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.
Nominations for the 2025 LTA Tennis Awards are now open!
There are a total of 14 award categories for the 2025 LTA Tennis Awards. Full list of categories 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)
- Meritorious Service Award (Nomination from County Associations and related organisations only)
Awards Criteria
The criteria for each category has been set to give nominees a clear indication of what the LTA expect to see from Award winners.
Tips for Writing a Good Nomination
Submitting your Nomination
Nominations close, 30th November 2024
CONGRATULATIONS to Branksome Park Tennis, LTA South & South West Regional Award WINNERS who made it through to the National Awards for the second year.
Presentations were made to our County Award Winners at the Volunteers' Day held at East Dorset LTCC on 8th September.
Volunteer of the Year
Ann Lunn
Club of the Year
St Leonards & St Ives Tennis Club
Park Venue of the Year
Branksome Park Tennis
Development Coach of the Year
Liana Hodgson
Performance Coach of the Year
Phil Loose
School of the Year
Spetisbury Primary School
Official of the Year
Kieran Staniford
Competition of the Year
100th Bournemouth Open 2023
Lifetime Achievement Award
Clive Richardson
President’s Award
Norman Shelley
Tennis for All Award
Chris Biddle
Rising Star Award
Thomas Windsor
Connecting Communities Award
Annie Smith
LTA Meritorious Award
Kevin Croydon
Congratulations to all the deserving winners.
More nominations than ever before were received, each of outstanding quality. Thank you to all those who submitted a nomination and a special appreciation to all those who were nominated, for your outstanding contributions, dedication and hard work for tennis in Dorset.