Overview

Tennis in NSW has a long, rich and highly successful history. The names that sit in the Tennis NSW Hall of Fame are not only the best of Australian tennis, they are also all-time greats on the world stage – Ken Rosewall, Margaret Court, John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong Cawley to name a few.

Tennis NSW is launching the Performance Support Program to assist NSW players to work towards their goal of excelling on the international tennis stage and following in the footsteps of some of the greats of the game who have who started their journey in NSW.

The program is aimed at aspiring players who may not be recipients of alternative funding assistance or with comparatively less access to resources. Players will generally be those who have moved out of the junior ranks into open level events, however specific opportunities will exist for junior players which will be separate to the open application process.

Tennis NSW wishes to assist players with support for items such as travel, coaching or other ancillary services which will enable the player to improve and perform at a higher level, ultimately leading to a higher ranking, tournament success and progressing on the world tour.

Criteria

The conditions and criteria for the Performance Support Program are explained in full in the guidelines document available here.

Funding

The level of funding available to successful applicants will be at the discretion of the assessment panel and would not exceed $25,000 to any one individual in any one year.

Process

Applications are now open and will close on Sunday 29 December at 11:59pm. Players will be required to make a written application which addresses the criteria in the guidelines. The online application form can be accessed here.

If selected to progress further the player will present their individual circumstances to a Tennis NSW panel to further outline their case for funding support.