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

EventIV
1991
V
1993
VI
1995
VII
1997
VIII
1999
IX
2001
X
2003
XIXII
2007
XIII
2009
XIV
2011
XV
2013
XVI
2015
XVII
2017
XVIII
2019
XIX
2023
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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 Menorca
2009 XIII  Åland  Cayman Islands  Åland  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Cayman Islands  Bermuda Menorca 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 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 Jersey Åland Åland
1993 V  Isle of Wight  Gotland Jersey Jersey Isle of Wight IOW
1995 VI  Gibraltar Jersey 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 Menorca  Isle of Man
2013 XV  Bermuda  Guernsey  Jersey  Bermuda Menorca 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 Menorca  Rhodes
2009 XIII  Åland Islands  Gotland Menorca Menorca  Åland Islands Menorca Menorca
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Gibraltar Menorca Menorca  Bermuda Menorca Menorca
2013 XV  Bermuda  Bermuda
Tyler Smith [6]
 Isle of Man
Laura Feely
Menorca Menorca
Laura Moreno
Menorca 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 Menorca  Åland Islands  Jersey  Isle of Man
2009 XIII  Åland Islands Menorca Menorca  Gibraltar  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Gibraltar  Gibraltar Menorca 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 Menorca  Åland Islands
2009 XIII  Åland Islands Menorca Menorca  Gibraltar  Åland Islands
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Gibraltar Menorca Menorca  Isle of Man
2013 XV  Bermuda  Bermuda [6] Menorca 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 Menorca
2009 XIII  Åland Islands Menorca 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

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "X NatWest Island Games Isle of Man 2001 Tennis Results" (PDF).
  3. "2023 Island Games: Jersey's Stuart Parker defends his tennis title". 14 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Island Games 2015: Guernsey and Jersey win tennis gold medals". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 Sep 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Medal Monday at Island Games". IOM today. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.
  6. 1 2 3 "Smith 'shaking' with excitement after double gold". Bermudasun. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
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