Eight players.
Keep the scores checkable.

Agree the convention before the first point

This particular worksheet assumes eight present players, two available courts and seven rounds. Assign the labels A–H to your actual player list. “AH versus BG” means A and H are partners, playing against B and G. Keep the label-to-name key on your own sheet.

For the worked score example, choose 24 combined points per match: the two team scores must add to 24. A result can be 14–10, 16–8 or 12–12. Credit each team's earned points to both teammates. This is our example convention, not a claim that every Americano event uses these rules. Decide service, match end, ties and withdrawals with the group before play; do not introduce a new tiebreak after seeing the standings.

The labels do not represent ability or seeding. This is a fixed partner rotation, not Mexicano or a ranking-based redraw. If someone leaves, an extra player joins, a court closes or you change the points convention, stop using this exact schedule and its final checksum. Make an explicit replacement plan.

A complete rotation for exactly eight players

Each row is one round with two simultaneous matches. The score cells below are a fictional worked example, not blank results and not evidence that an event was played. Copy the pairings, leave your own score columns empty, then record the actual results.

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways. You can focus it and use the left/right arrow keys. Paper copies need both courts and both score columns.

Before each round, check that A–H each appear exactly once in the row. After the evening, each player should have seven recorded matches. There are 28 possible unordered partnerships among eight players; this schedule uses each once.

One match score becomes four player entries

Round 1, Court 1 gives A and H 14 points each, and B and G 10 points each. Court 2 gives C and F 16 each, and D and E 8 each. Retain both original court results before updating individual totals; a mistaken score is easier to correct when its source is still visible.

In this fictional example, every later match is 12–12. Each player therefore adds six lots of 12, or 72 points, after the first round. The tied final totals are:

The 672 check is a useful missing-entry warning for this exact setup, not proof that every entry is right. Two errors can cancel out. Check each player against the retained match results as well as checking the total. If your format changes, recalculate rather than forcing the scores to fit 672.

Record a correction with its round, court and reason, then update both teammates' totals. A result needs four player entries, not just an entry for the winner or a single team total.

Unique partners are not balanced opponents

This schedule is deliberately easy to inspect, but it has real limitations. B faces C four times and H four times, and never faces E or F. That is compatible with having seven different partners. It also assigns A to Court 1 in all seven rounds. The schedule does not account for different court conditions or playing ability.

If opponent variety, equal court exposure or skill balance matters to your group, choose a format or schedule designed for those goals instead of calling this one perfectly fair. Court assignments can be transparently changed while retaining the pairings, but the printed assignments themselves are not evenly shared. Keep the changes visible for the people using the sheet.

Check what an organizer means by “balanced”: equal match count, unique partners, opponent distribution, rest time, court exposure and ability are different constraints. A sensible result for one is not a guarantee for the others.

A copyable organizer note

Keep this with the actual player key and your blank score table. No app, account or email address is required. Avoid publishing players' contact details or personal information in a shared results sheet.

Event / date / version of sheet:
Player key: A=   B=   C=   D=   E=   F=   G=   H=
All eight present? Two courts available?
Chosen combined points per match:
Service / match-end / ties / withdrawals agreed:
Any court reassignment:

Each round:
Every label appears once:
Court 1 pairing and actual team scores:
Court 2 pairing and actual team scores:
Each team score credited to both partners:
Original result retained; any correction and reason:

After seven rounds:
Seven recorded matches for every player:
All 28 partnerships once:
Each total reconciled with the match results:
Player-point sum (672 only for this exact 24-point format):
Ties retained; agreed rules used:
Actual results sheet checked before sharing: