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G. Specific Certification Requirements
1. Provisional
Officials:
a. Provisional Umpire. A Provisional Umpire is exempt from the
school requirement but must pass a written test. A person
becomes a Provisional Umpire immediately upon passing the
written test for Provisional Umpires.
i. Advancement
to Sectional Official. If later during
the
same calendar year the official meets the work requirements
for becoming certified as a Sectional Official, the
official may become certified as a Sectional Official by
passing the applicable test or tests. The official is
excused from meeting the school requirement only
during the first year
as a Provisional Umpire.
ii. Certification
in year following advancement to Sectional
Official. If an
official advances from Provisional Umpire
to a Sectional Official during the year, the official will
not
be re-certified during the next year as a Sectional Official
until the official has passed the applicable test or tests
and has successfully attended an approved school.
b. Provisional
Referee. A Provisional Referee shall have
attended the required school or schools conducted by an
approved USTA Trainer/Evaluator and shall have passed all
applicable tests required of a Referee. A Provisional Referee
may serve as a Referee for tournaments below the sectional
championship level. If during the same calendar year the Provisional
Referee meets the work requirements for a Sectional
Referee, the Provisional Referee may then become certified
as a Sectional Referee.
2. Associate
Umpire:
a. shall be certified by a foreign national tennis
association
recognized by the International Tennis Federation;
b. does not have to fulfill the general certification
requirements
except the USTA membership requirement; and
c. shall pay a yearly fee to offset expenses of mailings.
3. Sectional and USTA Officials. Each
year Sectional and USTA Officials
shall pass the written tests for the categories in which they
are
certified. Tests shall apply for certification in the calendar year
following the year in which they are taken. Each year these
officials
shall successfully complete a school for the categories in
which
they are certified. Schools apply toward certification in the
calendar
year following the year in which they are completed.
a. Sectional
Umpire: shall have officiated for a total of five
of the
following:
Line Umpire days;
Chair Umpire matches; or
Roving Umpire days.
Chair Umpire matches used to qualify for this category may
not be used to also qualify for Sectional Chair Umpire.
b. Sectional
Chair Umpire: shall have served as a Chair Umpire
in five matches.
c. Sectional Referee: shall
have served as a Referee or as a
Deputy Referee for an entire
tournament.
d. USTA
Roving Umpire: shall have satisfied the requirements
for a Sectional Umpire, shall have served as a Roving
Umpire for at least 15 days, and shall have successfully
completed the Referee school.
e. USTA
Line Umpire:
i. shall have officiated as a Line Umpire for 10 days; and
ii. shall have received
satisfactory evaluation(s) as a Line
Umpire.
f. USTA
Chair Umpire:
i. shall have officiated as a Chair Umpire in ten matches;
ii. shall have been previously
certified as a Sectional Chair
Umpire; and
iii. shall have received
satisfactory evaluation(s) as a Chair
Umpire.
g. USTA
Referee: shall have served as a Referee for three entire
tournaments, one of which may have been as a
Deputy Referee.
h. USTA
Chief Umpire: shall have served as a Chief Umpire
for
one tournament.
4. National
and Professional Officials. Tests
and schools for the National
Officials and Professional Officials shall be required
only at
the direction of the USTA Officials Committee.
a. National
Line Umpire:
i. shall have officiated as a Line Umpire for 20 days in
matches at USTA National Championships, intercollegiate
national championships, ITF International Championships,
or professional tournaments with prize
money of at least $10,000. At least ten of these days
shall have been in USTA, ITF, ATP, or WTA tournaments
with prize money of at least $50,000;
ii. shall have been certified as
a USTA Line Umpire or higher
line category within the previous two years; and
iii. shall have received satisfactory
national evaluations as a
Line Umpire.
b. National
Chair Umpire:
i. shall have officiated in 20 matches as a Chair Umpire
at USTA National Championships, intercollegiate national
championships, ITF International Championships,
or professional tournaments with prize money
of at least $10,000.
• No more than eight of these matches may be
intercollegiate
national championships;
• The remaining matches must be in at least two
tournaments;
ii. shall have been certified as
a USTA Chair Umpire or
higher chair category within the previous two years; and
iii. shall have received
satisfactory national evaluations as a
Chair Umpire.
c. National
Referee: shall have served as a Referee in
four entire
tournaments, two of which shall have been in USTA National
Championships, ITF International Championships,
intercollegiate
national championships, or professional tournaments
with prize money of at least $10,000.
d. National
Chief Umpire: shall have served as a Chief Umpire
of
two USTA National Championships, ITF International
Championships,
intercollegiate national championships, or professional
tournaments with prize money of at least $10,000. One
of these tournaments shall have been a USTA, ITF, ATP, or
WTA tournament with prize money of at
least $50,000.
e. Professional
Line Umpire:
i. shall have officiated as a Line Umpire for 50 days in
professional
tournaments with prize money of at least
$50,000. Thirty of these days shall have been in USTA,
ITF, ATP, or WTA tournaments with prize money of at
least $150,000;
ii. shall have been certified as
a National Line Umpire or
higher line category within the previous two years; and
iii. the National Chairperson of
Officials shall consider
reports and evaluations from tournament supervisors
and Referees in certifying these officials.
f. Professional
Chair Umpire:
i. shall have officiated as a Chair Umpire in 40 matches in
professional tournaments with prize money of at least
$50,000. Twenty-five of these matches shall have been
in USTA, ITF, ATP, or WTA tournaments with prize
money of at least $150,000;
ii. shall have been certified as
a National Chair Umpire or
higher Chair Umpire category within the previous two
years; and
iii. the National Chairperson of
Officials shall consider
reports and evaluations from tournament supervisors
and Referees in certifying these officials.
g. Professional
Referee: shall have served as a Referee in
five
tournaments, all of which shall have been USTA National
Championships, ITF International Championships,
intercollegiate
national tournaments, or professional tournaments with
prize money of at least $10,000. At least three of these
tournaments
shall have been USTA, ITF, ATP, or WTA tournaments
with prize money of at least $10,000.
5. Professional Chief Umpire: shall
have served as a Chief Umpire of
three USTA National Championships, ITF International
Championships,
intercollegiate national championships or professional
tournaments with prize money of at least $10,000. One of these
tournaments shall have been a USTA, ITF, ATP, or WTA tournament
with prize money of at least $150,000.
6. Intercollegiate
Official: shall have officiated for a total of
five days,
which may be any combination as a Chair Umpire, Roving Umpire,
or Referee for intercollegiate dual matches or tournaments.
(An official
who has successfully completed an
passed all appropriate tests may be certified as a Provisional
Intercollegiate
Official.)
7. Waivers:
The National Chairperson of Officials
may waive any certification
requirement, except the vision and USTA membership
requirements.