Tennis at the Island Games

Summary

Tennis is a sport that has been included in the program of the Island Games, which is a multi-sport event held every two years between teams representing islands that are members of the International Island Games Association. The event includes both men's and women's singles and doubles competitions, and the format is similar to that of other international tennis tournaments. The first Island Games were held in 1985 and included tennis as one of the sports. Since then, the sport has been included in every edition of the games.

  • Member Islands could bring a maximum of 5 men and 5 women players to the Games.
  • Singles - a maximum of 4 Men and 4 Women competitors per Member Island
  • Doubles - a maximum of 2 Men and 2 Women pairs per Member Island
  • Mixed Doubles - a maximum of 4 pairs per Member Island
  • Team - A maximum of 1 Men's Team and 1 Ladies Team each to consist of a maximum of 4 players and a minimum of 2 players.
  • Minimum age - 14 [1]

Events edit

Event IV
1991
V
1993
VI
1995
VII
1997
VIII
1999
IX
2001
X
2003
XI XII
2007
XIII
2009
XIV
2011
XV
2013
XVI
2015
XVII
2017
XVIII
2019
XIX
2023
Men's singles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Men's doubles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Women's singles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Women's doubles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Mixed doubles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x
Team events X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Top Medalists edit

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Men's singles 6   Jersey 16   Jersey
Men's doubles 6   Jersey 12   Jersey
Men's Team 6   Jersey 12   Jersey
Women's singles 7   Gibraltar 13   Åland
Women's doubles 4   Åland
  Isle of Man
13   Isle of Man
Women's Team 6   Gibraltar 10   Gibraltar
Mixed doubles 3   Isle of Man 10   Gibraltar

Men's edit

Men's singles edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
1991 IV   Åland   Gotland   Gotland   Åland   Jersey
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Jersey   Gotland   Gibraltar   Gibraltar
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Jersey   Åland   Åland   Gibraltar
1997 VII   Jersey   Åland   Åland   Jersey   Jersey
1999 VIII   Gotland   Rhodes   Jersey   Cayman Islands   Gotland
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Jersey [2]   Cayman Islands [2]   Isle of Man [2]   Rhodes [2]
2003 X   Guernsey   Gotland   Jersey   Isle of Man   Saaremaa
2007 XII   Rhodes   Cayman Islands   Bermuda   Jersey   Menorca
2009 XIII   Åland   Cayman Islands   Åland   Guernsey   Isle of Man
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Cayman Islands   Bermuda   Menorca   Jersey
2013 XV   Bermuda   Isle of Man
Billy Harris
  Guernsey
Dominic McLuskey
  Guernsey
Patrick Ogier
  Jersey
James Connelly
2015 XVI   Jersey   Isle of Man
Billy Harris
  Jersey
Scott Clayton
  Guernsey
Patrick Ogier
  Jersey
Stuart Parker
2017 XVII   Gotland Stuart Parker
  Jersey
Patrick Ogier
  Guernsey
Miguel Alberti Fuster
  Menorca
Priit Suluste
  Saare County
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar Stuart Parker
  Jersey
Oscar Mesquida-Berg
  Menorca
Gavin Manders
  Bermuda
Miguel Albertí-Fuster
  Menorca
2023 XIX   Guernsey Stuart Parker
  Jersey[3]
Oscar Richard Mesquida Berg
  Menorca
Filip Devallius
  Gotland
Zacharias Forsström
  Åland

Men's doubles edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
1991 IV   Åland   Gotland   Jersey   Åland   Guernsey
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Gibraltar
  Gotland
abandoned - rain
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Jersey   Åland   Gotland
1997 VII   Jersey   Jersey   Åland   Åland   Gotland
1999 VIII   Gotland   Åland   Gotland   Jersey   Rhodes
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Cayman Islands [2]   Åland [2]   Isle of Man [2]   Jersey [2]
2003 X   Guernsey   Jersey   Gotland   Gibraltar   Isle of Man
2007 XII   Rhodes   Bermuda   Guernsey   Åland   Cayman Islands
2009 XIII   Åland   Guernsey   Isle of Man   Åland   Rhodes
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Bermuda   Bermuda   Menorca   Saaremaa
2013 XV   Bermuda   Jersey   Bermuda   Bermuda   Guernsey
2015 XVI   Jersey   Jersey   Guernsey   Gotland   Jersey
2017 XVII   Gotland   Jersey   Bermuda   Saaremaa   Guernsey
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Jersey   Bermuda   Menorca   Åland Islands
2023 XIX   Guernsey   Menorca   Åland Islands   Bermuda   Jersey

Men's Team edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
1991 IV   Åland   Gotland   Jersey   Åland
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Gotland   Jersey   IOW
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Jersey   Gibraltar   Åland
1997 VII   Jersey   Åland   Jersey   Gotland
1999 VIII   Gotland   Gotland   Åland   Jersey
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Rhodes [2]   Jersey [2]   Cayman Islands [2]
2003 X   Guernsey   Jersey   Isle of Man   Gotland
2007 XII   Rhodes   Guernsey   Bermuda   Cayman Islands
2009 XIII   Åland   Guernsey   Cayman Islands   Isle of Man
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Cayman Islands   Menorca   Isle of Man
2013 XV   Bermuda   Guernsey   Jersey   Bermuda   Menorca
2015 XVI   Jersey   Jersey [4]   Isle of Man [4][5]   Åland   Guernsey [4]
2017 XVII   Gotland   Jersey   Gotland   Bermuda   Guernsey
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Jersey   Menorca   Bermuda   Isle of Man
2023 XIX   Guernsey   Jersey   Menorca   Åland Islands   Bermuda

Women's edit

Women's singles edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
1991 IV   Åland Islands   Åland Islands   Åland Islands   Gotland   Guernsey
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Gibraltar   Jersey   Åland Islands   Guernsey
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Åland Islands   Guernsey   Jersey
1997 VII   Jersey   Gibraltar   Åland Islands   Åland Islands   Isle of Wight
1999 VIII   Gotland   Åland Islands   Rhodes   Åland Islands   Gibraltar
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Åland Islands [2]   Åland Islands [2]   Gibraltar [2]   Rhodes [2]
2003 X   Guernsey   Gibraltar   Åland Islands   Isle of Man   Rhodes
2007 XII   Rhodes   Gibraltar   Åland Islands   Menorca   Rhodes
2009 XIII   Åland Islands   Gotland   Menorca   Åland Islands   Menorca
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Gibraltar   Menorca   Bermuda   Menorca
2013 XV   Bermuda   Bermuda
Tyler Smith [6]
  Isle of Man
Laura Feely
  Menorca
Laura Moreno
  Menorca
Sandra Moll
2015 XVI   Jersey   Guernsey
Ella Taylor[7]
  Isle of Wight
Reegan Greenwood
  Gotland
Tzvetelina Havrén
  Jersey
Natasha Forrest
2017 XVII   Gotland Gemma Negre-Sánchez
  Menorca
Laura Feely
  Isle of Man
Tsvetelina Havrén
  Gotland
Joanna Dyer
  Guernsey
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar Amanda Carreras
  Gibraltar
Tsvetelina Havrén
  Gotland
Clara Catchot-Sintes
  Menorca
Laura Feely
  Isle of Man
2023 XIX   Guernsey Lauren Watson-Steele
  Guernsey
Natasha Forrest
  Jersey
Anna Kirk
  Isle of Man
Shelby Madeiros
  Bermuda

Women's doubles edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
1991 IV   Åland Islands   Åland Islands   Guernsey   Jersey   Isle of Man
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Gibraltar   Guernsey   Jersey   Guernsey
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Jersey   Guernsey   Isle of Man
1997 VII   Jersey   Åland Islands   Jersey   Gibraltar   Guernsey
1999 VIII   Gotland   Åland Islands   Gibraltar   Isle of Man   Rhodes
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Åland Islands [2]   Gibraltar [2]   Jersey [2]   Isle of Man [2]
2003 X   Guernsey   Guernsey   Åland Islands   Gibraltar   Jersey
2007 XII   Rhodes   Menorca   Åland Islands   Jersey   Isle of Man
2009 XIII   Åland Islands   Menorca   Gibraltar   Isle of Man   Isle of Man
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Menorca   Åland Islands
2013 XV   Bermuda   Bermuda [6]   Isle of Man   Åland Islands   Bermuda
2015 XVI   Jersey   Isle of Man   Jersey   Åland Islands   Jersey
2017 XVII   Gotland   Isle of Man   Jersey   Åland Islands   Menorca
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Isle of Man   Åland Islands   Jersey
2023 XIX   Guernsey   Guernsey   Isle of Man   Jersey   Jersey

Women's Team edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
1991 IV   Åland Islands   Åland Islands   Isle of Man   Guernsey
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Gibraltar   Jersey   Guernsey
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Jersey   Guernsey
1997 VII   Jersey   Jersey   Guernsey   Åland Islands
1999 VIII   Gotland   Åland Islands   Gibraltar   Isle of Man
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Åland Islands [2]   Gibraltar [2]   Isle of Man [2]
2003 X   Guernsey   Gibraltar   Åland Islands   Guernsey
2007 XII   Rhodes   Gibraltar   Menorca   Åland Islands
2009 XIII   Åland Islands   Menorca   Gibraltar   Åland Islands
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Gibraltar   Menorca   Isle of Man
2013 XV   Bermuda   Bermuda [6]   Menorca   Isle of Man   Gibraltar
2015 XVI   Jersey   Guernsey [4]   Jersey [4]   Isle of Man [5]   Isle of Wight
2017 XVII   Gotland   Isle of Man   Menorca   Jersey   Guernsey
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Isle of Man   Guernsey   Jersey
2023 XIX   Guernsey   Jersey   Gotland   Isle of Man   Guernsey

Mixed doubles edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
1991 IV   Åland Islands   Gotland   Åland Islands   Guernsey   Jersey
1993 V   Isle of Wight abandoned - rain
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Jersey   Gibraltar   Jersey
1997 VII   Jersey   Åland Islands   Gibraltar   Jersey   Guernsey
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Rhodes [2]   Guernsey [2]   Cayman Islands [2]   Rhodes [2]
2003 X   Guernsey   Isle of Man   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Isle of Man
2007 XII   Rhodes   Rhodes   Gibraltar   Isle of Man   Menorca
2009 XIII   Åland Islands   Menorca   Jersey   Åland Islands   Gotland
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Åland Islands   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   Guernsey
2013 XV   Bermuda   Isle of Man   Isle of Man   Åland Islands   Gibraltar
2015 XVI   Jersey   Guernsey   Isle of Man   Gotland   Åland Islands
2017 XVII   Gotland   Guernsey   Gotland   Isle of Man   Åland Islands
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Jersey   Isle of Man   Gotland   Åland Islands
2023 XIX   Guernsey   Isle of Man   Guernsey   Isle of Man   Cayman Islands

References edit

  1. ^ "IIGA bylaws" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "X NatWest Island Games Isle of Man 2001 Tennis Results" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2023 Island Games: Jersey's Stuart Parker defends his tennis title". 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 Sep 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Medal Monday at Island Games". IOM today. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.
  6. ^ a b c "Smith 'shaking' with excitement after double gold". Bermudasun. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
  7. ^ "Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals=BBC". Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.