Porsche Karuizawa Futures 20162016 TOURNAMENT REPORT AND EVALUATIONITF Men's CircuitWeek ofCity, CountryPrize Money USDTournament Key30th May 2016 Karuizawa, Japan25000ITF SupervisorM-FU-JPN-06A-2016Aoi KOBAYASHI
Page 1(3)DISTRIBUTIONNat'l TA/Circuit OrganiserCOPY SENT/GIVEN TOLocal OrganiserRemarks*

EVENT DATATITLE AND LOCATIONPRIZE MONEYENTRY FEES & FINESFACT SHEETMATCH DAYSPLAYING TIMESENTRY PROCEDURESPREVIOUS WEEKFOLLOWING WEEKRemarksFull Tournament titleCityCountry

Amount USDTax deductionsFree Hospitality offeredPorsche Karuizawa Futures 201625000Paid in [Currency] Off. Exch. rateUSDEntry fee, QualUSD401

Karuizawa

JapanNo10.21%&20.42%Handling of On-site fines deduction Handling of Outstanding fines

N/AN/AContent, complete information, AvailabilityComplete information available on ITF and tournament websitesSingles Qual.

Singles MainDoubles Main.

Deviation from sanctioned dates

Qualifying

Main Draw

SemifinalsFinalsSat-SunTue-SunTue-SatMonday was rained outEvening sessions, Day(s)10:00-16:00 10:00-18:40 10:00-17:00 11:00-13:00 NoAny entry procedure, ranking or other related problemsNoAny player or scheduling problems from previous weekNoAny player or scheduling problems for following week (delayed finals, etc).

No*Main Draw was to play over seven days, Monday to Sunday, but due to rain the main draw started on Tuesday.

VENUE, COURTS AND BALLSRatings: 5 highestClub, Stadium nameCLUB, STADIUMSHOW COURTSNumberCourt Quality (1-5)Maintenance (1-5) Equipment (1-5)

Seating capacityType of surfaceNumberCourt Quality (1-5)Maintenance (1-5) Equipment (1-5)

Seating capacityNumberCourt Quality (1-5)Maintenance (1-5) Equipment (1-5)

Availablity (1-5)

ClayUsed/Not usedCOURT APPEARANCEBACK-UP FACILITIESTENNIS BALLSBALL CHANGEPRACTICE BALLS

OutdoorsType of surfaceOTHER MATCH COURTSClaySurfacePRACTICE COURTSIn addition to match courtsClayARTIFICIAL LIGHTSIndoorsKaruizawakai Tennis ClubN/A

313-4455455

451205Show Courts, lux Other Courts, lux Pract. courts, lux Rules requirements metYesGeneral appearanceSponsor bannersProfessionalYesPlaying conditions

Brand namePressurisedNoNoQuality (1-5)

Babolat French Open All Court5No

BackdropsIndoor courts available in case of rainIndoor used

YesYesManuf. country

Thailand4Rating (1-5)
ITF approvedYesBall Change (Number), Main DrawRules requirements metNew/Used ballsDeposit takenRules requirements met

New&Used

Number/Day

47/9 (4)YesN/ARating (1-5)

Ball Change (Number), Qualifying

3rd Set(4)5YesYesRemarks (CU chairs, player seats, back drops, court separations, singles sticks, centremarks, scoreboards, artificial lights, balls, etc)NoNoThe venue was an exclusive private tennis club with 10 courts, two office buildings, and a clubhouse.
There were stands between two rows of courts. The courts were very dry after the rain on Monday but well maintainedwith a lot of work, and equipped with necessary amenities required. The balls were changed frequently in MD, and thecondition of practice balls was very good.Porsche Karuizawa Futures 20162016 TOURNAMENT REPORT AND EVALUATIONITF Men's CircuitWeek ofCity, CountryPrize Money USDTournament Key30th May 2016 Karuizawa, Japan25000ITF SupervisorM-FU-JPN-06A-2016Aoi KOBAYASHI
Page 2(3)TOURNAMENT ORGANISATION, OFFICIALS AND STAFFNameOrganisationNational TA AdministratorTOURNAMENT DIRECTORKazuhiko Ota Karuizawakai Tennis ClubITF SUPERVISORAoi KobayashiNameEND-OF-WEEK REFEREECHAIR UMPIRESNameN/ACountryCertificationCountryCertificationJPNSilver RefereeNo. International No. White BadgesNo. NationalNo. Umpires total Rules requirements metYesNoLine Umpires: Requirements metBall Kids: Requirements metQuality1 (2 on Tue)LINE UMPIRES, BALL KIDSName4total of 6 on Sat,SunTOURNAMENT DOCTOR Dr.Utahiko SakaguchiNameSPONRTS MEDICINETRAINER (SMT)Tadahiro SakaiNoQuality35 (6 on Tue)6 on Sat and Sun3Knowl. of English SpecialityOn-site/On-call

Req. metKnowl. of English SpecialityOn-site/On-call

Req. metUnknownGP

BeginnerSMTOn-CallYesYesOn-SiteRemarks (Pre-event briefings, training, level of National Chair Umpires, attitude towards players and fellow officials/staff, coordination, etc)From Wednesday a team of 5 overseas officials worked as a team, and 2 of them called service line on Saturday.
Total of 6 line umpires worked on weekend, and bcause of the Porsche signage on the nets, 4 line umpires were onlong lines. Officials, ground people and the club staff had a very good team work.

ON-SITE FACILITIES AND ORGANISATIONRoomREFEREE'S OFFICESharedInt'l phone

Int'l faxCOMMUNICATIONNot usedNot usedCabled high-speedWireless / WiFiOFFICEINTERNET CONNECTIONYesServiceTOURNAMENT DESKRemarksbooking and ballsRatings: 5 highestDesk & equipmentLocation, overlooking courts, etc.

ComputerWalkie talkies

YesYesCopy machineYesGF. A view of Ct.2 and 8YesQualifty of connectionRating (1-5)

4Rating (1-5)

Strong and stableStaffStaffed all day5Knowl. of English Rating (1-5)

Yes4*The office was shared with TD, Tournament Chairman, AR, and Tournament Desk. The quality of walkie-talkies wasnot so great, and the communication was difficult at times as the voice was not clearly heard.

LIVE SCORING / LIVE STREAMINGProvidedLIVE SCORINGLIVE STREAMINGRemarks

For DrawsTechnologyYesMain Draw only3G

Provided

For DrawsIf 3G, signal strength and reliabilitySrong and reliable in general30-seconds delayedProvided byIf other, please provide name:No*Live scoring of Quali finals was not implemented because the devices were at the previous tournament. One matchwas not uploaded properly (different score was shown on the web) due to unknown reasons.

PLAYER FACILITIES AND SERVICESCabled high-speedWireless / WiFiPLAYERINTERNET CONNECTIONYesRatings: 5 highestComputerNoPrinterOtherNoRating (1-5)

No4HOTELS, QUALITYTow hotels. Modern and in walking distance with wi-fi.

5PLAYER LOUNGE1st floor of Clubhouse overlooking courts. Coffee, tea, fruit, and snacks.

4ON-SITE MEALSNo meals available on site. Restaurants and mini-mart were within 100m4Available on site all day5BULLETIN BOARDOn site and at hotels. Schedule and updated draws4ON-COURT SERVICEUnlimited bottled water and bananas, all free of charge5

STRINGINGBabolat stringers on site throughout the event. $18 with own strings5

GYMMASSAGEENTERTAINMENTPLAYER EVENING(S)