Australia, 19 December 2023 | Leigh Rogers
It has been an exceptional year in Australian tennis, with many of our athletes shining brightly on the world’s stage.
Storm Hunter was a standout performer, becoming the first Australian in 17 years to top the WTA Tour doubles rankings at year’s end.
The 29-year-old Hunter is among a remarkable 17 athletes likely to end a memorable year at world No.1 in their respective divisions.
There are nine Australians set to conclude 2023 as world No.1 on the ITF Masters Tour, including 70-year-old Sally Van Rensburg and 72-year-old Andrew Rae.
A further four Australians will finish as year-end No.1s in the International Blind Tennis Association rankings, while three Australians top the Virtus rankings for athletes with an intellectual impairment.
| Australian year-end No.1s | |
| Player | Division |
| Storm Hunter (WA) | WTA Tour women’s doubles |
| Brendon Lee Moore (NSW) | ITF Masters 35+ men’s singles |
| Morgan Young (Vic) | ITF Masters 50+ mixed doubles |
| Garry Nadebaum (SA) | ITF Masters 55+ men’s doubles |
| Kerryn Cyprien (Qld) | ITF Masters 55+ mixed doubles |
| David Evans (Qld) | ITF Masters 55+ mixed doubles |
| Ros Balodis (ACT) | ITF Masters 65+ women’s singles ITF Masters 65+ mixed doubles |
| Glenn Busby (Vic) | ITF Masters 65+ men’s singles ITF Masters 65+ men’s doubles |
| Sally Van Rensburg (Vic) | ITF Masters 70+ women’s doubles |
| Andrew Rae (Vic) | ITF Masters 70+ men’s doubles |
| Courtney Webeck (NSW) | IBTA B2 women |
| Michael Leigh (NSW) | IBTA B3 men |
| Grace Hobbs (NSW) | IBTA B4 women |
| Ross Patterson (Vic) | IBTA B4 men |
| Archie Graham (Qld) | Virtus II-1 men’s singles |
| Timothy Gould (Qld) | Virtus II-2 men’s singles |
| Hunter Thompson (Qld) | Virtus II-3 men’s singles |
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