Tennis at the Island Games explained

Tennis is a sport that has been included in the program of the Island Games, which is a multi-sport event held every two years between teams representing islands that are members of the International Island Games Association. The event includes both men's and women's singles and doubles competitions, and the format is similar to that of other international tennis tournaments. The first Island Games were held in 1985 and included tennis as one of the sports. Since then, the sport has been included in every edition of the games.

• Member Islands could bring a maximum of 5 men and 5 women players to the Games.
• Singles - a maximum of 4 Men and 4 Women competitors per Member Island
• Doubles - a maximum of 2 Men and 2 Women pairs per Member Island
• Mixed Doubles - a maximum of 4 pairs per Member Island
• Team - A maximum of 1 Men's Team and 1 Ladies Team each to consist of a maximum of 4 players and a minimum of 2 players.
• Minimum age - 14 ^[1]

Events

Event																XIX 2023
Men's singles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's doubles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's singles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's doubles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mixed doubles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	x
Team events	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's singles	6		16
Men's doubles	6		12
Men's Team	6		12
Women's singles	7	Gibraltar	13
Women's doubles	4		13
Women's Team	6	Gibraltar	10	Gibraltar
Mixed doubles	3		10	Gibraltar

Men's

Men's singles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar				Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII				Cayman Islands
2001	IX
2003	X
2007	XII		Cayman Islands	Bermuda		Menorca
2009	XIII		Cayman Islands
2011	XIV		Cayman Islands	Bermuda	Menorca
2013	XV	Bermuda	Billy Harris	Dominic McLuskey	Patrick Ogier	James Connelly
2015	XVI		Billy Harris	Scott Clayton	Patrick Ogier	Stuart Parker
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX		^[2]

Men's doubles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1991	IV
1993	V		Gibraltar	abandoned - rain
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X				Gibraltar
2007	XII		Bermuda			Cayman Islands
2009	XIII
2011	XIV		Bermuda	Bermuda	Menorca
2013	XV	Bermuda		Bermuda	Bermuda
2015	XVI
2017	XVII			Bermuda
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Men's Team

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1991	IV				Åland
1993	V				IOW
1995	VI	Gibraltar		Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X
2007	XII			Bermuda	Cayman Islands
2009	XIII			Cayman Islands
2011	XIV		Cayman Islands	Menorca
2013	XV	Bermuda			Bermuda
2015	XVI
2017	XVII				Bermuda
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Women's

Women's singles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1991	IV
1993	V		Gibraltar
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII					Gibraltar
2001	IX		^[3]
2003	X		Gibraltar
2007	XII		Gibraltar		Menorca
2009	XIII			Menorca		Menorca
2011	XIV		Gibraltar	Menorca	Bermuda	Menorca
2013	XV	Bermuda	Bermuda Tyler Smith ^[4]	Laura Feely	Menorca Laura Moreno	Menorca Sandra Moll
2015	XVI		Ella Taylor^[5]	Reegan Greenwood	Tzvetelina Havrén	Natasha Forrest
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Women's doubles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII			Gibraltar
2001	IX
2003	X				Gibraltar
2007	XII		Menorca
2009	XIII		Menorca	Gibraltar
2011	XIV		Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Menorca
2013	XV	Bermuda
2015	XVI
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Women's Team

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII			Gibraltar
2001	IX
2003	X		Gibraltar
2007	XII		Gibraltar	Menorca
2009	XIII		Menorca	Gibraltar
2011	XIV		Gibraltar	Menorca
2013	XV	Bermuda		Menorca		Gibraltar
2015	XVI		^[6]		^[7]
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Mixed doubles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1991	IV
1993	V			abandoned - rain
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Gibraltar		Gibraltar
1997	VII
2001	IX
2003	X			Gibraltar	Gibraltar
2007	XII			Gibraltar		Menorca
2009	XIII		Menorca
2011	XIV			Gibraltar	Gibraltar
2013	XV	Bermuda				Gibraltar
2015	XVI
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Notes and References

1. Web site: IIGA bylaws.
2. News: 2023 Island Games: Jersey's Stuart Parker defends his tennis title . BBC Sport . 14 July 2023.
3. Web site: X NatWest Island Games Isle of Man 2001 Tennis Results.
4. Web site: Smith 'shaking' with excitement after double gold. Bermudasun. 23 Jul 2015.
5. News: Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals=BBC. BBC Sport . 29 June 2015 . 23 Jul 2015.
6. News: Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals . BBC Sport . 29 June 2015 . 4 Sep 2015.
7. Web site: Medal Monday at Island Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702092909/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/isle-of-man-sport/medal-monday-at-island-games-1-7333393 . dead . 2015-07-02 . IOM today .