Athletes of all ages and abilities are nominated for the following categories, with the winners announced at the Australian Tennis Awards.
Melbourne, VIC, 2 December 2024 | Jackson Mansell
Australia’s biggest stars across all ages and abilities will be celebrated at the 2024 Australian Tennis Awards.
The awards will be held on Monday 9 December at Melbourne’s Palladium Ballroom, a night highlighted by the awarding of the Newcombe Medal to Australia’s most outstanding elite tennis player and ambassador for the sport.
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The following award categories recognise longevity and inclusivity within the game of tennis, making it a game for everyone.
Here are the finalists in four awards categories honouring players of all ages and abilities.
Female Junior Athlete of the Year
Ava Beck (Vic): The 16-year-old had an emphatic rise in 2024. Ranked No.717 in the ITF girls’ rankings last September, Beck has since skyrocketed inside the top 100 in the space of 15 months. The Victorian won three ITF junior titles this season, in Mornington, Canberra and Miki. She capped her year by representing Australia at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup.
Emerson Jones (Qld): The Queenslander went from strength to strength in 2024. Twice a Grand Slam girls’ singles finalist, Jones became the first Australian since Jelena Dokic in 1998 to become ITF junior girls’ world No.1. Also on the junior circuit, the 16-year-old reigned supreme in the World Junior Tennis Finals. At professional level, Jones won her maiden ITF title in Sydney last month.
Maya Joint (Qld): Joint had a season to remember, beginning it world No.684 before soaring as high as world No.110 in October. The world’s second-highest ranked teenagers after Mirra Andreeva, the 18-year-old is excelling at a rate beyond her years. A highlight of Joint’s season was winning her first Grand Slam main-draw match at the US Open.
Renee Alame (NSW): The 15-year-old continued her upward trajectory this season, and now boasts career-high rankings in both the ITF junior singles and doubles. Inside the top 100 in both categories, the Sydneysider won four titles across both disciplines in 2024. She also made her junior Grand Slam debut at Melbourne Park, reaching the second round of the singles and the third round of the doubles.
| Australian Tennis Awards Honour roll Female Junior Athlete of the Year |
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| 2023 | Taylah Preston (WA) |
| 2022 | Taylah… |
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