Clubs and coaches who help the sport and players of all abilities thrive will be recognised at the 2024 Australian Tennis Awards.
Melbourne, VIC, 6 December 2024 | Jackson Mansell
Clubs and coaches form the foundations of Australian tennis, playing a pivotal role in promoting grassroots participation, fostering talent and creating the strong sense of community that makes the sport so loved.
While clubs provide both social and competitive opportunities, coaches are crucial in delivering the sport to players of all ages and abilities – ranging from beginners to elite players and those who will thrive on a world stage.
Clubs and coaches who have thrived in those objectives are finalists in several categories at the 2024 Australian Tennis Awards.
Most Outstanding Club, presented by Howden
For the first time, the Most Outstanding Club Award will be presented by Howden. The insurance group is passionate about protecting the tennis clubs of Australia. They understand the essential role that clubs play in local communities, providing not only a place for people to play and compete, but also a venue for socialising and fostering a love for the sport.
Melba Tennis Club (ACT): A finalist in 2023, the Melba Tennis Club has been nominated again for the implementation of a strategic plan involving the upgrade of their facilities. Based in Canberra’s northwest, the Melba Tennis Club have been praised for their inclusion initiatives and prominence in the local community.
Mooloolaba Tennis Club (Qld): The Mooloolaba Tennis Club is located on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It has implemented an action plan that focuses on four areas – adding courts to accommodate contemporary tennis formats, enhancing player pathways, recruit and retain coaching staff, and collate data to show fund requirements.
Prospect Tennis Club (SA): Located in the inner suburbs of Adelaide, the Prospect Tennis Club has increased participation numbers in 2024. This was helped by a $1.4 million redevelopment of the club’s facilities, which included the replacement of their eight existing courts. The redevelopment forms part of a strategic plan enforced based on an audit carried out by Tennis SA in 2019.
| Australian Tennis Awards Honour roll Most Outstanding Club, presented by Howden |
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| 2023 | Golden Grove Tennis Club (SA) |
| 2022 | Collaroy Tennis Club (NSW) |
| 2021 | Fawkner Park Tennis Club (Vic) |
| 2020 | Not presented |
| 2019 | Queanbeyan Park Tennis Club (ACT) |
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