## III. FINANCIAL 

## Decision: 

1. The lucky loser who was drawn as the number 1 LL is eligible to receive first round prize money or whatever money he earns in the main draw. He does not keep the final round qualifying money. 

2. The lucky loser who was drawn as number 2 LL receives final round qualifying money plus money earned in main draw, less the amount paid to the withdrawing player. 

3. The same principle applies if there were more than two withdraw - ing players prior to the completion of the qualifying or the qualifiers being placed in the draw. 

Case: A seeded main draw player with a Bye withdraws on-site after the Qualifying started, the main draw has been made and the player is eligible to collect 2nd round prize money compensation. The order of play for the first day has not been released and the next seeded player who did not receive a Bye moves into that position. How is the prize money distributed? 

Decision: The seeded player moving to the bye position will receive first round prize money if he loses and first round prize money plus the difference between 2nd round and the round reached if he wins. The LL inserted in the draw receives final round qualifying money plus prize money earned in main draw less the 1st round prize money. 

Case: Same situation as above, however the order of play for the first day has been released. 

Decision: If a qualifier is drawn into the bye position he will receive first round prize money if he loses and first round prize money plus the difference between 2nd round and the round reached if he wins. The lucky loser who was drawn into the 1st round position receives final round qualifying money plus money earned in main draw, less the 1st round money paid to the qualifier drawn into the bye position. 

Case:  Two main draw players withdraw overnight after the Quali - fying has finished. The Qualifiers were drawn into their respective positions in the draw. The Order of Play for the first day of main draw is released. One of the withdrawing players was seeded with a bye. The LL’s are drawn into the vacant position in the draw. The second LL is drawn to replace the seeded player with the bye. How is the prize money decided if the withdrawing players have received compensation? 

Decision: The LL’s receive PM dependent on which player they were drawn to replace in the draw. This is a different procedure than the cases when the WD’s happen before the Q is finished and the Q/LL’s inserted into the draw. 

Doubles: Should a doubles match in an ATP Tour or ATP Challenger Tour event be uncontested* or fail to be completed, the losing team shall only receive points and prize money from the previous round unless one of the following exceptions is applicable: 

* A team withdrawing from the first round will not receive prize money whether there is or is not an alternate/lucky loser team. The exceptions do not apply. 

## III. FINANCIAL 

a) Neither player was in the singles main draw; 

b) Both players used, or could have used**, their doubles ranking for entry into the doubles draw (does not apply to wild card teams). 

c) The retiring/withdrawing player is still in the singles competition and at the time of the medical examination is declared unfit to play in the singles of that event or, if no longer involved in the singles competition of that event, is forced to withdraw from the singles or doubles*** of the next tournament in which he is entered. 

i) For ATP Tour events if the retiring/withdrawing player was not in the sin - gles draw of that event and is forced to withdraw from the next event in which he is accepted in the main draw (singles or doubles). 

ii) For ATP Challenger events if the retiring/withdrawing player was not in the singles draw of that event and is forced to withdraw from the following week’s event (single or doubles) after the withdrawal deadline. 

d) The retiring/withdrawing player was not involved in the singles draw of that event and: 

i) For ATP Tour events is forced to withdraw from the next event in which he is entered (singles or doubles). 

ii) For ATP Challenger events is forced to withdraw from the following week’s event (singles or doubles***). 

e) The retiring/withdrawing player had withdrawn/retired from his singles match, which was scheduled the same day; or, if the doubles match is scheduled for a following day the player is examined by the tournament Doctor and is declared unfit for competition in the doubles event. 

## f) (See ATP Addendum, page 374) (See Challenger Addendum, page 396) 

** Example: Player A is not in the singles draw and his doubles ranking is 20; his partner, Player B, is in the singles draw with a ranking of 15. Player B’s doubles ranking is 30. The cutoff for their method of entry is 60. Using player B’s doubles ranking would have kept them as a direct acceptance so they qualify for exception b) above. 

*** For ATP Challenger events the withdrawal for doubles must be after the with - drawal deadline. 

4) A player who receives a “bye” and loses in the second round shall receive second round loser’s prize money. 

5) Players affected by the entries or seedings not in accordance with ATP Rules and Regulations shall not be entitled to compensation. Such entry or seeding varianc - es shall be resolved at the sole discretion of the Senior Vice President - Rules & Competition. 

6) A tournament must send to ATP any prize money not paid to a player who is de - faulted for improper conduct. 

## 3.09 On-Site Prize Money 

Each ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour tournament is required to offer and pay as part of its financial commitment the on-site prize money shown in “Exhibit J” plus hotel accommodations, unless otherwise determined by ATP. The minimum prize money for ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments is $35,000/€30,000. (See Challenger Addendum, page 407) 

