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Tennis
Description

A Tennis match is a game of endurance, quick-wittedness and precise execution. It consists of a pre-determined number of sets, which in turn consists of games. Each game is made up of a sequence of points played with the same player serving. For the Singles competitions, all matches will be determined through the best of three tie-break sets. For the Doubles competitions, all matches will be determined by two tie-break sets and a match tie-break game (10 points) in place of a third set.

Tennis
International Federation : International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Venue :
Kallang Tennis Centre
AGE GROUP
(dd/mm/yy):
1/1/92-31/12/93
QUALIFICATION SYSTEM
(Qualifying Events) :
Junior World Combined Ranking and Professional Singles Ranking in 2009 and 2010
Procedure : 12 Direct qualifications based on Junior World Combined and Professional Singles rankings (ranked within ATP 450 or WTA 150), and 16 qualifications based on the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup regional zone breakdown quota and selected on the same rankings.

 
GLOSSARY :

M = MEN,
W = WOMEN,
WC = WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
CC = CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS,
JWC = JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
JCC = JUNIOR CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS,
YWC = YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
YCC = YOUTH CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 


Last Updated:12 Jan 2010, 10:21 GMT+8
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