To nominate someone in your tennis community for a Service Award, a member of the Committee or Manager of the Tennis Club, Centre or Association must complete the Tennis Service Award nomination form online and submit for it to be considered by the Board of Tennis Victoria. Your Tennis Development Officer can assist with the Tennis Service Award nomination process.
Nominations will be assessed by the Board on a regular basis. The due dates for each round of nominations are:
| Nomination due date | Nomination outcome |
| 31 January 2024 – closed | 29 February 2024 |
| 27 March 2024 – closed | 26 April 2024 |
| 8 May 2024 – closed | 6 June 2024 |
| 26 June 2024 – closed | 25 July 2024 |
| 14 August 2024 – closed | 12 September 2024 |
| 9 October 2024 – closed | 7 November 2024 |
2025 Dates will be announced shortly.
Highly Commended Service Awards
An award to recognise those who have demonstrated their long-term contribution to the sport of tennis in Victoria through exemplary service to multiple Tennis Victoria affiliated clubs/centres, associations or Tennis Victoria. Service can be continuous or broken and should be no less than 15 years. Service to other tennis related bodies may also be recognised.
A maximum of ten Highly Commended Service Awards are awarded per calendar year.
| Highly Commended Service Awards Honour Roll | |
| 1981 | Val Drew, Ray Stock, Lew Twamley, Ralph Van Esveld |
| 1982 | Phillip Leek |
| 1983 | Kevin Bolton |
| 1985 | Daryl Cox |
| 1986 | Jack May, Bob Hodgson |
| 1987 | Morris Scott |
| 1988 | Jim Sheppard |
| 1989 | Doug Newgreen |
| 1993 | Phil Edwards, Ray O’Connor, Tony Parrott |
| 1994 | Tom McAllister |
| 1996 | Peter Whitaker, Mark Collins, Ted Kendt |
| 1998 | Graeme Williams |
| 2000 | Fran Graham, Glad Woods, Roma Shipp, Max Atkins, David Bierwirth, Brian Connor |
| 2004 | Doug Jeffery |
| 2005 | Graeme Cumbrae-Stewart |
| 2006 | Darrell White |
| 2008 | Vickie Moore |
| 2010 | Len Pratt, Rod Binns, Elsie Anderson |
| 2013 | Lyn Robinson |
| 2014 | Lyn Gillen, Ken Jones, Clive Edmonds, Beth McDonald, Fran Absolom |
| 2015 | Dominico Alberico, Marcia Handasyde, Bill Collins |
| 2016 | Paul Fitzgerald, Rob Brian, Frank Devlin, Chris Thomson, Neil Lamond, Sally Kirstine, Aaron Sharpe, Trevor Holt, Maureen Bottomley |
| 2017 | Larraine McLean, Ken Hastie, Helen Hastie, Ron Morton, Dorothy Evans |
| 2018 | Sandra Stone, Terry Stone, Graeme Wilson, Jill Morrison, Sue Exell |
| 2019 | Jim Birch, Karyn Fraser, David McNamara, John Voss, Brian Breuer |
| 2020 | Steve Baldry |
| 2021 | Judy Unwin, Philip Bush, Robert Hughes, Cynthia McKenzie, Peter Keller, Glenn Awty, Jane Crozier |
| 2022 | Judy Lambert, Carole Houston |
| 2023 | Peter Gillieron, Robert Jackson, Bert Faux, Chiro Mukerjea |
Service Awards
An award to recognise those who have demonstrated their long-term volunteer contribution to the sport of tennis in Victoria through significant service to a Tennis Victoria affiliated Club, Centre or Association. Service can be continuous or broken and should be no less than 7 years. Service to other tennis related bodies may also be recognised.
The number of recipients per calendar year is unlimited.
| Service Awards Honour Roll | |
| 1981 | Bill McGrath, Sam Phillips |
| 1982 | Jack Thompson, Richard Bear, Jim Billows, Bobbie Collinson, Harvey Harris, Eric Morris |
| 1984 | Laurie Sweet |
| 1985 | Yvonne Peters |
| 1986 | Cec Williams |
| 1987 | Ian Haebich, Ken Jones, Roma Shipp |
| 1989 | Ken Blackshaw, Ron Bury |
| 1990 | Tim Burns, Pat Guthrie, Roland Klinge, Keith Morrison, Ron Williams |
| 1991 | Ray Abbey, Stan Heywood |
| 1992 | Les Blackburn, Phyl Crowther, Phonse Orger, Len Spence, Lola Whiting |
| 1993 | Barry Barton, Bev McConnell |
| 1994 | Brian Collins, Len Pratt, Bob Hoopell |
| 1996 | Rosemary Wright, Ralph Beeby |
| 1997 | Pat Flynn, Vicki Moore |
| 1998 | John Finlay |
| 1999 | Robert Brian, Robert Greig |
| 2000 | Bev Hosie, John Angus |
| 2001 | Sue Saliba, Enid Miller, Jim Miller, Angelo Cianchi |
| 2002 | Denise Huthinson, Aldene Glenister |
| 2003 | Maurice Baker, Jennifer Walker, Selma Ruddick |
| 2004 | Bryan Curran, Ron Nelson |
| 2005 | Kevin O’Callaghan |
| 2006 | Ian Adderley, Ron Carter, Gregory Cooke, Gail Morse, Glenda Sundstrom |
| 2008 | Marilyn Hannah, Trevor Valentine, Jack Carnell |
| 2009 | Muray Hart, Jocelyn Oliver |
| 2010 | Robert Payne, Marjorie Cox, Frank Sutherland, Jill Morrison, Robert Jackson, Jim Birch, Eva Bettiol |
| 2011 | Trevor Smyth, Loretta Thrupp, Peter Thrupp, Russ Nicholls, David Hocking, Mrs Janice Hocking, Bill Goodwin, Dorothy Murdoch, Yvonne Law |
| 2012 | Daryl Carter, Dawn McCormack, Marg Begent, Stephen Swann, Gail Norman |
| 2013 | Ian Strong, Patricia Gilchrist, Carol Pearce, Ken Young, Nicole Seckold, Geoff Gordon, Derek Kew, George Kunti, Colin Thompson, Bill Caven, Rick Highett, David Clarke, Faye McLachlan, Susie Grumley, Laurie Sparks, Brian Hovey, Peter Ternes, Alan Herberle, Anne Hubbard |
| 2014 | Russell Hart, Trudy Miles, Les McInerney, Judith Dungey, Faye Noble, Barbara Currie, Fran Coggins |
| 2015 | Robert Peterson, Kym Stephen, Andrew Nicoll, Helen Pendry, Ian Jenkins, Alan Bristow, Paul Polidano, Stephan Swann, Alex Goetzke, Gavin Perry |
| 2016 | Shirley Peake, Geoff Armstrong, Mallory Marsh, Lauren Higgins, Sam Baulch, David McPhail, Don Higgins, Leigh Gadd, Kathy Rehe, Betty Malloy, John Glynn, Faye Harris, Nigel Wilson, Des Bath, Bernie Morris, Graeme Stuckey, Brendon Noonan, Eddie Pierce, Denis Day, Jill Brock, Val Kennedy, Wendy Moore, Pat Murdoch, Anthony Smith, Leanne Gibson, Rochelle Barrass, Susan Roberts, Alistair Gore, Geoff Kline, John Brookshaw, John Garvey, Sandra McLean, Ron Lamb, Kathy Glass, Graeme Glass, Kat Glass, Dianne Linforth, Ivon Tori, Mark Schumann, Shirley Dalgleish, John Gluyas, Jonathon Ridnell, Geoff Bottomley. |
| 2017 | Brian Heenan, Rae Heenan, Sandra Griffin, Ethel Elkington, Jackie Mackertich, Kevin Kelly, Marg Barter, Frank Dekker, Rhonda Newton, Greg Marshman, Peter Jewell, Bradley Griffin, Debbie Griffith. |
| 2018 | Sharyn Finlayson, Garry Finlayson, Loraine Kraus, Nancy Rintoule, Peter Matessi, Russell Ford, Colin Akers, Jennie Waters, Stirling Lingard, Michelle Brooker, Patsy Wilson, Des O’Brien, Maria Pulvirenti, Charles Buttigieg, Dot Fitzgerald, Jan Richardson, June Uebergang, Christine Wittkopp, Brian Falconer, Colleen Battye, Debbie Sicely |
| 2019 | Lisa Kelly, David Kimberley, Nina Socratous, Bob Carpenter, Rhonda Carpenter, David Mims, Debbie Mims, Luke Sampson, Marcel Pietrasik, Alison Rogers, Victor Blitsas, Shirley Barclay, Fernando Martinez, Lynn Kimber, Michael Leder, Janet Towns, Marc Olynyk, Boyd McLaws |
| 2020 | Michael Hindson, Charles Povey, Frank Harris, Anthony Whelan |
| 2021 | Donna Milne, Brad Lever, Lindsay Coster, Paul Bowman, Phil Hunt, Geoff Plummer, Joan Lightowler, Laurie Anderson, Neil Ozane, Craig Farrar, Kevin Freeman |
| 2022 | Sue Taylor, Lynne Finch, Margaret Harris, Brian Harris, |
| 2023 | Ian Henderson, Kevin Walsh, Margaret Schooneveldt, Michael Kennedy, Margaret Elliot, Maree Thompson, Sue Haviland, Jill Steele, Karyn Dickens, Gail Scott |
| 2024 | Sharon Clough, Fiona Wilson, Neville Mears, Cathy Mears, Alan Honeycombe, Michael Falkenberg |
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