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At the Citi Open in Washington 2019, Andy Murray played doubles with Jamie Murray. The team did not got a wildcard, nor was it a protected ranking (PR). Link to draw.

According to this answer on sports.stackexchange.com, the ranking 6 week before the tournament is relevant for enter a draw. Andy Murray did not have a ranking 6 weeks before, according to ranking history

In the draw it is mentioned, that the last direct acceptance are "Advance-47/On-Site-54". Why was he allowed to play doubles in Washington without wildcard or PR?

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I found something in the rule book, page 10 about commitment player:

C. Commitment Player
A 2019 ATP commitment player is any player positioned in the Top 30 in the ATP 2018 Rankings (singles) as of November 5, 2018.
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E. Commitment Player Entry Exception – Top 30
Commitment players are automatically accepted into the main draw of all ATP Tour 500 events in which they have entered in a proper manner.

Commitment players only are single players. Does this count also for doubles main draw?

At the Citi Open in Washington 2019, Andy Murray played doubles with Jamie Murray. The team did not got a wildcard, nor was it a protected ranking (PR). Link to draw.

According to this answer on sports.stackexchange.com, the ranking 6 week before the tournament is relevant for enter a draw. Andy Murray did not have a ranking 6 weeks before, according to ranking history

In the draw it is mentioned, that the last direct acceptance are "Advance-47/On-Site-54". Why was he allowed to play doubles in Washington without wildcard or PR?

At the Citi Open in Washington 2019, Andy Murray played doubles with Jamie Murray. The team did not got a wildcard, nor was it a protected ranking (PR). Link to draw.

According to this answer on sports.stackexchange.com, the ranking 6 week before the tournament is relevant for enter a draw. Andy Murray did not have a ranking 6 weeks before, according to ranking history

In the draw it is mentioned, that the last direct acceptance are "Advance-47/On-Site-54". Why was he allowed to play doubles in Washington without wildcard or PR?

Edit:
I found something in the rule book, page 10 about commitment player:

C. Commitment Player
A 2019 ATP commitment player is any player positioned in the Top 30 in the ATP 2018 Rankings (singles) as of November 5, 2018.
...
E. Commitment Player Entry Exception – Top 30
Commitment players are automatically accepted into the main draw of all ATP Tour 500 events in which they have entered in a proper manner.

Commitment players only are single players. Does this count also for doubles main draw?

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chloesoe
chloesoe
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Why was Andy Murray allowed to play doubles in Washington without a wildcard or PR?

At the Citi Open in Washington 2019, Andy Murray played doubles with Jamie Murray. The team did not got a wildcard, nor was it a protected ranking (PR). Link to draw.

According to this answer on sports.stackexchange.com, the ranking 6 week before the tournament is relevant for enter a draw. Andy Murray did not have a ranking 6 weeks before, according to ranking history

In the draw it is mentioned, that the last direct acceptance are "Advance-47/On-Site-54". Why was he allowed to play doubles in Washington without wildcard or PR?