{"id":36991,"date":"2024-02-02T05:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?page_id=36991"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:46:58","slug":"community-endorsed-tournaments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/community-endorsed-tournaments","title":{"rendered":"Community Endorsed Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Community Endorsed Tournaments<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Community Endorsed Tournaments continue to grow in numbers across Victoria. Community Endorsed Tournaments do not form part of the Junior Tour or Open Series and sit at the foundation of our Open and Junior tournament pathway.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Examples of Community Endorsed Tournaments include; Club Championships, Club \/ Association Tournaments, single day tournaments or mass participation tournaments (e.g. Easter, Labour Day or other long weekend tournaments).<\/p>\n<p>There is no requirement to have officials at this level of tournament, however, they can be arranged in consultation with Tennis Vic and Tennis Australia if required. In 2026, there will again be no sanctioning fee associated with Community Endorsed Tournaments. All Endorsed Tournaments will contribute to a player\u2019s UTR rating.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Benefits of being a Community Endorsed Tournament\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2714\u00a0Access to Tournament Planner software<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2714\u00a0Having your tournament on the tournaments.tennis.com.au website<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2714\u00a0Players can enter and pay online<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2714\u00a0Support and training from Tennis Victoria staff members<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u2714 All endorsed tournaments will contribute to a player\u2019s UTR rating<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2026 Community Endorsed Tournament Applications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Please see below application dates for new Community Endorsed Tournaments. We encourage you to plan as far in advance as possible and submit your applications as soon as possible. Please also note, all a<span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">pplications must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the start date of the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Application Windows<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We are currently accepting applications for new tournaments; however, applications will not be processed until late February 2026. *Please note that tournaments with start dates in January or February 2026 should not be submitted*<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2026 Tournament Applications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Please click below to apply for your 2026 Tournaments<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"padding: 10px 20px;background-color: #0a6dff;color: white;text-align: center;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/tennisvic.wufoo.com\/forms\/p1j2im2d0wlr6j1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Endorsed Tournament Applications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tournamentsvic@tennis.com.au\">tournamentsvic@tennis.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Find out more about Tennis Victoria delivered Events and Tournaments<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/competitiveplay\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<details>\n<summary class=\"btn\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><strong>National Policies &#8211; Competitive Play Regulations<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"promo--row__container__tile__text\"><span style=\"color: #001f3d\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Stay up-to-date with<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/competitiveplay\/regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennis Australia&#8217;s Competitive Play Regulations<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">including the Code of Behaviour and Extreme Weather Policies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary class=\"btn\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><strong>Rules &amp; Etiquette<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2020\/06\/Tennis-Etiquette.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennis Etiquette<\/a> <span style=\"color: #001f3d\">&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Know the basic etiquette that tennis players should follow. Read our one page summary on what to do so that everyone can enjoy our sport.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2020\/06\/Tennis-Etiquette-Clay-Courts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennis Etiquette &#8211; Clay Court<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Know the basic etiquette that tennis players should follow. Read our one page summary on what to do so that everyone can enjoy our sport, on a clay court.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2020\/06\/Top-10-Frequently-Asked-Rules-for-Non-Umpired-Matches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rules for Non-umpired Matches<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Know the rules for all non-umpired matches. Read 10 answers to the most frequently asked questions about non-umpired matches.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary class=\"btn\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><strong>Running your Competitions and Tournaments online<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/learnandserve\/club-management#leaguemanager\">League Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2022\/11\/Manual-TP-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tournament Planner Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<h3><strong>Tournaments &amp; Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n<details>\n<summary class=\"btn\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><strong>\u00a0Creating Schedules, Draws &amp; Formats<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/doc\/garmansystem34-69mins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Revised Garman System &#8211; 34-69mins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/doc\/garmansystem76mins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Revised Garman System &#8211; 76mins+<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/doc\/match-and-draw-formats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Match and Draw Formats<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary class=\"btn\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><strong>\u00a0Tournament Planner<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/doc\/tpsupportguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tournament Planner Support Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Endorsed Tournaments Community Endorsed Tournaments continue to grow in numbers across Victoria. Community Endorsed Tournaments do not form part of the Junior Tour or Open Series and sit at the foundation of our Open and Junior tournament pathway. Examples of Community Endorsed Tournaments include; Club Championships, Club \/ Association Tournaments, single day tournaments or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6373,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-modules.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36991","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}