Nominate your unsung hero for the 2026 LTA Tennis Awards

Nominations for the LTA Tennis Awards 2026 are now open. These awards acknowledge and highlight the incredible achievements and contributions made by people across the county in 2025. The awards were first launched in 2015 by former LTA president Cathie Sabin OBE and in the intervening years many inspirational individuals and organisations have been recognised for their dedication and hard work in promoting our amazing sport. We know that our clubs are doing some fantastic things to make a real difference to people’s enjoyment of the game, so if you know of a person or an organisation that is going above and beyond to promote tennis then please nominate them.

Categories You can nominate in any of the following categories:

Cathie Sabin Volunteer of the Year (someone who volunteers in any capacity in tennis/padel)

Club of the Year (a tennis or padel 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 players)

Competition of the Year (a competition of any size)

Lifetime Achievement Award (someone who has volunteered for over 30 years in any capacity in tennis/padel)

LTA President’s Award (any individual, venue or project deserving of recognition for something exceptional)

Official of the Year (any level of tennis/padel Official)

Park Venue of the Year (any park venue delivering tennis/padel)

Protect Where We Play Award (sustainability award)

School of the Year (any school delivering tennis/padel)

Tennis Opened Up Award (an inclusion award for any individual, programme or project demonstrating inclusion)

University of the Year (any University delivering tennis/padel)

Young Person of the Year (someone aged 14 – 24 who volunteers or helps in any capacity in tennis/padel)

You can learn more about the process and make your nomination using this link: https://www.lta.org.uk/what-we-do/lta-tennis-awards/

Nominations close on 30th November 2025.

Some of the winners from 2025