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.
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]
Month | Recipient | ||
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Senior | Junior | Coach | |
January | Anne Keothavong | Oliver Golding | Barry Scollo |
February | Andy Murray | Laura Robson | Stuart Wilkinson |
March | Katie O'Brien | Great Britain U14 Team | Martyn Bray |
April | Andy Murray | Evan Hoyt | Paul Turner |
May | James Ward | Eleanor Dean | Mark Walker |
June | Colin Fleming Ken Skupski | Eleanor Dean | Barbara Awbery |
July | Andy Murray | Francesca Stephenson | Collen Mhlanga |
August | Georgie Stoop | Kyle Edmund | Ian Zellner |
September | Daniel Smethurst | Heather Watson | Nick Clark |
October | Katie O'Brien | Great Britain U16 Team | David Wise |
November | Colin Fleming Ken Skupski | Lucy Brown | Vicky Broadbent |
December | Naomi Broady | Luke Bambridge | Neil Frankel |
Month | Recipient | ||
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Senior | Junior | Coach | |
January | Andy Murray | Laura Robson | Lucy Taylor |
February | Elena Baltacha | Connor Glennon | Callum Neil |
March | Elena Baltacha | Maia Lumsden | Marc Codling |
April | Anna Smith | Katy Dunne | Kathryn Charles |
May | Alexander Slabinsky | Eleanor Dean | David & Marie Buzzard |
June | Andy Murray | James Marselak | Toby Smith |
July | Daniel Cox | Heather Watson | Matthew Fellingham |
August | Elena Baltacha | GB Boys' 16U Davis Cup Team | Nigel Willard |
September | Elena Baltacha | Oliver Golding | Dave Everington |
October | Andy Murray | Josh Sapwell | Peter Harding |
November | Andy Murray | Heather Watson | Oli Jones |
December | Not awarded | George Morgan Josh Sapwell | Vikki Paterson |
Month | Recipient | ||
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Senior | Junior | Coach | |
January | Andy Murray | George Morgan | John Hales |
February | Heather Watson | GBR Under 16 Male Team | Metro Mustafa |
March | Dan Evans | Anastasia Mikheeva | Paul Arnott |
April | Andy Murray | Liam Broady | Anthony Reynolds |
May | Heather Watson | Manisha Foster | Tom James |
June | Andy Murray | Liam Broady | Mike Wisner |
July | Josh Goodall | Freya Christie | Matt Smith |
August | James Ward | GB 16U Davis Cup Team | Rachel Cocking |
September | Andy Murray | Oliver Golding | Tom Walting |
October | Anne Keothavong | Pete Ashley | Andrew Cook |
November | Alexander Ward | Kyle Edmund | Tom Dyball |
December | Alex Jewitt | Katie Boulter | Georgina Jackson |
Month | Recipient | ||
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Senior | Junior | Coach | |
January | Andy Murray | Maia Lumsden | Oli Jones |
February | Dan Evans | GBR Under 14 Winter Cup Team | Dan Kiernan |
Month | Recipient | ||
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Senior | Junior | Coach | |
January | Andy Murray | Alfie Hewett | Lucy Dean |
February | Great Britain Fed Cup Team | Great Britain 12U Winter Cups Team | Matt Thomas |
March | Edward Corrie | Max Stewart | Hamid Hejazi |
April | Great Britain Davis Cup Team | Alfie Hewett | Nick Line |
May | Kyle Edmund | Great Britain Junior World Cup Team | Mike Barton |
June | Andy Murray | Kyle Edmund | Emily Wharton |
July | Johanna Konta | Josh Sapwell | Stuart Maidment |
August | Dan Evans | Max Stewart | David Arulanandam |
September | |||
October | Jamie Murray | Freya Christie | Steven Wigg |
November | Jordanne Whiley | Freya Christie | Tom Crisp |
December | Katy Dunne | Max Stewart | Dave Ireland |
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