Tournament rules

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All foreign players under 10 - 12 and under 14 born in 2010 will be playing in the main draw (2-6 January 2023). Foreign players under 14 born in 2009 have to be ranked within the first 200 in the Tennis Europe or I.T.F. Ranking 2022 to play directly the main draw. Other foreign players under 14 (born in 2009) have to qualify. Qualifications start on December 27th 2022.
To participate the Italian players have to be members of the Italian Tennis Federation in 2021 (tessera atleta agonistica). The entries are sorted based on the Ranking 2022 of the Italian Tennis Federation. For foreign players there is no membership required. There are the following Age Groups:

10&UNDER	Boys and Girls born in 2013-2014
12&UNDER	Boys and Girls born in 2011-2012
14&UNDER	Boys and Girls born in 2009-2010

For all groups will be arranged singles for girls and for boys.

Draws

All players groups have 32 player Singles Main Draws with a variety of Qualifying draw sizes. For the players groups 12&under and 14&under there will be also Pre-qualifying Draws.

Main draws (2-6 January 2023)

There will be 32 player Singles Main Draws. To the Main Draws the following players are selected:
- all foreign players under 10 - 12 and 14 born in 2010
- foreign players under 14 born in 2009 who are ranked within the first 200 in the Tennis Europe or I.T.F. Ranking 2022
- Italian players selected by the Italian Tennis Federation
- 8 players coming from the Qualifying Draws
The remaining players are selected to the Main Draws based on their Italian ranking 2023.

Qualifying Draws (27 December 2022-01 January 2023)

Italian 10&Under: All players
12&Under: All italian players with an Italian ranking 4’6 and more
14&Under: All italian players with an Italian ranking 4’2 and more

Pre-Qualifying Draws (10-22 December 2022)

There are no Pre-Qualifying Draws for the players groups 10&Under.
The Pre-Qualifying Draws for the other players groups are only for Italian players

The draws are elimination draws.

Entries

Entries must be emailed with the Lemon Bowl Entry Form. Please make sure to complete the form thoroughly with all information requested.

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Entry deadline: 18.00 hrs local time of December 15th 2022

Entry fee (for foreign players): € 22,00 + € 22,50 (for the Italian Tennis Federation)= € 44,50

Matches

In the main draws all matches will be played at the best of three sets at 6 games with tie break in all sets. In the qualification draws No advantage, third set is a match tie-break with 10 points
12&under and 14&under: If necessary there can be short sets

10&under

No advantage, third set is a match tie-break with 10 points, regular courts (23,77 x 8,23), Mid Green Balls, Junior racket

Every player is committed to umpire a match upon request of the tournament committee.
The matches will be played form 9 a.m. until dark and may be finished under artificial light. There will be bulletins with the times of the matches in the clubs that are organizing the tournament. Players are responsible for there personal times. Players who don’t observe them, are excluded from the tournament and subject to a penalty.

Head Tour XT balls will be used.

The matches will be played on outdoor clay courts. If necessary, the matches may be played in other clubs and on different court surfaces. The decision is up to the umpire.

If not otherwise mentioned, the Italian tennis federation rules are applied.