Quick Guide to the Grading List

The ConfigureRankings Grading List (formerly known as Top Dog) is a National list of all competitive tennis players, regardless of age. There are separate lists for males and females, however mixed gender matches are allowed and count for both the male and female lists.

Configure Rankings gradings are based on results in head to head matches. Grade Wins are gained, or lost, depending on the relative grading of the players involved at the date of each match (see bottom of page). The number of points a player has denotes their Grading on a scale of 1 to 12, where 1 is best (see table).

A player needs 5 wins against the same or higher graded players to be promoted to the next grade. A player is not rewarded just for playing many matches - unless he/she consistently wins against the same or higher graded opponents.

New players are added to the Grading List at a level relative to their playing ability. Generally this is done by assigning them the same Grade as other players who are known to be of similar ability.
Grade  Points Range 
S1 3500+
S2 3000 - 3499
S3 2700 - 2999
S4 2400 - 2699
S5 2100 - 2399
S6 1800 - 2099
S7 1500 - 1799
S8 1200 - 1499
S9 900 - 1199
S10 600 - 899
S11 300 - 599
S12 0 - 299

Searching the List

You can search the list by any combination of the available criteria.

  • Gender is compulsory.
  • Entering any part of a player's name will find all players with that name. e.g. a Name search for "donald" will list all players whose first, or last, name is donald, or donaldson, or mcdonald, etc.
  • Grading Type enables you to search either the Singles or Doubles grading lists.
  • Agegroup enables selecting players for a particular age group only. If a player is missing from an agegroup list then it is probably because his/her birthdate is not in the system. You can ask your Club or Asociation to correct this.
Clicking on a name displays the player's Results History.

Grade Promotion

All players gradings are recalculated twice per month - as at the 15th and the last day of the month (except there is no update on Jan 15th). This involves processing all new interclub and tournament results. The date of the last calculation is always shown at the bottom of the page. It usually takes a day or two after these dates for the website to be updated.

A player moves up a grade after a nett 5 wins against players at the same or a higher grade. These are known as Grade Wins. Losses, against the same, or lower, graded players are deducted from the Grade Win count. Points within a grade band are based on Grade Wins (50 points), plus 10 points for wins against players in the next lowest grade, plus 5 points for any other win.

Rank

The Rank column shows each players National ranking as at the date shown beneath the List. Players who have just recently been added will have a rank of zero until the next grading calculation is run. The # column to the left of Rank shows the ranking of the players in the currently selected list (e.g. 14 and under Boys in Wellington). Rankings are not assigned to players who have not played for 2 years.

Doubles Gradings

Configure Rankings also maintains Doubles gradings using the same concepts as for Singles. In Doubles matches, the sum of each partnership's grades is used to determine adjustments. Mixed doubles matches are also counted.

Player Codes

You must be an affiliated tennis club member and have a Player Code to be listed on ConfigureRankings or play in any Tournament on the National Calendar. Player Codes are assigned by your Club or Association.

For more information

Details are available on the tennis.kiwi website


For questions contact info@tennis.kiwi