Newcombe Medal

The Newcombe Medal celebrates and recognizes the performances, achievements, and contributions made by members of the Australian tennis family each year. The awards are named after Australian tennis legend John Newcombe. The awards are presented annually at an event in the latter months of the year. The inaugural year was 2010.[1]

Newcombe Medal
Awarded forOutstanding achievements for Australian tennis
CountryAustralia
Presented byTennis Australia
First awardedDecember 3, 2010 (2010-12-03)
WebsiteNewcombe Medal

Athlete Awards

Newcombe Medal

The Newcombe Medal is awarded to Australia's most outstanding elite tennis player for the year. Nominees for the award are selected by a panel of Australian champions and individuals in the tennis community. The award is named in honour of the achievements of Australian tennis player John Newcombe.

       Winner
Season Nominees
Player / Team Ranking Tour Origin
2010 Samantha Stosur No. 6 (Singles) WTA Brisbane, Queensland
Lleyton HewittNo. 54 (Singles) ATPAdelaide, South Australia
Anastasia RodionovaNo. 26 (Doubles) WTAMelbourne
Jarmila GajdošováNo. 42 (Singles) WTAMelbourne
2011 Samantha Stosur (2) No. 6 (Singles) WTA Brisbane, Queensland
Jarmila GajdošováNo. 33 (Singles) WTAMelbourne
Matthew EbdenNo. 86 (Singles) ATPPerth, Western Australia
Bernard TomicNo. 42 (Singles) ATPGold Coast, Queensland
2012 Samantha Stosur (3) No. 9 (Singles) WTA Brisbane, Queensland
Marinko MatosevicNo. 49 (Singles) ATPMelbourne
Lleyton HewittNo. 80 (Singles) ATPAdelaide, South Australia
Casey DellacquaNo. 88 (Singles) WTAPerth, Western Australia
2013 Lleyton Hewitt No. 60 (Singles) ATP Adelaide, South Australia
Marinko MatosevicNo. 61 (Singles) ATPMelbourne
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
No. 12 (Doubles)
No. 10 (Doubles)
WTAIpswich, Queensland
Perth, Western Australia
2014 Nick Kyrgios No. 52 (Singles) ATP Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Samantha StosurNo. 23 (Singles) WTABrisbane, Queensland
Lleyton HewittNo. 50 (Singles) ATPAdelaide, South Australia
Casey DellacquaNo. 29 (Singles) WTAPerth, Western Australia
2015 Sam Groth No. 60 (Singles) ATP Narrandera, New South Wales
Samantha StosurNo. 27 (Singles) WTABrisbane, Queensland
Thanasi KokkinakisNo. 80 (Singles) ATPAdelaide, South Australia
John PeersNo. 8 (Doubles) ATPMelbourne
Casey DellacquaNo. 4 (Doubles) WTAPerth, Western Australia
2016 Dylan Alcott No. 1 (Quads) WTT Melbourne
Daria GavrilovaNo. 24 (Singles) WTAMelbourne
John MillmanNo. 84 (Singles) ATPBrisbane, Queensland
John PeersNo. 9 (Doubles) ATPMelbourne
Samantha StosurNo. 21 (Singles) WTABrisbane, Queensland
Jordan ThompsonNo. 79 (Singles) ATPSydney
2017 Ashleigh Barty No. 17 (Singles) WTA Brisbane, Queensland
Daria GavrilovaNo. 25 (Singles) WTAMelbourne
Nick KyrgiosNo. 21 (Singles) ATPCanberra, Australian Capital Territory
John PeersNo. 2 (Doubles) ATPMelbourne
Jordan ThompsonNo. 63 (Singles) ATPSydney
2018 Ashleigh Barty (2) / Alex de Minaur No. 15 (Singles) / No. 31 (Singles) WTA / ATP Brisbane, Queensland / Sydney
Dylan AlcottNo. 2 (Quads) WTTMelbourne
John MillmanNo. 34 (Singles) ATPBrisbane, Queensland
2019 Ashleigh Barty (3) No. 1 (Singles) WTA Brisbane, Queensland
Dylan AlcottNo. 1 (Quads) WTTMelbourne
Alex de MinaurNo. 18 (Singles) ATPSydney
John MillmanNo. 48 (Singles) ATPBrisbane, Queensland
Ajla TomljanovicNo. 51 (Singles) WTABrisbane, Queensland

Female Junior Athlete of the Year Award

Junior athlete of the year is awarded to the player 18 years and under that is ranked number 1 in their age group (ATP/WTA/ITF/AR), has demonstrated a record of playing for Australia in teams events and has displayed a positive attitude at all times.

Year Player Age Origin
2010 Ashleigh Barty 14 Ipswich, Queensland
Monika Wejnert 16 Brisbane, Queensland
2011 Ashleigh Barty (2) 15 Ipswich, Queensland
2012 Ashleigh Barty (3) 16 Ipswich, Queensland
Lizette Cabrera 15 Townsville, Queensland
Destanee Aiava 12 Melbourne
2013 Ashleigh Barty 17 Ipswich, Queensland
Priscilla Hon 15 Brisbane, Queensland
Seone Mendez 14 Sydney
2014 Destanee Aiava 14 Melbourne
Kimberly Birrell 16 Hope Island, Queensland
Seone Mendez 15 Sydney
2015 Kimberly Birrell 17 Hope Island, Queensland
Jaimee Fourlis Melbourne
Priscilla Hon Brisbane, Queensland
2016 Kimberly Birrell (2) 18 Hope Island, Queensland
Jaimee Fourlis Melbourne
Priscilla Hon Brisbane, Queensland
Maddison Inglis Maida Vale, WA
2017 Destanee Aiava (2) 17 Melbourne
Jaimee Fourlis Melbourne
Michaela Haet Longueville, NSW
2018 Destanee Aiava (3) 18 Melbourne
Anastasia Berezov Sydney, New South Wales
Annerly Poulos Canberra, ACT
2019 Talia Gibson Western Australia

Male Junior Athlete of the Year Award

Junior athlete of the year is awarded to the player 18 years and under that is ranked number 1 in their age group (ATP/WTA/ITF/AR), has demonstrated a record of playing for Australia in teams events and has displayed a positive attitude at all times.

Year Player Age Origin
2010 Bernard Tomic 18 Gold Coast, Queensland
Jason Kubler 17 Brisbane, Queensland
Benjamin Mitchell 18 Gold Coast, Queensland
James Duckworth 18 Sydney
2011 Luke Saville 17 Berri, South Australia
2012 Luke Saville (2) 18 Berri, South Australia
Jacob Grills 17 Ocean Grove, Victoria
Harry Bourchier 16 Hobart, Tasmania
2013 Nick Kyrgios 18 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Oliver Anderson 15 Yeronga, Queensland
Thanasi Kokkinakis 17 Adelaide, South Australia
2014 Thanasi Kokkinakis 18 Adelaide, South Australia
Alex De Minaur 15 Rhodes, New South Wales
Omar Jasika 17 Clarinda, Victoria
2015 Omar Jasika 18 Clarinda, Victoria
Alex De Minaur Sydney
Blake Ellis Bellbowrie, Qld
2016 Alex De Minaur Sydney
Blake Ellis Bellbowrie, Qld
Alexei Popyrin Pymble, NSW
2017 Alex De Minaur (2) Sydney
Blake Ellis Bellbowrie, Qld
Alexei Popyrin Pymble, NSW
2018 Rinky Hijikata
Chen Dong Brisbane, QLD
Tristan Schoolkate Perth, WA
2019 Rinky Hijikata (2) NSW

Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability

Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability is awarded to the player ranked in the top 10, participated in at least one Grand Slam (including the Australian Tennis Championships), has demonstrated a record of playing for Australia in teams events and has displayed a positive attitude at all times.

Year Player Origin
2010 Daniela Di Toro Melbourne
Ben Weekes Sydney
Zvi Schweitzer Murrumbeena, Victoria
Kelly Wren Sydney
2011 Kelly Wren Sydney
2012 Glen Flindell Heidelberg, Victoria
Adam Kellerman St Ives, New South Wales
Zvi Schweitzer Murrumbeena, Victoria
2013 Ben Weekes Sydney
Adam Kellerman St Ives, New South Wales
Kelly Wren Sydney
2014 Adam Kellerman Newtown, Queensland
Dylan Alcott East St Kilda, Victoria
Archie Graham Newtown, Queensland
2015 Dylan Alcott St Kilda, Victoria
Glen Flindell Yallambie, Victoria
Adam Kellerman St Ives, NSW
2016 Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson St Kilda and Rosebud, Victoria
2017 Archie Graham Queensland
2018 Archie Graham (2) Queensland
Carla Lenarduzzi Melbourne, VIC
Kelly Wren Sydney, NSW
2019 Dylan Alcott (3) St Kilda, Victoria

Tournament Awards

  • Most Outstanding Professional Tournament
  • Most Outstanding Australian Ranking Tournament

Community Awards

  • Coaching Excellence Award – High Performance
  • Coaching Excellence Award – Club
  • Coaching Excellence Award – Tennis Hot Shots
  • Coaching Excellence Award – Talent Development
  • Most Outstanding Tennis Community
  • Volunteer Achievement Award
  • Excellence in Officiating Award
  • Most Outstanding Club
  • Most Outstanding School
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