Samantha Stosur awarded inaugural Newcombe Medal
Samantha Stosur awarded inaugural Newcombe Medal
Samantha Stosur was awarded the inaugural Newcombe Medal at the Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards in Melbourne tonight.
The Queenslander, 26, received the accolade for being Australia’s most outstanding elite player in 2010.
The Newcombe Medal is named to recognize the achievements of Australian tennis legend John Newcombe, who had the honor of presenting Stosur, current world No. 6, with the first ever medal.
The Newcombe Medal is the premier award on a night that recognizes service to tennis at all levels – club, coaches, players, volunteers, community and officials.
“I think it is a great honor,” Stosur said. “It is a really good initiative of Tennis Australia to put a night like this together for everyone to celebrate our sport. So to be the first winner of the Newcombe Medal is very special.
“Tennis is such a huge part of our culture in Australia, we’ve obviously got a great history and we’re trying to continue that now.
“You can only have that with clubs around the nation.
“I think for them to get the recognition for doing their best – putting in new courts, updating facilities, and having members and getting people out there playing is fantastic and getting recognition for that will help them strive and do more and do whatever they can.”
The other finalists for this prestigious Award category were Jarmila Groth (Vic), Lleyton Hewitt (SA) and Anastasia Rodionova (Vic).
Another highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Spirit of Tennis Award to Australia’s No. 2 ranked male player Peter Luczak, a Davis Cup stalwart, in recognition of his outstanding leadership, passion, sportsmanship, goodwill and dedication to the sport, as well as his major contribution to the stature of tennis.
David Taylor, Samantha Stosur’s Coach and Australian Fed Cup Captain, was also recognized for his exceptional coaching performance in the sport this year by being awarded the Coaching Excellence, High Performance Award.
The winners for the Award categories are as follows:
Coaching Excellence – Club
Brett Lennard, ACT
Coaching Excellence – High Performance
David Taylor, NSW
Coaching Excellence – MLC Tennis Hot Shots
Matthew Bull, WA
Excellence in Officiating
Kerrilyn Cramer, Vic
Junior Athlete of the Year (Female)
Ashleigh Barty, QLD
Junior Athlete of the Year (Male)
Bernard Tomic, QLD
Most Outstanding 35+ Tennis Senior
Andrew Rae, Vic
Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability
Daniela di Toro, Vic
Most Outstanding Club
Gove Peninsula Tennis Club, NT
Most Outstanding Tennis Community
Kendall Tennis Club, NSW
Most Outstanding Tournament
Burnie International, TAS
Volunteer Achievement Award
Ross and Allen Smythe, QLD
Spirit of Tennis Award
Peter Luczak, Vic
Newcombe Medal
Samantha Stosur, QLD
Topics: Anastasia Rodionova, Australian Tennis, Award Category, Club Coaches, Coaching Excellence, Culture In Australia, David Taylor, Davis Cup, Elite Player, Fed Cup, Groth, John Newcombe, Legend John, Lleyton Hewitt, Peter Luczak, Prestigious Award, Samantha Stosur, Tennis Australia, Tennis Awards, Tennis Legend
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