Rankings
An LTA Ranking is a measure of where you stand in your age group nationally and within your county.
Rankings are calculated every 2 weeks based on points awarded to players for competing in tournaments in the Veterans, Open, 18, 16, 14 and 12 & under age categories.
Here’s how your ranking works:
- You enter and play in a tournament
- Ranking points are awarded based on how far you make it in the tournament; as you progress through the rounds, you build up more points
- Points are added to your overall total
- Every two weeks, the list is updated and your ranking may move up or down
- Your ranking total is based on your best 6 tournaments (best 3 for Veterans) from the past 12 months
- If you have the most points, you’ll be at the top of the ranking list for that age group
How to earn ranking points:
Ranking points are only awarded for grade 1 (highest) to grade 5 tournaments. Grade 6 & 7 tournaments do not carry ranking points but are important for your progression to the higher grades. Different grades of tournaments have different amounts of points. The higher the grade, the more points you can get. Any team competition graded 1 to 5 will also count towards your ranking.
How your ranking is calculated?
Your ranking is calculated using your best six tournament (best 3 for Veterans) performances over a rolling 12-month period. Because of this, you may notice some of your ranking points dropping off if the tournaments you entered were more than 12 months ago.
Your ranking is used to:
- Measure your standard of play against those in your age group
- Help determine your seeding in a tournament – seeding is a standard practice to ensure that top players are split in the draw and don’t play each other in the early rounds
- Help determine entry into a tournament, if there is a decision between you and a player with an equal rating. In most cases, your rating is used first to determine entry.
