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2015 Grand Slam Rulebook

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30 The names of the remaining players shall be drawn and placed in the vacant spaces not occupied by the seeds beginning at the top of the draw. i. Acceptances of Qualifiers into Main Draw Once the Qualifying competition has begun, only those players who ultimately qualify and Lucky Losers may be accepted into the Main Draw. j. Drawing of Qualifiers/Lucky Losers At the conclusion of the Qualifying competition, the name of one Qualifier will be drawn for each qualifying place in the Main Draw. There shall be no prior designation of qualifying sections to qualifying places in the Main Draw. Likewise, when more than one Lucky Loser is to be inserted into the Main Draw, their positions in the Main Draw shall be determined by drawing. Vacancies occurring before the Qualifying is completed to be filled by Lucky Losers shall be drawn in conjunction with those players who qualified. 4. Main Draw Doubles Entries and Withdrawals a. Entry Deadline For Grand Slam Tournaments the entry deadline or sign-up will be as published in the official entry form. b. Entry i. For Grand Slam Tournaments with a Qualifying doubles tournament entries must be received by the Referee on or before the official closing date for entries. ii. For Grand Slam Tournaments with no Qualifying doubles tournament no player will be accepted for entry into the doubles event unless he or his doubles partner personally signs the on- site entry list or submits a written entry to the Referee or to any Grand Slam Supervisor or the Player Representative, provided, however, that any such non on-site entry shall be ineffective unless the Referee is notified thereof by the person receiving the written entry prior to the deadline. The official doubles on-site entry list shall be kept in the Referee's office. c. Vacancies A team shall constitute a doubles entry. Therefore, if either of the players of a team cannot play, that doubles entry is subject to default and substitution. However, if a player has to withdraw through injury or other unavoidable circumstances after the sign-in deadline, but before the draw, his partner may enter again with another player who has not already been accepted into the doubles event, and this new

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