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
editEvent | 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
editGold 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
editMen's singles
editMen's doubles
editYear | 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
editYear | 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
editWomen's singles
editWomen's doubles
editWomen's Team
editYear | 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
editYear | 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- ^ "IIGA bylaws" (PDF).
- ^ 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).
- ^ "2023 Island Games: Jersey's Stuart Parker defends his tennis title". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals". BBC Sport. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 4 Sep 2015.
- ^ a b "Medal Monday at Island Games". IOM today. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.
- ^ a b c "Smith 'shaking' with excitement after double gold". Bermudasun. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
- ^ "Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals=BBC". BBC Sport. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.