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Welcome

Founded in the 1930s, the Benenden Tennis Tournament takes place annually in July in the grounds of Benenden School in Kent, by kind permission of the Headmistress.

Over the years, three generations of tennis players have enjoyed friendly, competitive tennis on the eleven all-weather courts in this beautiful setting.

The tournament has gone from strength to strength, raising thousands of pounds every year with all proceeds going directly to predominantly local charities. Benenden is a very sociable tournament and families come for the day, enjoying their picnics under the trees.

There is a wonderful atmosphere; home made cakes and hot and cold drinks are served in the tea tent and there are exclusive Benenden Tennis Tournament t-shirts, caps & bottles on sale, a racquet-stringing service and an exciting raffle, with prizes donated by local companies. All proceeds go to charity.

Dates for Junior Tournament:

Tuesday 21 July – Junior Singles
Wednesday 22 July – Junior Boys and Girls Doubles
Thursday 23 July – Junior Mixed Doubles

NEW 2 GENERATION TOURNAMENT:

Friday 24 July

Dates for Adults Tournament:

Saturday 26 July – Adult Men and Ladies Doubles
Sunday 27 July – Adult Mixed

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juniors

Junior Tournament 2026

Registration is at 8.45am. Play starts at 9am. We aim to finish at 5pm each day.

Junior Entry Form 2026

Applications for this year’s Junior Tournament open on April 1st 2026.

JUNIOR ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Events

Tuesday 21st July– Junior Boys and Girls singles (7-17yrs)
Wednesday 22nd July– Junior Girls Doubles and Junior Boys Doubles (7-17yrs)
Thursday 23rd July– Junior Mixed Doubles (7-17yrs)

This is an informal, social and fun event for the children.
All matches for this year’s tournament will be played at Benenden School.

The tournament is run in a round-robin format with medals for all court winners and runners-up. Each court is made up of children who are in the same age group. Courts will have age appropriate balls – orange, green and yellow.

NEW 2 GENERATION EVENT

A fun new addition to the line up where we encourage parents, grandparents, family friends and older siblings to team up with the younger players. Ideally there will be an 8 year gap between siblings.

Volunteers

All courts are supervised by parents who kindly volunteer to help us. The tournament could not happen without the dedicated team of umpires, court supervisors and tea tent helpers who ensure that the juniors’ match days run as smoothly as possible.

If you can help us either on the court or in the tea tent on the day your child is playing, please contact Georgina Wixley at [email protected].

Winners of 2025 Junior Tennis Tournament

Girls Doubles Winners

Mischa W & Bo L

Boys Doubles Winners

Elias S & Thomas M

Mixed Doubles Winners

Joe CS & Eva CS

Girls Singles Winner

Tamsin M

Boys Singles Winner

Thomas M

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adults

Adult Tournament 2025

Play starts at 9.15am each day. Please be prompt.

Adult Entry Form 2025

Applications for this year’s Adult Tournament open on April 1st 2025.

ADULT ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Events

Saturday 26th July – Men’s and Ladies’ Doubles – Divisions 1 & 2
Sunday 27th July – Mixed Doubles – Divisions 1, 2 & 3

The adult tournament is played in two divisions. This allows for all standards of tennis player, giving enjoyment at all levels. Entries are accepted on a first come, first served basis before the closing date. On the tournament days, players will play in a first to arrive, first to play basis in order not to keep anyone waiting.

Although this year we will be adding a Division 3 for the mixed which is all about getting out on court and having fun. Family, friends & rusty rackets all invited!

The tournament is run in round-robin format. The winners and runners-up of all courts then go into a knockout tournament. There are prizes and trophies for all divisions.

The round-robin phase is usually completed by 4.00pm (weather permitting) and the knockout final is usually played at approximately 6.00pm.

Winners of 2024 Adult Tennis Tournament

Mens Division 1

Darren Marshall and Michael Littlemore

Mens Division 2

Nick Jordon and Andy Henson

Ladies Division 1

Gemma Hutchinson and Emily Watts

Ladies Division 2

Marina and Florence Moore-Creaton

Mixed Division 1

Andy Heath and Kayleigh Chapman

Mixed Division 2

Jack Watson and Karen Cunnington

Mixed Division 3: Friends and Family fun!

Robert Weighell and Alison West

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charities

Charities

All proceeds from BENENDEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT GOES TO HELP LOCAL CHARITIES

In 2025 we raised a fantastic £10,000 which was given to a number of local charities with a particular focus on supporting children and young adults in our local area.