Round Robin: Determining Group Winners
Exclusively for the hard-core tennis fan, here is an explanation of how a player is declared the winner of his round-robin group.
· Each player will play every other player in his group.
· All matches will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets.
· The 8 group winners advance to the final rounds.
The final standing of each group shall be determined by the first of the following methods that apply:
- Greatest number of wins;
- Greatest number of matches completed (a retirement does not count as a completed match for the retiring player; it does however, count as a completed match for the opponent of the retiring player).
- Head-to-head results if only two (2) players are tied, or if three (3) players are tied, then:
· If three (3) players each have one (1) win, a player having played less than two (2) matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the final rounds is the winner of the match of the two (2) players tied with 1-1 records; or
· Highest percentage of sets won; or
· Highest percentage of games won.
· If any of the above produces one (1) superior player, then this is the winner of the group; or, if it produces one (1) inferior player, and the two remaining players are tied, the tie between those two (2) players shall be broken by head-to-head record.
- If ties still exist after the above procedures, then the player with the highest ranking shall be deemed the winner of the group.
- In applying the tie-breaking procedures, a conduct default or retirement shall count as a straight set win or loss. However, games won or lost in matches with the defaulting or retiring player shall not be counted in calculating percentage of games won.
- A player who retires during the Round Robin because of illness or injury may continue in the competition if cleared to play by the Tournament Doctor.
- Any player who is defaulted pursuant to the ATP Code during the Round Robin competition shall be defaulted from all other matches in the event and the ATP default provisions shall apply, except for the following circumstances:
· The loss of physical condition; or
· Dress and equipment.
- Any player who withdraws from any Round Robin match after the first round shall not be eligible for the final rounds.
- Any player who withdraws, or is withdrawn, after only one (1) Round Robin match may be replaced by an alternate player and that player may be eligible for the final rounds.
- Alternates for the Main Draw Elimination Round shall be the Lucky-Losers from the qualifying event.
- Alternates for the Round Robin competition shall be the Lucky-Losers from the Main Draw Elimination Round.
- There is no substitution in the final rounds.
