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2015 Pro Circuit Rulebook - English

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62 ITF Women's Circuit b. Number of Seeds in the Main Draws The number of players or doubles teams to be seeded in the Main Draws must be as follows: 32 singles draw 8 seeds 16 doubles draw 4 seeds 12. MAKING THE DRAW Each draw shall be made in public by the ITF Supervisor and with at least two players present, one of whom shall be of a different nationality to that of the host country. The time and place of the draw must be announced at least 24 hours in advance of the draw taking place. a. Time i. Qualifying Singles: Immediately after player sign-in, which should take place by 6:00 p.m. (18:00 hours) on the day before the start of play of the Qualifying. ii. Main Draw Singles: No later than 7:00 pm (19:00 hours) on the day before the Main Draw starts and the Order of Play posted one hour after the draw has been made. iii. Qualifying and Main Draw Doubles: Immediately after the doubles sign- in at 12.00 noon on the day before the scheduled start of the singles Main Draw. b. Method of Draw The draw shall be made as follows: i. Qualifying a. Sections The Qualifying draw shall be made in sections, with one section for each place allotted in the Main Draw. b. Placement of Seeds/Method of draw In Singles, each section shall have two seeded players. In doubles, each section shall have one seeded team. The first seed shall be placed at the top of the first section, the second seed shall be placed at the top of the second section and so on until all sections have one (1) seed on the top line of each section. In Singles, the remaining seeds shall be drawn as one group. The first drawn shall be placed on the bottom line of the first section, the second drawn shall be placed on the bottom line of the second section and so on until all sections have one (1) seed on the bottom line of each section. If there is not a sufficient number of seeded players to fill all the positions for seeds in the draw, the section(s) with the highest seeds shall not have a second seeded player.

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