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List of tennis code violations

Under the Rules and Regulations of Tennis,[1] when a player violates a rule or does not follow the tennis code of conduct, the umpire or tournament official can issue one of the following (Section IV, Article C, Item 18 – "Unsportsmanlike Conduct"):

Generally, this results in the following escalation:

After the third offense, it is up to the chair umpire (1%) but mostly tournament supervisor (99%) whether this constitutes a Default/Disqualification.

This is outside of any "off-court" issues related to a player's attire, behavior at media conferences, drug use, etc.

Selected period code violation summary

The New York Times compiled a list of fines received by gender between 1998 and 2018 at the four major tennis grand slam tournaments.[2]

List of disqualifications

This is a list of code violations that resulted in a player or doubles team being disqualified from the tournament.

ATP Tour

WTA Tour

Other notable violations

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