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:

1. Great Britain (Emily Arbuthnott, Pedro Ocana)
2. Spain (Isabel Fernandez, Carlos Garcia Villanieva)
3. Germany (Natali Gumbrecht, Tim Richter)
4. Luxembourg (Tatiana Silbereisen)
5. Switzerland / Canada (Kasia Poplawski)

The Tennis Ball - Saturday 10 November 2018

To help raise money for two of Britain's leading tennis charities; Give It Your Max (GIYM) and the International Lawn Tennis Clubs' Philanthropic Development Programme, we are pleased to announce the next edition of The Tennis Ball on Saturday 10 November 2018 at The London Hilton, Park Lane.

The Tennis Ball is held every two to three years to help disadvantaged and disabled young people to enjoy better lives through tennis. The last ball was held in 2015 and was a huge success, with 450 guests and a variety of entertainment alongside an auction and raffle.

For further details and to purchase tickets, please visit The Tennis Ball website - http://www.thetennisball.co.uk