Tennis Scotland announces changes to prestigious national junior competition

Evolving from the junior ‘closed’ championships which previously ran as part of the three-week summer ‘Edinburgh swing’, the new-look singles competition will take place on 15 & 16 December

Under this new format, we aim to gather the best Scottish junior players at one ‘masters-style’ event and crown a Scottish National Champion at each age group.

To be immediately followed by the TS Open Tour Finals, the junior event will kick off a compelling four days of Scottish tennis, showcasing the nation’s best and most promising talent across two top-class indoor venues in Oriam at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow.

The changes come during an exciting time for player development in Scotland, following the launch of our new Scottish National Player Pathway, which has been designed to create more training and competitive opportunities for the most talented and ambitious young players.

Here’s everything you need to know about the event, but if you have any questions please contact competitions@tennisscotland.org

Dates

Saturday 14 December & Sunday 15 December

Entries Open

Tuesday 29 October –  Scottish Junior National Championships 2024 (Closed) | LTA – Tennis for Britain

Entries Close

Tuesday 3 December

Venues

9U, 10U & 11U – Oriam

12U, 14U, 16U & 18U – Scotstoun

Draw sizes

12 players in 9U

8 players in all other age groups

Draws will be published by 5pm on Wednesday 11 December.

Acceptance

Based on recent form (9U & 10U) and rankings (11U-18U)

2 wildcards are available for 9U and 1 for each other age group at the discretion of the Tennis Scotland Performance team.

Eligibility

Players must have a Scottish Play County to compete, in line with County championships rules.

Prizes

To be confirmed

Important information

Players may enter multiple age groups, but can only compete in one event. After the closing deadline, accepted players must withdraw from undesired events before the deadline of 10am on Monday 9 December. Players who fail to do so will automatically remain only in the youngest age group to which they have been accepted.