Issue link: http://itf.uberflip.com/i/772089
31 Ties shall be resolved as follows: 1. Team using two (2) singles rankings 2. Team using one (1) singles ranking 3. A team using an Entry Protection/Special Ranking is positioned below the other team(s). If one player on each team is using an Entry Protection/Special Ranking then the ranking of each remaining player determines the order. For ties between teams with the same composition, priority will be given to the team with the highest individual singles ranking. For teams using two doubles rankings priority will be given in the men's event to the team with the fewest number of tournaments played and then the team with the highest number of points. In the women's event to the team with the greatest combined total points, thereafter the team with the highest combined ranking from the previous week and then to the team with the fewest combined number of tournaments played over the previous 52-week period. e. Substitution of Doubles Teams If substitutes are required, Alternates or Lucky Losers shall be selected. The sign-in for doubles Alternates or Lucky Losers shall follow the same principles as the sign-in for singles Lucky Losers. One member of a Lucky Loser team may sign in for the team. If there is no Qualifying competition, substitutions shall come from the Alternate list of teams not accepted directly into the Main Draw and shall follow the acceptance procedures outlined above. In either case, only substitutions of the originally paired teams are permitted. 5. Doubles Main Draw a. Time Each Grand Slam Tournament shall specify the time that the draw is to be made. Once the draw is made there can be no change except for substitution. Doubles Main Draw matches shall not commence until all Doubles Qualifying matches are completed. b. Size of Draw Unless otherwise approved by the GSB, the draw shall be for 64 teams. Qualifying teams will reduce the number of directly accepted Doubles Main Draw teams. c. Wild Cards The maximum number of doubles Wild Cards for a 64 team draw shall be seven (7). A Grand Slam Tournament may not enter players as a Wild Card team without the consent of both players. A Wild Card may be offered to any team that is not a Direct Acceptance on the original entry list after