These criteria are specifically designed for the convenience of USTA Georgia tournament staff and should be reviewed before or while you are in the process of organizing and conducting your current events. If you are unable to find the answer to your tournament questions, please contact the USTA Georgia office during normal business hours.
2024-2025 JUNIOR TOURNAMENT LEVELS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR USTA GEORGIA SANCTIONED TOURNAMENTS
National Tournament Levels
Match Play Format
Max Entry/Sanction Fees (Serve Tennis Fee Included)
Draw Type
Draw Size
Entry Deadline For Event
Level 7 (Low Level Intermediate)
Individual and Team Events
One Day Tournament
Singles
Two short sets to 4 win by two, 7 point tiebreak at 4 all; 7 point match tiebreak at one set all.
Doubles
One standard tiebreak set to 6, 7 point tiebreak at 6 games all, No Ad scoring. Boys, Girls, Coeds, Mixed draws allowed. Shorter formats allowed for inclement weather: one set to 4, 7-point tiebreak at 4 all or one 10-point tiebreak game.
Max Entry Fees
Singles: 47.00
Doubles: $23.50
Sanction Fee: $40
Singles
Compass Round Robin
Round Robin with playoffs
Doubles
Single Elimination; No Ad
Singles
8/16/32 players for CompassGroupings in Round Robin draws should be 5 or smaller. Groups of 4 are preferred so players get at least 3 matches.
Doubles
16 Team Draw
Entries close at 5:59 p.m. ET on the Tuesday prior to the event start date.
Draws are published by noon the day before the event.
Level 6 (Intermediate)
Individual and Team Events
2/3 Day Tournament*
Singles
Best of three regular tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak played in lieu of the 3rd set.
Doubles
8 game pro-set with a 7 point tiebreak at 8 all; no ad or ad.
Doubles Only Tournament
Best of three tiebreak sets with a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set. Shorter formats allowed for inclement weather: Two short sets to 4, 7 point match tiebreak at one set all or one 10-point tiebreak game.
*Friday may be used after 5:00 p.m. during the school year.
Max Entry Fees
Singles: $73
Singles+Doubles: $78
Doubles: $39
Sanction Fee: $40
Singles
Compass, FIC -16, FICQ, Modified FIC, Round Robin, Round Robin with playoffs
Doubles
Single Elimination with 3/4 playoff unless Doubles only tournament then other draw types apply, Ad or No Ad permitted.
Singles
If more than 16 players, split draws.
Doubles
If more than 16 teams, split draws.
Entries close at 5:59 p.m. ET on the Monday prior to the event start date.
Draws published by 6:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the event.
Level 5 (High Level Intermediate)
Open and Closed
Individual and Team Events Closed – GA residents only.
Level 5 tournaments are governed by USTA Southern.
USTA Southern Rules and Regulations
USTA Southern Level 5 Flighted and Regular Draw Instructions
Tournament Application Instructions
2025 Junior Tournament Requirements for USTA Georgia National Level 5 Open and Closed
3 Day Tournament
Singles
(FIC-R16 or FIC-Q)
Best of three tiebreak sets with a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set.
Curtis Consolation with 3/4 Playoff *
Best of three tiebreak sets with a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set.
Flighted Draws
Best of three tiebreak sets with a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set.
Doubles
(Single Elimination)
8 game pro-set with a 7-point set tiebreak at 8-all. All doubles players must play in the same division as they do in singles.
*Use of the 64 Curtis Consolation Draw on Level 5’s must be approved by the USTA Southern office.
Max Entry Fees
Singles
Hard Court: $ 90.67
Clay Court: $101.04
Indoor Court: $111.04
Doubles
Hard Court: $45.34
Clay Court: $50.52
Indoor Court: $55.52
Sanction Fee: $40
Add $5 for flighted NL5 for extra trophy expenses
Singles – 3 Formats
32 players – FIC16 – with 3/4 Playoff and QF Playoff
32/48 players – FICQ with 3/4 Playoff 2 0r 3 draws (Flighted)
64 Curtis Consolation Draw*
Doubles
Single Elimination
16 draw with 3/4 Playoff
For Flighted Draws: 4 draws of 8 with 3/4 playoff or 2 draws of 16 with 3/4 playoff or 1 draw of 16 with 3/4 playoff (Single Elimination)
Singles
32 FIC16 or 32/48 Flighted Draw
64 Curtis Consolation Draw *
Doubles
16 Player Draw or 32 Player Draw
Entries close at 5:59 p.m. ET on the Friday 7-8 days prior to the event start date.
Draws published by 3:00 p.m. two days prior to the event start time.
*Grand Prix Junior Circuits (Southern Approved) – Singles $47.15 Doubles $22.50
*Junior Circuits (may charge more if attached to a NL Tournament) – No Max Fees (Suggested fee $40)
Round Robin draws are encouraged when draws are small in all levels of junior tournaments. Team Events may use round robin draws exclusively.
USTA Georgia Wheelchair Tournament Levels
Late Entries
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- If draws are not full, Tournament Directors can take late entries as long as seeds and draws are not POSTED.
- If the draw is full, Tournament Directors may take late entries onto the alternate list- only if the player is not ranked higher than the last seed.
Tournament Application Requirements and Helpful Hints
USTA Junior Circuits are events that do not receive ranking points and can be used for players 5-18 using orange, green or yellow ball. To create a USTA Junior Circuit event, go to the tournament module in your organization’s serve account, click Add Tournament, select Junior, then scroll to Junior Circuit. Junior Circuits can be added throughout the year. Sanction and administration fees have been waived.
There are several ways to offer Junior Circuits.
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- Add as a 10&Under Green/Orange event to your scheduled tournament. Choose same date.
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- Offer a match play opportunity to players aged 5-18 on weekends that you are not hosting a scheduled tournament. This can include orange and green ball events.
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- Offer a Grand Prix event for Advanced Green Ball players. By request only. For more information on Grand Prix events, please click here.
Please click here to see the offered USTA Georgia Junior Circuits.
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Residency: All sections will have the same residency requirements as described below. • Declaration of Residency – Junior Players Living Within the Geographic Boundaries of the USTA. A player shall declare residency for the purposes of playing in junior tournaments. – Assignment to a Sectional Association shall be determined based on the geographic boundaries assigned to the Sectional Associations in the USTA Bylaws. – If applicable, assignment to a District Association shall be determined based on the geographic boundaries assigned to the District Association in the Sectional Association’s Bylaws. – Players may change residency no more than once per calendar year. If a player desires to change residency more than once per calendar year, the player must request a waiver from the USTA Regulations. – A player may be the resident of only one Sectional Association and one District Association at any given time. – The physical address of a boarding school, including a tennis academy may be a player’s residency if the player is enrolled and residing at the school or academy. • Declaration of Residency – US Citizens Living Abroad. A junior player who is a US citizen living abroad may declare residency for the purposes of playing in junior tournaments by submission of a request for an assignment to a specific Sectional Association and, if applicable, a specific District Association, within the boundaries of that Association. This residency eligibility is exempt from the requirements of a player living within the geographic boundaries of the USTA. • Enforcement of Residency Provisions. Any challenge to a junior player’s residence may be addressed through a Request for a Waiver or through the grievance procedures of USTA Bylaw43. • Selection for Teams. A player is eligible to be selected for a team only by the Sectional Association (and, if applicable, District Association) in which the player resides, or in the case of a US citizen living abroad, to which the player has declared residency. • Management of Residency and Eligibility. It is the preference that the management of eligibility with respect to residency, age and citizenship eligibility be handled through the USTA and not by each Sectional Association, with proof of citizenship/alien status only required when a player first desires to enter a Level 4 tournament (the lowest tournament level at which citizenship/alien status is required). Ranking System: • A player’s ranking and standing will be based on the player’s best 6 singles and best 6 doubles results during the previous 12 month period and will be calculated in the same manner as the national system currently calculates rankings with respect to: combined ranking (15% doubles); bonus points; counting points up; points counting down; treatment of defaults, withdrawals, walkovers, retirements, byes; minimum win requirement; breaking ties. • When ranking lists are used for selection, the National Standings Lists will be the lists used and there will be no minimum point requirement to be selected. In the case of Closed Section and District tournaments, the National Standings Lists will be used, but only players from the Section or Districts will be selected. • Standings Lists (both National and filtered by Section/District) will be published at least monthly. • For Level 4s and up, the system will filter out players that don’t meet the US Citizenship or alien requirements. • The ranking system will facilitate the counting of ranking points for coed tournaments and mixed doubles. In the case of mixed doubles, these points will count towards a player’s Individual Doubles Ranking. Sectional Quota List: Section Quota Lists will be published at least monthly. This list will be used to select players to fill quota spots in applicable USTA National Championships (Clays, Hards, Winters). In the BG 18s, 16s, 14s and 12s divisions, no more than two singles and two doubles results can be from tournaments sanctioned by an entity other than USTA Southern Section. This means that for your best six tournaments, only two from outside the Section will count towards your six for the Quota List for the 12s-18s divisions. Level tournaments 1, 2, and 3 do not count if they are played in Southern (These are sanctioned by national not Southern.) The two Level 3s that do count for in Section are the Southern Level 3 in February and June (those two are sanctioned by Southern). The only Level 2 tournament that will count for in Southern is the team event, Southern/Florida Challenge. The National Standing List will be calculated from all your tournaments played in any section. Your best six tournaments. This list is published weekly. |
