Official (tennis)

Australian chair umpire Scott Ray positions himself prior to a match at Wimbledon[1]

In tennis, an official is a person who ensures that a match or tournament is conducted according to the International Tennis Federation Rules of Tennis and other competition regulations.[2]

At the highest levels of the sport, a team of up to eleven officials may be on court at any given time.[3] These officials are broken up into categories based on their responsibility during the match. Contrastingly, many tennis matches are conducted with no officials present directly on court.

  1. ^ HOPE, BB] nBURNIE INTERNATIONAL By CHLOE (2010-02-02). "Qualifications galore at Burnie International". The Advocate. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. ^ "Rules of Tennis 2012 – ITF" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Duties and Procedures for Officials 2012 – ITF" (PDF). International Tennis Federation.

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