2008 Junior Grand Prix Championship

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TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS

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* A player may sign up for a maximum of 2 age divisions that he/she is qualified.

Maps of facilities

Berens Park - All players will report to this facility.  If it is raining, you will report to Courts Plus

Courts Plus - If you happen to report here, the staff has been instructed to lead you toward Berens Park.  This facility will be used in the event of bad weather.

Entry:
Entry to this tournament is open to those with, at least, the following Junior Grand Prix points and tournaments participated:
Boys' 12 and under: 240 points total and 2 tournaments within division
Boys' 14 and under: 240 points total and 2 tournaments within division
Boys' 16 and under: 180 points total and 2 tournaments within division
Boys' 18 and under: 150 points only
Girls' 12 and under: 180 points total and 2 tournaments within division
Girls' 15 and under: 180 points total and 2 tournaments within division
Girls' 18 and under: 120 points only

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you have an "X" next to your name on any of the standings lists, you have qualified, by points and tournaments played, to play the tournament for that specific age division.  However, note that there are only 32 players allowed for each draw.  If there are 37 players eligible for the tournament, and all of them sign up, the best 32 players would be selected to play and the other players will be placed on the alternates list.

REMINDERS FOR THE JUNIOR GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP:
Pending qualification, a player may enter multiple age divisions for the tournament.
There is a 32-player limit for each age division.
Points earned in this event will only count for the specific age division(s) entered.

WARNING: SOME GROUP TIEBREAKERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED.  THEY HAVE BEEN ALTERED SINCE THE ORIGINAL POSTING.

Seeds:
There will be as many top seeds as there are groups.  The overall #1 seed will be placed in group A and is determined by highest ranking Junior Grand Prix participant.  The other top seeds will be chosen directly from Junior Grand Prix standings.  The other top seeds will be randomly placed into the other groups.  Each top seed will be separated from one another.  Group selections for the other seeds will be drawn out of a hat.
   
Other players:
After the top seeds are placed, any members of the same family within a division will be randomly assigned a group.  All other players will randomly be assigned a group.

Player avoidance:
Family members will not have to play one another in group play, unless the entire draw is 5 players or less.  Family members must be part of the same household for this rule to take effect.

Last-minute dropouts (after draw has been posted):
If the #1 seed drops out, the next highest Junior Grand Prix ranked participant will take the #1 spot in Group A.  The highest ranked unseeded player will take the vacant position left by the player that filled in the #1 spot in Group A.
If another seed drops out, the next highest ranked unseeded player will take the position of the player that dropped out.
In all other post-draw dropout cases:
    a). The alternates list, if any, will fill any open positions.  It will be sorted by JGP standings.
    b). If there are no alternates, the last person chosen in each group is subject to moving groups based upon size (see "Group size" below).

Dropouts during tournament
If during group play:
    a). Before a match: scheduled players will receive credit for a 6-0, 6-0 win.
    b). During a match: opposing player will receive all of the games and sets from the dropout point.  All sets and games played up to dropout are counted.
Between group and bracket play:
    a). The next player in group will be inserted into the draw.
    b). If the alternate list is exhausted, a "bye" will be placed in the draw.
      
Group size (round-robin):
This will vary based upon the number of signups.  If needed, byes will be placed in groups where it is needed.
Byes will be assigned starting with Group A, then continues through Group F, necessary.
3 players = 2/3 sets, no-ad scoring, 3rd set 10-point tiebreaker.
4 players = 8-game pro sets, no-ad scoring.
5 players = 6-game sets, no-ad scoring.
Group A will always have equal or less players than in Group B.  Group B will always have equal or less players than in Group C.
Group A <= Group B <= Group C <= Group D <= Group E <= Group F <= Group G <= Group H

Rest Periods:
60 minutes: following a 2/3 set, regular scoring match.
30 minutes: following a 2/3 set, no-ad, scoring, 3rd set 10-point tiebreaker match.
10 minutes: following an 8-game pro set.
5 minutes: following a 6-game, no-ad set.

Round of 16 and quarterfinals:
2/3 sets, no-ad scoring, 3rd set super tiebreak.

Semifinals, 3rd place, finals:
2/3 sets, regular (ad) scoring.

Draw size (32 players max):
2 players: one match championship, 2/3 sets, regular scoring.
3 players: 2/3 sets, regular scoring.
4-5 players (1 group): top 2 players will play in a 2/3 set, regular scoring, final.
6-10 players (2 groups): top 2 players from each group will advance to semifinals of elimination bracket.
11-15 players (3 groups): top 2 players from each group will advance to quarterfinals of elimination bracket.
16-19 players (4 groups): top 2 players from each group will advance to quarterfinals of elimination bracket.
20-23 players (5 groups): top 2 players from each group will advance to round of 16 of elimination bracket.
24-27 players (6 groups): top 2 players from each group will advance to round of 16 of elimination bracket.
28-31 players (7 groups): top 2 players from each group will advance to round of 16 of elimination bracket.
32 players (8 groups): top 2 players from each group will advance to round of 16 of elimination bracket.

Qualifying out of the group stage (2 qualifiers per group):
IMPORTANT NOTE: THERE IS NO HEAD-TO-HEAD TIEBREAKER.
a). Greatest number of wins obtained in all group matches.
b). Set differential in all group matches (if applicable)
c). Least sets lost in all group matches (if applicable)
d). Game differential in all group matches.
e). Least games lost in all group matches
* If two or more players are equal on the basis of the above criteria; their group rankings will be determined as follows.
f). Set differential in group matches between the players concerned.
g). Game differential in group matches between the players concerned.
h). Lots will be drawn by the tournament committee.

Points by draw size:

Note: Champion, Runner-up, Third place, Semifinalist, and Quarterfinalist points are added on to group points received.

* Round-robin only

updated 10/13/2006

Key:

Junior Grand Prix Championship winners will be invited to join the "Gateway Junior Tennis - Chicago" summer team in the Midwest Junior Team Championship.

2007 Junior Grand Prix Championship Review

2007 Champions (from left to right: Andrew Caniglia, Naperville (Boys' 12), Noah Thacker, Wheaton (Boys' 14), Michael Baiocchi, Naperville (Boys' 16), Eric McKee, Naperville (Boys' 18); Erin Alenciks, Naperville (Girls' 12); Anne-Christine Tompkins, New Lenox (Girls' 15); Anne-Christine Tompkins, New Lenox (Girls' 18)

2007 Junior Grand Prix Championship Results
Boys' 12 Draw
Boys' 14 Draw
Boys' 16 Draw
Boys' 18 Draw
Girls' 12 Draw
Girls' 15 Draw
Girls' 18 Draw

2006 Junior Grand Prix Championship Review

2006 Champions (from left to right: Michael Baiocchi, Naperville, IL (Boys' 12), Chase Perry, Naperville, IL (Boys' 14), Kyle White, Glen Ellyn, IL (Boys' 16), Kevin Holgate, Orland Park, IL (Boys' 18); Courtney Lang, Hoffman Estates, IL (Girls' 12); Ali Stratta, Naperville, IL (Girls' 15); Jaimi Inskeep, Elmhurst, IL (Girls' 18)

2006 Junior Grand Prix Championship Results
Boys' 12 Draw
Boys' 14 Draw
Boys' 16 Draw
Boys' 18 Draw
Girls' 12 Draw
Girls' 15 Draw
Girls 18 Draw

2005 Junior Grand Prix Championship Review

     
2005 Champions (from left to right): Nicholas Urban, Lemont, IL (Boys' 12); Mark Nosek, Elmhurst, IL (Boys' 14); Josh Lapidus, Hinsdale, IL (Boys' 16); Kevin Holgate, Orland Park, IL (Boys' 18); Stephanie Lee, Bloomingdale, IL (Girls' 12); Jessica Urban, Lemont, IL (Girls' 15); Stephanie Jenks, Wheaton, IL (Girls' 18)

2005 Junior Grand Prix Championship Results
Boys' 12 Draw
Boys' 14 Draw
Boys' 16 Draw
Boys' 18 Draw
Girls' 12 Draw
Girls' 15 Draw
Girls' 18 Draw