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February 2014
ITF Rules of Beach Tennis 2014 Page 1 of 12
CONTENTS
Where amendments have been made to these rules the text is underlined.
Foreword 2
Rule 1 The Court 3
Rule 2 Playing Surface 3
Rule 3 Permanent Fixtures 3
Rule 4 Balls 3
Rule 5 The Racket 3
Rule 6 Score in a Match 4
Rule 7 Score in a Set 4
Rule 8 Score in a Game 4
Rule 9 Server & Receiver 5
Rule 10 Choice of Ends & Service 5
Rule 11 Change of Ends 6
Rule 12 Ball in Play 6
Rule 13 Ball Touches a Line 6
Rule 14 Ball Touches a Permanent Fixture 6
Rule 15 Order of Service 6
Rule 16 Order of Receiving 6
Rule 17 The Service 6
Rule 18 Serving 7
Rule 19 Foot Fault 7
Rule 20 Service Fault 7
Rule 21 When to Serve & Receive 7
Rule 22 The Let During a Service 8
Rule 23 The Let 8
Rule 24 Team Loses Point 8
Rule 25 A Good Return 9
Rule 26 Hindrance 9
Rule 27 Correcting Errors 10
Rule 28 Role of Court Officials 11
Rule 29 Continuous Play 11
Appendix 1 The Racket 12
