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.
2025 Event Details:
Date: Thursday 16 October
Venue: Le Montage, Lilyfield
Time: 6:30pm – 11:00pm
Further details about the 2025 Tennis NSW Awards will be released shortly, including important information on the nomination process and ticketing for 2025.
2024 Award Winners
| NSW Player of the Year | Jordan Thompson |
| Female Junior Athlete of the Year | Renee Alame |
| Male Junior Athlete of the Year | Cruz Hewitt |
| Coaching Excellence – Club | Benjamin Jones |
| Excellence in Venue Operations | City Community Tennis |
| Tony Podesta Most Outstanding Inclusion Initiative | City Community Tennis – Blind and Low Vision Program and Adaptive Standing Tennis Competition |
| Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Metro | Tennis Macarthur – Wests Tennis Centre |
| Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Country | Total Tennis Lake Macquarie |
| Volunteer Achievement Award | Pauline McIlveen |
| Young Volunteer Achievement Award | Nenyasha (Asha) Munodawafa |
| George Fletcher Award – Excellence in Officiating | Matthew Kellert |
| Senior Officiating Award | Matthew McAleer |
| Most Outstanding School | Meriden School |
| Most Outstanding 30+ Tennis Master | Igor Jovanovic |
| Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability | Mick Leigh
Grace Hobbs |
| Young Athlete with Disability | Arato Katsuda-Green |
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.
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