NTRP Self-Rate Appeal Form

These supplementary instructions provide information necessary to complete the appeal form:

Introduction
The Self-Rate appeal form is now linked to the Self-rate Questionnaire. Based on your response to the questionnaire, certain fields may be required to be entered and submitted to file a Self-rate Appeal. It will be possible to submit an explanation when there was an error when completing the questionnaire, and as a result certain fields on the Self-rate Appeal Form should not be required.

Player Contact Info

NAME, USTA Member# and League Team # are pre-populated on the form and cannot be entered or changed (League Team # is filled only when self-rating during League registration).
Address, City, State, Zip, Home Phone and Email are required
Work Phone and Fax are optional
Phone numbers must be entered in (555)555-1234 format

General Information

Minimum Self-rate assigned is pre-populated on the appeal form and cannot be changed
Self-Rate requested (required)– Select the rating value for your appeal from 2.0, 2.5, 3.0,…… to 7.0

How long have you played tennis? – total years 0-99
Played in Competitive Leagues

If answer is Yes, Level played in League is required to be entered
Name of League(s) – up to 3 can be entered

Sport Affiliations (mark N/A if they do not apply)

Affiliation and How long affiliated (years) – Up to 3 affiliations can be entered (e.g., USPTA, USPTR, Other)

Worked as College Coach – Most recent dates
Worked as Teaching Processional – Most recent dates

TENNIS EXPERIENCE
Junior History (mark N/A if they do not apply)

All high school fields are required to be entered, when in question 1: – Highest Tennis Level Played = Played High School

High School Tennis Team – where, State, Year(s) played, Type of Ranking and Highest Position or Ranking

Yes response on questions 13, 13B or 15 requires all fields on one line of either Junior Rankings to be completed and/or USTA Tournament info to be completed

ITF/National/Section Junior rankings - where, Year(s) played, Type of Ranking and Highest Position or Ranking

Other Junior History – up to 2 entries are available

College History (mark N/A if they do not apply)

All college fields are required to be entered on 1 line, when in question 1: – Highest Tennis Level Played = College team committed to or played

College Tennis Team - where, Year(s) played, Type of Ranking and Highest Position or Ranking, Division
Select from Division values I, II, III, NAIA and Junior College
Up to 3 College Rankings can be entered

Professional History (mark N/A if they do not apply)

All professional history fields are required to be entered on 1 line, when in question 1: Highest Tennis Level Played = World Class Player or Professional Satellite/Future or Circuit Player

Select: Foreign, Satellite, Davis Cup, Fed Cup or Other from dropdown list
Enter where, Year(s)played, Type of Ranking and Highest Position or Ranking, Division
Up to 3 Professional Histories can be entered

Special Sport Recognition/Rankings Achievements (mark N/A if they do not apply)

Enter Year and Title for up to 3 recognitions/rankings/achievements during high school and college

Other Organized Competitive Sports that you lettered in (mark N/A if they donot apply)

All Other Organized Competitive Sports fields are required to be entered on 1 line, when in question 2b: – Were you competitive on a High School or College Team in another sport is answered Yes

Enter Sport Name, select Level (High School or College), and enter Year
Up to 3 Other Organized Competitive Sports can be entered

USTA League Information

Indicate whether you played in USTA League

Enter most recent year played in League
Enter information on the 3 most recent years of USTA League play:

Year
Select Section from list
Select USTA League Division from list: (Adult, Mixed)
Select NTRP level from List: (Open, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, ……..10.0)
Select Local or Highest Championship reached from list: (Local, Local Playoff, Area/District, State, regional, National)

USTA Tournament Information

Yes response on questions 13, 13B or 15 requires all fields on one line of either Junior Rankings to be completed and/or USTA Tournament info to be completed.
Yes response on question 14 requires all fields on USTA Tournament info to be completed
For Division enter either NTRP and/or Age/Open level

Enter most recent year played in USTA tournament
Select divisions ever played in USTA Tournament

NTRP Levels – (2.5, 3.0. 3.5, …….10.0)
Age Open – (Open, 16, 18, 25, 30, 35, 40, ……90)
Multiple divisions can be selected for NTRP Levels and Age/Open

Enter up to 3 ranking numbers held, year, select division from list (includes NTRP and Age Open values), indicate Singles or Doubles, and Section or National

Other Considerations

Describe special conditions, treatment or other information that may affect level of play
You are required to enter an explanation in the List any other information… box.

Appeal Truth Statement (required)

Check box to indicate that information submitted for appeal is correct
Indicate whether appeal is submitted by Player
Enter name of person submitting appeal form