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## CHALLENGER ADDENDUM 

## 7.07 Play-Up Regulation (ATP Challenger Tour Tournaments) 

## A.Restrictions – Challengers 80-125 

4) ATP Challenger Tour tournaments not scheduled in the same week as ATP Tour tournaments, or scheduled during the 2nd week of a Grand Slam, ATP Tour Masters 1000 Miami and Indian Wells, may offer wild cards to players positioned 11-50 in the FedEx ATP Rankings who have received approval from the ATP on- site Supervisor according to the following breakdown: 

ATP Challenger 125 up to (3) three wild cards ATP Challenger 110 up to (3) three wild cards ATP Challenger 100 up to (3) three wild cards ATP Challenger 90 up to (2) two wild cards ATP Challenger 80 no wild card 

NOTE: These restrictions apply only to  singles  draws. 

## 7.08 The Draw 

## C.Composition of Draws – Challenger Tour Tournaments 

1) through 5): 

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● Challengers in the week before a Grand Slam (same region) are approved for a Saturday final. 

6) All 2021 Challenger events are 8-day events with the above structure, unless otherwise approved by ATP. 

## 7) Vacancies 

a) Any main draw vacancies occurring after the withdrawal deadline and prior to the start of Qualifying will be filled in ranking order from the original main draw acceptance list by players who have preserved their position on the list. Players from the main draw alternate list who are directly accepted into qualifying are considered to have preserved their eligibility. A player can only preserve his eligibility on one list. If there are no alternates from the original main draw acceptance list who have preserved eligibility, the vacancy will be filled by the highest ranked player from the qualifying or alternate list using the FedEx ATP Rankings, and then FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings, used for seeding. 

## CHALLENGER ADDENDUM 

After the start of the qualifying, any vacancy will come from the Lucky Loser/ Alternate list. The Alternates will be placed below the players who lost in qualifying and shall be ordered based upon their position in the FedEx ATP Rankings, and then the FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings, used for seeding. 

NOTE: I n order to preserve his eligibility on the Acceptance List, the player must email the ATP Supervisor directly prior to 6 PM local time on the day before qualifying starts (email listed on detail sheet) and personally inform the Supervisor that he wishes to preserve his position on the Acceptance List and the player must leave a contact number. The player should ask for confirmation that the Supervisor has received the email in a timely manner. A player can only preserve his eligibility on one list. 

## E. Qualifying 

ATP Challenger Tour. The on-site alternate sign-in shall begin no later than 4 p.m. and close at 6 p.m. local time on the night prior to the start of the qualifying competition. There shall also be an Alternate sign-in on the day of first round qualifying play, this deadline is one-half hour prior to the first scheduled qualifying match. This is a new sign-in and any player who is on-site and with a FedEx ATP Ranking (singles or doubles) is eligible to sign-in. Qualifying vacancies occurring after the withdrawal deadline - 12 noon, Eastern Time, USA on Friday shall be filled from the on-site alternate sign-in using the most recent FedEx ATP Ranking. 

Any main draw vacancies occurring after the withdrawal deadline and prior to the start of Qualifying will be filled in ranking order from the original main draw acceptance list by players who have preserved their position on the list. Players from the main draw alternate list who are directly accepted into qualifying are considered to have preserved their eligibility. A player can only preserve his eligi - bility on one list. If there are no alternates from the original main draw acceptance list who have preserved their eligibility, the vacancy will be filled by the highest ranked player from the qualifying or alternate list using the FedEx ATP Rankings, and then FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings, used for seeding. 

Once the qualifying competition has begun, only those players who ultimately qualify, lucky losers and eligible alternates may be accepted into the main draw. The qualifying competition commences when the first ball of the first qualifying match is struck. The Alternates will be placed below the players who lost in quali - fying and shall be ordered based upon their position in the FedEx ATP Rankings, and then the FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings, used for seeding. 

NOTE: For ATP Challenger Tour qualifying tournaments, withdrawals occurring after 12 Noon Eastern Time USA and prior to the draw* will be filled from that night’s alternate sign-in. Vacancies occurring after the release of the qualifying draw, will be filled from the next day’s on-site alternate list. Players must person - ally sign-in to be eligible as an on-site alternate. 

* For events in a time zone where the qualifying draw is made prior to 12 Noon Friday, Eastern Time USA, vacancies occurring after the Qualifying Alternate sign-in deadline but prior to the qualifying draw shall be filled from that night’s alternate sign-in . 

