Tennis tournament software
Tennis consolation draw generator
Nobody drives home after one match. DrawGen builds the consolation draw from your main bracket automatically, so first-round losers get a second event.
A consolation draw (or back draw) is what keeps a one-day tournament worth entering — players who lose early still get more tennis. Building it by hand means tracking who lost where and re-seeding them, which is exactly the fiddly work DrawGen does for you.
Generate the main draw, and DrawGen can spin up the consolation from the first-round losers with one click, keeping the bracket editable if you need to adjust for withdrawals.
Consolation draws made simple
Built from the main draw
DrawGen reads the first-round losers straight from your main bracket and seeds them into a consolation draw — no re-entering names.
Handles small fields correctly
It knows when there are too few first-round losers to build a consolation, and tells you why instead of silently doing nothing.
Same portal, same sheets
The consolation draw prints and publishes alongside the main event, so players see both on one live portal.
How it works
- 1
Build the main draw
Create your knockout bracket and enter first-round results.
- 2
Generate the consolation
One click builds the back draw from the first-round losers.
- 3
Run both together
Print and share both draws from the same event portal.
Frequently asked questions
What is a consolation or back draw in tennis?
A second bracket for players who lose early in the main draw, so they get more than one match. It is common in one-day and junior events to guarantee everyone plays at least twice.
Does DrawGen build the consolation automatically?
Yes. Once first-round results are in, it creates the consolation draw from the losers with one click, and you can still edit it by hand.
What if there aren't enough losers for a consolation?
DrawGen detects that case and explains it rather than generating an empty or broken draw — for example when an all-bye first round leaves no losers.
Add a consolation draw
Start free and give every player a second match.
Start building