LTA Tennis Awards presented by Lexus
The annual LTA Tennis Awards, presented by Lexus, highlight the incredible achievements and contributions of people in tennis across Britain.
Launched in 2015 with the help of former LTA president Cathie Sabin OBE, the awards celebrate the many thousands of inspirational individuals involved in tennis, dedicating their precious time and energy to the continual development and growth of the sport. Over the past eight years, the awards have illustrated the depth of service and talent within the tennis community across Britain and served as an inspiration to others to volunteer, coach, officiate or to play tennis.
The awards also highlight the talent across the tennis community in Britain, which includes 25,000 volunteers, 6,400 coaches and more than 1,000 officials. They also showcase the incredible achievements of some 12,610 schools, 2,354 clubs and over 9,500 LTA approved tournaments. The contribution of these individuals and venues helps to bring fans and players closer to the game we all love.
Last year, winners were judged from over 2,600 public nominations, and this year we are hoping to break the 3,000 barrier.
Nominations now open for LTA Tennis Awards 2025
The list of award categories is below:
- Club of the Year (a tennis club of any shape and size)
- Coach of the Year (a coach who works in a "grassroots" venue - club/community level)
- Performance Coach of the Year (a coach who works with performance adults or juniors)
- Tennis Opened Up Award (an inclusion award for any individual, programme or project demonstrating inclusion)
- Park Venue of the Year (any park venue delivering tennis)
- Competition of the Year (a competition of any size)
- School of the Year (any primary or secondary school delivering tennis)
- University of the Year (any University delivering tennis)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (someone who has volunteered for over 30 years in any capacity in tennis)
- Official of the Year (any level of tennis Official)
- Cathie Sabin Volunteer of the Year (someone who volunteers in any capacity in tennis)
- Young Person of the Year (someone aged 14-24 who volunteers or helps in any capacity in tennis)
- LTA President's Award (any individual, venue or project deserving of recognition for something exceptional)
Nominations for Gloucestershire will close on Friday 3rd January, 2025.
Awards Criteria
The criteria, which can be found below, for each category has been set to give nominees a clear indication of what we'd expect to see from the award winners.
Tips for Writing a Good Nomination
Download the handy guide here.
Submitting your Nomination
Nominations can be submitted via the LTA Website.
Mary Eyre Awards
In Gloucestershire we have two additional awards for Junior players that have made great developments in their tennis over the last year. These are the Mary Eyre awards Junior Girl and Boy- under 18.
Nominations are accepted as a word document (A4) to the Awards committee organisers Helen Williams or Helen Stevens - emails below. Please include their achievements over the year, why they should receive the award and what contribution they have made to tennis within their club or community. Please discuss with their coach and parent for details, if required.
Helen Williams (nigel.helen@btinternet.com) or Helen Stevens (glosreferee@gmail.com)
Nominations for Gloucestershire will close on Friday 3rd January, 2025.
