League Grievances

Types of Adult Grievances

1)    NTRP

• Any grievance contending that a self-rated player is playing at a lower NTRP level than his/her actual skill level

• Does NOT require a $50 filing fee

• For Local League Procedures/Timelines, see Reg. 3.03E

• NTRP Grievances may be filed against a player at any time up to 48 hours after the conclusion of the Sectional Championship of the player’s team, whether or not the player participated.

• NTRP Grievance Conditions To File

• General & Experienced Player Guidelines

• Anonymous NTRP Grievance Criteria

• NTRP General Characteristics

• USTA NTRP FAQs

2)    General/Eligibility

• Any grievance, other than an NTRP Grievance, contending that a player, captain, and team has violated a Friend at Court or USTA League Regulation

• Requires a $50 filing fee that will be refunded if the grievance is upheld

• For Local League Procedures/Timelines, see Reg. 3.03B for General Grievances and Eligibility Grievances

• Any grievance alleging a violation by an individual or team during local league competition shall be filed in writing with the Local or District/Area League Coordinator or designee having jurisdiction. The grievance must be filed prior to the commencement of whichever occurs first:

  • (a) the involved team's next match in that flight, whether or not the involved player participates or 

  • (b) within 24 hours after the end of the local league season,

3)    Administrative

• Any grievance pertaining to administration of the League Program at any level—captains and committee members are not subject to Administrative Grievances

• Requires a $50 filing fee that will be refunded if the grievance is upheld

• For Local League Procedures/Timelines, see Reg. 3.03A

Items to Review BEFORE Filing a Grievance OR if a Grievance is Filed Against You:

• USTA National/PNW Regulation and Friend at Court -  See Homepage

• USTA League Suspension Point System

• USTA League Suspension Point System Q&A

• USTA League Suspension Point System Calculation Tables

Grievance Forms:

USTA League Grievance Form

• Fill out this form and submit this with the Filing Fee link below, and turn it into your Regional League Coordinator or Grievance Staff Liaison, Jennifer Combs jennifer.combs@pnw.usta.com

• This is a computer-fillable form created in Adobe Acrobat format, also known as PDF format. To fill out, view, and print the application after it has been downloaded, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program that can be downloaded from the Adobe website or the free app.

Link to Pay Filing Fee

• $50 for any General or Administrative Grievance (NTRP Grievances do NOT pay filing fee)
• You must attach your filled-out Grievance Form to submit this