Tournament Levels - USTA

Tournament Levels

Designed to allow each player to meet competition appropriate to his/her own ability level, Juniors begin at Level 3 with entry-level competition, move on to Level 2 with an opportunity for a regional ranking, and proceed to Level 1 where sectional ranking and endorsement to national championships are the goals. Level 2 does not count as minimum number toward sectional ranking but results from all Eastern sanctioned events may be used for ranking data (see Ranking and Standing Information).

Level

Play Days/ Entry Level

Age

Tournament

Divisions

Name

BG8

PlayDay

Entry Level BG10

L3 Eastern UPs

Intermediate BG10

L2 Regional or L2 Open

Advanced BG10 Intermediate

L1B Challenger

Description

Entry level round robin. Court size of 36', 18' net, racquet length of 23" or less, and foam or low compression RED tennis balls. Entry level round robin and court size of 60'; ORANGE tennis ball. Racquet length of 25" or less. Round Robin or Consolation. Court size of 60'; ORANGE tennis ball L2R means restricted to regional residents and L2O are open to everyone. Non-elimination. Regular court size. GREEN tennis ball. 29" or less.

Ranking Points

No

No Yes

Yes

Advanced BG10

L1 Championship Single Elimination. Regular court size. GREEN tennis ball.

Yes

29" or less.

Grand Prix BG10

+L1

Full feed in consolation. Regular court size. GREEN tennis

Yes

ball. No national points & No Section endorsement. 29" or

less.

Entry Level BG12

L3 Eastern UPs Round Robin or First Round Match Consolation. Regular

No

court size. GREEN tennis ball.

Entry Level BG14-18 L3 Eastern UPs Entry level round robin using regular court size. YELLOW

No

tennis ball. Once a player wins two (2) sanctioned

tournaments in an age group, or receives a ranking in an age

group, he/she is no longer eligible for Level 3 events in that

age group. Winners' names published on eastern..

Intermediate BG12-18 L2 Regional or Single elimination tournament for intermediate players, using

Yes

L2 Open

regular court size. YELLOW tennis ball. L2R means

restricted to regional residents and L2O is open to everyone.

Advanced BG12-18 L1B Challenger Regular court size, Yellow tennis ball. Open, single

Yes

Intermediate

elimination tournaments for intermediate and advanced

players.

Advanced BG12-18 L1

Regular court size, Yellow tennis ball. Open, single

Yes

Championships elimination tournaments for advanced ranked players.

Grand Prix BG12-18 +L1

Eastern Designated Closed Championships which are open

Yes

only to USTA junior members whose principal domicile lies

within the boundaries of the Eastern Section and are US

Citizens or certain aliens. Refer to Endorsement for additional

restrictions regarding Designated Closed eligibility. Regular

court size, Yellow tennis ball. Qualifies for national ranking

points.

Tournament Levels

SE FIC MFIC C FRLC FMLC

Single Elimination Feed-in championships Modified Feed-in championships Standard Consolation Draw First round Loser Consolation First Match Loser Consolation

B Boy divisions G Girl divisions s Singles d Doubles RR Round Robin

Metro: 1: Manhattan 2: Bronx 3: Brooklyn 4: Staten Island 5: Queens

Regions & Districts

Long Island: Southern:

New Jersey:

6: Nassau 8: Westchester, Rockland, 9: New Jersey

7: Suffolk Greenwich, CT

10: Hudson Valley

Northern: 11: Capital 12: Mohawk

Western 13: Onondoga 14: Genesee Valley 15: Western

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