Tennis Rules

Date/Site Changes

If a match is postponed your wager stands providing the match is rescheduled to take place before the end of the tournament.  For any match played outside of a tournament format, all wagers are cancelled if the match is not played on the scheduled date.

Minimum Length of Play

At least one set of the match must be completed.  In the event of a tennis match not taking place or if a player is given a walkover, wagers on this match are cancelled.

Pre-Match Tennis Rules

Tennis wagers are accepted in the following manner:

  1. Match – A wager on one or more specified players(s) versus one or more other specified players(s) in a designated match.
    1. If a player withdraws (retires) or is disqualified after the first set has been completed, the player progressing to the next round or who is awarded the match by the umpire will be considered the winner.
    2. If the first set has not been completed, all match wagers will be cancelled.
    3. If a match does not reach a natural conclusion, any markets (besides match wagering) that are not unconditionally determined will be cancelled. In the event of a change to playing surface, venue or change from indoor court to outdoor and vice versa, all wagers stand.
  2. Propositions – Various unique wagers may be offered from time to time. Rules for these types of wagers can found in the specific sports rules section or on printed media in the Gila River Sports Book.
  3. Set Wagering: The full number of sets required to win the match must be completed.
    1. If a player is awarded the match prior to the full number of sets being completed, all set wagering on that match will be cancelled.
    2. If a match is decided by a Champions tie-break then this will be considered the third set.
  4. Wager In Play, Game by Game Wagering
    1. A game is defined as an ordinary game (not a tie break) which is completed on the same day that it commenced.
    2. If a game is completed after an interruption for any reason that game shall be deemed to be complete for wagering purposes.
    3. If a game is completed by the awarding of a penalty point by the umpire, the game shall be deemed to be complete. However, if a game is completed by the awarding of a penalty game by the umpire, the game shall be cancelled, and all stakes shall be returned.
    4. If a player retires from a match while a game is in progress, but before that game has been completed, that game shall be deemed to be incomplete and all stakes shall be returned. Wages on a game which subsequently becomes a tie break will be settled as cancelled.
  5. Current SetWagering
    1. If a player retires from a match while a set is in progress, but before that set has been completed, that set shall be deemed to be incomplete and all stakes shall be returned.
  6. Handicap wagering- This wager is based on the number of games each player wins in a given match (e.g. a player given a 3.5 game start on the handicap who loses 7-6, 7-6, 7-6, would be the winner for handicap wagering purposes).
    1. If a player is awarded the match due to a withdrawal prior to the full number of sets being completed, all handicap wagers on that match will be cancelled unless, at the time of the withdrawal, the result of the handicap wagering is already determined.
  7. Total games - Wagering on the total number of games in a match will be over/under a particular number, e.g. 21.5 games.
    1. In the event of a retirement, wagers will be cancelled unless at the time of the withdrawal the result of the total games is already determined. g. If a match is abandoned at 6-4 4- 4, wagers on Over/Under 19.5 games or fewer in the match are settled as winners/losers respectively, since any conclusion to the match would have to have had at least 20 games.
  8. To Win / Lose First Set and Win the Match
    1. If either player withdraws from the match before the first set finishes, then wagers will be cancelled.
    2. If the first set has been completed, then the match part of the wager will be determined by the player awarded the match.
  9. Match Tiebreaks - In some competitions, an extended tie-break (Match Tiebreak – sometimes referred to as a “Super Tiebreak”) is played in place of a final deciding set.
    1. For settlement purposes, this Match Tiebreak will be considered as one set (for set-related markets) and one game (for game-related markets). For example, in a ‘Best of three sets’ match, if Team A won the first set 6-0, Team B won the second set 6-0 and then Team B went on to win the Match Tiebreak, then the market Set Wagering would be settled as 2-1 in Team B’s favor. The market Total Games would be settled against a total of 13 games.
    2. For tennis matches that use the Match Tiebreak (in place of a final set), in the event that the next game turns out to be a Match Tiebreak, wagers on the following markets will all be settled as cancelled.
  10. Game/Point Related Markets
    1. If the wrong player has been set as the server for any individual game (Current or Next Game) then all markets relating to the outcome of that specific game will be cancelled, regardless of the result.
    2. In the event of a game not being completed, all wagers on the game will be cancelled with the exception of Game to Deuce if the result has already been determined.
  11. Lead after x points - Who will have most points after the listed number of points have been played.
    1. Draw will be an option and will be the winner if tied at that stage. Should Draw not be offered, and the score is tied, then wagers will be cancelled.
  12. Race to x points - Winner being the team/player who reaches the specified points tally first.
    1. Should neither team reach the total, and a ‘Neither’ option is not offered, then wagers on that market will be cancelled.
  13. Who will win nth point: Wager on who will win the named point.
    1. Should the point not take place, wagers will be cancelled.
  14. Tournament Winner - Team/Player to win the named tournament.
    1. Should a participant take no part in the competition then wagers on them will be cancelled.
    2. Should they withdraw or be disqualified after the tournament begins, then wagers on them will stand.
  15. Quarter Winner - Team/Player to win the Quarter of the Draw they are in.
    1. Should a participant take no part in the competition then wagers on them will be cancelled.
    2. Should they withdraw or be disqualified after the tournament begins, then wagers on them will stand.
  16. IPTL (International Premier Tennis League) Substitute Players If during a set a player is substituted, ALL wagers including “wagers in play” will stand. If a set doesn’t start with the players indicated, all wagers on that set will be cancelled.

Live (In-Play) Tennis Rules

In case of a retirement or walk over of any player, all undecided wagers are considered cancelled.

In case of a delay (rain, darkness…) all markets remain unsettled and the trading  continues as soon as the match resumes.

If penalty point(s) are awarded by the umpire, all wagers on that game stand.

In case of a match being finished before certain points/games were finished, all affected point/game related markets are considered cancelled.

If a match is decided by a match tie-break then it is considered to be the third set.

Every tie-break or match tie-break counts as 1 game.

Money Line – Winner (Player1, Player2)

Game – Which player will win the match.

TSet – Which player will win the specific set.

TGame – Which player will win the next game.

Total – Total games played (Over, Under)

Game – Entire match.

TSet – Specific set.

Which player will win games X and Y of set N (Player1, Player2, Split)

Game – Always for the next 2 games; offered only before the first of the 2 games is started.

Number of Sets, Best of 3 – Exact number of sets played in match (2 Sets, 3 Sets)

Game – Best of 3 sets.

Number of Sets, Best of 5 – Exact number of sets played in match (3 Sets, 4 Sets, 5 Sets)

Game – Best of 5 sets.

Final results (Player1 Wins 2-0, 2-1; Player2 wins 2-0, 2-1)

Game – In sets, best of 3.

Final results (Player1 Wins 3-0, 3-1, 3-2; Player2 wins 3-0, 3-1, 3-2)

Game – In sets, best of 5.

Correct Score – Exact final score (Player1 Winning Score, Player2 Winning Score)

TSet – Specific score for the set.

TGame – Specific score for a specific game by set.

Odd Even – Total number of games played

Game – Games for the entire match are considered.

TSet – Only games of specific set are considered.