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.
On Thursday 17 October, Tennis NSW hosted the 2024 Tennis NSW Awards ceremony, where many amazing members and stakeholders of the NSW tennis community were recognised and celebrated.
The Awards were hosted by Grand Slam champion, Olympian and Broadcaster, Casey Dellacqua at Le Montage in Lilyfield. The memorable evening honoured the 90th birthday of eight-time Grand Slam champion, Ken Rosewall, and celebrated the induction of Todd Woodbridge into the Tennis NSW Hall of Fame.
Tennis NSW would like to congratulate all 2024 Awards winners!
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 |
2024 Award Finalists
Congratulations to all the finalists of the 2024 Tennis NSW Awards!
| Award Category | Finalists |
| Coaching Excellence – Club | Benjamin Jones
Aimy Chen Daniel Jones Sakal Neam |
| Excellence in Venue Operations | City Community Tennis
Stuart Thompson (Grand Slam Tennis) Matt Abbott (Total Tennis Lake Macquarie) |
| Tony Podesta Most Outstanding Inclusion Initiative | City Community Tennis – Blind and Low Vision Program and Adaptive Standing Tennis Competition
Collaroy Tennis Club Evolve Tennis Academy |
| Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Metro | Tennis Macarthur – Venue Wests Tennis Centre
Collaroy Tennis Club White City Tennis |
| Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Country | Total Tennis Lake Macquarie
Empire Bay Tennis Club Gosford Tennis Club |
| Volunteer Achievement Award | Pauline McIlveen
Kevin and Barbara Weimer Helen Ackerman |
| Young Volunteer Achievement Award | Nenyasha (Asha) Munodawafa
Hayley Dyer Audrey Mackey |
| George Fletcher Award – Excellence in Officiating | Matthew Kellert
Catherine Caswell Dave Allen |
| Senior Officiating Award | Matthew McAleer
Dave Allen |
| Most Outstanding School | Meriden School
Pymble Ladies’ College Panania North PS & East Hills PSSA Association |
| Most Outstanding 30+ Tennis Master | Igor Jovanovic
Brendon Lee Moore James O’Brien |
| Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability | Anderson Parker
Mick Leigh Kelly Wren Grace Hobbs |
| Young Athlete with Disability | Arato Katsuda-Green Rafferty Stevens Isla Gillespie |
| Female Junior Athlete of the Year | Renee Alame
Alana Subasic Jizelle Sibai |
| Male Junior Athlete of the Year | Cruz HewittPavle Marinkov
Jerome Estephan |
Nominations
Nominations have now closed.
AWARD CATEGORIES OPEN FOR NOMINATION
- Coaching Excellence – Club Presented by Good Sports
- Coaching Excellence – Development Presented by X-Point
- Excellence in Venue Operations Presented by Mapei Sports System Technology
- Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Country Presented by Light Up Sports
- Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue – Metro Presented by California Sports Surfaces
- George Fletcher – Excellence in Officiating
- Senior Officiating Award
- Most Outstanding School Presented by BPT Group Services
- Most Outstanding Tournament Presented by Prodeuce
- Tony Podesta Most Outstanding Inclusion Initiative
- Volunteer Achievement Presented by Synthetic Sports Group
- Young Volunteer Achievement Presented by Duke 4Sport
- Jim O’Neill Service to Tennis Award
CLOSED AWARD CATEGORIES
These awards are not open for nominations due to the objective nature of the criteria. Expert panels in each category (comprising of relevant Tennis NSW and Tennis Australia staff, as well as members and/or partners where appropriate) will determine finalists and a winner for these awards. If you have any queries you can get in touch with us at [email protected].
- Female Junior Athlete of the Year Presented by Court Craft
- Male Junior Athlete of the Year Presented by Beyond Fire
- Most Outstanding 30+ Tennis Master
- Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability Presented by Sport 4 All
- Young Athlete with a Disability Presented by Perpetual
- NSW Player of the Year
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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