January 2026 The IC of GB takes home the Gottfried von Cramm Trophy 2025 The Frankfurt Tennisclub 1914 Palmengarten was the venue at the end of August for the second Gottfried von Cramm Trophy, a team competition in which one women's singles, one men's singles and a mixed doubles are held in each match. While the two singles are played normally, the mixed doubles is a championship tiebreak. In each match between two teams, the winner can reach a maximum of 3 points. For example, if a team wins both singles but loses the championship tiebreak, 2 points go to the winner and 1 point to the loser. In Frankfurt, five teams from six nations participated: Spain, Great Britain, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland in conjunction with Canada. Due to the odd number of teams, the format required all teams to play everyone else. After three rounds, the teams from Spain and Great Britain were in the lead. In the last game of the tournament (against Germany), the British took the points to pass Spain and win the trophy. Below is the final ranking and the individual players: Great Britain (Emily Arbuthnott, Pedro Ocana) Spain (Isabel Fernandez, Carlos Garcia Villanieva) Germany (Natali Gumbrecht, Tim Richter) Luxembourg (Tatiana Silbereisen) Switzerland / Canada (Kasia Poplawski) Previous Article USIC visit marks a milestone for the IC of Hong Kong Tags: Gottfried Von Cramm
December 2016 IC Council 2016 Round-up As 2016 draws to an end, the IC can look back on another successful year full of competitive fixtures and events. Consistently played in the spirit of fairplay and sportsmanship, such celebrations of tennis have brought together many new and existing nations throughout the world. With the IC’s of the World now comprising of an impressive 40 nations, the 2017 calendar is already bursting with many fixtures and events. But for now, we look back at the key highlights of 2016 and the IC Council wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. January: Compass increases support for the IC Junior Challenge and is given the naming rights to the whole event February: The Jean Borotra CQS Sportsmanship Award 2016 – Rod Laver Awarded at the IC of Australia Annual Lunch by Paul McNamee, President of the IC of Australia April: Wallenberg Trophy – Stockholm IC’s: France, Germany, GB, Sweden Winners: IC of France May: 44th Potter Cup – Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain IC’s: Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, USA Winners: IC of USA First Ladies Potter Cup invitational exhibition event between the IC of Spain and IC of Italy June: CQS 6 Nations Cup – Prague, Czech Republic (note title as 6 nations took part) IC’s: Australia, Bahamas, Czech Republic, Hungary, Uruguay, USA Winners: IC of Australia July: IC Council AGM – Roehampton, UK Attended by 54 people, representing 37 countries Key points: website upgrades, 2017 calendar, IC Philanthropy, Business plan, re-elected officers, Council finances, full fixture list for next year August: IC of New Zealand 60th Anniversary Celebrations – Auckland Honorary guests: Peter McQuibban (Chairman of the IC Council Executive Committee), Celia Patrick (President of Tennis New Zealand and ITF Board Member) Awards: Lifetime Membership of the club to Jeff Robson IC Philanthropy new website As part of the IC’s overall website and digital improvements, the IC of Philanthropy webpage was the first to be updated September: Compass IC Junior Challenge Finals – Monte Carlo, Monaco IC’s: Argentina, Monaco/ France, Japan, Spain, South Africa, USA Winners: IC of Spain Sportsmanship awards: Yuki Ando (IC of Japan) and Alexandre Figl (IC of Monaco/ France) October: The IV Tennis Golf Challenge – Cala Mesquida, Majorca IC’s: Denmark, GB, Spain Winners: IC of Spain November: Columbus Trophy – Delhi Gymkhana Club, India IC’s: Argentina, Belgium, France, GB, India (2 teams), Japan Winners: IC of France 6 Nations Trophy – Punte del Este, Uruguay IC’s: USA, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Canada and Uruguay December: IC Council website upgrade The first phase of the IT upgrade sees the IC Council website being redesigned and upgraded, and due to go live in 2017 Previous Article IC of New Zealand - 60th Anniversary Celebrations Next Article Sir Andy Murray