Competition

Berkshire Tennis League Resources

On behalf of the LTA, Berkshire Tennis organise leagues throughout the year which are open to all affiliated venues.   These leagues provide clubs with the opportunity of fun, enjoyable and competitive tennis for their members at the appropriate playing standard. Leagues range from being county wide to more localised and comprise of formats that enable both singles and doubles play.  

Within this area you will be able to submit your league result, download the latest rules or find the league organisers details.

WINTER 2024/25

The LTA Competitions Team, in partnership with leading competition software company, Visual Reality, have developed and launched a new  Online League Planner system. 

How To Videos

Club Administrator 

Team Captains

Players

Click link below for more details.

NEW LTA COMPETITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ONLINE LEAGUE PLANNER - ADDING A COUNTY & DISTRICT LEAGUE CONTACT/TEAM CAPTAINS/MATCH RESULTS

LTA Youth & National League:

Adult Doubles League:

SUMMER 2024

RULES:

Score Card- Download a copy of the league scorecard 

League Organisers - contact details: 

Berkshire League & National Youth League Captain's Guide (SEPTEMBER 2023)

We have put together the Berkshire  Captain's Guide which will act as a tool to help team captains successfully organise your teams before and during the season. The guide was created following an increased number of queries relating to the organising of matches.

LTA Extreme Heath Policy

The LTA take the safety and well being of players, spectators and officials extremely seriously.  The LTA has introduced an Extreme Heat Policy in addition to the Adverse Weather Policy to provide guidance to players and tournament officials during a heat wave. This new policy is inline with those of the ITF, WTA and other leading federations.

For some tips from the Melanoma Fund’s campaign Sunguarding Sport , click here.

Enhancements to the ITF World Tennis Number algorithm calculation as of 26th July 2023

There have been changes to the way  ITF World Tennis Number (WTN) is calculated, so you might see it move in either direction.   Read more HERE

Rules - Download a copy of the Dunlop Summer/League Rules

Score Card- Download a copy of the league scorecard 

National League  (4 singles & 2 doubles) and (2 singles & 1 doubles)

Fair Play

 

Fair Play is an essential value in our sport – whether you’re a player, coach or parent.  We want to make sure that tennis is played in a fair, open and inclusive nature at all levels, so everyone feels welcome on court.

Fair Play involves:

  • Good sportsmanship, honesty and respect whether you win or lose
  • Learning to challenge yourself and improve social skills
  • Taking responsibility for your actions, calling scores and lines clearly and fairly even if it costs you the point
  • Learning and following the rules and being a role model to younger people 
  • Enjoyment of the sport

Find out more HERE

ITF World Tennis Number and Playing Orders - Clarification

  • A player's LTA Rating is now completely irrelevant. As per the rules the team playing order is simply done on a player's current singles ITF World Tennis Number (for 11U-Open)
  • If a player does not have a singles ITF World Tennis Number, they will need to play below any players that do have a singles ITF World Tennis Number. Once they have competed in singles match they will then be allocated a World Tennis Number. Any players that believe they should have a singles ITF World Tennis Number, but don’t, will need to log this with the LTA  Customer Support Team (response time is currently 3 working days).   However, if on match day a player does not have a singles WTN, they would need to play below any other players that do (irrelevant of what their LTA Rating is/was)
  • Team Captains can find players ITF World Tennis Numbers here - Players | LTA - Tennis for Britain

Read more on ITF World Tennis Number and how it works HERE

Understanding your LTA ranking 

Your LTA ranking measures where you stand in your county, region and nationwide – we’ve put together a quick guide to help you understand how yours is calculated.    Everything you need to know about the LTA Ranking system.

Useful Links:

LTA SAFEGUARDING GUIDELINES FOR LEAGUE MATCHES

Irrespective of representing their school, club, county, region or country, when playing tennis away from home, planning is required to ensure risks are properly assessed and mitigated ensuring that all children are safe when participating in tennis.

This guidance is aimed at teams with children (anyone under 18) travelling for away matches and it provides a ‘one stop’ shop for organisers and supervisors accompanying the team to meet safeguarding standards. It is intended to supplement the more detailed LTA Safeguarding at Trips, Events and Competitions Policy.

At a league or county match, the hosting club is responsible for the safeguarding plan and risk assessment of the event they are running. The visiting club/county/school will be responsible for the safeguarding plan and risk assessment around their involvement in said event.

Check previous winners by click the link below and scroll down the page.  Certificate for winners  will be emailed to venue main contact at the end of the season.