ITF

Any of the above nominations may be changed up to 10 days before the Tie. Only players nominated in accordance with the above shall be selected to play in the singles and doubles matches of that Tie. In addition, the nomination of a non-playing Captain may be changed at any time before the commencement of the Tie. Different players and/or Captains may be nominated by a Nation for each Tie. If the Captain is unable to fulfil his duties on court, he may be replaced only by one of the nominated players who shall be allowed to sit on the court. The Draw must take place on the day preceding the Tie and at least 24 hours before the commencement of play, unless otherwise agreed by the ITF. Notification must be given to the Referee and to the opposing Captain. (b) Players who have not reached their fourteenth birthday on the date fixed for the commencement of the Tie are not eligible to be nominated. (c)(i) Before commencement of the Draw each Captain must give to the Referee the names of his two singles players in order of merit based on the most recent world computer singles ranking accepted by the ITF. Protected rankings are not used. Players with no computer ranking must be ranked based on their national ranking or by the respective Captain for Nations/players without a national ranking. After the Draw has been made, no variation may be made in the composition of the singles team for the first and second singles matches, except that the Referee must sanction the substitution of any nominated player who has been withdrawn by the Captain for Team disciplinary reasons or who in the Referee's opinion, is incapacitated by illness, injury or other unavoidable hindrance. Any substitute sanctioned by the Referee as a result of the withdrawal of a player for Team disciplinary reasons must be selected from among the players nominated for the Tie and the withdrawn player may not compete thereafter in the Tie. (ii) A Captain may change the nomination of the singles players for the third and fourth singles matches on the following conditions: Notice of such change to the third singles match is given to the Referee at least one hour before the scheduled start of play of the third singles match. Notice of change with respect to the fourth singles match is given no later than 10 minutes after completion of the third singles match. If, between the change of nomination deadline and start of play in the third or fourth singles match, one of the players, in the opinion of the Referee, is ill or injured, the Referee must sanction the substitution of that player by another player nominated for the Tie. (iii) Any substitute nominated under section (ii) above for the third or fourth singles match must be selected from among the players nominated for the Tie and who has not competed in the first or second singles matches. (d) (i) Before commencement of the Draw, each Captain must give to the Referee the names of the doubles team. A player who has withdrawn from the singles team due to illness, accident or other unavoidable 18

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