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 (Section IV, Article C, Item 18 – "Unsportsmanlike Conduct"):
* "Point Penalty"
* "Suspension Point"
Generally, this results in the following escalation:
* First offense: Warning
* Second offense: Loss of a point
* Third (and each subsequent) offense: Loss of a game
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
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compiled a list of fines received by gender between 1998 and 2018 at the four major tennis grand slam tournaments.
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
References
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Code violations