Tennis at the Island Games

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

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

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

Men's singles

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

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

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

Women's singles

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

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

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

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

  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". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals". BBC Sport. 29 June 2015. 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". BBC Sport. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
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