then no change to the original approved schedule may be made. 

## B.Matches – Number of Sets. 

1) Singles. All matches, including finals, shall be the best of three (3) tie-break sets. 

2) Doubles . All matches, including finals, shall be two (2) tie-break sets with a de - ciding Match Tie-break (10 point) at one (1) set all. Games shall be decided using the No-Ad scoring method. 

C.Monday Finals . No ATP Tour or ATP Challenger Tour tournament shall extend its tournament week for a Monday final without prior approval from ATP. 

## D.Qualifying. 

A tournament may petition, forty-two (42) days prior to the event, for expansion of draw size as long as there is no change in the number of direct acceptances. 

1) ATP Tour. One (1) round per day except when weather or other unavoidable cir - cumstances require two (2) rounds to be played on the same day . 

2) ATP Challenger Tour. 

a) ATP Challenger 80-125. One (1) round of qualifying, consisting of two (2) matches, will be scheduled on the first day of play. These two (2) matches should be scheduled as the first matches of the day. 

