How to Enter a Tennis Tournament

Your skills as a tennis player eventually should be tested in competition. Tennis tournaments at the amateur and professional levels expose you to players of various skills performing at full speed. The first step in your tennis career is knowing how to enter a tennis tournament.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Certification of health
• Tennis racket
• Tennis shoes

1. Expand the tennis tournaments you can enter by looking for regional and national events. You should limit your travel to one tournament a year to cut down on costs while raising your profile in the tennis world.
2. Submit a certification of health from your physician to the sponsoring organization of a tennis tournament. You should request a letter from your family doctor at least a month before you register for play to show you are in good health.
3. Play in qualifying events for tournaments with semi-professional and professional players. Most tournaments that require entrants to place at a certain level in qualifying events will offer a list of these events in their registration materials.
4. Adjust your practice schedule to deal with the rigors of a tennis tournament. Your time should be spent on conditioning instead of long hours of repetitive serving and volleying to prepare for multiple matches over a weekend.
5. Participate in a tennis tournament in singles and doubles matches to increase your time on the court. You should find a doubles partner with comparable skills who is entering the tournament to cut down on registration forms.
6. Sign up for updates from area tennis clubs who hold tournaments on a regular basis. You will need to work with a member of the club to gain entrance. Participation in seasonal tournaments indoors and outdoors will sharpen your skills for future tournaments.
7. Show off your skills in alumni tennis tournaments at your former college. You can pair with a current student or a fellow alumnus for bragging rights while your college raises money for charity.
8. Dress for success as you enter a tennis tournament. A pair of shorts, socks and a clean white shirt will help you follow traditional etiquette in a tennis tournament. You should break in new tennis shoes prior to the tournament to ensure comfort as you move from side to side.
9. Anticipate the rotation of venues throughout your community before you enter a tennis tournament. Your work schedule and family commitments may prevent extensive travel around the city to play in tournament games.