| Newcombe Medal | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding achievements for Australian tennis |
| Presenter: | Tennis Australia |
| Country: | Australia |
| Website: | Newcombe 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]
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 |
| width=10% rowspan=2 | Season | Nominees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=30% | Player / Team | width=15% | Ranking | width=5% | Tour | width=30% | Origin |
| 2010 | Samantha Stosur | No. 6 (Singles) | WTA | Brisbane | |||
| No. 54 (Singles) | Adelaide | ||||||
| No. 26 (Doubles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 42 (Singles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| 2011 | Samantha Stosur (2) | No. 6 (Singles) | WTA | Brisbane | |||
| No. 33 (Singles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 86 (Singles) | Perth | ||||||
| No. 42 (Singles) | Gold Coast | ||||||
| 2012 | Samantha Stosur (3) | No. 9 (Singles) | WTA | Brisbane | |||
| No. 49 (Singles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 80 (Singles) | Adelaide | ||||||
| No. 88 (Singles) | Perth | ||||||
| 2013 | Lleyton Hewitt | No. 60 (Singles) | ATP | Adelaide | |||
| No. 61 (Singles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 12 (Doubles) No. 10 (Doubles) | Ipswich Perth | ||||||
| 2014 | Nick Kyrgios | No. 52 (Singles) | ATP | Canberra | |||
| No. 23 (Singles) | Brisbane | ||||||
| No. 50 (Singles) | Adelaide | ||||||
| No. 29 (Singles) | Perth | ||||||
| 2015 | Sam Groth | No. 60 (Singles) | ATP | Narrandera | |||
| No. 27 (Singles) | Brisbane | ||||||
| No. 80 (Singles) | Adelaide | ||||||
| No. 8 (Doubles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 4 (Doubles) | Perth | ||||||
| 2016 | Dylan Alcott | No. 1 (Quads) | WTT | Melbourne | |||
| No. 24 (Singles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 84 (Singles) | Brisbane | ||||||
| No. 9 (Doubles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 21 (Singles) | Brisbane | ||||||
| No. 79 (Singles) | Sydney | ||||||
| 2017 | Ashleigh Barty | No. 17 (Singles) | WTA | Brisbane | |||
| No. 25 (Singles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 21 (Singles) | Canberra | ||||||
| No. 2 (Doubles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 63 (Singles) | Sydney | ||||||
| 2018 | Ashleigh Barty (2) / Alex de Minaur | No. 15 (Singles) / No. 31 (Singles) | WTA / ATP | Brisbane / Sydney | |||
| No. 2 (Quads) | WTT | Melbourne | |||||
| No. 34 (Singles) | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2019 | Ashleigh Barty (3) | No. 1 (Singles) | WTA | Brisbane | |||
| No. 1 (Quads) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 18 (Singles) | Sydney | ||||||
| No. 48 (Singles) | Brisbane | ||||||
| No. 51 (Singles) | 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 | |||
| No. 13 (Doubles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| No. 16 (Doubles) | Brisbane | ||||||
| 2022 | Ashleigh Barty (5) | WTA | Brisbane | ||||
| No. 24 (Singles) | Sydney | ||||||
| No. 26 (Doubles) | Perth | ||||||
| No. 10 (Doubles) | Rockhampton | ||||||
| No. 22 (Singles) No. 13 (Doubles) | |||||||
| No. 33 (Doubles) | Perth | ||||||
| No. 33 (Singles) | |||||||
| 2023 | Alex De Minaur | No. 11 (Singles) | ATP | Sydney | |||
| No. 4 (Doubles) | Perth | ||||||
| No. 71 (Singles) No. 23 (Doubles) | Sydney | ||||||
| No. 1 (Doubles) | Rockhampton | ||||||
| No. 45 (Singles) | Perth | ||||||
| 2024 | No. 6 (Singles) | Sydney | |||||
| No. 23 (Singles) | Perth | ||||||
| No. 25 (Singles) No. 3 (Doubles) | Perth | ||||||
| No. 1 (Doubles) | Perth | ||||||
| (Doubles) | Melbourne | ||||||
| (Doubles) | Perth | ||||||
| No. 83 (Singles) | Perth | ||||||
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 | |
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 | |||
| Pymble | ||||
| 2017 | Alex de Minaur (2) | Sydney | ||
| Blake Ellis | Bellbowrie | |||
| 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 | |
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 | ||