Issue link: http://itf.uberflip.com/i/322998
4 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2014 ITF BEACH TENNIS TOUR RULES AND REGULATIONS 2014 The ITF is the international governing body for tennis, including beach tennis. It aims to provide, promote and develop opportunities for men, women and children to participate in recreational and competitive beach tennis at all levels. As the governing body of tennis, the ITF provides a leading role in the administration of beach tennis. The ITF aims to ensure that a fair and equal opportunity is provided for all those entitled to play under its eligibility rules and that the Rules of Beach Tennis are implemented according to the standards expected of an international body. A. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY ITF Limited trading as the International Tennis Federation promulgates these Regulations for the purpose of providing fair and reasonable rules for the orderly and uniform conduct of international beach tennis tournaments approved by the ITF. All references to the International Tennis Federation or ITF in these Regulations shall mean ITF Limited. Any Applicant awarded a one (1) year sanction on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour Calendar shall be subject to, and the Applicant shall be bound by and comply with, all of the applicable provisions of the ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations, ITF Beach Tennis Tour Organisational Guidelines and the Guide to Recommended Health Care Standards documents, each of which may be amended from time to time. B. THE COMPETITION 1. Title The Competition, an international doubles competition, shall be called the "ITF Beach Tennis Tour" ("Tour"). 2. Rankings Rankings, issued by the ITF, shall be called the "ITF Beach Tennis Rankings" ("Rankings"). Rankings shall be compiled on the basis of points earned for success in men's and women's doubles play in the Competition. 3. Ownership The Competition shall be owned and managed by ITF. Ownership shall include, but not be limited to, the following national and international rights: registered trademarks of the ITF, commercial exploitation of the Competition, international sponsorship of the Competition, live scoring, live streaming, television, radio, film and video recordings, plus new media and internet coverage. The Rankings shall be owned and managed by ITF. Ownership shall include, but not be limited to, the following national and international rights: registered trademarks of the ITF, commercial exploitation of the Rankings, international sponsorship of the Rankings and internet coverage.