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RULES & REGULATIONS

I. TOURNAMENTS

 

Aruba Open Beach Tennis Championships 2023 offers 8 tournaments

(See Program for dates and times)

 

  1. Singles (Pro, Advanced, Intermediate, Beginners, Masters (50+), U16)

  2. Mixed doubles (Pro, Advanced, Intermediate, Beginners)

  3. Team cup (Pro, Advanced, Intermediate, Beginners)

  4. Juniors doubles (U10, U12, U14, U16, U18)

  5. Masters doubles (50+)

  6. ITF BT400 Qualifying draw (and consolation)

  7. ITF BT400 Main draw (and consolation)

  8. Amateur doubles (Advanced, Intermediate, Beginners)

 

IT IS ONLY ALLOWED TO REGISTER ONE TIME FOR EACH TOURNAMENT!!

 

II. MINIMUM AGE PER TOURNAMENT

 

  1. Singles: 16 years - Masters: 50 years – U16: 12 years

  2. Mixed doubles: 14 years, at least 1 player must be 16 years or older

  3. Team cup: 14 years, at least 2 players must be 16 years or older

  4. Juniors doubles:  Minimum age 8 years, players may not exceed the maximum age in the year 2023

  5. Masters doubles (50+): 50 years

  6. ITF BT400 Qualifying draw (and consolation): 14 years

  7. ITF BT400 Main draw (and consolation): 14 years

  8. Amateur doubles: 14 years, at least 1 player must be 16 years or older

 

III. TOURNAMENT FORMATS

 

   1. Singles

a) Pro singles: First 8 players on acceptance list are direct accepted into the main draw of 24.

Up to 64 additional players qualify in round robin groups of 4 players. The best 16 advance to the main draw. The group stage and 1st round of the main draw are played on Monday November 13. Round of 16, quarter finals, semifinals, and finals are played on Tuesday November 14.

All matches are 1 set till 9, with tiebreak at 8-8

 

b) Amateur singles: Round robin group stage of 4 teams each, played on Monday November 13, elimination rounds on Tuesday November 14.

All matches are 1 set till 7, with tiebreak at 6-6

 

   2. Mixed doubles

a) Pro mixed doubles: First 8 teams on acceptance list are direct accepted into the main draw of 24.

Up to 64 additional teams qualify on Tuesday, November 13 in round robin groups of 4 teams. The best 16 teams advance to the main draw. The group stage and 1st round of the main draw are played on Tuesday November 14. Round of 16, quarter finals, semifinals, and finals are played on Wednesday November 15.

All matches are 1 set till 9, with tiebreak at 8-8

 

a) Amateur mixed doubles: Round robin group stage of 4 teams each, played on Tuesday November 14, elimination rounds on Wednesday November 15.

All matches are 1 set till 7, with tiebreak at 6-6

 

   3. Team Cup

a) All levels team cup: Max 4 players per team. Round robin group stage of 3 teams each, played on Wednesday November 15. Each group match consists of 1 set men’s doubles, 1 set women’s doubles and 1 set mixed doubles.  The numbers 1 of the Pro groups, and the numbers 1 and 2 of each Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced group qualify for the elimination rounds. The elimination rounds are played on Thursday November 16. During elimination rounds, mixed doubles is only played if necessary.

All sets are played till 6, with a tiebreaker till 7 at 6-6

 

   4. Juniors Doubles

a) U18, U16, U14, U12, U10: Round robin group stage of 4 teams each, followed by elimination rounds (one day tournaments). U18 & U16 tournament on Wednesday November 15. U14, U12 & U10 tournaments are played on Thursday November 16.

All matches are 1 set till 7, with tiebreak at 6-6

 

​   5. Masters Doubles

a) Men and women: Round robin group stage of 4 teams each, on Wednesday November 15. Elimination rounds are on Thursday November 16 at 16:00.

All matches are 1 set till 7, with tiebreak at 6-6

 

   6. ITF BT 400 Doubles Qualifying Tournament

a) Men and women: 41 direct acceptances and 7 wild cards. Sign in on Wednesday November 15 between 16:00 and 18:00 hours, local time. 8 teams can qualify for the main draw. All matches are played on Thursday November 16. Consolation tournament starts on Friday November 17.

All matches are 2 tie-break sets till 6, with a match tie-break till 10 at 1 set all.

 

   7. ITF BT 400 Doubles Main Draw

a) Men and women: 20 direct acceptances, 8 qualifiers and 4 wild cards. Sign in on Thursday November 16 between 16:00 and 18:00 hours, local time. R32 on Friday, R16 and quarter finals on Saturday, semifinals & finals on Sunday. Consolation tournament starts on Saturday November 18.

All matches are 2 tie-break sets till 6, with a match tie-break till 10 at 1 set all.

 

​   8. Amateur Doubles

a) All levels men and women: Round robin group stage on Friday, November 17 and Saturday November 18. Elimination rounds on Sunday November 19.

All matches are 1 set till 7, with tiebreak at 6-6

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