23 February 2018 | Tennis Victoria

Players selected to represent Victoria or Australia in prestigious Teams events:

• John Peers represented Australia in the Davis Cup Rd 1 World Group Tie vs Germany in Qld
• Destanee Aiava was selected to represent Australia in the Fed Cup Round 1 World Group II Tie, defeating Ukraine
• Daria Gavrilova was selected to represent Australia in the Fed Cup Round 1 World Group II Tie, defeating Ukraine
• Amor Jasika, Cooper White, Darcy Nicholls and Luke Vuletic were all selected to represent Victoria in the Sproule Stevens Cup (14/u boys’ event) in the 12/u and 14/u Australian Team Championships at the December Showdown and won the event
• Stefi Webb, Roisin Gilheany, Grace Darcy and Harriet Stewart were all selected to represent Victoria in the Margaret Court Cup (12/u girls event) in the Australian Team Championships at the December Showdown

Victorians who shone at Grand Slams:

• Dylan Alcott won an unprecedented 4^th consecutive AO Quad Wheelchair Singles title and also won the Quad Wheelchair Doubles title, with fellow Victorian, Heath Davidson.
• Sam Groth, in his last professional tournament and with partner Lleyton Hewitt, reached the Qtr-finals of the AO Men’s Doubles
• Marc Polmans, with partner Storm Sanders (QLD), reached the Qtr-finals of the AO Mixed Doubles
• Heath Davidson won the Quad Wheelchair Doubles title, with fellow Victorian, Dylan Alcott

Victorians who won at ITF Tournaments (Open & Senior), WTA & ATP level events:

• John Peers won the Brisbane International Men’s Doubles title, alongside partner Henri Kontinen
• Zoe Hives won the $25,000 City of Playford Tennis International ITF Futures Singles title in Adelaide, SA
• Marc Polmans claimed his first ATP Challenger title, winning in straight sets at the Smart Fibre Launceston International
• Isabelle Wallace won the $25,000 Nules Women’s  Singles Title in Spain
• Agim Kurti won the Men’s 35+ Singles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Jarrod Broadbent won the Men’s 45+ Singles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Simon Arms won the Men’s 55+ Singles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Glen Busby won the Men’s 60+ Singles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Wayne Cowley won the Men’s 65+ Singles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Graham Wurtz won the Men’s 70+ Singles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Agim Kurti won the Men’s 35+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Tony Strupl won the Men’s 35+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Alfonso Sammassimo won the Men’s 45+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Morgan Young won the Men’s 45+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Simon Arms won the Men’s 55+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Bruce Ferguson won the Men’s 55+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Glen Busby won the Men’s 60+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Andrew Rae won the Men’s 65+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Graham Wurtz won the Men’s 65+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Bob Howes won the Men’s 75+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event
• Kevin Crump won the Men’s 80+ Doubles title at the 2018 Niagara Australian Seniors Event

Other outstanding Victorian achievements:

• Jaimee Fourlis won her first WTA Tour level singles match at the Hobart International in Tasmania
• Destanee Aiava won the Women’s Australian Open Wildcard Play-off at the December Showdown
• Belinda Woolcock won the Australian Open 2018 Wildcard Playoff Women’s Doubles title
• Australian tennis legend, Evonne Goolagong Cawley has been made a Companion in the Order of Australia