{"id":21567,"date":"2026-03-06T10:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=21567"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:43:45","slug":"prestigious-champions-of-champions-returns-to-alexander-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2026\/03\/06\/prestigious-champions-of-champions-returns-to-alexander-park","title":{"rendered":"Prestigious\u00a0Champions of Champions Returns to Alexander Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After\u00a0two\u00a0successful\u00a0years at Cottesloe Tennis Club, the 2026 Club\u00a0Champion of Champions\u00a0returns to the grass courts of Alexander Park Tennis Club in April.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recognised as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the Tennis West calendar, the Champion of Champions brings together titleholders from affiliated clubs to compete for ultimate club bragging rights and\u00a0determine\u00a0the ultimate champion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First held in 1964, the inaugural winners were Dorothy Whitely (Lee) and Brian Bowman.\u00a0Over the years, the event has seen multiple distinguished winners, including Christine Matison (Dorey), Paula\u00a0Parentich, Gary Penberthy, and Rob Casey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After being\u00a0discontinued\u00a0in 1995, the Champion of Champions was reintroduced at the conclusion of the 2023-24 Summer League season.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2024, Peyton Duckett and Hans Bustiman were the men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles champions. Last year, it was dominated by Cottesloe with Elena Manoj and Max Weir winning their respective singles championships\u00a0representing\u00a0Cottesloe Tennis Club.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The knockout singles competition will take place over the weekend of\u00a018\u201319 April, with the finals staged on the magnificent \u201cbowling green\u201d courts of Alexander Park Tennis Club, beautifully overlooked by the clubhouse terrace.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Champion of Champions\u00a0Doubles and Mixed Doubles\u00a0round-robin events will follow one week later, on\u00a025\u201326 April, on the hardcourts of the State Tennis Centre.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This exciting event aims to boost club member engagement while reestablishing the Champion of Champions as one of the most prominent events on the competitive tennis calendar. Players will earn the chance to\u00a0represent\u00a0their club at the Tennis West Champion of Champions Finals by winning their club\u2019s singles and doubles titles.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0years\u00a0Champion of Champions will see reduced player entry fees and a Single AMT Format (FFT French style feed-in).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Division 1 men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles winners will receive $500 while runners-up will receive $300. Doubles pairs will receive $250 each if they win and $150 each if runners-up.\u00a0Winners will also receive a commemorative plaque to be displayed at their club.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Singles and doubles entries open Saturday 7 March and close Singles entries close Monday 13 April,\u00a011.59 pm.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Singles Sign Up Here<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Doubles Sign Up Here<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Tennis West Club Champion of Champions is supported by Dunlop, Maxiblock Sunscreen & Kinetic with singles taking place from Saturday April 18\u00a0and Sunday April\u00a019\u00a0\u00a0at\u00a0Alexander Park\u00a0Tennis Club\u00a0and doubles Saturday April 25\u00a0and Sunday April 26 at the State Tennis Centre.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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After\u00a0two\u00a0successful\u00a0years at Cottesloe Tennis Club, the 2026 Club\u00a0Champion of Champions\u00a0returns to the grass courts of Alexander Park Tennis Club in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6359,"featured_media":21568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}