INSPIRING THE

NEXT GENERATION

OUR MISSION

Tennis First is a UK charity committed to inspiring more young people across the UK to pick up a racket through the power of real role models and their stories.

For over 25 years, we’ve supported some of Britain’s brightest young talents, including Emma Raducanu, Jack Draper and Katie Boulter, on their journey to the top of the game.

We focus our support on those we believe have the potential to go all the way, helping the most promising juniors pursue a pathway to break into the world’s top 250 ATP or WTA rankings.

By sharing their stories, we aim to show young people across the UK that tennis is for everyone, and that anything is possible.

OUR GOALS

Identify players with the attributes to succeed at a world-class level and provide financial support to help them reach our target measure of a professional world ranking of 250 or better, through our Grants Programme.

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Support selected tennis clubs & centres to deliver world-class 10U performance programmes through our Get Ready! initiative.

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OUR SUPPORTERS

36 current Tennis First grantees in 2025

SUCCESS STATS

Over 300 British Tennis Players supported

More than £1m invested in British Tennis