USATT Ranking System Explained

BASIC PRINCIPLES

  1. The USATT Rankings is an objective merit-based method used to provide information about a player’s performance in the past 24 months at specific USATT sanctioned high level tournaments.
  2. The USATT Rankings are composed of the following lists:
    1. Adult Men’s Singles
    2. Adult Women’s Singles
    3. Junior Boy’s Singles* (U19, U17, U15, U13, U11)
    4. Junior Girl’s Singles* (U19, U17, U15, U13, U11)
    5. Senior Men’s Singles* (O30, O40, O50, O60, O65, O70, O75, O80, O85)
    6. Senior Women’s Singles* (O30, O40, O50, O60, O65, O70, O75, O80, O85)
      *Each age group will have their own ranking list
  3. Players are ranked when having non-expired points awarded at sanctioned Ranking tournaments with qualifying events
  4. Ranking points are awarded at sanctioned Ranking tournaments with qualifying events
  5. Ranking will be based on points accumulated over the most recent 24 months of competition
    1. Points will retain 100% value 0–12-month period
    2. Points will be reduced to 50% original value for the 13–24-month period
  6. The ranking of a player is based on the sum of the points from all competitions with non-expired results with the following exceptions
    1. A maximum of the best result counting for the ranking from USATT Regionals (e.g., participation in multiple USATT Regionals is allowed, but only your best finish will count towards your ranking)
    2. A maximum of your best result counting from US Team Trials (e.g., participation in multiple USA Team Trials is encouraged, but only your best finish will count towards your ranking)
  7. Initial rankings for 2024 will be compiled by retroactively applying results from the selected 2023 tournaments (US Nationals, US Open, and US National Adult Team Trials). These results will carry over into 2024 at 50% value.

EVENTS

  1. The following tournaments are sanctioned in the USATT Rankings for events related to the lists. (e.g., Men’s Singles is ranked but U2400 is not ranked within the same tournament)
    1. US Nationals
    2. US Open
    3. US Team Trials
    4. USATT Regional Championships
    5. USATT Top 10 Club Ranked Tournaments
    6. US State Championships
  2. Points are awarded for each tournament based on their significance:
    1. US Nationals – 7x
    2. US Open – 7x
    3. US Team Trials – 5x
    4. USATT Regional Championships – 4x
    5. USATT Top 10 Club Ranked Tournaments – 3x
    6. US State Championships – 1x (base weight)
  3. The number of points awarded for each tournament is as follows:

USATT Rankings Point System Breakdown