ITF Rules of Beach Tennis 2016 Page 3 of 28
FOREWORD
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the 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 Beach Tennis
Commission which continually monitors the game and its rules, and when considered
necessary makes recommendations for changes to the Rules of Tennis Committee who in turn
make recommendations to the Board of Directors of the ITF which is the ultimate authority for
making any changes to the 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.
