Some leagues are doubles — you play and climb as a pair, sharing one spot on the ladder. Here's how partnering up works.
Joining as a pair. When you join a doubles league you can add your partner's name (and email, so they get their own sign-in). The pair holds a single ladder position, and challenges, results and ratings all count for the two of you together.
Free agents. Don't have a partner yet? You can join as a free agent — a solo player looking for a doubles partner. You'll show on the league as available to pair up, and any other free agent (or an organiser) can team up with you. Once you're paired, you become a normal doubles entry with a shared spot.
Partner requests. Want to team up with a specific person? Send them a partner request. They get a notification and, once they accept, you're paired and take your place on the ladder together. If someone requests you and it's not a fit, you can simply decline — no hard feelings, no penalty.
Playing and results. Doubles challenges and results work exactly like singles — challenge a pair above you, log the set-by-set score, and the winning pair takes the losing pair's spot (the losers drop one place). Both partners get the win or loss on their record.
Changing partners. Life happens — injuries, holidays, house moves. If your partner can't play any more, you can swap in a new one yourself: on the league page, look for "Partner can't make it any more? Change your partner" under the standings. Pick a club member and they'll get a request to accept — your current pair stays as it is until they say yes, and you can cancel the request any time. Adding someone who's not on Tennis Ladder yet? Type their name and email and they'll get an invite. Either way your pair keeps its ladder spot and record — only the partner changes — and your old partner is told about the new line-up. Your league's organiser can always adjust pairs and positions too if something needs fixing.
Not sure whether your league is singles or doubles? It's shown on the league page, right under the name.