Newcombe Medal

Newcombe Medal
Awarded forOutstanding achievements for Australian tennis
CountryAustralia
Presented byTennis Australia
First awarded3 December 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-03)
WebsiteNewcombe 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 player John Newcombe. The awards are presented annually at an event in the latter months of the year. The inaugural year was 2010.[1]

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
Lleyton Hewitt No. 54 (Singles) ATP Adelaide
Anastasia Rodionova No. 26 (Doubles) WTA Melbourne
Jarmila Gajdošová No. 42 (Singles) WTA Melbourne
2011 Samantha Stosur (2) No. 6 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
Jarmila Gajdošová No. 33 (Singles) WTA Melbourne
Matthew Ebden No. 86 (Singles) ATP Perth
Bernard Tomic No. 42 (Singles) ATP Gold Coast
2012 Samantha Stosur (3) No. 9 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
Marinko Matosevic No. 49 (Singles) ATP Melbourne
Lleyton Hewitt No. 80 (Singles) ATP Adelaide
Casey Dellacqua No. 88 (Singles) WTA Perth
2013 Lleyton Hewitt No. 60 (Singles) ATP Adelaide
Marinko Matosevic No. 61 (Singles) ATP Melbourne
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua		 No. 12 (Doubles)
No. 10 (Doubles) 		WTA Ipswich
Perth
2014 Nick Kyrgios No. 52 (Singles) ATP Canberra
Samantha Stosur No. 23 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
Lleyton Hewitt No. 50 (Singles) ATP Adelaide
Casey Dellacqua No. 29 (Singles) WTA Perth
2015 Sam Groth No. 60 (Singles) ATP Narrandera
Samantha Stosur No. 27 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
Thanasi Kokkinakis No. 80 (Singles) ATP Adelaide
John Peers No. 8 (Doubles) ATP Melbourne
Casey Dellacqua No. 4 (Doubles) WTA Perth
2016 Dylan Alcott No. 1 (Quads) WTT Melbourne
Daria Gavrilova No. 24 (Singles) WTA Melbourne
John Millman No. 84 (Singles) ATP Brisbane
John Peers No. 9 (Doubles) ATP Melbourne
Samantha Stosur No. 21 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
Jordan Thompson No. 79 (Singles) ATP Sydney
2017 Ashleigh Barty No. 17 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
Daria Gavrilova No. 25 (Singles) WTA Melbourne
Nick Kyrgios No. 21 (Singles) ATP Canberra
John Peers No. 2 (Doubles) ATP Melbourne
Jordan Thompson No. 63 (Singles) ATP Sydney
2018 Ashleigh Barty (2) / Alex de Minaur No. 15 (Singles) / No. 31 (Singles) WTA / ATP Brisbane / Sydney
Dylan Alcott No. 2 (Quads) WTT Melbourne
John Millman No. 34 (Singles) ATP Brisbane
2019 Ashleigh Barty (3) No. 1 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
Dylan Alcott No. 1 (Quads) WTT Melbourne
Alex de Minaur No. 18 (Singles) ATP Sydney
John Millman No. 48 (Singles) ATP Brisbane
Ajla Tomljanović No. 51 (Singles) WTA Brisbane
2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Ashleigh Barty (4) / Dylan Alcott (2) No. 1 (Singles) No. 1 (Quads) WTA/ WTT Brisbane / Melbourne
John Peers No. 13 (Doubles) ATP Melbourne
Samantha Stosur No. 16 (Doubles) WTA Brisbane
2022 Ashleigh Barty (5) — WTA Brisbane
Alex De Minaur No. 24 (Singles) ATP Sydney
Matthew Ebden No. 26 (Doubles) ATP Perth
Storm Hunter No. 10 (Doubles) WTA Rockhampton
Nick Kyrgios No. 22 (Singles)
No. 13 (Doubles) 		ATP Canberra
Max Purcell No. 33 (Doubles) ATP Perth
Ajla Tomljanović No. 33 (Singles) ATP Brisbane
2023 Alex De Minaur (2) No. 11 (Singles) ATP Sydney
Matthew Ebden No. 4 (Doubles) ATP Perth
Rinky Hijikata No. 71 (Singles)
No. 23 (Doubles) 		ATP Sydney
Storm Hunter No. 1 (Doubles) WTA Rockhampton
Max Purcell No. 45 (Singles) ATP Perth
2024 [2] Alex De Minaur (3) No. 6 (Singles) AT4 Sydney
Matthew Ebden No. 1 (Doubles) ATP Perth
Alexei Popyrin No. 23 (Singles) AT4 Perth
Jordan Thompson No. 25 (Singles)
No. 3 (Doubles) 		ATP Perth
John Peers (Doubles) ATP Melbourne
Max Purcell (Doubles) ATP Perth
Olivia Gadecki No. 83 (Singles) WTA Perth

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
Monika Wejnert 16 Brisbane
2011 Ashleigh Barty (2) 15 Ipswich
2012 Ashleigh Barty (3) 16 Ipswich
Lizette Cabrera 15 Townsville
Destanee Aiava 12 Melbourne
2013 Ashleigh Barty 17 Ipswich
Priscilla Hon 15 Brisbane
Seone Mendez 14 Sydney
2014 Destanee Aiava 14 Melbourne
Kimberly Birrell 16 Hope Island
Seone Mendez 15 Sydney
2015 Kimberly Birrell 17 Hope Island
Jaimee Fourlis Melbourne
Priscilla Hon Brisbane
2016 Kimberly Birrell (2) 18 Hope Island
Jaimee Fourlis Melbourne
Priscilla Hon Brisbane
Maddison Inglis Maida Vale
2017 Destanee Aiava (2) 17 Melbourne
Jaimee Fourlis Melbourne
Michaela Haet Longueville
2018 Destanee Aiava (3) 18 Melbourne
Anastasia Berezov Sydney
Annerly Poulos Canberra
2019 Talia Gibson Western Australia
2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Taylah Preston 16 Western Australia
2022 Taylah Preston / Talia Gibson 17 / 18 Western Australia / Western Australia
2023 Emerson Jones / Talia Gibson 15 / 19 Western Australia / Western Australia
2024 Emerson Jones / Maya Joint 16 / 18 Queensland / Queensland

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
Jason Kubler 17 Brisbane
Benjamin Mitchell 18 Gold Coast
James Duckworth 18 Sydney
2011 Luke Saville 17 Berri
2012 Luke Saville (2) 18 Berri
Jacob Grills 17 Ocean Grove
Harry Bourchier 16 Hobart
2013 Nick Kyrgios 18 Canberra
Oliver Anderson 15 Yeronga
Thanasi Kokkinakis 17 Adelaide
2014 Thanasi Kokkinakis 18 Adelaide
Alex de Minaur 15 Rhodes
Omar Jasika 17 Clarinda
2015 Omar Jasika 18 Clarinda
Alex de Minaur Sydney
Blake Ellis Bellbowrie
2016 Alex de Minaur Sydney
Blake Ellis Bellbowrie
Alexei Popyrin Pymble
2017 Alex de Minaur (2) Sydney
Blake Ellis Bellbowrie
Alexei Popyrin Pymble
2018 Rinky Hijikata
Chen Dong Brisbane
Tristan Schoolkate Perth
2019 Rinky Hijikata (2) New South Wales
2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Philip Sekulic 18 Queensland
2022 Edward Winter 18 South Australia
2023 Charlie Camus 17 ACT
2024 Hayden Jones 18 Queensland

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
Kelly Wren Sydney
2011 Kelly Wren Sydney
2012 Glen Flindell Heidelberg
Adam Kellerman St Ives
Zvi Schweitzer Murrumbeena
2013 Ben Weekes Sydney
Adam Kellerman St Ives
Kelly Wren Sydney
2014 Adam Kellerman Newtown
Dylan Alcott St Kilda East
Archie Graham Newtown
2015 Dylan Alcott St Kilda
Glen Flindell Yallambie
Adam Kellerman St Ives
2016 Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson St Kilda and Rosebud
2017 Archie Graham Queensland
2018 Archie Graham (2) Queensland
Carla Lenarduzzi Melbourne
Kelly Wren Sydney
2019 Dylan Alcott (3) St Kilda
2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Timothy Gould and Ben Weekes Queensland and New South Wales
2022 Heath Davidson Victoria
2023 Archie Graham Queensland
2024 Ross Patterson Tasmania

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

References

  1. ^ "Honour Roll | Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards | Events | News and Events".
  2. ^ "Aussie pair share prestigious Newcombe Medal for 2024". Sporting News. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.