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Tennis Club Champion Award
A tennis club champion award marks the biggest title most members will ever play for. At many clubs the champion's name goes on a perpetual cup that lives in the clubhouse, which means the winner hands it back a year later. A printed glass award gives them something to keep for good, with the club badge in full colour and the title, club, name and year below it.
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Upload your club crest, type up to four lines and see it on the glass.
Simple pricing
End of season award prices: £8.99 small · £13.99 large
Mix sizes and designs freely. One delivery charge per order.
Minimum 5 awards. Delivery £10.00 per order.
Tennis end of season awards: what being club champion means
In most UK clubs the title belongs to the winners of the open singles, with men's and ladies' champions crowned on finals day. Some clubs also call their doubles winners club champions, and a few run an overall champion of champions event for the singles winners.
The perpetual trophy often carries decades of names, and plenty of members can point to the year their parent or coach won it. That history is exactly why a keeper award matters. The cup stays with the club; the glass award goes home with the player.
How the champion is decided
The championships are normally a knockout draw open to all playing members, with the strongest players seeded so they cannot meet in early rounds. Early matches are played by arrangement over the summer, and the final is usually best of three sets in front of the club on finals day.
Some clubs distinguish between a closed championship, for members only, and an open event that invites players from other clubs. If yours runs both, make that clear on the award so the title cannot be confused in years to come.
Wording that reads well on a champion's award
CLUB CHAMPION works on its own, but adding the event is clearer: MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION or LADIES' SINGLES CHAMPION. Line 2 takes the club name, which for a lawn tennis club can be long, so check the live view to see how it sits. Line 3 is the winner and line 4 the year.
If your club numbers its championships, you could use the last line for that instead. For a closed event, CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS on line 4 tells the story without needing a date.
Placing the champion's award alongside the rest
The champions usually get the Large award, the taller portrait block at £13.99, so the headline titles stand out on the presentation table. Runners-up, doubles pairs and plate winners then take the Small block at £8.99. Because sizes mix freely, one order can cover the whole finals day.
Use the same crest, new name option to keep every award matching. Design the men's champion first, then change line 1 and line 3 for each of the others without uploading your badge again.
Veterans and doubles champions
Many clubs also crown veterans' singles champions, often over-35s or over-45s, and doubles champions in each event. These titles carry real weight for members who have played at the club for years, so give them the same treatment as the open singles: their own award with the event named clearly on line 1, such as VETERANS' SINGLES CHAMPION.
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Questions
Should the champion get a keeper award as well as the perpetual cup?
That is the most common reason clubs order. The perpetual cup records the name for the club's history, and the printed glass award is the winner's own record of the title to take home and keep.
Is a runner-up award a good idea for a club final?
Yes. A final often comes down to a close third set, and the runner-up has usually won four or five rounds to get there. A Small award with RUNNER-UP on line 1 recognises that without taking anything from the champion.
Our club badge has very fine lettering. Will it print clearly?
Upload the largest, sharpest file you have, ideally a transparent PNG. The badge prints in full colour, and the live view lets you check how the detail looks on the glass before you order.
We only have two champions. Can we still order?
The minimum order is 5 awards, so most clubs combine the champions with runners-up, doubles winners or plate winners. Small awards are £8.99 each and Large are £13.99, with flat £10.00 delivery.
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Finish one design, then reuse the same crest with a new name. Or paste a list of names and add every award in one go. Whatever the number of awards, there is one delivery charge per order.
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