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RULES & REGULATIONS

I. TOURNAMENTS

 

Aruba Open Beach Tennis Championships 2024 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 SAND SERIES 75 Qualifying draw (and consolation)

  7. ITF SAND SERIES 75 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. Juniors 18U Category - born between 1 January 2006 – 31 December 2010

  4. Juniors 16U Category - born between 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011

  5. Juniors 14U Category - born between 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2012

  6. Juniors 12U Category - born between 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2014

  7. Juniors 10U Category – born between 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2016

  8. ITF SAND SERIES 75 Qualifying draw (and consolation): 14 years

  9. ITF SAND SERIES 75 Main draw (and consolation): 14 years

  10. 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 11. Round of 16, quarter finals, semifinals, and finals are played on Tuesday November 12.

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 11, elimination rounds on Tuesday November 12.

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 12 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 12. Round of 16, quarter finals, semifinals, and finals are played on Wednesday November 13.

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 12, elimination rounds on Wednesday November 13.

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 13. Each group match consists of 1 set men’s doubles, 1 set women’s doubles and 1 set mixed doubles.  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 14. 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 15.

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 13. Elimination rounds are on Thursday November 14 at 16:00.

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

 

   6. ITF SAND SERIES 75 Doubles Qualifying Tournament

a) Men and women: 41 direct acceptances and 7 wild cards. Sign in on Tuesday November 12 between 16:00 and 18:00 hours, local time. 8 teams can qualify for the main draw. All matches are played on Wednesday November 13. Consolation tournament starts on Thursday November 14.

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

 

   7. ITF SAND SERIES 75 Doubles Main Draw

a) Men and women: 20 direct acceptances, 8 qualifiers and 4 wild cards. Sign in on Wednesday November 13 between 16:00 and 18:00 hours, local time. R32 on Thursday November 14, R16 and quarter finals on Friday November 15, semifinals on Saturday November 16 & finals on Sunday November 17. Consolation tournament for teams eliminated in the 1st round starts on Friday November 16.

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 15 and Saturday November 16. Elimination rounds on Sunday November 17.

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

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