answersLogoWhite

0

Tennis officials are referred to by their function during a tennis match. A tennis official who watches for "out" balls on the baseline would be referred to as a "baseline judge" or "line judge" or "line umpire" or "linesman". A linesman who watches for "out" balls during the serve may be referred to as the "service linesman/umpire". Though rarely used, anymore, a line judge who sits near the net to determine whether a served ball hits the net (i.e., a "net" or "let" call) is a "net judge". The "chair umpire" is the primary "line judge", and may overrule the other linesmen. There is also a tennis official called a "(tournament or court) supervisor", who is only seen when there is a problem on the court, such as potentially bad weather, darkness, medical problems, or otherwise called on by the chair umpire or by a player, though it is very rare that this ever occurs. Generally speaking, the supervisor does not interfere with or overrule calls made by the chair umpire. In amateur USTA matches, a "Roving Umpire" or "Rover" performs all these duties, though he/she is intended to resolve problems or questions, not make line calls. For further information, refer to the 2009 USTA "Friend at Court" link, below.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?