How the ratings work,
Firstly, you need to sign up to British Tennis, it’s free and we can do it for you.
Red ratings
You will move from level 4 to 3 once you have played in 6 matches You will move from level 3 to 2 once you have played a further 20 matches You will move from level 2 to 1 once you have played a further 40 matches including a minimum of 20 wins against level 2 and 1 rated players
Orange ratings
You will move from level 4 to 3 once you have played in 6 matches You will move from level 3 to 2 once you have played in a further 20 matches You will move from level 2 to 1 once you have played in a further 40 matches including a minimum of 20 wins against level 2 and 1 rated players You will move from a level 1 to 1* once you have recorded a further 20 wins against level 1 or 1* in competitions graded 1 -3
Green ratings
You will move from level 4 to 3 once you have played in 6 matches You will move from level 3 to 2 once you have played in a further 20 matches You will move from level 2 to 1 once you have played in a further 40 matches including a minimum of 20 wins against level 2 and 1 rated players You will move from level 1 to 1* once you have recorded a further 20 wins against 1 and 1* players in tournaments graded 1 – 3
Yellow ratings
Depending on your green ball rating you achieve or if you start competition from 11 years of age your yellow ball rating starts at 10.2. If you achieved a green ball rating of 1 you would start at a rating of 9.1 for yellow ball matches.
Remember a match can only count once, and a match only counts as a win if it is against a player rated the same or higher than you. A win for a player moving from level 2 to 1 also counts as a participation match. Mixed gender matches count at red, orange and green. Doubles matches count towards your played matches but not your wins total. Your rating will change automatically as soon as you have recorded the correct number of matches and wins required.