Code Violations & Penalties
TABLE 3
(Table 14 in Friend At Court)
Code Violations and Penalties
CODE VIOLATION | PENALTY | |
DELAY | Not resuming play within 30 seconds after Medical Timout or Bleeding Timeout |
First Offense: Point
Second Offense: Game
Third Offense: Default |
Delay caused by obvious cramping (if player has alread received Medical Timeout for cramping) | ||
Receipt of evaluation or treatment for 1 condition on more than 2 changeovers or Set Breaks | ||
Taking more than 2 Medical Time-Outs during 1 stoppage of play | ||
Not resuming play after a changeover or Set Break during which player received treatment | ||
Not playing within 20 seconds of having been directed to resume play | ||
Delay caused by getting a replacement racket that is not on court | ||
Passage of 20 seconds after any Time Violation | ||
Leaving the playing area for an unauthorized reason | ||
MISCONDUCT | Visible or audible prfanity or obscenity | |
Abuse of racket, balls, or equipment | ||
Verbal or physical abuse of a playe ror official | ||
Receipt of coaching | ||
Abusive conduct by a player or person associated with a player (USTA Regulation IV.C.11) | ||
Retaliatory calls (obviously bad calls made in retaliation for the opponent's calls) | ||
Unsportsmanlike conduct (any other conduct that is abusive or detrimental to the sport) | ||
Failure to follow the instructions of an official | ||
Violation of any USTA Tournament Regulation (USTA Regulation IV.C.20) | ||
A single flagrant unsportsmanlike act may be penalized by defaulting the player. |
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A GAME PENALTY ASSESSED DURING A SET TIEBREAK results in loss of the set. If assessed during a 10-Point Match Tiebreak, this results in the loss of the match. |