The Rosewall Medal

The Rosewall Medal was introduced into the Slazenger Interdistrict Competition in 1996 to recognise the "best and fairest" player over the course of the competition.

The name of Ken Rosewall is synonymous with fair play and sportsmanship in tennis and we were honoured when Ken agreed to attach his name to the medal in a competition in which he once was a competitor.

Ken Rosewall, one of the greats of tennis, won 18 major titles in a career spanning 25 years. He won his first singles title at the 1953 Australian Championships and followed this up with wins in 1955 and in 1971-72. He won the Australian doubles titles in 1953, 1956, 1969 and 1972; the French singles titles in 1953 and 1968; the Wimbledon doubles titles in 1953 and 1956; the US singles titles in 1956 and 1970 and the US doubles titles in 1956, 1969 and 1973. In addition he represented Australia in the Davis Cup in 1953-56, 1973 and 1975.

The Rosewall Medal is restricted to competitors in Division 1 of all Cups.  Participation is compulsory and nominees may be from either the winning or losing team.

The following criteria has been set down to determine the weekly nominees for the Rosewall Medal:

• "Best" - in three set matches, the nominee must win his/her singles and at least one doubles. In all other matches the nominee must win at least 50% of his/her sets.

• "Fairest" - the following are some of the factors which are to be taken into account when determining the weekly nominee:

• sportsmanship

• team participation

• general demeanour

• behaviour (both on and off the court)

• abuse of equipment/tennis balls

• audible/visual obscenities etc.

The winner of the Rosewall Medal is announced at the Interdistrict Dinner, which is to be held on the Friday night prior  to the finals day. 

The Rosewall Medal is proudly sponsored by Rebound Ace Sport - the World's favourite playing surface.

 

The Rosewall Honour Board

Rosewall Medal Honour Board

Year	Winner	Association	Cup
2009	Ian Malvern	Southern Districts	Life Members Cup
2008	Col Gittoes	Southern Districts	George Rider Cup
2007	Brian McKillop	NSW Chinese	Life Members Cup
2006	Garry Mar	NSW Chinese	Shea-Wilton
2005	Cameron Smith	Hills District	McAndrew
2004	Aaron Clissold	Southern Districts	McAndrew
2003	Brenton Dumbrell	Hornsby Kuring-gai	Esca Stephens
2002	Bruce McCallum	Eastern Sub	Senior Men
2001	Jenny Swift	Illawarra	Wade & Neal
2000	Cedric Newham	Parramatta-Baulkham Hills	Shea-Wilton
1999	Chong Lim	Northern Suburbs	Esca Stephens
1998	Cedric Newham	Parramatta-Baulkham Hills	Shea-Wilton
1997	Joshua Sampson	Canterbury Bankstown	Esca Stephens
	Dean Staunton	Blacktown	Presidents
1996	Amy Irwin	Canterbury Bankstown	Wade & Neal

2009 Annual Interdistrict Dinner & Rosewall Medal Winner

A total of 140 guests attended the Annual Interdistrict Dinner held at the Bankstown Trotting Club.

One of the highlights of the night was the naming of Ian Malvern as the Rosewall Medal winner for 2009 and the presentation of the Medal in the absence of tennis legend Ken Rosewall by Hardcourt President Dennis Bindon. Ian was also congratulated by tennis legend, Rex Hartwig, who was a special guest at the dinner.