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Shoes with pimples or studs around the outside of the toes shall not be permitted. The foxing around the toes must be smooth. Players desiring approval of special grass court shoes should submit a sample shoe to the ITF in advance of the Fed Cup Event. As an alternative to the above specifications, players may also use the special grass court shoes developed, tested and approved by Wimbledon. These special grass court shoes are available from the ITF upon request. ii) Clay Court Shoes Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally accepted for play on clay courts or granular surfaces. The Referee has the authority to determine that a tennis shoe's sole does not conform to such customs and standards and can prohibit its use at Fed Cup Events played on clay courts. Special grass court shoes as described in section (a i.) above shall not be worn during a match on clay courts. (b) DOUBLES TEAMS Members of doubles teams shall be dressed in substantially the same colours. In the case of Team Identification, this requirement will be satisfied so long as both members of the team display the Nation's name on the back of their shirts and dress in substantially the same colours or both members of the team dress in national colours. (c) TEAM IDENTIFICATION Players and Captains shall be required at all times to dress in compliance with Team Identification principles. To comply, a player and Captain shall display the Nation's name on the back of her shirt or she shall dress in national colours. Team identification shall be in accordance with the official Fed Cup style guide. Please note that this rule is mandatory for teams competing at every level of the Competition. (d) IDENTIFICATION No identification shall be permitted on a player's or Captain's clothing, products or equipment on court during a match or at any press conference or Fed Cup ceremony, except as follows (the ITF reserves the right to interpret the following rules so as to give effect to the intent and purposes of these Rules): 1) Shirt, Sweater or Jacket i) Sleeves One (1) commercial (non-manufacturer's) identification for each sleeve, neither of which exceeds three (3) square inches (19.5 sq.cm), plus one (1) commercial identification of a 36

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