The County Closed Championship is the leading competition in the county for all age groups and disabilities. It is reserved exclusively for players who qualify to represent Durham & Cleveland only. Qualification criteria require the player to be either born in or be currently resident in County Durham, Tees Valley Combined Authority, South Tyneside, Sunderland or Gateshead local authorities. Players can check their playing county in the membership area on the LTA website.
The Championship is a Grade 3 tournament, and is played at Yarm Tennis Club in the last week of August. Entries are invited from July, and can be made here.
Coronavirus restrictions led to cancellation of the 2020 Championship; our current reigning Champions from 2019 are:
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CATEGORY |
WINNER |
RUNNER UP |
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SINGLES |
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8U Boys |
Will Morgan |
Alfie Herrington |
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8U Girls |
Rejoice Onuh |
Ava Rimmington |
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9U Boys |
Lennon Harper Raze |
Colgan Thompson |
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9U Girls |
Elisha Lax |
Rejoice Onuh |
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10U Boys |
Evan Conway |
Oscar Palmer |
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10U Girls |
Divine Onuh |
Rachael Szeto |
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12U Boys |
George Bowen |
James Paluzzi |
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12U Girls |
Emily Cassap |
Lola-Juliet Omran |
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14U Boys |
Ben Wrann |
Adam Armitage |
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14U Girls |
Isobel Le Clerc |
Isabella Paluzzi |
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16U Boys |
Ben Wrann |
Harry Tweed |
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16U Girls |
Isobel Le Clerc |
Isabella Paluzzi |
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18U Boys |
Matthew Telford |
Joel Gibson |
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18U Girls |
Halle Pringle |
Cara Todd |
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Mens Singles |
Matthew Telford |
Joel Gibson |
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Womens Singles |
Halle Pringle |
Lydia Packer |
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VI B1 |
Anthony Harrison |
Sidney Tambin |
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VI B2-5 mixed |
Steve Trewick |
Themba Noel |
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DOUBLES |
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12U Boys Doubles |
Toby Grant & James Smith |
George Bowen & James Paluzzi |
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12U Girls Doubles |
Emily Cassap & Emma Close |
Megan Leck & Goodness Onuh |
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14U Boys Doubles |
Jake Grant & Ben Wrann |
Adam Armitage & Daniel Smailes |
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14U Girls Doubles |
Vineetha Kandikonda & Isabella Paluzzi |
Lola-Juliet Omran & Lucy Potts |
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16U Boys Doubles |
William Marley & Harry Tweed |
Jake Grant & Joel Taylor-Foley |
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16U Girls Doubles |
Isobel Le Clerc & Farah Yossry |
Emily Cassap & Lydia Packer |
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18U Boys Doubles |
Joel Gibson & Matthew Telford |
Callum Macleod & David McBride |
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18U Girls Doubles |
Halle Pringle & Farah Yossry |
Beth Laybourne & Isobel Le Clerc |
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Womens Doubles |
Beth Laybourne & Halle Pringle |
Isobel Le Clerc & Farah Yossry |