SENIORS INTERPROVINCIAL SQUADS - SELECTION CRITERIA
UPDATE FEBRUARY 2020
For the Young Seniors, Seniors & Super Seniors squads, the Team Selection Criteria is as follows :
The Irish Veteran (SENIORS) Player Ranking System will be used as the basis for all team selections.
The top 3 (or top 4 in the case of the Super Seniors over 65 & up) Munster male & female players in each applicable age category with appropriate ITN Rating (Grade) will be automatically selected for the Inter-provincial team.
The Calendar in respect of the Selection process begins in January each calendar year. Teams are to be selected based on results of the previous calendar year.
Points are only awarded to Players who are registered and have a valid Tennis Ireland PIN.
Points under the ranking system are only awarded once a player wins a match.
To receive ranking points in a singles or doubles tournament, a player must reach a round where points are available. The number of points available varies depending upon the grading/level of the tournament and the round reached.
Young Seniors, Seniors:
The best four results (Singles and/or Doubles) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
Super Seniors only:
The best four results (Singles, Doubles and/or Mixed) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles/Mixed Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
Should this fail to fill teams then participation in higher ranked events will also also be considered as a criteria for selection.
At least 2 of a players best four results in must be within Ireland.
If two or more players have equal points, players are ranked based on the grading of tournaments where points have been won followed by the players next best result if there is still a tie.
All players moving to an older age category take all their ranking points with them.
Walkovers count as a match won.
Byes do not count as a match won.
If an event is available in a players age group at a Tournament, Points will only be counted towards selection if the player plays in their own age group in that tournament. (in Singles & Doubles)
(In Doubles that means the correct age group of the younger player)
If a tournament is abandoned, players will receive points for the round reached up to that point.
Should any age category in a tournament be amalgamated with a lower age category event, and players in the higher age category are forced to play down, then those players shall be awarded points in his/her own age category.
All above based on International Tennis Federation procedures.
As published by Munster Tennis in February 2020
The Irish Veteran (SENIORS) Player Ranking System will be used as the basis for all team selections.
The top 3 (or top 4 in the case of the Super Seniors over 65 & up) Munster male & female players in each applicable age category with appropriate ITN Rating (Grade) will be automatically selected for the Inter-provincial team.
- Players at Young Seniors (over 35 & 40) must have a Rating (Grade) of ITN 4 or better.
- Players at Young Seniors (over 45) must have a Rating (Grade) of ITN 5 or better.
- Players at Seniors (over 50, 55 & 60) must have a Rating (Grade) of ITN 5 or better
- Players at Super Seniors (over 65+) need not achieve any particular Rating (Grade)
The Calendar in respect of the Selection process begins in January each calendar year. Teams are to be selected based on results of the previous calendar year.
Points are only awarded to Players who are registered and have a valid Tennis Ireland PIN.
Points under the ranking system are only awarded once a player wins a match.
To receive ranking points in a singles or doubles tournament, a player must reach a round where points are available. The number of points available varies depending upon the grading/level of the tournament and the round reached.
Young Seniors, Seniors:
The best four results (Singles and/or Doubles) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
Super Seniors only:
The best four results (Singles, Doubles and/or Mixed) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles/Mixed Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
Should this fail to fill teams then participation in higher ranked events will also also be considered as a criteria for selection.
At least 2 of a players best four results in must be within Ireland.
If two or more players have equal points, players are ranked based on the grading of tournaments where points have been won followed by the players next best result if there is still a tie.
All players moving to an older age category take all their ranking points with them.
Walkovers count as a match won.
Byes do not count as a match won.
If an event is available in a players age group at a Tournament, Points will only be counted towards selection if the player plays in their own age group in that tournament. (in Singles & Doubles)
(In Doubles that means the correct age group of the younger player)
If a tournament is abandoned, players will receive points for the round reached up to that point.
Should any age category in a tournament be amalgamated with a lower age category event, and players in the higher age category are forced to play down, then those players shall be awarded points in his/her own age category.
All above based on International Tennis Federation procedures.
As published by Munster Tennis in February 2020
THE I.T.F Naming Structure
We will be running all our Seniors events and teams inline with the ITF Naming Structure :
For further details of the ITF Seniors, please click here.
- Young Seniors Events - over 35, over 40 & over 45.
- Seniors Events - over 50, over 55 & over 60
- Super Seniors Events - all events over 65 and up.
For further details of the ITF Seniors, please click here.
