| DOUBLES Rules to Remember… Excerpts from the USTA Official Rules of Tennis and the USTA Code |
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| WHERE CAN YOU STAND? CASE: Is it allowable in doubles for the Server’s partner or the Receiver’s partner to stand in a position that obstructs the view of the Receiver? DECISION: Yes. The Server’s partner or the Receiver’s partner may take any position on their side of the net, in or out of the Court, that they wish.PLAYING THE TIE-BREAK GAME. WHO SERVES, WHEN… • The team whose turn it is to serve shall be the Server for the first point of the tie-break game. • The team receiving first in the tie-break serves the first game of the following set. |
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| MAKING CALLS Calls when looking across a line. When you are looking across a line (e.g., standing behind the baseline) don’t call a ball out unless you can clearly see part of the court between where the ball hit and the line. Player calls their own shots out. With the exception of the first serve, a player should call against himself any ball the player clearly sees out regardless of whether requested to do so by the opponent. The prime objective in making calls is accuracy. All players should cooperate to attain this objective. Audible or visible calls. No matter how obvious it is to a player that an opponents ball is out, the opponent is entitled to a prompt audible or visible out call. |
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