Hillhead Adult Club Championships 2025

All entries should be made online [follow link].

Please read Adult Club Championships Rules 2025 below - in particular regarding dates and availability.

Adult Club Championships Rules 2025

 

PLEASE DO NOT ENTER IF YOU WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS DURING THE COMPETITION OR FOR FINALS DAY ITSELF (Saturday 4th October)!

 

1. Entry: All entries to be made online via LTA website https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/a488668d-7ac8-45a5-b5fb-ec7a0bad00b4. There is no limit on the number of events you may enter. Events with less than five entries may be cancelled by the Tournament Committee.

Events

Closing Date

Play Dates

Gents Open Singles, Gents Open Doubles, Mixed Open Doubles (Balloted)

18 July 2025 at 10am

21 July to Finals Day*

Ladies Open Singles, Ladies/Gents 35+/50+ Singles/Doubles

4 August to Finals Day*

* Finals Days: Players MUST be available to play on Finals Day at the designated time. 

Finals Day will be Saturday 4th October (with Sunday 5th as a reserve). On Finals Days, matches will be scheduled to commence between the hours of 9am and 6pm.

2. Gents Open Singles Qualification: A qualification event will run from 21st July – 20th August, with the main draw of 8/16 running from 21st August. The Tournament Committee may provide up to four direct entries to the main draw (based on seeding).

3. Format: All main draws shall be played as a knockout draw. An optional Plate (consolation) Draw will be made available for Ladies and Gents Open Singles only. 

4. Match Scoring: The default scoring for ties is the best of three, full tie-break sets (with optional third set Championship Tie-Break (to 10) subject to agreement of all players).

5. Mixed Open Doubles: Enter your own name only, as this is a drawn (balloted) event. No first team players will be eligible to play together if drawn and will be returned for re-draw.

6. Other Doubles Events: Enter your name and the name of your partner (with consent).

7. 35+/50+ Events: Open to all aged 35 or 50 years or over on 31 December 2025.

8. Seeding: Seeding shall be based (for singles) on the player’s ITF World Tennis Number followed by LTA Ranking as at the draw date; or (for doubles) on the players’ combined ITF World Tennis Number. 

9. Juniors must have their entry approved by Ash Webster before entering adult events. Parents are responsible for their child’s participation in the event.

10. Both players / pairs are responsible for ensuring that the tie is played: If you fail to play a match by the specified play-by-date and no satisfactory alternative date has been presented to the Tournament Referee (or delegate), the tie will either be awarded to one player / pair (depending on circumstances) or be decided by toss of a coin by the Tournament Referee.

11. Court Bookings for Matches: Players are responsible for booking their own courts for matches. The Tournament Committee has reserved courts during peak hours (Monday to Friday) for Club Championship matches. Reserved time slots: 6:00–8:00 PM and 8:00–10:00 PM. If you'd like to use one of these reserved slots, please contact Carlos Celis to request a booking (Text: 07415 031631, Email:carloscelismorales@gmail.com). Please request your slot in advance to ensure availability.

12. All queries about the championships should be directed to Fraser Kane, the Tournament Referee (or delegate). The Tournament Referee’s decision is final.

13. Consent to share personal data: by entering the event you are agreeing to the sharing of your name, email and contact number with other competitors in the event for the purposes of arranging matches (as set out in point 10).

14. Closing Date: Last date for online entries, unless otherwise displayed on the LTA website. Acceptance of all late entries are subject to the absolute discretion of the Tournament Referee.

Tournament Committee:

July 2025