Adult, Senior, and Family National Rankings
- Adult, Senior and Family ranking period. The Adult, Senior, and Family ranking period for all players and teams shall be January 1 through December 31.
- National Ranking Tournaments. The following tournaments shall be known as National Ranking Tournaments in the Adult, Senior, and Family ranking divisions and only results from these tournaments shall be considered for ranking:
- Category I USTA National Championships
- Super Category II USTA Tournaments
- Category II USTA Tournaments
- USTA National Intersectional Team Events
- Sectional Championships (as defined in USTA Regulation X.F.3.)
- Local Tournaments (as defined in USTA Regulation X.F.4.)
- Sectional Championships. These are tournaments sanctioned by the Sectional Associations as Sectional Championships in the Adult, Senior, and Family Divisions that are not Super Category II USTA Tournaments or Category II USTA Tournaments.
- Local Tournaments. Local Tournaments are tournaments sanctioned by Sectional Associations or District Associations in the Adult, Senior and Family Divisions that are neither Super Category II USTA Tournaments, nor Sectional Championships.
- Matches considered for national ranking. Only matches in National Ranking Tournaments that use the scoring system specifically described in Rules 5, 6, and 7 and No-Ad scoring described in Appendix IV of the ITF Rules of Tennis and that are the best of three sets or the best of five sets shall be considered for ranking except that:
- Matches that use other formats in Category I USTA National Championships shall be considered for ranking if their use is authorized in advance by the Chairperson of the Adult/Senior Competition Committee or the Chairperson’s designee; and
- Matches that use other formats in all National Ranking Tournaments shall be considered for ranking unless their use for ranking is prohibited by the Adult/Senior Competition Committee.
- Calculating ranking in Adult and Senior Divisions.
a. Singles ranking. Subject to the limitations set forth in USTA Regulations X.F.7.d. below, Adult and Senior singles rankings shall be based on the total ranking points received during a calendar year as follows:
· Men’s Divisions: total ranking points from up to five tournaments in which the player received the most ranking points.
· Women’s Division: total ranking points from up to four tournaments in which the player received the most ranking points.
b. Team doubles ranking. Subject to the limitations set forth in USTA   Regulation X.F.7.d. below, Adult and Senior team ranking doubles in   men’s and women’s divisions shall be based on the total ranking points received during a calendar year from up to four tournaments in which the team received the most ranking points.
c. Individual doubles rankings. Subject to the limitations set forth in USTA Regulations X.F.7.d. below, Adult and Senior individual doubles ranking shall be based on the total ranking points received during a calendar year as follows:
· Men’s Divisions: total ranking points from up to five National Ranking Tournaments in which the player received the most ranking points.
· Women’s Divisions: total ranking points from up to four National Ranking Tournaments in which the player received the most ranking points.
FAC Comment X.F-1: There are no rankings in the Adult or Senior Mixed Doubles Divisions.
d. Limitations.
· Players and teams must meet the minimum tournament participation requirements listed in Table 23 to be ranked.
· Ranking points earned at no more than two Sectional Championships shall be counted for a national ranking.
· Ranking points earned in at least one Category I USTA Championship shall be included among the National Ranking Tournaments that count for national ranking.
· Only those players or teams who receive at least 50 ranking points shall be ranked.
8. Calculating rankings in Family Divisions. Each player or team must play in one Category I USTA National Championship in order to receive a national ranking (see Table 23). Family ranking shall be based on the total ranking points received during a calendar year from the four National Ranking Tournaments in which the player or team received the most ranking points, except that:
· Ranking points earned at no more than two Sectional Championships shall be counted for a national ranking.
· Ranking points earned in at least one Category I USTA National Championship shall be included among the four National Ranking Tournaments that count for national ranking.