1. A player is playing in a sleeveless shirt. Can he/she wear a temporary tattoo on the upper arm as the logo of a commercial sponsor? The logo is within all size requirements.
Yes or No
I don't see why not. The tatoo is temporary and within the size requirements.
2. The coach of a player asks a ball kid to take some medicine/supplies to his player on the court at a changeover. What action should you take as the chair umpire?
A. Do Nothing
B. Check what it is then decide
C. Do not allow the medicine/supplies to be given unless it is checked by a doctor first.
I wouldn't think that coaches can just arbitrarily give their player medicines, although it did happen in a Sharapova match once.
3. It is 3-3 in the third set at a WTA event and one player asks to go to the toilet for a second time in the match. After some pushing, you are satisfied that it is an emergency. However, it is before her opponent's serve. You should:
A. Allow the toilet break
B. Only allow the toilet break before her own serve one game later
C. Allow the toilet break but warn her she will be on her own time and subject to time violations if she is late back
I'm aware of the rule about it being B, but if it's an emergency I would think they would let the person go to the restroom.
4. A player requests to leave the court in order to retrieve a different pair of shoes from the locker room. He claims that his shoes are "out of adjustment" as the soles are worn and he is therefore slipping on the court. Is this considered "equipment out of adjustment" that the player can leave the court to get replaced?
Wouldn't the coach or someone in his box be required to retrieve the shoes?
Yes or No
5. At an ATP event a player goes on court wearing a commercial ID patch (proper placement and size) with the name "PokerStars.com." Because this site does not offer tennis betting it is therefore allowed.
True or False
Since it's not a sponsor I would think it would have to be covered.
6. You are the chair umpire in a match using Electronic Review. There is an "out" call on the baseline and the player who hit the shot walks up to the net to try to see better, then clearly looks up at his coach who signals that the ball was good. The player then asks for a challenge.
Allow or Do Not Allow challenge
Tricky situation, because I'm not sure what the actual rule is. I vote no, because in this case the player clearly looks at his box and seeks answers.
7. You are the chair umpire at an ITF Men's Pro Circuit event when you're approached on-site by somebody you don't know. He is discussing the event with you, and starts to ask if you know anything about one of the players being slightly injured.
A. Tell him what you know about the injury, since you umpired the player's last match
B. Ignore it since it has nothing to do with your umpiring
C. Tell him that you do not know anything and inform the supervisor about it.
Suspiscious behavior, and there's no telling who the guy is, or what his motives are.
8. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hard court with side line umpires calling through the net. The line umpire gives an unsighted signal on the far sideline which would be an ace if the ball was in. Since the line umpire is calling through the net, obviously he was not blocked by a player. You feel it was probably out but are not sure enough to make the out call from the chair. The receiver complains immediately, and says that because the line umpire gave an unsighted, you must make the call.
A. Point to server. It is too late now to make the call so you have to "sell" the ace to the receiverB. Replay the point. Since there was an unsighted, if you are unsure you can take this option.
C. Second serve. Judging the reactions of the receiver you realize it must have been out so you "sell" the out call to the server.
I would give the player the point. It is the line umpire's responsibility to make the call, his "unsighted" could be a form of cheating which is not fair to the player.
9. You are an assistant referee at a singles match where there is no chair umpire on a clay court. Player A makes an out call and the opponent, Player B, asks her to show the mark. Player A looks for a mark but cannot seem to find a clear mark and circles the general area. Player B then crosses the net and calls you on to the court to help. You ask Player A and she shows the general area but no specific mark. You ask if she is sure of her call and she says yes.
A. Award the point to player A but continue to watch the match. She does not need to be able to show a mark.
B. Replay the point and advise that any similar situation will result in the loss of the point and a possible code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.C. Award the point to Player B. A player must always be able to show a mark on clay.
No way of knowing by any of the parties. Replay the point.
10. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hot day and one player has already received two full changeover treatments for cramping. At 15-all in a game this player is too slow because he appears to be stretching his hand and fingers.
A. Ask if he is Ok
B. Give a time violation
C. Give a code violation for delay of game.
I have done this in the past. Each year, the ITF/ATP/WTA put out a 10 question exam that needs to be completed by all internationally certified chair umpires, referees and chief umpires. Here are the questions on this year's exam. Give them a try if you would like. Also, for the newer members, if you are interested in looking at previous threads that I have started with different situational quizzes, do a search for threads started by me.
Some of these are directly in the rules, some are situations that happened in the previous years that involve interpretation of the rules and the correct answer given by the ITF/WTA/ATP are the way that they would like these situations handled going forward.
Have fun with this.
1. A player is playing in a sleeveless shirt. Can he/she wear a temporary tattoo on the upper arm as the logo of a commercial sponsor? The logo is within all size requirements.
Yes or No
2. The coach of a player asks a ball kid to take some medicine/supplies to his player on the court at a changeover. What action should you take as the chair umpire?
A. Do Nothing
B. Check what it is then decide
C. Do not allow the medicine/supplies to be given unless it is checked by a doctor first.
3. It is 3-3 in the third set at a WTA event and one player asks to go to the toilet for a second time in the match. After some pushing, you are satisfied that it is an emergency. However, it is before her opponent's serve. You should:
A. Allow the toilet break
B. Only allow the toilet break before her own serve one game later
C. Allow the toilet break but warn her she will be on her own time and subject to time violations if she is late back
4. A player requests to leave the court in order to retrieve a different pair of shoes from the locker room. He claims that his shoes are "out of adjustment" as the soles are worn and he is therefore slipping on the court. Is this considered "equipment out of adjustment" that the player can leave the court to get replaced?
Yes or No
5. At an ATP event a player goes on court wearing a commercial ID patch (proper placement and size) with the name "PokerStars.com." Because this site does not offer tennis betting it is therefore allowed.
True or False
6. You are the chair umpire in a match using Electronic Review. There is an "out" call on the baseline and the player who hit the shot walks up to the net to try to see better, then clearly looks up at his coach who signals that the ball was good. The player then asks for a challenge.
Allow or Do Not Allow challenge
7. You are the chair umpire at an ITF Men's Pro Circuit event when you're approached on-site by somebody you don't know. He is discussing the event with you, and starts to ask if you know anything about one of the players being slightly injured.
A. Tell him what you know about the injury, since you umpired the player's last match
B. Ignore it since it has nothing to do with your umpiring
C. Tell him that you do not know anything and inform the supervisor about it.
8. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hard court with side line umpires calling through the net. The line umpire gives an unsighted signal on the far sideline which would be an ace if the ball was in. Since the line umpire is calling through the net, obviously he was not blocked by a player. You feel it was probably out but are not sure enough to make the out call from the chair. The receiver complains immediately, and says that because the line umpire gave an unsighted, you must make the call.
A. Point to server. It is too late now to make the call so you have to "sell" the ace to the receiver
B. Replay the point. Since there was an unsighted, if you are unsure you can take this option.
C. Second serve. Judging the reactions of the receiver you realize it must have been out so you "sell" the out call to the server.
9. You are an assistant referee at a singles match where there is no chair umpire on a clay court. Player A makes an out call and the opponent, Player B, asks her to show the mark. Player A looks for a mark but cannot seem to find a clear mark and circles the general area. Player B then crosses the net and calls you on to the court to help. You ask Player A and she shows the general area but no specific mark. You ask if she is sure of her call and she says yes.
A. Award the point to player A but continue to watch the match. She does not need to be able to show a mark.
B. Replay the point and advise that any similar situation will result in the loss of the point and a possible code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.
C. Award the point to Player B. A player must always be able to show a mark on clay.
10. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hot day and one player has already received two full changeover treatments for cramping. At 15-all in a game this player is too slow because he appears to be stretching his hand and fingers.
A. Ask if he is Ok
B. Give a time violation
C. Give a code violation for delay of game.
I have done this in the past. Each year, the ITF/ATP/WTA put out a 10 question exam that needs to be completed by all internationally certified chair umpires, referees and chief umpires. Here are the questions on this year's exam. Give them a try if you would like. Also, for the newer members, if you are interested in looking at previous threads that I have started with different situational quizzes, do a search for threads started by me.
Some of these are directly in the rules, some are situations that happened in the previous years that involve interpretation of the rules and the correct answer given by the ITF/WTA/ATP are the way that they would like these situations handled going forward.
Have fun with this.
1. A player is playing in a sleeveless shirt. Can he/she wear a temporary tattoo on the upper arm as the logo of a commercial sponsor? The logo is within all size requirements.
Yes or No
2. The coach of a player asks a ball kid to take some medicine/supplies to his player on the court at a changeover. What action should you take as the chair umpire?
A. Do Nothing
B. Check what it is then decide
C. Do not allow the medicine/supplies to be given unless it is checked by a doctor first.
I remember this exact situation happening this year at the Aussie in a Nalbandian match. The umpire did nothing, but I believe he should have checked the supply.
3. It is 3-3 in the third set at a WTA event and one player asks to go to the toilet for a second time in the match. After some pushing, you are satisfied that it is an emergency. However, it is before her opponent's serve. You should:
A. Allow the toilet break
B. Only allow the toilet break before her own serve one game later
C. Allow the toilet break but warn her she will be on her own time and subject to time violations if she is late back
4. A player requests to leave the court in order to retrieve a different pair of shoes from the locker room. He claims that his shoes are "out of adjustment" as the soles are worn and he is therefore slipping on the court. Is this considered "equipment out of adjustment" that the player can leave the court to get replaced?
Yes or No
5. At an ATP event a player goes on court wearing a commercial ID patch (proper placement and size) with the name "PokerStars.com." Because this site does not offer tennis betting it is therefore allowed.
True or False
6. You are the chair umpire in a match using Electronic Review. There is an "out" call on the baseline and the player who hit the shot walks up to the net to try to see better, then clearly looks up at his coach who signals that the ball was good. The player then asks for a challenge.
Allow or Do Not Allow challenge
7. You are the chair umpire at an ITF Men's Pro Circuit event when you're approached on-site by somebody you don't know. He is discussing the event with you, and starts to ask if you know anything about one of the players being slightly injured.
A. Tell him what you know about the injury, since you umpired the player's last match
B. Ignore it since it has nothing to do with your umpiring
C. Tell him that you do not know anything and inform the supervisor about it.
8. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hard court with side line umpires calling through the net. The line umpire gives an unsighted signal on the far sideline which would be an ace if the ball was in. Since the line umpire is calling through the net, obviously he was not blocked by a player. You feel it was probably out but are not sure enough to make the out call from the chair. The receiver complains immediately, and says that because the line umpire gave an unsighted, you must make the call.
A. Point to server. It is too late now to make the call so you have to "sell" the ace to the receiver
B. Replay the point. Since there was an unsighted, if you are unsure you can take this option.
C. Second serve. Judging the reactions of the receiver you realize it must have been out so you "sell" the out call to the server.
9. You are an assistant referee at a singles match where there is no chair umpire on a clay court. Player A makes an out call and the opponent, Player B, asks her to show the mark. Player A looks for a mark but cannot seem to find a clear mark and circles the general area. Player B then crosses the net and calls you on to the court to help. You ask Player A and she shows the general area but no specific mark. You ask if she is sure of her call and she says yes.
A. Award the point to player A but continue to watch the match. She does not need to be able to show a mark.
B. Replay the point and advise that any similar situation will result in the loss of the point and a possible code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.
C. Award the point to Player B. A player must always be able to show a mark on clay.
10. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hot day and one player has already received two full changeover treatments for cramping. At 15-all in a game this player is too slow because he appears to be stretching his hand and fingers.
A. Ask if he is Ok
B. Give a time violation
C. Give a code violation for delay of game.
1. A player is playing in a sleeveless shirt. Can he/she wear a temporary tattoo on the upper arm as the logo of a commercial sponsor? The logo is within all size requirements.
Yes or No
2. The coach of a player asks a ball kid to take some medicine/supplies to his player on the court at a changeover. What action should you take as the chair umpire?
A. Do Nothing
B. Check what it is then decide
C. Do not allow the medicine/supplies to be given unless it is checked by a doctor first.
3. It is 3-3 in the third set at a WTA event and one player asks to go to the toilet for a second time in the match. After some pushing, you are satisfied that it is an emergency. However, it is before her opponent's serve. You should:
A. Allow the toilet break
B. Only allow the toilet break before her own serve one game later
C. Allow the toilet break but warn her she will be on her own time and subject to time violations if she is late back
(I believe this is the rule, although there was an Ivanovic match where she was allowed to go for a long while and docked points for being late)
4. A player requests to leave the court in order to retrieve a different pair of shoes from the locker room. He claims that his shoes are "out of adjustment" as the soles are worn and he is therefore slipping on the court. Is this considered "equipment out of adjustment" that the player can leave the court to get replaced?
Yes or No (players have spare shoes or ask for replacements to be brought, right?)
5. At an ATP event a player goes on court wearing a commercial ID patch (proper placement and size) with the name "PokerStars.com." Because this site does not offer tennis betting it is therefore allowed.
True or False (not sure)
6. You are the chair umpire in a match using Electronic Review. There is an "out" call on the baseline and the player who hit the shot walks up to the net to try to see better, then clearly looks up at his coach who signals that the ball was good. The player then asks for a challenge.
Allow or Do Not Allow challenge (although of course it is far from the norm these days)
7. You are the chair umpire at an ITF Men's Pro Circuit event when you're approached on-site by somebody you don't know. He is discussing the event with you, and starts to ask if you know anything about one of the players being slightly injured.
A. Tell him what you know about the injury, since you umpired the player's last match
B. Ignore it since it has nothing to do with your umpiring
C. Tell him that you do not know anything and inform the supervisor about it.
8. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hard court with side line umpires calling through the net. The line umpire gives an unsighted signal on the far sideline which would be an ace if the ball was in. Since the line umpire is calling through the net, obviously he was not blocked by a player. You feel it was probably out but are not sure enough to make the out call from the chair. The receiver complains immediately, and says that because the line umpire gave an unsighted, you must make the call.
A. Point to server. It is too late now to make the call so you have to "sell" the ace to the receiver
B. Replay the point. Since there was an unsighted, if you are unsure you can take this option.
C. Second serve. Judging the reactions of the receiver you realize it must have been out so you "sell" the out call to the server.
9. You are an assistant referee at a singles match where there is no chair umpire on a clay court. Player A makes an out call and the opponent, Player B, asks her to show the mark. Player A looks for a mark but cannot seem to find a clear mark and circles the general area. Player B then crosses the net and calls you on to the court to help. You ask Player A and she shows the general area but no specific mark. You ask if she is sure of her call and she says yes.
A. Award the point to player A but continue to watch the match. She does not need to be able to show a mark.
B. Replay the point and advise that any similar situation will result in the loss of the point and a possible code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.
C. Award the point to Player B. A player must always be able to show a mark on clay.
10. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hot day and one player has already received two full changeover treatments for cramping. At 15-all in a game this player is too slow because he appears to be stretching his hand and fingers.
A. Ask if he is Ok
B. Give a time violation
C. Give a code violation for delay of game.
1. A player is playing in a sleeveless shirt. Can he/she wear a temporary tattoo on the upper arm as the logo of a commercial sponsor? The logo is within all size requirements.
Yes or No
I just feel like it's a no.
2. The coach of a player asks a ball kid to take some medicine/supplies to his player on the court at a changeover. What action should you take as the chair umpire?
A. Do Nothing
B. Check what it is then decide
C. Do not allow the medicine/supplies to be given unless it is checked by a doctor first.
My first reaction was don't allow them, but that's not an option. Then I though that the ump should check them, but how would an umpire be able to tell what's legal and what's not? So I guess I'm going with C.
3. It is 3-3 in the third set at a WTA event and one player asks to go to the toilet for a second time in the match. After some pushing, you are satisfied that it is an emergency. However, it is before her opponent's serve. You should:
A. Allow the toilet break
B. Only allow the toilet break before her own serve one game later
C. Allow the toilet break but warn her she will be on her own time and subject to time violations if she is late back
Given that it's an emergency.
4. A player requests to leave the court in order to retrieve a different pair of shoes from the locker room. He claims that his shoes are "out of adjustment" as the soles are worn and he is therefore slipping on the court. Is this considered "equipment out of adjustment" that the player can leave the court to get replaced?
Yes or No
Depends how worn. If there are holes, then yes. Otherwise, just "worn" is a no.
5. At an ATP event a player goes on court wearing a commercial ID patch (proper placement and size) with the name "PokerStars.com." Because this site does not offer tennis betting it is therefore allowed.
True or False
Tennis is too stuffy for Poker.
6. You are the chair umpire in a match using Electronic Review. There is an "out" call on the baseline and the player who hit the shot walks up to the net to try to see better, then clearly looks up at his coach who signals that the ball was good. The player then asks for a challenge.
Allow or Do Not Allow challenge
Allow, but penalize for coaching? I don't know.
7. You are the chair umpire at an ITF Men's Pro Circuit event when you're approached on-site by somebody you don't know. He is discussing the event with you, and starts to ask if you know anything about one of the players being slightly injured.
A. Tell him what you know about the injury, since you umpired the player's last match
B. Ignore it since it has nothing to do with your umpiring
C. Tell him that you do not know anything and inform the supervisor about it.
Assuming the information you know is not public.
8. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hard court with side line umpires calling through the net. The line umpire gives an unsighted signal on the far sideline which would be an ace if the ball was in. Since the line umpire is calling through the net, obviously he was not blocked by a player. You feel it was probably out but are not sure enough to make the out call from the chair. The receiver complains immediately, and says that because the line umpire gave an unsighted, you must make the call.
A. Point to server. It is too late now to make the call so you have to "sell" the ace to the receiver
B. Replay the point. Since there was an unsighted, if you are unsure you can take this option.
C. Second serve. Judging the reactions of the receiver you realize it must have been out so you "sell" the out call to the server.
When the umpire cannot make a call deferred to him, the point is replayed.
9. You are an assistant referee at a singles match where there is no chair umpire on a clay court. Player A makes an out call and the opponent, Player B, asks her to show the mark. Player A looks for a mark but cannot seem to find a clear mark and circles the general area. Player B then crosses the net and calls you on to the court to help. You ask Player A and she shows the general area but no specific mark. You ask if she is sure of her call and she says yes.
A. Award the point to player A but continue to watch the match. She does not need to be able to show a mark.
B. Replay the point and advise that any similar situation will result in the loss of the point and a possible code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.
C. Award the point to Player B. A player must always be able to show a mark on clay.
As long as she's sure of the call, no mark need be shown.
10. You are the chair umpire for a singles match on a hot day and one player has already received two full changeover treatments for cramping. At 15-all in a game this player is too slow because he appears to be stretching his hand and fingers.
A. Ask if he is Ok
B. Give a time violation
C. Give a code violation for delay of game.
Not a CV. Even if he might have another injury and it would be good to ask him if he's OK, he still deserves a TV according to the rules.
Two days after the midpoint of the Wimbledon fortnight — following a weekend of a few questionable line calls — the New York Times wrote “At Wimbledon, the Human Eye Keeps Dropping the Ball,” questioning the legitimacy of line judges at Wimbledon. It argued that perhaps Hawk-Eye Live, an electronic line calling system, could have saved several players their matches, including Andy Murray, Bianca Andreescu and Venus Williams, among others. True, the technology of Hawk-Eye, which uses cameras to capture the bounce of every ball from multiple angles analyses the images to depict the ball’s trajectory and impact points, does leave a fairly small margin of error (unless the situation is clay, in which the ball leaves a mark). But how much does the computer really know about the other aspects of line judging — or the rules of tennis for that matter — or how to apply the rules in certain situations.
You can find more information on our web, so please take a look.
Test your knowledge in 25 questions of the court, the code violations and tennis’ other strange conditions without an open book, on the first try and with a ninety percent pass rate, and we’ll find you some officials’ swag. Don’t pass, and you’ll get a full-length recording of the irritating computerized and strangely child-like voice calling “out” twenty times for your listening pleasure.
1. How long is a regulation tennis court?
a) 75 feet
b) 73 feet
c) 78 feet
d) 80 feet
2. How wide is a regulation singles court?
a) 27 feet
b) 25 feet
c) 30 feet
d) 28 feet
3. How high is the centre net?
a) 3 feet
b) 3.5 feet
c) 4 feet
d) 3.25 feet
4. For singles matches, if a doubles net is used, then the net is supported by two “singles sticks,” each of which is how high?
a) 3 feet
b) 3.5 feet
c) 4 feet
d) 3.25 feet
5. Other than the centre service line and centre mark, which is two inches, the other lines of the court are how wide?
a) 2 inches
b) 2.5 inches
c) between 1 and 3 inches
d) between 1.5 and 3.5 inches
6. How wide is the baseline?
a) 2 inches
b) 2.5 inches
c) between 1 and 3 inches
d) between 1 and 4 inches
7. Which colour of balls are allowed for official use in ITF-sanctioned tournaments?
a) yellow only
b) white and yellow
c) choice of the tournament director
e) white only
8. How many balls are used during a professional match?
a) One can of four
b) Two cans of three
c) Three cans of three
d) One can of three
9. What happens if a ball gets broken during play?
a) the player hitting the winning shot wins the point
b) play is stopped and the ball is replaced immediately; the point is replayed
c) play continues until the ball disintegrates
d) the player hitting the winning shot loses the point because he destroyed the ball
10. What happens if a ball goes soft during play?
a) play is stopped and the ball is replaced immediately; the point is replayed
b) play continues until the ball can be replaced; all shots stand
c) the player who discovers the soft ball and stops the point wins the point
d) the player who discovers the soft ball and stops the point loses the point
11. When do the players receive new balls during a professional match?
a) after the first set, the second set, and every subsequent set
b) after the first nine games and thereafter, every seventh game
c) after the first seven games and thereafter, every ninth game
d) during every fifth change of ends
12. If a player wearing a cap returns a ball and the cap falls off during the point causing a distraction, their opponent receives:
a) the point
b) a let with first serve
c) point replay
d) tough luck
13. If an returner hits a ball and it clips the net between the singles stick and the net post and lands in his opponent’s singles court, the ball is:
a) good and still in play
b) out
c) to be replayed
d) a let and first serve
14. If a player one a grass courts takes her racquet and deliberately swats the grass or hits the ground, she receives:
a) applause
b) an automatic code violation warning for hitting a live object
c) an automatic point penalty for hitting a live object
d) a reprimand from the chair umpire
15. If it starts to rain and a 15-minute rain delay is called, when the players return to court, how long does their warm-up last?
a) no warm-up, return to play
b) a full five-minute warm-up
c) serves only
d) a three-minute warm-up
16. “Gamesmanship” or “unsportsmanlike behavior” can be called for which of the following?
a) bouncing the ball past the allotted service time
b) making a gesture while approaching the net
c) taking a long bathroom break
d) all of the above
17. Players receive how much time for a change of ends?
a) 180 seconds
b) 120 seconds
c) 60 seconds
d) 90 seconds
18. How many challenges to a “wrong” call does each player receiver per set?
a) five
b) three
c) unlimited
d) three, plus one additional if match goes to a tiebreak
19. If a player challenges a call and not satisfied with the chair umpire’s ruling, calls the match referee, who has the final say?
a) the referee
b) the tournament director
c) VAT
d) the chair umpire
20. If a line judge wants to call the ball “in” during a tight point, he:
a) points his hand in the direction the ball landed
b) points his arms down, fingers touching at tips
c) shouts “in”
d) places his foot in the direction in which the ball lands
21. A ball is deemed “in” as long as…?
a) the ball comes within one inch of the line, inside or outside of it
b) any part of the ball touches any part of the line
c) the ball falls squarely on the line
d) the ball falls in the court without touching the line
22. On clay, when can a ball mark inspection be made?
a) when a player requests it at any point
b) when the chair umpire cannot determine the call with certainty
c) when the line judge has not seen the ball land
d) when the two balls have made marks near to each other
23. A line umpire calls a ball “out” and then the player argues that the ball was good. Is the chair umpire allowed to overrule the line umpire?
a) yes, the player’s opinion matters most
b) no, a chair umpire must never overrule as the result of player protest
c) yes, the chair umpire has overrule over all line umpires
d) no, the referee must be called
24. A foot-fault is called when…?
a) a player’s foot touches the line at any point during the service motion
b) a player’s foot touches the line after the ball was served
c) a player’s foot touches the line after the initiation of the motion and before the ball is hit.
d) if a player does not touch the line during the serve
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25. Is a line umpire allowed to change the call after the chair umpire has announced the score?
a) no, changes are not allowed after the score is called
b) yes, if a line umpire realises a mistake, a correction should be made as soon as possible
c) yes, especially if the player has issued a protest
d) no, all calls are final
______
1. How long is a regulation tennis court?
c) 78 feet
2. How wide is a regulation singles court?
a) 27 feet
3. How high is the centre net?
a) 3 feet
4. For singles matches, if a doubles net is used, then the net is supported by two “singles sticks,” each of which is how high?
b) 3.5 feet
5. Other than the centre service line and centre mark, which is two inches, the other lines of the court are how wide?
c) between 1 and 3 inches
6. How wide is the baseline?
d) between 1 and 4 inches
7. Which colour of balls are allowed for official use in ITF-sanctioned tournaments?
b) white and yellow
8. How many balls are used during a professional match?
b) Two cans of three
9. What happens if a ball gets broken during play?
b) play is stopped and the ball is replaced immediately; the point is replayed
10. What happens if a ball goes soft during play?
b) play continues until the ball can be replaced; all shots stand
11. When do the players receive new balls during a professional match?
b) after the first nine games and thereafter, every seventh game
12. If a player wearing a cap returns a ball and the cap falls off during the point causing a distraction, their opponent receives:
b) a let with first serve
13. If an returner hits a ball and it clips the net between the singles stick and the net post and lands in his opponent’s singles court, the ball is:
a) good and still in play
14. If a player one a grass courts takes her racquet and deliberately swats the grass or hits the ground, she receives:
c) an automatic point penalty for hitting a live object
15. If it starts to rain and a 15-minute rain delay is called, when the players return to court, how long does their warm-up last?
d) a three-minute warm-up
16. “Gamesmanship” or “unsportsmanlike behavior” can be called for which of the following?
d) all of the above
17. Players receive how much time for a change of ends?
d) 90 seconds
18. How many challenges to a “wrong” call does each player receiver per set?
d) three, plus one additional if match goes to a tiebreak
19. If a player challenges a call and not satisfied with the chair umpire’s ruling, calls the match referee, who has the final say?
d) the chair umpire
20. If a line judge wants to call the ball “in” during a tight point, he:
b) points his arms down, fingers touching at tips
21. A ball is deemed “in” as long as…?
b) any part of the ball touches any part of the line
22. On clay, when can a ball mark inspection be made?
b) when the chair umpire cannot determine the call with certainty
23. A line umpire calls a ball “out” and then the player argues that the ball was good. Is the chair umpire allowed to overrule the line umpire?
b) no, a chair umpire must never overrule as the result of player protest
24. A foot-fault is called when…?
c) a player’s foot touches the line after the initiation of the motion and before the ball is hit.
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