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Lucky loser ("LL"): Highest-ranked player to lose in the final round of qualifying for a tournament, but still ends up qualifying because of a sudden withdrawal by one of the players already in the main draw.
What is the order of selection of lucky losers? First priority goes to the players that lost in the final round of qualifying. Among the defeated players in final round of qualifying, the individual with the ranking gets preference.
Junior Ranking =ITF Combined Junior Ranking. ATP PR=ATP Protected Ranking. WTA SR=WTA Special Ranking. Priority=Player's Tournament Entry Priority.
INTRODUCTION. A 'wild card' is a player included in the draw of a tennis event at the discretion of the tournament's organising committee or organisation. Both main draw and qualifying wild cards may be made available at events.
One of the most widely known is the Curtis Consolation (CC).
CH: Career High. NCH : New Career High (Previous Career High in parenthesis)
At junior tournaments throughout the country, it has become common to use so-called 'Super Tie-Breakers' (STBs) instead of playing out third sets. These tie-breakers are being used in spite of disapproval from players, coaches and parents.
Round Robin. These draws guarantee the players the same amount of matches as other players in the draw. Ex. if there are 4 players in the draw each player with have 3 matches. This draw is abbreviated RR.
To be announced (TBA) or to be declared (TBD) – details may have been determined, but are not yet ready to be announced.
In tennis, “love” means zero. Scoring in tennis isn't like most other sports that follow a linear one, two, three type of progression.
The fourth point is game. That is, if the opponent has not made more than 2 points, or 30. The score is called deuce is each player or team has 3 points, or 40. After deuce, a player/team must win two consecutive points to win the game.
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A person with a 5.0 tennis rating has learned good shot anticipation and can consistently hit different strokes with depth and control. At this level the person can also hit winners and force errors by the opponent.
UNIVERSAL 9 AND 10: Upper level female collegiate player…
These players are among the best players in an area. Junior players at these levels are highly likely to play U.S. Collegiate Division 1 NCAA tennis. Junior girls will be among the top players nationally.
If the score reaches 6–5 (or 5–6), one further game is played. If the leading player wins this game, the set is won 7–5 (or 5–7). If the trailing player wins the game, the score is tied at 6–6 and a special tiebreaker game is played. The winner of the tiebreak wins the set by a score of 7–6 (or 6–7).
The backhand and the forehand are the two groundstrokes in tennis. Although the forehand may be considered the most important stroke behind the serve in the modern game (Brabenec, 2000), the evolution of the backhand (BH) represents one of the biggest changes in tennis over the past three decades.
PB means personal best. It is an acronym that refers to a person's best score in a competition.
At the top of the rating spectrum, a 6.0 player typically has had intensive training. They have likely played international tournaments or top-level collegiate competitions and have obtained a national ranking. The 6.5 and 7.0 are world-class players.
4.0. Intermediate-Advanced Player: Has dependable strokes, including directional control and depth on both forehand and backhand sides plus the ability to use lobs, overheads, approach shots and volleys with some success. May be starting to master the use of power and spins (though tends to over-hit difficult shots).
Level 7. Level 7 tournaments are for the kids who have never played in tournaments before. They are just one day, and typically take a few hours. The kids typically play multiple rounds of a shortened set against the other kids in the division.
What does 15 mean in tennis? The score of 15 in tennis refers to a single point.
Tennis scores were shown in the middle ages on two clock faces which went from 0 to 60. On each score the pointer moved round a quarter from 0 to 15, 30, 45 and a win on 60. Somehow the forty five got truncated to forty when the clock faces dropped out of use.
Ball kids at Wimbledon and the US Open are paid for their essential work, and the Australian Open did too up until 2008, when the kids were reclassified as volunteers. Most youngsters who do the demanding job are diehard tennis fans and are happy to be working near their sporting heroes.
A wildcard is a player whose world ranking is not high enough to qualify automatically for the Australian Open, however they are accepted into the main draw at the discretion of a selection panel. There are eight men's and women's singles wildcards awarded each year.