AEGON Awards

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The Aegon British Tennis Awards are a set of monthly awards that are presented to current tennis players, who represent Great Britain and are deemed to have made the best performance and/or contribution to British tennis.

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They were first awarded for January 2009. [1] Each month three categories are presented to the recipients of Senior Player, Junior Player and Coach.

The Player and Junior Player Awards are selected by the performance board in the Player Team meeting at the National Tennis Centre. The board decide this from nominations given by top LTA national coaches, taking into consideration a combination of ranking improvements, outstanding performance and significant results.

The Coach of the Month is selected by the Head of Coaching and his team from the nominations put forward by LTA Licensed coaches. The winning coach being deemed to have had the greatest impact on British Tennis in the previous month. [2]

Award winners

2009

MonthRecipient
SeniorJuniorCoach
January Anne Keothavong Oliver Golding Barry Scollo
February Andy Murray Laura Robson Stuart Wilkinson
March Katie O'Brien Great Britain U14 TeamMartyn Bray
AprilAndy Murray Evan Hoyt Paul Turner
May James Ward Eleanor Dean Mark Walker
June Colin Fleming
Ken Skupski
Eleanor DeanBarbara Awbery
JulyAndy Murray Francesca Stephenson Collen Mhlanga
August Georgie Stoop Kyle Edmund Ian Zellner
September Daniel Smethurst Heather Watson Nick Clark
OctoberKatie O'BrienGreat Britain U16 TeamDavid Wise
NovemberColin Fleming
Ken Skupski
Lucy Brown Vicky Broadbent
December Naomi Broady Luke BambridgeNeil Frankel

2010

MonthRecipient
SeniorJuniorCoach
January Andy Murray Laura Robson Lucy Taylor
February Elena Baltacha Connor GlennonCallum Neil
MarchElena Baltacha Maia Lumsden Marc Codling
April Anna Smith Katy Dunne Kathryn Charles
May Alexander Slabinsky Eleanor Dean David & Marie Buzzard
JuneAndy Murray James Marselak Toby Smith
July Daniel Cox Heather Watson Matthew Fellingham
AugustElena BaltachaGB Boys' 16U Davis Cup TeamNigel Willard
SeptemberElena Baltacha Oliver Golding Dave Everington
OctoberAndy Murray Josh Sapwell Peter Harding
NovemberAndy MurrayHeather WatsonOli Jones
DecemberNot awarded George Morgan
Josh Sapwell
Vikki Paterson

2011

MonthRecipient
SeniorJuniorCoach
January Andy Murray George Morgan John Hales
February Heather Watson GBR Under 16 Male TeamMetro Mustafa
March Dan Evans Anastasia MikheevaPaul Arnott
AprilAndy Murray Liam Broady Anthony Reynolds
MayHeather Watson Manisha Foster Tom James
JuneAndy MurrayLiam BroadyMike Wisner
July Josh Goodall Freya ChristieMatt Smith
August James Ward GB 16U Davis Cup TeamRachel Cocking
SeptemberAndy MurrayOliver GoldingTom Walting
October Anne Keothavong Pete Ashley Andrew Cook
November Alexander Ward Kyle Edmund Tom Dyball
December Alex Jewitt Katie Boulter Georgina Jackson

2012

MonthRecipient
SeniorJuniorCoach
January Andy Murray Maia Lumsden Oli Jones
February Dan Evans GBR Under 14 Winter Cup Team Dan Kiernan

2013

MonthRecipient
SeniorJuniorCoach
January Andy Murray Alfie Hewett Lucy Dean
FebruaryGreat Britain Fed Cup TeamGreat Britain 12U Winter Cups TeamMatt Thomas
March Edward Corrie Max Stewart Hamid Hejazi
AprilGreat Britain Davis Cup TeamAlfie HewettNick Line
May Kyle Edmund Great Britain Junior World Cup TeamMike Barton
JuneAndy MurrayKyle EdmundEmily Wharton
July Johanna Konta Josh SapwellStuart Maidment
August Dan Evans Max StewartDavid Arulanandam
September
October Jamie Murray Freya Christie Steven Wigg
November Jordanne Whiley Freya ChristieTom Crisp
December Katy Dunne Max StewartDave Ireland

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References

  1. "Katy Dunne is AEGON Junior Player of the Month". Everyball International Academy - News. Halton Tennis Centre. Retrieved 2010-06-30.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Latest Tennis News & Top Stories | LTA".