2015 ITF3 Vancouver International Wheelchair Tennis Tournament 

DATE: July 16^th -19^th, 2015

HOST CLUB: Kitsilano Beach Tennis Club

Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver BC

Website : www.bcwheelchairsports.com

Pre-event Info: +1-604-333-3520 ext 204

TOURNAMENT REFEREE: Lois Ker

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Holly Tawse

c/o BC Wheelchair Sports Association

 780 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6P 5Y7

Phone: +1-604-333-3520 ext. 204

holly@bcwheelchairsports.com

www.bcwheelchairsports.com

OFFICIAL BALL: Penn Pro Marathon Balls

COURT SURFACE: Plexipave

EVENTS: Men’s Main, Men's A (if sufficient entries), Women’s Main (if sufficient entries), Quad Main, Junior (if sufficient entries), Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles

Weather permitting a consolation round will be offered

DRAW SIZES: Event organizers reserve the right to combine divisions in the event that there is insufficient registration in any division

REPAIR STATION: Wheelchair repair and sales will be available onsite for participant use.

CLASSIFICATION: All participants in the Quad Division must have properly completed the ITF Classification Quad forms. On-site classification will be held on Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 at the Kitsilano Beach Tennis Courts. Players must have completed the ITF Quad Form and submitted it to their National Tennis Federation and to Cristina Hyde-Vaamonde at the ITF,  Cristina.Hyde-Vaamonde@itftennis.com, before arrival. Forms can be found at www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/rules/quadclassification.

ENTRY FEE: CND $100 - Men's Open, Women's Open & Quad/Men's A Division $75/Junior Division $50

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, June 19th, 2015

TRAVEL: Participants must submit travel arrangements including flight numbers, airline, and arrival times by Monday, July 6th, to receive assistance with ground transportation between airport and hotel.

NEAREST AIRPORT: Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

VISAS: Please note that players carrying passports from certain nations require visas to enter Canada. Please check with your local Canadian embassy to verify whether a visa is needed. If players are missing required visas prior to departure it is unlikely entry to Canada will be granted. 

TOURNAMENT HOTEL (s): Hotel reservations and costs are the responsibility of the participant.

We recommend that you make your reservations as soon as possible due to the high volume of visitors to Vancouver this time of year. 

 The tournament hotel for this year’s event is: Park Inn & Suites by Radisson
Address: 898 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 1J8

 Website: www.parkinn.com/hotel.vancouver-ca

Reservation Details - Block Cut-off Date - June 22nd, 2015:

Call Toll free (only within North America): 1-800-663-5403 or

Email: reservations@parkinn-vancouver.ca- Quote: BC Wheelchair Sports Block

Standard Rooms (& 2 accessible rooms available): $139.00/night + 15% tax

Junior Suites with parital kitchenette: $159.00/night + 15% tax.

Alternate Hotel  - Accent Inn - Vancouver Airport Hotel Richmond

 Address: 1551 St Edwards Street, Richmond, B.C., V6X 3L8

Website: www.accentinns.com/vancouver-airport

*Please note here will be no tournament transportation from this hotel*

Registration Details - Block Cut-off Date - June 26, 2015:

Accessible Rooms - $99.00/night + tax

Call: 1-800-663-0298 to reserve your room, quote: Group 163900-'BCWSA Tennis'

SIGN-IN: SINGLES:  All players accepted into the Main/A draw must sign-in personally or by phone with the Referee by 4:00pm on Wednesday, July 15 2015.  A player who signs in by phone and does not appear for a tournament will be fined according to the Code of Conduct.  Players who do not sign in will be left out of the draw. It is the player’s responsibility to have the correct phone details. 

DOUBLES:  Both players of a doubles pair must sign in for doubles with the Referee by 2:00pm on Thursday, July 16, 2015 regardless of whether they have declared their wish to play doubles on their entry form. Any player who has not signed-in in person as required shall not be included in the draw.

MIXED DOUBLES: This event will be a new addition to this year's tournament. The ITF is trying to grow the event on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. Players are encouraged to sign-up and play in this division but please note this is currently a non-sanctioned and non-prize money event.

START OF PLAY: Matches may be scheduled to start as early as 8:00 am Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. * If there are a limited number of entries, match play may begin Friday morning, rather than Thursday. This will be confirmed with registered players immediately following the entry deadline.

PRIZES: USD $12,000 will be distributed in the Open and Quad Divisions based on the ITF prize money regulations.  Please note: prize money will not be provided to the Men's A Division and the Mixed Doubles event as they are non-sanctioned divisions.

OFFICIALS: A tournament Referee and roving umpire will be available during the tournament. Chair umpires will be provided for Main Draw (singles/doubles) matches from the quarterfinals onwards.

MATCHES: All matches will be the best 2 out of 3 sets with the ITF tie-break system in place

WARM UP: 5 minutes

DEFAULTS: The 15 minute default rule will be strictly enforced

DRESS CODE: Proper tennis attire required

GENERAL: The tournament will be played in accordance with the Rules of Tennis and ITF regulation

CONDUCT: ITF Code of Conduct for the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour shall be strictly enforced

 

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