2006-10-17 11:39:31 · 21 answers · asked by goodmom 1 in Sports ➔ Tennis
Their is a chair umpire in the middle, and they can overrule all calls, then along every line their are line judges who are focused on their lines and only call balls in or out for that one line
2006-10-17 12:50:48 · answer #1 · answered by asd589 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tennis Referee
2016-11-05 04:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The senior umpire, who calls the score and can overrule all other officials, sits in a tall chair at one end of the net.
There are also line judges who sit outside the court looking down all the court lines. It is their job to decide whether a ball is in or out.
From the 1980s, when players' serves began to regularly top 100mph, the service line judge has had the help of an electronic machine.
It's known as Cyclops, after the one-eyed giant of ancient Greek legend.
There may also be a net-cord judge to determine whether a serve has clipped the net and should be called a let.
Players who argue with tournament officials can be penalised points and in extreme cases disqualified.
In the event of a major dispute, the umpire can call on the match referee who watches play from the stands.
2006-10-18 14:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A referee in tennis is called an umpire.
2006-10-18 13:37:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one sitting in the high chair in the middle off to the sides is called a CHAIR UMPIRE . In jr. tennis, they don't have people to sit on a chair for every match unless you are in the finals of a big national tournament. In that case, they are called LINE JUDGES and there may be only 2 or 3 at each tournament. In that case, when a player thinks his/her opponent are making bad calls, they will call a LINE JUDGE to supervise the match for a short while.
2006-10-17 16:23:46 · answer #5 · answered by tatertot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chair Umpire
2006-10-17 11:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by Brian S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umpire
2006-10-17 20:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chair umpire, the fellow sitting on a tall chair near the net
a referee would also be present
so, for your question, a referee is still called a referee
2006-10-20 18:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chair umpire
2006-10-17 14:25:05 · answer #9 · answered by Blank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one sitting in the high chair is known as the umpire and he is normally in charge of the normal calls and keeping the score, if their is a dispute that cannot be resolved on the court such as the size of a racket then it goes to the referee to have the dispute settled.
2006-10-17 11:50:13 · answer #10 · answered by whyme? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋