Junior Irish Rankings
Irish Junior Ranking
The 2012 Irish Junior Ranking will start with the October/November Junior Opens in Balinlough, Naas, Belfast and the Winter Match-play Series 2011 (They are all 2012 tournaments). It will continue to run during 2012 on a TRIAL basis and will be reviewed and updated accordingly after the 2012 Fitzwilliam Junior Open.
Registration
All players must have a TI Pin to be able to enter any Open tournament and to be eligible for ranking points. The Tournament Organisers need to use The Tournament Planner Software. New players coming into the system must register with Tennis Ireland to get their TI PIN
Ranking Points
All junior players entering Irish Junior Open Tournaments will be awarded ranking points depending on the round they reach and the Category of the Tournament. Players MUST WIN AT LEAST ONE MATCH before they receive any points (progressing into the second round or further by virtue of a walkover or a bye does not grant any ranking points). Players will be ranked on THEIR BEST SIX tournaments.
Tournament Categories
Before the beginning of the season, all tournaments have been categorised by the competitions committee.
Upgrading
The Category allocated to each event guarantees that players entering the event will get that Category’s ranking points. In any year if the Tournament Organisers are of the opinion that their tournament has the depth of entry that warrants an application for a higher Category in the following year, they can apply to the Tennis Irelands Competitions Committee.
Match-plays
National Match-plays will be Category 1. Provincial and Regional Match-plays will be categorised according to the strength of the event, but can’t be higher than Category 2 for Provincial MP or Category 3 for qualifying MP. Qualifying, Provincial and National MP are considered as one item with points awarded only ONCE (highest points achieved within the series) at the end of each series.
International Tournaments
Points received in International Tournaments are converted to Irish Ranking points using a given conversion rate that reflects the strength of the event.Points will be awarded to players that didn’t reach the second round in a main draw if they won one or more matches in the Qualifying round. Points given will reflect the Category of the International Tournament.As it is difficult to follow every junior playing abroad the onus will be on the player to email the Ranking Organiser giving the details of the event they played in and a link to the draw webpage.
Publication
Ranking Points on Nov 23 includes:
Ballinlough Junior Open 2011, Leinster Open U18, Co. Kildare U9 & U11 and Apex Clinic David Lloyd Ulster Indoor Championships
Ranking Points January 2012 will include:
National and Regional Matchplays
National Indoors
| Type | Title | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 | National Junior Rankings Explained | 371 kbs | 9th August 2011 |
| Ranking Points 2012 | 34 kbs | 10th January 2012 |
