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Below you will find information on residency and citizenship requirements, ranking regulations and points per round ranking regulations.

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Residency, Citizenship and Ranking Regulations

1. All persons ranked must hold a current USTA membership card.

2. Only persons who maintain a permanent residence within the boundaries of the Southwest Section (states of Arizona, New Mexico, and El Paso County, Texas) are eligible for ranking, endorsement and closed tournaments. For our purpose here, 184 days per year of residence is considered permanent. Permanent residence for juniors will be determined by permanent residence of parent/guardian with majority custody (184 days). Residency requirements will apply for all Southwest Closed Tournaments. Anyone living in more than one residence, both of which are not in the Southwest Section boundaries, for such reasons as college attendance, boarding school attendance, military personnel, foreign exchange students, parental joint custody, etc. or anyone moving into the section during the year must apply in writing to the Southwest Office for eligibility 60 days or more before the start of the closed event. A residency committee will decide eligibility. The burden of proof will be on the player.

3. U.S. Citizenship - Only persons who are U.S. Citizens or are in possession of a Permanent Resident Card, commonly known as a "Green Card" are eligible for ranking, endorsement or closed tournaments.

4. Junior rankings are calculated using the Points Per Round system. Refer to the “Points Per Round Ranking System Regulations” and “Points Per Round point charts”.

Tournament Eligibility

Points Per Round Ranking System Regulations

1. A player must win a round to receive any points for the tournament. Byes do not qualify as wins.

2. Withdrawals and walkovers qualify as wins for the advancing player and earn Points Per Round, but do not earn bonus points for significant wins.

3. Retirements qualify as wins for the advancing player and earn Points Per Round and bonus points for significant wins.

4. A player who advances because of a default that takes place before the commencement of the first point in the match or because the opponent is disqualified shall receive Point Per Round for advancing, but does not earn bonus points for significant wins.

5. A player who is defaulted from a tournament for code violations under the Point Penalty System or misconduct forfeits any points accumulated during the tournament. Players defaulted in singles only lose points accumulated for singles.

6. Points earned in a higher age division count towards a player's standing in the player's natural age division, as well as in the age division of the tournament itself (standings only, not final rankings).

7. Singles and Doubles Standings will use a Combined Ranking. This combined ranking will be based on a player's best Six (6) tournaments played in the last twelve (12) months. This combined ranking will use 100% of a player’s singles points and 25% of a player’s doubles points.

8. Final Combined Rankings will be based on the best Six (6) tournaments played during the calendar year. This final combined ranking will use 100% of a player’s singles points and 25% of a player’s doubles points.There are not any minimum requirements to receive a final ranking (except participating in one tournament and winning a match).