RSI Awards: Nominate for Our 25th Annual ‘Champions of Tennis’ Awards
September 8, 2025
Racquet Sports Industry magazine’s January 2026 issue will mark the 25th year for our “Champions of Tennis” Awards!
For the last quarter of a century, our annual awards have honored people, organizations and companies for all they do to help grow this sport and industry. And once again, we’re looking for your suggestions and nominations for our awards.
There is no formal nomination form—to nominate for one of RSI’s awards, simply email peter@acepublishinggroup.com. Make sure you put “Champions” in the subject line.
In your email, please include brief information in support of your nomination. (If you’d like, you can include any attachments or links, but it’s not essential for your nomination.) We also would like contact information for both your nominee (if you have it) and for you. (All nominations are confidential, however, we may want to contact you for more information.)
Please send in nominations by Sept. 26.
The list of categories is below (although we won’t award in every category shown). If you aren’t sure of the category, that’s fine; we’ll figure out where your nomination might belong.
Feel free to share this link with others in this industry, your company or your organization. If you have any questions, email peter@acepublishinggroup.com.
For more information, and to see our “Champions of Tennis Honor Roll,” listing all our champions over the past 24 years in each category, visit https://tennisindustrymag.com/issue/july-2025/awards-champions-of-tennis-honor-roll/
Thanks for your help, as we look to continue honoring the many heroes in this industry!
RSI Champions of Tennis Categories:
Person of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tennis Industry Merit Award
Tennis Industry Service Award
Pro/Specialty Retailer of the Year
Private/Commercial Facility of the Year
Municipal Facility of the Year
Builder/Contractor of the Year
Commercial Executive of the Year
Sales Rep of the Year
Grassroots Champion of the Year
Junior Tennis Champion of the Year
Wheelchair Tennis Champion of the Year
Community Tennis Association of the Year
Stringer/Racquet Technician of the Year
Public Park of the Year
Mass Merchant/Chain of the Year
High School Coach of the Year
Online Retailer of the Year
Tennis Advocate of the Year
Park & Recreation Agency of the Year
Youth Tennis Provider of the Year
Adaptive Tennis Champion of the Year
Youth Tennis Facility Developer of the Year
NJTL of the Year
Adult Tennis Provider of the Year
Innovative Tennis Event/Initiative of the Year
School Facility of the Year
College Tennis Facility of the Year
Public Tennis Facility of the Year
USTA Section of Year
PTR Member of the Year
RSPA Member of the Year
Innovative Media Coverage of the Year