umpire chair
Court authority's seat
An umpire chair is the elevated seat used by the head official at a tennis match, positioned at one end of the net.
The height allows the chair umpire to see the entire court and make line calls.
By extension, any tall officiating seat at similar sporting events: She climbed into the umpire chair before the first serve.
- tennisRacquet sport over net
- center courtPrimary competition arena
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
Wimbledon · Grand Slam · line · line judge · call · match · match point · elevated · seat · towering · net · fault · overrule · challenge · serve · foot fault · player · scoreboard
- elevated seatingbar stool, bleachers, grandstand, balcony seats, mezzanine
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
position/authority in tennis
umpire chairplayer bench
Sideline seating for athletes
baseline · stands · spectator seating · bleachers · locker room
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