Friday, August 9, 2013

Special Exempt and draw

If the main draw is to be made before a potential special exempt player plays on Friday, then such place(s) shall be drawn in the same manner as qualifier, i.e., four qualifiers (“Q”) and one or two “SE” depending on whether there are one or two possibilities. Each of the five or six slots are marked “Q/SE.” As soon as the “SE” match results are known, either the “SE” or the next direct acceptance (if the SE lost) is randomly drawn and inserted into the draw. NOTE: Once a player has become eligible for Special Exempt consideration, he must confirm to the Supervisor or Player Relations staff no later than one (1) hour following the completion of the match that qualified him for a Special Exempt, that he is applying for the Special Exempt position. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I) If there are not sufficient special exempt places in the draw for applicants, the players shall be selected according to their position on the most recent Emirates ATP Rankings list issued prior to the tournament or by their protected ranking, as long as their protected ranking would not have qualified them as a direct acceptance had they entered. If their protected ranking would have placed them in the main draw had they entered, then the protected ranking cannot be used to determine a player’s position on the special exempt l ATP RULEBOOK page 90