2026 LTA AWARDS – NOMINATE HERE
LTA Awards 2026 Presented by Lexus
Nominations are now OPEN for the LTA Awards 2026.
The LTA Awards celebrate the achievements made by outstanding individuals and venues in tennis throughout the past year, from grassroots tennis to elite performance. They present us all with a great opportunity to say “thank you” to those who generously give their time to our sport and open up tennis. New this year is the Protect where we play Award, an award recognising a venue or initiative leading the way in environmental responsibility within tennis or Padel.
Nominees will be judged at a county level, with winners going through to the regional finals. Like last year County Award Winners will be put to a ‘Shortlist Panel’ made up of a combination of LTA colleague, LTA councillors and past winners as relevant for each category.
The ‘Shortlist Panel’ will reduce the list from (maximum) 40 to up to 20. The National Panel will then decide a maximum of 5 National Finalists including one winner and four runners up, in addition identifying a maximum of 5 ‘Excellence Awards and Up to 5 National Finalists are then invited to the National Ceremony in April. Up to 5 ‘Excellence Award’ winners will be invited to a celebration day at an LTA Major Event in June.
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LTA Award Categories
Cathie Sabin Volunteer of the Year (someone who volunteers in any capacity in tennis)
Club of the Year (a tennis club of any shape and size)
Coach of the Year (a coach who works in a “grassroots” venue – club/community level)
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)
LTA President’s Award (any individual, venue or project deserving of recognition for something exceptional)
Official of the Year (any level of tennis Official)
Park Venue of the Year (any park venue delivering tennis)
Performance Coach of the Year (a coach who works with performance players)
Protect Where We Play Award (sustainability award)
School of the Year (any primary or secondary school delivering tennis)
Tennis Opened Up Award (an inclusion award for any individual, programme or project demonstrating inclusion)
University of the Year (any University delivering tennis)
Young Person of the Year (someone aged 14-24 who volunteers or helps in any capacity in tennis)
Our Incredible National Winners from the 2025 LTA Awards
