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9.01 Denitions
A. The 2013 ATP Doubles Team Rankings is the mathematical method of ranking mens doubles pairs on a calendar-year basis. B. The ATP Singles Rankings and the ATP Doubles Rankings are the objective meritbased method used for determining qualication for entry and seeding in all tournaments for both singles and doubles. C. The ATP Singles Rankings and ATP Doubles Rankings are run approximately 45 times per year. D. Every player who has earned ATP Singles Rankings or ATP Doubles Rankings points in an eligible professional tournament during the entry ranking period is included in the ATP Singles Rankings or ATP Doubles Rankings. E. The ATP Singles Rankings or ATP Doubles Rankings period is the immediate past 52 weeks, except for: * * Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, singles and doubles, which is dropped on the Monday following the last ATP World Tour event of the following year. Futures Series tournaments that are only entered into the system on the second Monday following the tournaments week. Once entered, all tournaments, except for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, remain in the system for 52 consecutive weeks.

9.02 Eligibility
Unless otherwise approved by the ATP, ATP Singles Rankings and ATP Doubles Rankings points are awarded to all tournaments or series of tournaments that meet the following criteria. (An event seeking an exception must petition the ATP in writing at least 90 days in advance of the tournament.): A. Prize money must be a minimum of $35,000 plus hospitality, except for Futures, which shall be a minimum of $10,000 per event. Futures tournaments must be scheduled in a minimum of three (3) consecutive weeks of $10,000 each or two (2) consecutive weeks of $15,000 each in prize money. B. Prize money must be paid in a manner consistent with the breakdowns approved by the ATP. C. Selection of direct acceptances shall be determined according to the ATP Rankings (singles and/or ATP Doubles Rankings). The ATP Singles Rankings and ATP Doubles Rankings lists utilized shall not be more than 42 days prior to the start of the tournament. D. The minimum size for a draw is 28 singles players and 16 doubles teams unless otherwise approved by the ATP.

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E. The composition of the draws shall be consistent with the ATP rules. Tournaments are required to provide hotel accommodation consistent with ATP rules. F. Unless otherwise approved by the ATP, ATP Rankings points (singles and doubles) are only awarded to Grand Slam and ATP World Tour tournaments that meet the above criteria.

9.03 ATP Singles Rankings

A. Commitment Players. The year-end ATP Singles Rankings is based on calculating, for each player, his total points from the four (4) Grand Slams, the eight (8) mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals of the ranking period, and his best six (6) results from all ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250, ATP Challenger Tour and Futures tournaments. For every Grand Slam or mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for which a player is not in the main draw, and was not (and, in the case of a Grand Slam, would not have been, had he and all other players entered) a main draw direct acceptance on the original acceptance list, and never became a main draw direct acceptance, the number of his results from all other eligible tournaments in the ranking period, that count for his ranking, is increased by one (1). In weeks where there are not four (4) Grand Slams and eight (8) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments in the ranking period, the number of a players best results from all eligible tournaments in the ranking period will be adjusted accordingly. Once a player is accepted in the main draw of one of these twelve (12) tournaments, as a direct acceptance, a qualier, a special exempt or a lucky loser, or having accepted a wild card, his result in this tournament shall count for his ranking, whether or not he participates. B. Non-commitment Players. The ATP Singles Rankings is based on calculating, for each player, his total points from the four (4) Grand Slams, the eight (8) mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals of the ranking period, and his best six (6) results from all ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250, ATP Challenger Tour and Futures tournaments. For every Grand Slam or mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for which a player is not in the main draw, and was not (and, in the case of a Grand Slam, would not have been, had he and all other players entered) a main draw direct acceptance on the original acceptance list, and never became a main draw direct acceptance, the number of his results from all other eligible tournaments in the ranking period, that count for his ranking, is increased by one (1). In weeks where there are not four (4) Grand Slams and eight (8) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments in the ranking period, the number of a players best results from all eligible tournaments in the ranking period will be adjusted accordingly. Once a player is accepted in the main draw of one of these twelve (12) tournaments, as a direct acceptance, a qualier, a special exempt or a lucky loser, or having accepted a wild card, his result in this tournament shall count for his ranking, whether or not he participates. C. ATP World Tour 500 Ranking Penalty. A players (Commitment and Non-Commitment players) withdrawal from an ATP World Tour 500 event whether on time or after the 12 noon deadline, shall result in a zero (0) point ranking penalty. Further non-consecutive withdrawals shall result in a zero (0) point ranking penalty assessed for each additional withdrawal. Players with multiple consecutive withdrawals who are out of competition for 30 days or longer due to injury will not be subject to a rank182

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ing penalty as long as veried and approved medical forms are provided; or, a player shall not have the ranking penalty imposed if he completes the Promotional Activities requirement as specied under Repeal of Withdrawal Fines and/or Penalties or if the on-site withdrawal procedures apply. Players may also appeal withdrawal penalties to a Tribunal who will determine whether the penalties are afrmed or set aside.* A player who has received a zero (0) point ranking penalty for withdrawing from an ATP World Tour 500 event may replace the zero (0) point by playing an additional ATP World Tour 500 event in that same calendar year for a total of four (4) played. The replacement tournament must be after the 500 withdrawal that has resulted in a ranking penalty. Only one (1) additional ATP World Tour 500 event per year may be used to replace an ATP World Tour 500 ranking penalty. *NOTE: Commitment players who are unable to fulll their commitment, are not eligible to appeal the ranking penalty. D. Loser points for the rounds achieved are awarded to players in any tournament not completed. E. Ties. When two or more players have the same total number of points, ties shall be broken as follows: 1) the most total points from the Grand Slams, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 mandatory tournaments and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals main draws, and if still tied, then, 2) the fewest events played, counting all missed Grand Slams, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals they could have played (as described under A. above) as if played, and if still tied, then, 3) the highest number of points from one single tournament, then, if needed, the second highest, and so on. F. Entry Protection 1) Petition. A player may petition the President, or his designee, for an entry protection when he is physically injured and does not compete in any tennis event, including Special Events Exhibitions, for a minimum period of six (6) months. The written petition must be received within six (6) months after his last tournament. 2) Calculation and Use. The entry protection shall be a position in the ATP Singles Rankings, as determined by the players average ATP Singles Rankings position during the rst three (3) months of his injury. The entry protection shall be for entry into the main draw or qualifying competition or for special exempt consideration. The entry protection shall not be used for seeding purposes or lucky loser consideration. 3) Limit of Use. a) If a player is physically injured and does not compete in any tennis event for a period of at least six (6) months but less than twelve (12) months, the entry protection shall be in effect for either the rst nine (9) tournaments that the player competes in using the entry protection (excluding wild cards and entries as a direct acceptance with his current position in the ATP Ranking) or for the period up to nine (9) months beginning with the rst tennis event, in183

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cluding Special Events Exhibitions, that the player competes in, whichever occurs rst. b) If a player is physically injured and does not compete in any tennis event for a period of twelve (12) months or longer, the entry protection shall be in effect for either the rst twelve (12) tournaments that the player competes in using the entry protection (excluding wild cards and entries as a direct acceptance with his current position in the ATP Ranking) or for the period up to twelve (12) months beginning with the rst tennis event, including Special Events Exhibitions, that the player competes in, whichever occurs rst. 4) Expiration Date. A player has three (3) years from the time that the injury occurred to activate his protected ranking. A player who does not compete in any tennis event, including Special Events Exhibitions, for a period of three (3) years from the date of his injury will have his entry protection revoked. 5) Re-injury Protection. A player who has returned to competition and re-injures himself may petition for a freeze of the nine (9) or twelve (12) month limit for competing using his protected ranking. To be eligible for the freeze the player must be out of competition for a minimum of three (3) months. Upon the players return to competition he shall have the same number of events and weeks remaining as were available when the freeze went into effect. A maximum of two (2) freezes are allowed during the nine (9) or twelve (12) month period. Note: For purposes of this rule, three (3) months is calculated at thirteen (13) weeks; six (6) months is calculated at twenty-six (26) weeks; nine (9) months is calculated at thirty-nine (39) weeks; and twelve (12) months is calculated at ftytwo (52) weeks. G. Points. 1) Points shall be allocated based on tournament category (Grand Slam, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250, Davis Cup, World Team Championship, ATP Challenger Tour and Futures Series). 2) Points are assigned to the losers of the round indicated. Any player who reaches the second round by drawing a bye and then loses shall be considered to have lost in the rst round and shall receive rst round losers points. Wild cards at Grand Slams and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events receive points only from the 2nd round. No points are awarded for a rst round loss at ATP World Tour 500 & 250 events, ATP Challenger Tour or Futures Series events. 3) Players qualifying for the main draw through the qualifying competition shall receive qualifying points in addition to any points earned, as per the following table, with the exception of Futures.

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4) In addition to the points allocated as per the following table, points shall be allocated to losers at Grand Slam, ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500 and ATP World Tour 250 tournaments qualifying events, as follows: Grand Slams 16 points for a last round loss 8 points for a second round loss ATP World Tour Masters 1000 16 points for a last round loss 0 points for a rst round loss (*) ATP World Tour 500 10 points for a last round loss 0 points for a rst round loss (**) ATP World Tour 250 6 points for a last round loss 0 points for a rst and second round loss * 8 points only if the main draw is larger than 56 ** 4 points only if the main draw is larger than 32 5) Point table.
Grand Slams
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals ATP World Tour Masters 1000 W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q

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ATP Challenger Tour 125,000 + H

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ATP Challenger Tour 35,000 + H

Futures** 15,000 + H Futures** 15,000 Futures** 10,000 +H Futures** 10,000

* ATP World Tour Finals 1,500 for undefeated Champion (200 for each round robin match win, plus 400 for a semi-nal win, plus 500 for the nal win) ** ATP Doubles Rankings points will be awarded in Futures tournaments beginning with the semi-nal round. (1) 16 points only if the main draw is larger than 56 (2) 10 points only if the main draw is larger than 32 (3) 5 points only if the main draw is larger than 32

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9.04 Davis Cup
A. Point Table Points per Live Singles Match Played
Per Match Match Won Team Bonus* Performance Bonus** Wins Cumulative

Playoff Round Playoff Round First Round* First Round* Quarter-Final Quarter-Final Semi-Final Semi-Final Finals Finals

1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

5 10 40 40 65 65 70 70 75 75 75** 125*** 40 80 145 210 280 350 500 625

* Participation: For the rst round only, any player who competes in a live singles match(es), without a win, shall receive 10 ranking points. ** Team bonus awarded to player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition. *** Individual player bonus to player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. B. Points per Doubles Match Played * Participation: For the rst round only, the team who competes in the doubles match, and loses, shall receive 10 ranking points. ** Team bonus awarded to doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition. Per Match Won Playoff Round First Round* Quarter-Final Semi-Final Finals C. Special Ranking Rules for Davis Cup 1) If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. 2) If a player does not compete in singles in either the 1st round or Quarter-nal 186 10 50 80 90 95 35 Team Bonus** Wins Cumulative 50 130 220 315 350

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round and then plays singles in the Semi-nal and Final rounds, he will receive Quarter-nal points for his Semi-nal match, but will then be eligible for Finals points when playing the nal. 3) If a player is a late substitution to the team and was released from another tournament that same week, he will not be eligible to earn points for that Davis Cup tie. A player only has the opportunity to earn points in one event per week. 4) If a particular Davis Cup round shows up twice within the 52-week window, the best one of those two results will count towards the players Davis Cup result. (This will come into play when a tie is played earlier in the year compared to the previous year and both ties fall within the 52-week window.) 5) For doubles, 1-3 above also apply to the team as it applies to the 2013 ATP Doubles Team Rankings. a) Team Bonus only applies if the doubles team is unchanged and wins all four matches and the team wins the competition. b) The individuals doubles points will be based on that players participation in each of the rounds.

9.05 ATP Doubles Rankings

A. The ATP Doubles Rankings is based on calculating, for each player, his total points from his best 18 results from all eligible tournaments, including the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Doubles) played in the Ranking period. For entry purposes there are no mandatory events, however, once a player is accepted in the main draw of any of the four (4) Grand Slams or the (8) ATP World Tour Masters 1000, as a direct acceptance,a qualier or a lucky loser or having accepted a wild card, his result in one of these twelve (12) tournaments, shall count for his ranking, whether or not he participates. B. Loser points for the rounds achieved are awarded to players in any tournament not completed. C. Ties. When two or more players have the same total number of points, ties shall be broken as follows: 1) the fewest events played, and if still tied, then, 2) the most total points from the Grand Slams, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 mandatory tournaments and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Doubles), and if still tied, then 3) the highest number of points from one single tournament, then, if needed, the second highest, etc. Note: The method for breaking ties on-site, between teams, is described under Selections of Entries. D. Entry Protection. The Entry Protection, as described above for the ATP Singles Rankings, applies for doubles under the same provisions. E. Points. The provisions set forth under E.1), 2) and 3) related to the ATP Singles Rankings apply to doubles as well, the point table being similar, except that the second-round loser column becomes irrelevant. No points are awarded in the rst round at any event. Should a doubles match in an ATP World Tour or Challenger Tour event 187

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be uncontested or fail to be completed, the losing team shall only receive points and prize money from the previous round unless one of the following is applicable: a) Neither player was in the singles main draw; b) The retiring/withdrawing player is still in the singles competition and at the time of the medical examination is declared unt to play in the singles of that event or, if no longer involved in the singles competition of that event, iis forced to withdraw from the singles or doubles* of the next tournament in which he is entered. *For ATP Challenger events the withdrawal for doubles must be after the withdrawal deadline. c) The retiring/withdrawing player had withdrawn/retired from his singles match, which was scheduled the same day; or, if the doubles match is scheduled for a following day the player is examined by the tournament doctor and is declared unt for competition in the doubles event. A team withdrawing from the rst round will not receive prize money even if there is not an alternate team. Case: Player A retires / withdraws from the doubles for medical reasons. Player A is also in the singles draw but is not scheduled to play his next match until the next day. On the day of his scheduled singles match Player A withdraws from the singles and receives medical documentation from the Tournament Doctor declaring him unt for competition. The medical condition is the same condition that caused the doubles retirement / withdrawal. Decision: In this case the doubles team shall receive points / prize money from the round reached. Case: Player A retires from the singles competition due to a medical issue. He is in the doubles competition but is not scheduled to play doubles that day. Player A is examined by the tournament doctor who conrms that the medical issue is such that the player would not be able to compete in the doubles that week. May Player As withdrawal and medical be accepted even though he is not scheduled to play doubles that day? Decision: If the medical issue is such that the tournament doctor can conrm the players condition will not improve enough to compete in the doubles that week then the player may withdraw immediately and the medical is valid. Player A and his partner shall be eligible to receive ranking points and prize money from the round reached. Case: Player A withdraws from the singles competition due to food poisoning, he is in the doubles competition but is not scheduled to play doubles until the next day. Player A would like to withdraw from the doubles immediately, however the tournament doctor says he cannot declare him unt for play for a match scheduled the following day. Decision: If Player A withdraws from the doubles without a medical

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from the tournament doctor declaring him unt for play then the team receives ranking points / prize money from the previous round. Note: In cases where the condition of the player is likely to improve in a short time period the tournament doctor should examine the player on the day of the match to determine his status and if he feels the player is t for competition.

9.06 2013 ATP Doubles Team Rankings

A. Each team is ranked according to its total points from its best 18 results from all eligible tournaments (Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, including the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals) played in the calendar year. B. Loser points for the rounds achieved are awarded to players in any tournament not completed. C. Ties. Ties between two or more teams having the same total number of points shall be broken using the same methods as for breaking ties between players in the ATP Doubles Rankings. D. Points. The provisions set forth under 9.05 E., including a), b) and c), apply as well when calculating the 2013 ATP Doubles Team Rankings.

9.07 Retiring from the Professional Tennis Circuit

Any player wishing to retire from the professional tennis circuit must submit a written notice to the Chief Player Ofcer of the ATP in order to have his name removed from the ATP Rankings.

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