Lateness Penalities For Different Scoring Formates

Lateness Penalities For Different Scoring Formates
Scoring Formats	Best of 3 or 5 sets Including Match Tiebreak for Final Set	Pro set matches of 7 or more games	Best of 3 short sets*, including Match Tiebreak for 3rd	Pro set matches to 6 or fewer games
Time Periods	Penalities
5 Minutes or less	Loss of toss plus 1 game
5:01-10 Minutes	Loss of toss plus 2 games		Loss of toss plus 1 game and 2 points
10:01- 15 Minutes	Loss of toss plus 3 games		Loss of toss plus 2 games
More than 15 Minutes	Default		Default
	Except for a default the Referee shall never assess more than a 3 game penalty for lateness		Except for a default the Referee shall never assess more than a 2 game penalty for lateness
Both players late up to 15 minutes	No Penalty
Both players late more than 15 minutes	Referee may default both players or reinstate the match
Both players late but arrive at different times	In singles, penalty accrues when the first player arrives. In doubles, penalty accrues when the first team arrives. (Time starts when first team arrives (both players)
Lateness for Resumption of Suspended match	Same penalities are asses as for lateness for the start of a match except there is not loss of toss
Lateness after 10-minute Rest Period
Up to 5 minutes	Game Penalty
More than 5 minutes	Default
Both players equally late up to 5 minutes	No penalty
Both players late but arrive at different times	The last player to arrive loses one game unless the the difference in arrival times is more than 5 minutes. After 5 minutes Default
Both players more than 5 minutes late	Referee may default both players, continue the match without penality or penalize last arriving player if less than 5 minutes after first player arrived.
* Short Sets:  First player/team who wins four games wins that set, provided there is a margin of two games over the opponent(s) At four all a Short Set tie-break shall be played. (Short Set Tie-break first to 5 points)