Both men’s and women’s singles events are run at each tournament. Tournament formats vary with some tournaments starting on a Monday, with qualifying draws feeding through to the main draw which usually then commence on the Wednesday and the Finals normally scheduled on the Saturday. Matches are scheduled during the daytime.
In 2021 there will be some three day LTA British Tour events with a Thursday-Saturday, or Friday-Sunday format. These will have one men’s and one women’s draw (no qualifying event), each with a typical draw size of 28, playing a match tie-break as the final set. Match schedule – day 1 1st round; day 2 last 16 & quarter-final; day 3 semi-final & final. Refer to tournament information specific for that event.
There will also be some 4 day event’s, which will operate a 1 day qualifying, with main draw 3 day main draw, plus possible pilot 2 day week-end events & events played under other formats.
FOR ANY LTA BRITISH TOUR EVENT PLEASE CHECK THE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE/FORMAT/EXACT DAYS FOR THAT EVENT ON THE WEB-SITE (OR WITH THE REFEREE), AS THESE DO VARY.
Some of the tournaments are solely an LTA British Tour competition with Men’s and Women’s Singles. However, some of the tournaments in the summer are part of a larger tournament, which also offer other events (this should be viewable when entering the competition online).
Order of acceptances is based on ATP/WTA singles ranking, then ITF World Tennis singles ranking of 1500 or better, followed by LTA rating at the entry deadline. (Open ranking will be used to determine the order of players with the same rating). ATP Protected/WTA Special Ranking may be used for acceptance provided the player informs the Tournament Director before the closing deadline. It is the player’s responsibility to request and receive confirmation of this request in good time.
Seeding in all draws is based on ATP/WTA singles ranking, then ITF World Tennis singles ranking of 1500 or better, followed by LTA rating (and then Open ranking) at the time of making the qualifying draw (seven day rank). Once qualifying draws have been published, only in exceptional circumstances, will any players be moved from a qualifying draw to a main draw.
This information will be updated when the ITF World Tennis Number replaces LTA rating during 2021.
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Main Draw
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Qualifying
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Draw size
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Max 32
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This varies based on number of entries and number of match courts at each event
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Direct Acceptances
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Max 28 (unless no qualifying)
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Qualifiers
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Varies
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All draw sizes will vary according to the number of entries, and number of courts available at each venue.
Results from all British Tour events count towards LTA rating, LTA ranking, and Universal Tennis Rankings (UTR).