County Cup
From the Isle of Man to The Channel Islands and from the North of Scotland to Cornwall – County Cup tennis is one of the highlights of the year for every player.
We have a number of different County Cup competitions each year, including the Open summer and winter events, the Over 35s and our Seniors tournaments.
All players must have an Advantage membership to compete. You can join Advantage below:
If you have any questions or queries, please get in touch:
LTA's Summer County Cup event – commonly known as ‘County Week’ – is possibly the oldest tennis event on the domestic calendar, dating back as far as 1895.
44 counties across the nation are divided into groups based on their results of the previous year’s event with Group 1 being the ‘premier league’. Teams compete against each other over a week to see which team comes out as champions.
Who can play?
The Summer County Cup is an Open event so all players must be over the age of 14 (born on or before 31 December 2011) – don’t forget we also have the Junior County Cup tournament for younger players.
Counties may nominate a minimum of six and a maximum of 10 players.
Players are selected / nominated by their county. If you wish to be considered for selection, please contact them directly. Details of county offices can be found here.
Dates
The Summer County Cup will take place from Monday 21 to Friday 25 July 2025.
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 16 June
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 30 June
Draws and results
Helpful resources
2025 Groups & Venues (as of 11 December 2024)
2024 Summer County Cup Programme
2023 Summer County Cup Programme
Summer County Cup Roll of Honour (as of 19 August 2024)
15-15 Club Roll of Honour (as of 19 August 2024)
The Winter County Cup is a one-off three-day weekend event, taking place at venues around the nation every year.
The 44 counties are placed in 22 groups of four counties per gender. These groups are placed in order of the previous year’s results with Group 1 being the ‘premier league’.
Final positions are based on how each county performs within that particular group – with top teams getting promoted to the next group and bottom teams relegated to the group below.
Who can play?
The Winter County Cup is an Open event so all players must be over the age of 14 (born on or before 31 December 2011) – don’t forget we also have the Junior County Cup tournament for younger players.
Counties may nominate a minimum of six and a maximum of 10 players.
Players are selected / nominated by their county. If you wish to be considered for selection, please contact them direct. Details of county offices can be found here.
Dates
Friday 21 to Sunday 23 November 2025
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 20 October
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 10 November
Draws and results
Helpful resources
2025 Groups (as of 6 December 2024)
2024 Final Positions (as of 6 December 2024)
The Over 35s County Cup gives men’s and ladies players around Britain the opportunity to represent their county in a one-off summer event.
The 44 counties are placed in 22 groups of four counties per gender. These groups are placed in order of the previous year’s results with Group 1 being the ‘premier league’.
Final positions are based on how each county performs within that particular group – with top teams getting promoted to the next group and bottom teams relegated to the group below.
Who can play?
Any player over the age of 35 can compete in the Over 35s County Cup.
Counties may nominate a minimum of four and a maximum of six players.
Players are selected / nominated by their county. If you wish to be considered for selection, please contact them direct. Details of county offices can be found here.
Dates
The Women’s Over 35s County Cup will take place from Saturday 2 to Monday 4 August 2025.
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 7 July
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 21 July
The Men’s Over 35s County Cup will take place from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 August 2025.
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 7 July
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 21 July
Draws and results
Helpful resources
2024 Final Positions (as of 19 August 2024)
2025 Groups (as of 19 August 2024)
The Seniors County Cup is played over two stages – a qualifying event, followed by a Finals.
For 2024, county teams have been placed, wherever possible, in groups based on their performance at the 2023 event, with group sizes differing between age groups.
Teams who finish top of Group 1 of each age group will qualify for the Finals and compete against each other to determine which county will be crowned champion!
Who can play?
There are seven events for both men and women:
- Women – Over 40s, Over 50s, Over 55s, Over 60s, Over 65s, Over 70s and Over 75s
- Men – Over 45s, Over 50s, Over 55s, Over 60s, Over 65s, Over 70s, Over 75s and Over 80s
Teams are made up of a minimum of four and a maximum of five players.
Players are selected / nominated by their county. If you wish to be considered for selection, please contact them directly. Details of county offices can be found here.
Dates
The qualifying rounds of the Seniors County Cup will take place from Monday 1 April to Monday 7 October 2024.
- Team Entries Open – Monday 11 December 2023
- Team Entries Close – Monday 15 January 2024
The Finals of the Seniors County Cup will take place at the David Lloyd Club, Southampton from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 October 2024.
- Team Nomination Entries Open – Monday 7 October 2024
- Team Nomination Entries Close – Monday 14 October 2024
Draws and results
Helpful resources
2024 Competition Pack (as of 6 March 2024)
2024 Groups (as of 6 March 2024)
Roll of Honour (as of 16 November 2023)
2023 Revised Structure for 14U, 12U, 11U (as of 1 January 2023)
County Cup Clothing (as of 1 January 2023)
The County Cup Race recognises a County’s performance in all County Cup events. Points will be allocated after each event, starting with the 18U event in March and will conclude with the Winter County Cup in November. The County with the most points across all events will be recognised as the overall County Cup Race Champion for that year. In addition, recognition will also be made to the county making the biggest year on year improvement on their previous year's final position.
- Points are awarded per County Cup Event (male and female events).
- For the Summer, Winter, Over 35s and 18U County Cup Events counties will receive ‘initial’ base points according to the group they are in and then additional (‘group’) points according to their final group position.
- The points for the 14U, 12U, 11U and 10U County Cup Events are cumulative based on their success at the group stage and the finals stage (if applicable).
- 9U teams are allocated group points only.
Current leaderboard
2024 Leaderboard (as of 5 December 2024)
Previous leaderboards
2023 County Cup Race leaderboard
2022 County Cup Race leaderboard
2021 County Cup Race leaderboard
2020 County Cup Race leaderboard
2019 County Cup Race leaderboard
2018 County Cup Race leaderboard
2017 County Cup Race leaderboard
2016 County Cup Race leaderboard
2015 County Cup Race leaderboard
Roll of honour
County Cup Race roll of honour (as of 5 December 2024)
Yearly positions
County Cup Race yearly positions (as of 5 December 2024)