| NEC Wheelchair Tennis Ranking: Introduction |
The ITF Ranking Department has developed the following ranking points structure for the Singles and Doubles Main Draw (men, women and quads), the Singles Consolation Draw (men, women and quads) and the Singles and Doubles Second Draw (men and quads where applicable).
The NEC Wheelchair Tennis ranking is calculated by combining the points of the top nine (9) tournaments for men, the top seven (7) tournaments for women and the top six (6) tournaments for quads, based on a 52 week roll-over period. All players must have competed in a minimum of two events and have earned points from the two events to obtain a ranking.
The following draws of any tournament are eligible to gain points on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis ranking:-
SS and ITF 1 - ITF 3 Events
- Men's Main Draw and Second Draw, singles and doubles.
- Quad Main and Second Draws (where applicable), singles and doubles.
- Women's Main Draw, singles and doubles.
- Men's, Women's and Quad Main Draw singles consolation winner and runner-up; and semi-finals at Super Series events only.
Masters Series Events
- Men's, Women's and Quad Main draws, singles and/or doubles. Each event to be individually confirmed by the ITF.
Futures Series Events
- Men's Main Draw singles winner, runner-up, semi-final and quarter-final rounds. Men's Main Draw doubles winner, runner-up and semi-final rounds.
- Women's Main Draw singles winner, runner up and semi-final rounds. Women's Main Draw doubles winner and runner-up.
- Quad Main Draw singles winner, runner up and semi-final rounds. Women's Main Draw doubles winner and runner-up.
Events in the U.S.A.
- Players from the U.S.A. interested in an international ITF ranking must play in ITF approved Main/Second Draws. If they are interested in an "A" division ranking only they should play in the USTA "A" draws.
Minimum of 5 players
From Super Series to Futures Series events, there must be a minimum of five (5) singles players or five (5) doubles pairs in the Men's, Women's and Quad Main Draw or in the Second Draw in order to receive full ranking points.
Qualifying pre-round
When there are less than five singles players in the Second Draw of an NEC Tour event, a qualifying pre-round shall be played to qualify for the Main Draw. The lowest ranked players in the Main Draw and the players who should be in the Second Draw will be drawn to play in the pre-round. Losers in the pre-round will receive 1 point and will have the option of playing Main Draw Consolation.
8 Singles Set Draw Size
For a Main/Second singles set draw size of 8 there must be a minimum of 4 pairs for the doubles draw in order for ranking points to be awarded.
Consolation
For Consolation there must be a minimum of 4 players in the draw for ranking points to be awarded. No bonus points will be awarded in the consolation draw.
It is the responsibility of the tournament and players to verify if there are enough players in a draw to receive ranking points.
Late withdrawal
For singles set draw sizes of 8, when a late withdrawal affects the minimum number of players needed for doubles and consolation (4), ranking points will be awarded for draws of 3.
ITF Futures: women and quad doubles draws
At ITF Futures events, women and quad doubles draws, there needs to be a minimum of 3 doubles players for ranking points to be awarded.
Points allocation
- A player is awarded points according to the round achieved.
- A player losing in the pre-round is awarded one (1) point.
- A player losing in the first round is awarded two (2) points.
- A player who receives a "bye" in the first round and loses in the second round receives two (2) points.
- A player who receives a "walkover" in the first round, and loses in the second round, receives second round points.
- A player who is deemed a "No Show" in the first round will receive no points and no prize money for that draw.
- A player who receives a walkover in a round does not receive bonus points for that round.
Tied Ranking
When two or more players have the same total number of points, ties shall be broken as follows:
1. The number of events played e.g. the player with the least number of events played will be ranked higher.
2. If two or more players are still equal, players will be ranked based on the classification of tournaments where points have been won e.g. SS and ITF 1 receive higher recognition.
Bonus points
Bonus points are awarded in each round for defeating a player who is ranked in the top part of the ranking. Bonus points are calculated weekly for every tournament, which is included on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour ranking.
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