ITF Rules of Beach Tennis 2015 Page 3 of 27
FOREWORD
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the international governing body for tennis,
including beach tennis, and its duties and responsibilities include determination of the Rules
of Beach Tennis.
To assist the ITF in carrying out this responsibility, the ITF has appointed a Rules of Tennis
Committee which continually monitors the game and its rules, and when considered necessary
makes recommendations for changes to the Board of Directors of the ITF who in turn make
recommendations to the Annual General Meeting of the ITF which is the ultimate authority for
making any changes to the Rules of Tennis and Rules of Beach Tennis.
Appendix V lists all known and approved alternative procedures and scoring methods. In
addition, on its own behalf or on application by interested parties, certain variations to the
rules may be approved by the ITF for trial purposes only at a limited number of tournaments or
events and/or for a limited time period. Such variations are not included in the published rules
and require a report to the ITF on the conclusion of the approved trial.
Note: Except where otherwise stated, every reference in these ITF Rules of Beach Tennis to the
masculine includes the feminine gender.
