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PLAYER INFORMATION
1) BIO INFORMATION: Please copy and past the link below into your browser address field to complete a brief questionnaire which will help us with the media coverage before and during the tournament.
http://www.usatennisflorida.usta.com/Global/Custom%20Pages/Tournaments%20Pages/US_Open_National_Playoffs_Florida_Qualifying_Questionnaire.aspx
2) DRAWS & STARTING TIMES - The draw will be posted Wednesday evening with starting times at approximately 8:00 PM. Men will play two rounds on Saturday, and Women one round. There will be one round per day thereafter with the tournament completing on Wednesday, weather permitting.
3) TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN - Please check-in at least 30 minutes prior to the start of your match at the tournament desk, which will be located under the canopy by court #15.
4) PARKING - is directly across the street from the IMG main entrance at 5500 34th Street, West, at the Bayshore High School. Identify yourself as a US Open Tournament Player at the security gate. As you enter the security gate, the courts are located straight back and slightly to the left side of the property.
5) PRACTICE COURTS - FRIDAY (Early Arrivals), Courts will be available beginning 4:30 PM until dark on a “walk-on” basis. There are 36 hard courts so you should have no problem. Please be courteous to a few lesson courts that will likely be in progress. SATURDAY - WEDNESDAY: Courts will be available for “walk-on” in the morning prior to the first match time. A position will be held for all players to warm-up throughout the day specifically 1 hour before your match time for a 30 minute period. We may have 4 players scheduled for each practice court. No advanced sign-up is required.
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OFFICIAL HOTEL - IMG / Bollettieri Academies
Stay right on location at the Academy. Phone 941-755-1000 for accommodation options and rates.
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Player Requirements
All players are required to complete a "US Open National Playoffs Player Release and Consent Form" prior to the player's first match. Click here to download and print a PDF file of the form. You will be asked for this form upon check-in at the tournament so please bring the completed form with you.
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Notes
This tournament is part of the US Open National Playoffs - a
series of tournaments that gives any person 14 years of age or
older who meets the eligibility requirements the opportunity to
earn a singles wild card entry to compete in the US Open Qualifying
Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center,
August 24-27, 2010. Participating USTA sections will run a men's
and women's Sectional Qualifying Tournament between April 1 and
July 5. Players will compete in a single elimination singles draw
played to the best-of-three tiebreak sets. Players in the draw will
not be seeded by any means. The winner of each men's and women's
Sectional Qualifying Tournament will advance to the US Open
National Playoffs - Men's and Women's Championship which will be
held in conjunction with Olympus US Open Series Tournaments this
summer. Dates and locations for these events will be announced
shortly. At each US Open National Playoffs Championship, a maximum
of 16 players will compete in a single elimination singles draw
played to the best-of-three tiebreak sets with the one male winner
and one female winner receiving a singles wild card entry to
compete in the 2010 US Open Qualifying Tournament. Go to usopen.org
for additional information. Good luck!
Player Selection TypeThe tournament director will run a "Lottery Selection Process" via TennisLink within 24 hours after the entry close date which will automatically accept all entries if the total number of entries into the tournament is less than or equal to 256 for men's singles, less than or equal to 256 for women's singles, and less than or equal to 128 teams for mixed Doubles; and, if applicable, less than or equal to 128 teams for men's doubles, and less than or equal to 128 teams for women's doubles. If the total number of entries into the tournament is greater than the above, then the "Lottery Selection Process" will determine accepted entries at random. A player's entry fee will only be processed if he/she is accepted into the tournament. All players accepted into the tournament will receive an email notification via TennisLink indicating as such and will be posted online once the "Lottery Selection Process" is run. All players not accepted into the tournament will receive an email notification via TennisLink indicating as such once the "Lottery Selection Process" is run.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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