• What has changed for 2026

You can find a useful summary that can be found within the Rules and Regulations page or via this link: itf-wheelchair-regulations-summary-of-changes-2026.pdf

• When will the new ranking be released?

The first ranking run with the new ranking points structure will be 5^th January 2026

• Will the new countable event number apply straight away?

Yes, from the 5^th January 2026 the top 12 events for men/women and 10 for quads will apply. Players are advised to ensure they play enough events in 2025 to fill all their countable events should they wish to.

• Where can I find the 2026 Ranking Points table

1. Within the Wheelchair Regulations – Appendix I,
2. On the ITF website under, Tour Rules and Regulations
3. Via this link: 2026-ranking-points-tables.pdf

• Will 2025 points be converted into the new ranking points?

No, any existing points will remain on a player’s ranking for 52 weeks. These will then be replaced in 2026 with points from the new points table.

• Will I receive Qualifying and Main Draw points if I win through qualifying?

For WT175, 100, 50 and 25 events players will receive both qualifying and Main Draw points.

At WT250, 500, 1000 and GS events players will not receive qualifying points if they win through the qualifying events. They will instead receive any Main Draw points (including first round loser points).

• Which events will receive first round loser points?

 WT250, 500, 1000 and GS events.

• Have the Playdown restrictions changed with the new Tournament Grading?

Playdown restrictions have not changed for 2026, and the equivalent 2025 tournament grading will be taken into consideration with the last 52-week period, i.e. if a player ranked in the top 8 has already played 2 ITF2 events in the past 52-week period, they will not be eligible to enter a WT175 event.

Please see the table below for reference

All players are encouraged to read the ITF Rules and Regulations, including the Code of Conduct. These are available on the ITF website (please click the link above) and within IPIN

One of the most important concepts to understand with entering and withdrawing from ITF professional tournaments is that each tournament has three deadlines.

These deadlines are standardised but can change over periods when the ITF office in London is closed during National Holidays in England. Details of any changes to the deadlines will always be communicated via a Tour Announcement within a player's IPIN online service account.

Unless otherwise stated, deadlines are as follows:

A Player’s first three (3) Late Withdrawal Offences within a calendar year are automatically excused and the fines cancelled (a Withdrawal Amnesty), provided the withdrawal is submitted online through the Player’s IPIN account prior to the Sign-In Deadline.

The Withdrawal Amnesty is valid for two consecutive Tournament Weeks provided the Player withdraws from both Tournaments in accordance with Regulation 54 (Withdrawal from the Singles Draw) and Regulation 68 (Withdrawal from the Doubles Draw).

If a Player withdraws from both Singles and Doubles at the same Tournament, the Player may use that Amnesty to withdraw himself from both the Singles and Doubles Draw of that Tournament.

Log into your IPIN account and go to the Code of Conduct section.

You will see a list of any outstanding fines along with the option to make online payment.

To check historic fines which have been paid or those successfully appealed, including by use of an amnesty, please go to the History section.

• Players can enter up to three (3) tournaments within their IPIN account in any given week.

Please note that events that start on a given week but finish on the following, will count as a tournament on both weeks it is included in.

• Players will select their priority for each tournament in a given week, and the player can make changes to their priority order up until the Freeze Deadline.

A Player is eligible to Enter (including by accepting a Wild Card) and participate in a Tournament if they: 47.1.1 have a valid IPIN registration;

• Meet the Gender Requirements;
• Meet the Age Eligibility Requirements;
• Meet the Wheelchair Classification Requirements;
• Meet the Play Down Restrictions;
• Have successfully completed the Tennis Integrity Protection Programme as directed by the ITF at the time of IPIN registration;
• (For Players under 18) have successfully completed the ITF’s safeguarding education modules in the previous 12 months;
• Are not at any time during the Tournament Week nor throughout the Tournament, subject to a suspension imposed (including on a provisional basis) or reciprocated by the ITF pursuant to the Wheelchair Tennis Regulations, including (but not limited to) under the Code of Conduct, Appendix G (Reciprocity and Information Sharing) or ITF Safeguarding Policies; and
• Are not retired.

Eligible players should log into their IPIN account to enter and withdraw from tournaments and allow good time for their request to be processed; waiting until close to a deadline runs the risk of an entry/withdrawal failing to be processed due to increase in online traffic.

To enter click the tournament calendar and then click the enter button. Players can enter a maximum of 3 WCT Tournaments in any one week. Players can only enter a Tournament before the Entry Deadline.

To withdraw, click the player dashboard and then click on the withdraw tab.

• Entry Deadline - 40 Days prior to the Monday of the Tournament Week
• Withdrawal Deadline - 20 Days prior to the Monday of the Tournament Week
• Freeze Deadline - 4 Days prior to the Monday of the Tournament Week

Players can withdraw prior to the Withdrawal Deadline (20 days before the Tournament) without penalty. After the Withdrawal Deadline has passed a player who withdraws will be penalised according to the Code of Conduct (which also contains specific exceptions).

• Entries or Withdrawals cannot be made over the phone
• The Supervisor’s contact details are available on the Tournament Fact Sheet, which is available in a player’s IPIN account. Please note this information is not on the public website.

Each player is allowed to make a maximum of three (3) Late Withdrawals in a calendar year without penalty, as long as the player submits a Withdrawal prior to the relevant Sign-In Deadline. A Player may use the same Amnesty to withdraw themselves from both the Singles and Doubles Draw of that Tournament.

Players with any historic Code of Conduct fines (from any previous years) or fines amounting to $500 or over in the current year will not be able to enter any Tournaments until all fines have been paid in full.

Reasons this may be happening are as follow:

• You have $500 or more in outstanding fines from the current year
• You have outstanding historic fines from a previous year
• You have an ITIA imposed suspension, either confirmed or provisional, which does not end before the start date of the tournament
• The Entry Deadline has passed
• Your IPIN membership expires before the end date of the tournament

For any historic fines and $500+ in current year fines on your record, these must be paid in full before you will be able to enter any further tournaments online, onsite or by accepting of a wild card. You can check the status of any fines in the Code of Conduct section of your IPIN account where you will also have the option to pay off fines.

Doubles entries can only be made on-site, and not in advance. Entry deadline (for all grades except Grand Slams) is at 12pm on the date that the Singles Main Draw is scheduled to commence.

Doubles entry deadline for Grand Slams is determined by each Grand Slam and published in the Fact Sheet.

Not for doubles. A Player must withdraw from the Doubles Draw as soon as they no longer intend to, or are unable to, play, whether or not they are Accepted into the Doubles Draw or listed as an Alternate.

Withdrawals must be made by notifying the ITF Supervisor On-Site, and not through a Player’s IPIN account.

For further details concerning Doubles Entry, please refer to the online Wheelchair Tennis Tour Regulations

If the Withdrawal Deadline for that week’s tournament has not passed, then any player can withdraw from any tournament without penalty.

After the Withdrawal Deadline has passed, a player accepted into the Main Draw, or Qualifying is committed to the tournament.

As detailed in the Code of Conduct, a committed player may withdraw from a tournament prior to the Qualifying Sign-In Deadline and compete in another ITF tournament and not be penalised in the following circumstances:

1. the Player is nominated to represent their country in the Team Competition;
2. the Grand Slam Alternate Rule applies;
3. the Masters Alternate Rule applies;
4. the Player is Accepted into the Qualifying Draw or Second Draw of a Tournament, and is nominated to receive a Wild Card into the Qualifying Draw or Second Draw of another higher-graded Event;
5. the Player is Accepted into the Qualifying Draw or Second Draw of a Tournament, and is nominated to receive a Wild Card into the Main Draw of any Event; and
6. the Player who is Accepted into the Main Draw at a Tournament is nominated to receive a Wild Card into the Main Draw of a higher-graded Event.

A player may enter the doubles event of any tournament, although they may be subject to Late Withdrawal penalties.

• Yes, since players can move on the Acceptance Lists until the Freeze Deadline it is always advisable to withdraw, so a player does not move into the qualifying and become Committed to the Tournament and then incur a Late Withdrawal or No show fine.
  
  
• When players withdraw from Alternate lists, it also assists other players in knowing which players may travel to the tournament to sign-in.
  
  

• Players should withdraw themselves from all tournaments that they no longer wish to compete in.

If you are having problems entering or withdrawing from a tournament before the relevant deadline, you must contact the ITF immediately before the relevant deadline so that we can assist you further.

The player should contact the ITF office by email, to wheelchair@itftennis.com, outlining the issue and to request the appropriate entry/withdrawal form.

Yes.

During a period of suspension, a player can submit online entries via IPIN into Wheelchair Tennis tournaments where the Entry Deadline falls within the suspension period providing the tournament's actual start date falls after the suspension period has ended and the player's IPIN membership is valid for the tournament start date.

No.

An on-site medical certificate can only be received for pre-match withdrawals or retirements at a tournament.

It is the sole responsibility of all players to be fully aware of any Visa requirements and travel restrictions including application processing times BEFORE submitting any entries for ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour Tournaments.

1. Check relevant travel and security information about the country you are traveling to.

Examples: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice and https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html

2. Players should obtain travel and health insurance.

3. Print all relevant tournament information, such as tournament site address, phone number, the ITF Supervisor’s contact number, hotel address and contact number, etc.

4. Confirm the appropriate Visa has been obtained and all necessary Travel Documents.

5. If the tournament is paying by wire/bank transfer make sure you have all your bank details including bank address, bank account numbers, SWIFT, IBAN, etc.

The ITF does not keep records and advises each player to keep good records of all prize money receipts from each tournament. The receipts will be needed when the player files their taxes each year.

The ITF recommends getting independent tax advice based on your individual situation.

• Wild Cards are opportunities which provide a player a chance to compete into the Main Draw or Qualifying at the discretion of the sanctioning National Association/Tournament Director/Organiser.

• Players wishing to apply for a Wild Card should contact the host National Association and/or Tournament Director.

• Players must not buy wild cards. If anyone offers to sell a wild card to a player, then the player is obligated under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) to contact the ITIA (report@itia.tennis).

• The ITF does not award Wild Cards

• Singles Main Draw Second Draw and Qualifying: the best of three (3) tie-break sets. Ad scoring will be used.

• Singles Consolation: Best of three (3) sets, with two (2) tie-break sets and (if tied) one Match Tie-Break (10 points) to decide the match. Ad scoring will be used.

• Doubles Draw (except Grand Slam): Best of three (3) sets, with two (2) tie-break sets and (if tied) one Match Tie-Break (10 points) to decide the match. No-ad scoring will be used

• Doubles Draw (Grand Slam): As specified in the Grand Slam Rule Book

Each ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour Tournament is responsible for paying player prize money. Tournament organisers may pay cash on-sit, or by bank/wire transfers. This information is specified on the fact sheet within a player’s IPIN account. Some tournament organisers will require a passport, completing tax forms, or other information to provide to local tax authorities.

Players should prepare all their financial information in advance so that they can supply all the necessary information, especially for tournaments paying prize money by bank/wire transfer.

Players should not assume that the Tournament Organiser will know how to transfer to the player’s bank.

Some of the information typically needed includes: Name of account holder (exactly as written on your bank account); address of the bank, account number, Swift code, Sort code, IBAN number. Some banks use an intermediary bank to accept money from certain countries so you may also need to provide additional information.

Tournament Organisers are required to pay prize money by bank/wire transfer by Friday following the tournament’s completion or earlier if local law requires it.

If you haven’t received payment, please email the tournament organiser/director and copy the National Association contact (listed on the fact sheet), copy wheelchair@itftennis.com and attach your prize money receipt.

You should contact the Tournament Director and/or the host National Association. The contact information can be found on the Fact Sheet within IPIN.

Each player competing in ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour tournaments is subject to the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). Players should familiarise themselves with the TACP rules at this link.

If a player receives a corrupt approach that references match-fixing or the sharing of inside information in exchange for money or any benefit they must contact the ITIA at report@itia.tennis

For further information or if you have any questions please visit the website www.itia.tennis or download the ITIA app from their website.

If you are being harassed on social media, please provide the details to the ITIA by emailing them at info@itia.tennis 

There are also some useful welfare-related resources available within IPIN under Player Resources.

Players can also sign-up for the free Threat Matrix service, which the ITF work with to protect players on social media, by contacting the ITF by email or the Player Resources section of their IPIN account.

A Player’s nationality for the Tour and the Wheelchair Tennis Ranking (Tour Nationality) is determined by the country for which they hold a valid passport.

A Player must designate their Tour Nationality in accordance with Regulation 46.1 when registering for an IPIN. The ITF may request a copy of a Player’s valid passport at any time.

A Player may change their Tour Nationality by:

• sending a copy of their valid passport for the Nation they wish to represent to the ITF; or
• making an application under Regulation 46.5 to change Tour Nationality.

In the event that a request is made where:

• the Player was born in the Nation to which they wish to change their Tour Nationality;
• that Nation does not issue its own separate passports, and its citizens are issued a passport from another Nation; and
• the Player holds a valid passport from that other Nation which confirms the Player’s place of birth as in the Nation to which they wish to change their Tour Nationality;

the Player should send a copy of the passport recording their place of birth to the ITF and make a request to the ITF to change their Tour Nationality on the ITF’s website to the Nation where they were born. If the Player complies with the requirements in this paragraph, the ITF will process the change of Tour Nationality and update the ITF’s website.

A Player may apply to the ITF Internal Adjudication Panel to change their Tour Nationality despite not holding a valid passport for the Nation they wish to designate as their Tour Nationality. The ITF Internal Adjudication Panel will approve the change request where it is genuine and not intended to circumvent the application of the Regulations (i.e. a “flag of convenience”). The application must be supported by:

• a copy of the Player’s current passport(s);
• a written explanation setting out: (a) why they are seeking to change their Tour Nationality; (b) why they do not hold a valid passport for the relevant Nation; (c) any dates they held nationality in the Nation they seek to represent, providing copies of expired passports and/or ID cards where available; (d) the nature of their ties and affiliation(s) with the relevant Nation including familial connections, period(s) of time spent visiting and/or residing in that Nation, and their commitment to life and tennis in that Nation; and (e) details of any second or previous nationalities, including in relation to their tennis participation at an international level.

This applies to the Tour only and is without prejudice to any other regulations applicable to other Events or tournaments (such as the Team Competition or Paralympic Games), which may impose different criteria.

• Most details can be updated when you log into your IPIN account in the “my profile” section.
• A player’s main profile photo can only be update by the ITF World Tennis Tour Department by emailing a suitable head shot photo (high resolution clearly showing your face) to wheelchair@itftennis.com.

The ITF’s policy on posting player headshots to our website is to post images on player profiles only where there is a legitimate public interest to do so.

The photo submitted by the player must meet the ITF's criteria for consideration for use:

• Photo must be a forward-facing headshot
• The background should be clear (ideally white)
• The photo must be free of any added text such as watermarks
• It should be of a high-resolution

Changes/corrections to your name spelling or date of birth can only be made by a member of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour team providing a clear copy of a valid passport is submitted along with your request. Please note that any changes made to players Biography can take up to twenty-four (24) hours before they appear on the ITF website

Players that compete on a professional tour are expected to be familiar with all the tournament regulations and the code of conduct.

For any further questions not contained in the Wheelchair Tennis Tour regulations, please contact wheelchair@itftennis.com.