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.
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 SeasonNomineesPlayer / TeamRankingTourOrigin2010 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 Melbourne2011 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 Coast2012 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 Perth2013 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 IpswichPerth2014 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 Perth2015 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 Perth2016 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 Sydney2017 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 Sydney2018 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 Brisbane2019 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 Brisbane2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 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 Brisbane2022 Ashleigh Barty (5) style="background:#87CEFA" 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 Perth2024 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 Perth2025 Alex De Minaur (4) No. 7 (Singles) ATP NSW Kimberly Birrell No. 98 (Singles) WTA Queensland Maya Joint No. 32 (Singles) WTA Queensland Priscilla Hon No. 119 (Singles) WTA Queensland Tristan Schoolkate No. 99 (Singles) ATP WA Adam Walton No. 78 (Singles) ATP 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 Barty14IpswichMonika Wejnert16Brisbane 2011Ashleigh Barty (2)15Ipswich 2012Ashleigh Barty (3)16IpswichLizette Cabrera15TownsvilleDestanee Aiava12Melbourne 2013Ashleigh Barty17IpswichPriscilla Hon15BrisbaneSeone Mendez14Sydney 2014Destanee Aiava14MelbourneKimberly Birrell16Hope IslandSeone Mendez15Sydney 2015Kimberly Birrell17Hope IslandJaimee FourlisMelbournePriscilla Hon Brisbane 2016Kimberly Birrell (2)18Hope IslandJaimee FourlisMelbournePriscilla Hon BrisbaneMaddison InglisMaida Vale 2017Destanee Aiava (2)17MelbourneJaimee FourlisMelbourneMichaela HaetLongueville 2018Destanee Aiava (3)18 MelbourneAnastasia Berezov SydneyAnnerly PoulosCanberra 2019Talia GibsonWestern Australia2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021Taylah Preston 16Western 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 2025 Emerson Jones 17 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 Tomic18Gold CoastJason Kubler17BrisbaneBenjamin Mitchell18Gold CoastJames Duckworth18Sydney 2011Luke Saville17Berri 2012Luke Saville (2)18BerriJacob Grills17Ocean GroveHarry Bourchier16Hobart 2013Nick Kyrgios18CanberraOliver Anderson15YerongaThanasi Kokkinakis17Adelaide 2014Thanasi Kokkinakis18AdelaideAlex de Minaur15RhodesOmar Jasika17Clarinda 2015Omar Jasika18ClarindaAlex de MinaurSydneyBlake EllisBellbowrie 2016Alex de MinaurSydneyBlake EllisBellbowrieAlexei Popyrin Pymble 2017Alex de Minaur (2)SydneyBlake EllisBellbowrieAlexei Popyrin Pymble 2018Rinky HijikataChen DongBrisbaneTristan SchoolkatePerth 2019Rinky Hijikata (2)New South Wales2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021Philip Sekulic 18Queensland 2022 Edward Winter 18 South Australia 2023 Charlie Camus 17 ACT 2024 Hayden Jones 18 Queensland 2025 Cruz Hewitt 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 ToroMelbourneBen WeekesSydneyZvi SchweitzerMurrumbeenaKelly WrenSydney 2011Kelly WrenSydney 2012Glen FlindellHeidelbergAdam KellermanSt IvesZvi SchweitzerMurrumbeena 2013Ben WeekesSydneyAdam KellermanSt IvesKelly WrenSydney 2014Adam Kellerman NewtownDylan AlcottSt Kilda EastArchie GrahamNewtown 2015Dylan Alcott St KildaGlen FlindellYallambieAdam Kellerman St Ives 2016Dylan Alcott and Heath DavidsonSt Kilda and Rosebud 2017Archie Graham Queensland 2018Archie Graham (2)QueenslandCarla LenarduzziMelbourneKelly Wren Sydney 2019Dylan Alcott (3)St Kilda2020 no awards due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021Timothy Gould and Ben WeekesQueensland and New South Wales 2022 Heath Davidson Victoria 2023 Archie Graham Queensland 2024 Ross Patterson Tasmania 2025 Hunter Thompson / Jin Woodman Queensland / 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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