ITF Beach Tennis Tour Tournament Organisational Guidelines 2015 Page 14 of 19
conditional upon the round reached. Hospitality may not be conditional on the entry of specific players or teams nor may it be
based on a team's combined ranking.
4. Officials
The Tournament Director/National Association should provide full hospitality (hotel and meals) for the Referee and designated
Chair Umpires and cover their travel costs. The Referee should be paid a daily fee.
5. Transport
The ITF recommends that transportation is made available, if necessary, for players between the official hotel and the tournament free
of charge. If necessary this should be organised on a regular 'shuttle' basis throughout the hours of play, including practice. Details of
the transportation service should be given to players on arrival and displayed on the player notice board on-site and in the official
hotel(s).
6. Balls
All balls used at ITF Beach Tennis Tour tournaments must conform to the specifications (see: www.itftennis.com/technical) outlined in
Rule 4 of the Rules of Beach Tennis and must have been approved by the ITF. Specifically, Stage 2 (i.e. low compression "orange") balls
must be used. The same ball type must be used throughout the tournament.
In the Main Draw and Qualifying there must be a minimum of two new balls for each match.
At Grade A, and B tournaments, a minimum of two (2) new balls are to be provided for each match and, in the main draw, are to be
changed at least after nine (9) and thereafter every eleven (11) games from the rounds as follows:
Event Type Ball changes required from
World Championships (A) All rounds
Regional Championships (B) Quarterfinals
More frequent ball changes are acceptable (for all matches from a specific round) at the discretion of the Tournament Director.
Balls, of the same type as the match balls, must be provided for practice but it is not obligatory to give new balls for this purpose.
