Law 2: Permanent Fixtures

Test 1What counts as a permanent fixtureTake a test

1. The surroundings of the court, from the backstops and sidestops to the seating and anything overhead, count as permanent fixtures; the net itself does not.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2 · recall

2. The Rules list the spectators alongside the stands and seats they sit in.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2 · recall

3. Chair, line and net umpires and ball persons are fixtures when they are in their recognised positions.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2 · recall

4. With singles sticks in place, the net posts and the net beyond the sticks become fixtures, not net posts or net.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2 · applied

5. Attachments are allowed when their size and placement are reasonable and they are approved Player Analysis Technology.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2, Case 1 · recall

6. The guide limits are 50 cm wide, 40 cm deep and 122 cm tall.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2, Case 1 · recall

7. It may reach at most 20 cm above the post, 20 cm out from the plane of the net and 10 cm inside the post.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2, Case 1 · recall

8. 10 cm, 20 cm, 40 cm, 50 cm and 122 cm.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2, Case 1 · recall

9. Approval comes first, then a reasonable size, then the guide limits for where it sits.

   Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2, Case 1 · applied

10. The backstop, the stand and the umpire in the chair are permanent fixtures; the net is not one.

    Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 2 · applied