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2 ITF Men's Circuit ITF MEN'S CIRCUIT RULES AND REGULATIONS 2015 A. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY ITF Limited trading as the International Tennis Federation promulgates these Tournament Regulations for the purpose of providing fair and reasonable rules for the orderly and uniform conduct of international professional tennis tournaments sanctioned by the ITF. All references to the International Tennis Federation or ITF in these Regulations shall mean ITF Limited. These Regulations shall be applicable to all Futures Tournaments known as the ITF Men's Circuit. Any Applicant awarded a one (1) year sanction on the ITF Men's Circuit Calendar shall be subject to, and the Applicant shall be bound by and comply with, all of the applicable provisions of the ITF Men's Circuit Regulations, the ITF Pro Circuit Organisational Requirements and the Guide to Recommended Health Care Standards documents, each of which may be amended from time to time. ITF reserves the right to refuse approval of or cancel any previously sanctioned tournament or series of tournaments for reasons of health, safety, security or any other potential threat to any persons attending the tournament(s) or to the successful running of the tournament(s), with no liability to the Applicant, National Association, Tournament Organiser or ITF. B. GENERAL 1. Open Competition / No Discrimination Futures Tournaments are open to all male (please refer to Appendix A) tennis players based on merit and without discrimination subject only to the conditions herein set forth and provided, however, that minors under the age of fourteen (14) shall not be eligible for entry. For purposes of this Rule, the player's age as of the first day of the tournament Main Draw shall be used. 2. Futures Tournaments Futures Tournaments must be scheduled in a minimum of three consecutive weeks of $10,000 each or two consecutive weeks of $15,000 each in prize money and shall be organised by a National Association, unless otherwise approved by the ITF Men's Circuit Committee. 3. International Player Identification Number (IPIN) Membership and Tennis Integrity Protection Programme (TIPP) In order to enter ITF Futures Tournaments all players must first register for annual Pro Circuit IPIN Membership (and pay the appropriate fee) and agree,