How often are ratings published nationwide?
• Every November, a year-end rating is published for every player nationwide. That rating is entered into the NTRP National Database as the start rate for the following year. The year-end rating is based on 50% on the players dynamic rating and 50% on the benchmark calculation. The dynamic rating is comprised of adult, senior, mixed doubles and super seniors league results and NTRP Tournament data up to mid November. The benchmarking process is what gives nationwide uniformity to the system as it calculates data from nationals, sectionals, state championships, local playoffs in that order and is averaged with the dynamic ratings for players to produce a year-end rating. What are the NTRP related ways a player can be disqualified mid year? During local league competition and at every level of championship competition below national championships, computer ratings will be calculated for all players to determine if any players have reached the NTRP disqualification criteria using the USTA
