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TT Changes 2016 (Poll 2) - SEs & doubles

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Poll 2: Special Exempts (SE) & Doubles

Current rule: Special Exempts are exclusive to singles.
Suggestion: Special Exempts should be awarded to doubles teams.

Current rule said:
2.3.3.1 Eligibility
- Players may receive a Special Exempt into the Main Draw of the following week’s tournament if they reach the singles final of the previous week’s tournament and meet one of the following criteria:
a) A qualified event for Special Exempt to an ATP Masters 1000 is the singles event of another ATP Masters 1000 or an ATP 500 Tournament.
b) A qualified event for Special Exempt to an ATP 500 Tournament is the singles event of another ATP 500 Tournament or an ATP Masters 1000.
c) A qualified event for Special Exempt to an ATP 250 Tournament is the singles event of any ATP 250 or 500 Tournament, ATP Masters 1000 or Grand Slam.
d) A qualified event for Special Exempt to a Challenger is the singles event of any Grand Slam, ATP tournament or Challenger.
- Any player in the qualifying or alternates list is eligible to receive a SE, even if the player is a LE.
- Top 30 players aren’t eligible to get Special Exempts into challengers.

2.3.3.2 How to apply for a SE?
- Players must apply for the SE spots before the final deadline.

2.3.3.3 Postponed play & SE eligibility
- If Friday’s play is postponed to Saturday, players who’re still alive in the singles tournament are eligible to receive SE spots of an event in the following week, even if they don’t reach the tournament final.

2.3.3.4 Selection of SE's
- If there are more players than available spots for Special Exempts, the players will be selected according to the TT rankings (rankings from two weeks before the start of the tournament).

2.3.3.5 Number of SE's
- Number of special exempts per tournament:
a) ATP Masters 1000 & ATP 500 Tournaments: one Special Exempt
b) ATP 250 Tournaments & Challengers: two Special Exempts
- If no players meet the SE criteria or apply for the spots, the first player(s) on the qualifying entry list should be promoted from the qualifying draw to the main draw.
TT Changes 2016 - polls (please vote):
TT Changes 2016 (Poll 1) - Cancelled tournaments
TT Changes 2016 (Poll 2) - SEs & doubles
TT Changes 2016 (Poll 3) - WCs & doubles
TT Changes 2016 (Poll 4) - Players with bye & Alternates/LL
TT Changes 2016 (Poll 5) - TB System: Shootout/# of sets given to the winners
 
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