Tennis Australia will be making changes to the Australian Ranking tournament structure from 1 January 2017. The goal is to simplify and improve your experience while ensuring that Australian Money Tournaments (AMT) and Junior Tournaments (JT) remain competitive for aspiring Australian tennis players.
Some of the key changes are:
- White level tournaments will no longer be held. The four levels of AMT and JT will be: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze
- The length of singles matches at Bronze AMT and Bronze/Silver JT will be reduced by using either Fast4 or Best of 2 scoring
- All JT and Silver and Bronze AMT events will be held in tournament blocks so that they don’t interfere with club competitions
- All JT events to avoid clashes with school days within the state or territory they are being held (limited exemptions will apply for national championship and international tournaments)
- Junior players will only be able to earn AMT ranking points in the year that they turn 15. This is to encourage junior players to compete longer in JT
- Entry numbers into Platinum and Gold AMT and JT events will be restricted to ensure these events cater for the high-performance player market
- In a pilot exercise, Victoria will restrict the top 10 players in their age group from competing in Bronze junior tournaments to increase the tournament experience for introductory players.
Further announcements can be expected later this year however, more detailed information about the changes to tournament regulations in 2017 is available here.
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