List of tennis code violations


Under the Rules and Regulations of Tennis, 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 :
  • "Point Penalty"
  • "Suspension Point"
Generally, this results in the following escalation:
  • First offense: Warning
  • Second offense: Loss of a point
  • Third offense: Loss of a game
After the third offense, it is up to the chair umpire but mostly tournament supervisor 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.
FineMenWomen
Racket abuse64699
Audible obscenity344140
Unsportsmanlike conduct28767
Coaching87152
Ball abuse5035
Verbal abuse6216
Visible obscenity2011
No press610
Time violations73
Best effort20
Default30
Doubles attire21
Late for match11
First round retirement20
Total1519535

List of disqualifications

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