2026 Sydney Badge
All current financial members are welcome to enter in this year's Sydney Badge team competition starting 2 May 2026. Organised by Tennis NSW, Badge is recognised as one of Australia’s largest and most successful team competitions. Tennis NSW will determine team gradings. Your team will compete with other tennis clubs within the Metropolitan Sydney area.
SYDNEY BADGE COMPETITIONS
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Saturday Ladies' Badge
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Saturday Men's Badge
ABOUT THE COMPETITIONS
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Start and End : 2 players to play 3 sets of Doubles
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Team Composition: 6-12 players per team
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Format: 4 players, 8 sets of Doubles | Each player plays 2 doubles matches per round
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Day and Time: Saturdays with start time of (11.30am or 12pm) or (2.20pm or 2.50pm)
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Match Duration: Max. of 2 hours and 45 minutes | 2 courts per team
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Time for all home matches: 12pm to 2.45pm
Number of rounds: 14 rounds + 2 Finals weeks -
Key Dates: First round: 2 May | 14th Round: 29 August | SF: 5 Sep | GF: 12 Sep
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No competition dates: June long weekend (6 June), July school holidays (4, 11, 18 July)
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Team Gradings: Tennis NSW will determine grading based on player UTRs
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Cost per team: $400 which includes provision of court and balls by the Club
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Balls: to be provided by home team
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Post-match food and drinks: home team to provide
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Total Prize Pool: $15,000
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Entries close to Tennis NSW: 17 Mar 2026
Note: players are required to have a UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) and CPP (Competitive Player Profile) to play Badge. The Club can organise these for you.
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TO JOIN THE SYDNEY BADGE TEAM
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4 March, Wednesday
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Note: The Club is limited to a total of 4 teams due to court availability. If entries exceed capacity, the Selection Committee will review submissions and get in touch.

