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SPECIAL OLYMPICS ARIZONA UNIFIED TENNIS OFFICIAL EVENTS:
 Unified Sports® Doubles
 Unified Sports® Mixed Doubles

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TENNIS RULES:
 Please see Special Olympics Summer Sports Tennis Rules.
 Please visit, www.SpecialOlympics.org, every January for a copy of updated International
Rules. Step by step instructions are listed in Unified Sports® Curriculum Coaches Manual.

UNIFIED SPORTS® RULES:
There are few differences in the rules for Unified Sports® competition as stipulated in the
Official Special Olympics Sports Rules Book and modifications outlined in the rules book.
The additions are highlighted below:
 A roster consists of a proportionate number of athletes and partners.
 An athlete is a person with intellectual disabilities.
 A partner is a person without intellectual disabilities.
 Teams are division for competition based primarily on ability.
 Team sports must have an adult, non-playing coach. Player-coaches are not allowed in
team sports.

COURT DIMENSIONS AND EQUIPMENT:

Net Alley
Single ^ Left service court
sideline

Right service court Service line > Centermark --
Back court

Alley
Doubles Sideline ^

COURT DIMENSIONS:
 Single court – 27’ width and 78’ length
 Doubles court – 36’ width and 78’ length
 Left/right service court – 13 ½‘ width and 21‘ length

TENNIS EQUIPMENT:
 Tennis Shoes
 Tennis rackets sizes: 23-inch racket for eight-10 years of age, 25-26-inch racket
for 10-12 years of age and a 27-inch racket for adults.
 Matching Team Uniforms (athletes wear even numbers, partners wear odd number).

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