Tennis NSW Awards
The NSW Tennis Awards recognise clubs, organisations and individuals in the New South Wales tennis community. These awards align with the national Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards. Winners of a Tennis NSW Award, for which there is an equivalent Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards category, will be the Tennis NSW nominee for that category.
In 2024, the event will be held at the Le Montage in Lilyfield, with all members of the tennis community welcome. The period of time we are recognising at this year’s awards is September 2023 – August 2024. See below event details.
The Tennis NSW Awards are an important event to recognise the great people in our sport.
Date: Thursday 17 October 2024
Time: 6:00pm – 10:30pm
Venue: Le Montage, Lilyfield, NSW, 2040
Nominations
Nominations Open: Thursday 1 August
Nominations Close: Sunday 25 August
The nomination criteria and submission links will be made available here on Thursday 1 August.
Tickets
Tickets will go on sale Tuesday 6 August
Voting Process
The voting and decision-making process to establish eventual finalists, and the winners is conducted by a panel of selectors comprising honorary and paid administrators of Tennis NSW and Tennis Australia and various NSW sporting industry representatives from the likes of the Office of Sport (State Government) and any other industry bodies relative to categories.
| 2023 Award Winners |
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| Award Category | Winner |
| Coaching Excellence – Club | White City Tennis |
| Coaching Excellence – Development | John Thompson |
| Coaching Excellence – Performance | Ryan Slarks & Troy McDonald |
| Coaching Excellence – Operator | Stuart Thompson (Grand Slam Tennis) |
| Most Outstanding 30+ Senior | Sanna Bedford |
| Excellence in Officiating – George Fletcher Award | Glenn Toland |
| Officiating Service Award – Court Supervisor | Dzovag Dersahagian |
| Officiating Service Award – Referee | Louise Murphy |
| Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability | Michael Leigh |
| Most Outstanding League | Northumberland Interclub Series |
| Most Outstanding Event | WorldPride Open presented by Tennis Sydney |
| Excellence in Event Delivery | Eli Baylis |
| Tony Podesta Award – Most Outstanding Inclusion Initiative | City Community Tennis | AO Pride, Sydney WorldPride & Rainbow Social Tennis Events |
| Most Outstanding School | St Joseph’s College |
| Supporting Tennis – Government | Byron Bay Shire Council |
| Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Metro | Sylvania Waters Tennis Club |
| Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Country | Parkes Tennis Club |
| Young Volunteer Achievement | Farisha Khan |
| Volunteer Achievement | Rod Lang |
| Junior Athlete of the Year – Female | Kimiko Cooper |
| Junior Athlete of the Year – Male | Pavle Marinkov |
| Jim O’Neill Service to Tennis | Brett Thomas |
| NSW Player of the Year | Alex De Minaur |
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