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The pair is the ranked entity, not the player. A pair holds one rung, challenges as a unit, and takes the result as a unit. Everything that applies to a singles player applies to the pair: one rung, one point total, one tiebreak record. That is the version that ships here. How the format works.
The practical answer
Fixed pairs are simpler and fairer, and they are what Deuce ranks. A rung means something because the same two people earned it. Rotating partners produces a more sociable ladder and a standings table that cannot be defended: if you played with the best player in the band twice, your rung says more about them than about you. Rotating partners is roadmap here, not shipped.
The practical answer
Decide before the season, not during it. The workable rule is that the pair holds its rung for a fixed window while it finds a replacement, the replacement is approved against the band's level, and the pair keeps its record. The alternative, dissolving the pair and releasing the rung, is cleaner to administer and much less popular with the player who is left.
The practical answer
Accept that it is harder and give it more time. A doubles ladder needs a longer play window than a singles ladder because four calendars have to intersect, and a court booking for four is usually longer. If your group is small, run singles and doubles side by side rather than choosing: the same people will play in both, and the singles ladder carries the weeks when doubles cannot be assembled.
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