Junior County Cup
Welcome to one of the biggest and best team events of the junior tennis season – this is the LTA Junior County Cup.
Teams from every county in the nation come together for a series of regional and national events to uncover the champions.
There are six age groups of competitions for the Junior County Cup – 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 14U and 18U – giving young players a chance to compete with top talent around Britain.
Don't forget we also have the Adult County Cup tournament for open age group players.
All players must have an Advantage membership to compete.
If you have any questions or queries, please get in touch here.
The 18U County Cup is a one-off three-day team event taking place at venues around the country every year.
Who can play?
The 18U County Cup is for all junior players under the age of 18 (born between 2008-2015).
18U County Cup teams are made up of six to 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 18U County Cup will take place from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 8 February
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 1 March
Helpful resources
The Junior County Cup gives players the opportunity to represent their county in a team competition for junior players from 8U to 18U.
As with the 12U and 11U events, the 14U County Cup competition is played in two stages:
1. A Qualifying event played over two days
2. Finals played over three days.
Who can play?
The 14U County Cup is for all junior players under the age of 14 (born between 2012-2015).
14U County Cup teams are made up of four to six 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
Division 1 Play offs & Division 2 – Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 22 March
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 12 April
Division 1 Finals (Nottingham Tennis Centre - outdoors) – Friday 14 to Sunday 16 May 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 26 April
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 3 May
Helpful resources
- 2026 Draws & Results
- 2026 Competition Pack
- 2025 Combined Ranking Information (as of 9 April 2025)
- 2026 Team Captains Code of Conduct (coming soon)
- 2026 Ranking Order of Merit (coming soon)
- Roll of honour
County Cup events give players the opportunity to represent their county in a team competition for players from 8U to 18U.
As with the 14U, 11U, and 10U events, the 12U County Cup competition is played in two stages –
1. Qualifying event played over two day
2. Finals played over three days. approximately a fortnight later.
Who can play?
The 12U County Cup is for all junior players under the age of 12 (born between 2014-2015).
12U County Cup teams are made up of four to six players.
Players are selected / nominated by their county. If you wish to be considered for selection, please contact them direclty. Details of county offices can be found here.
Dates
Division 1 Play offs & Division 2 – Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2026
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 10 August
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 31 August
Division 1 Finals (Nottingham Tennis Centre - outdoors) – Friday 25 September to Sunday 27 September 2026
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 14 September
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 21 September
Draws and results
Helpful resources
The County Cup events give players the opportunity to represent their county in a team competition for junior players from 8U to 18U.
As with the 14U, 12U and 10U events, the 11U County Cup competition is played in two stages – a Qualifying event played over two days followed approximately a fortnight later by the Finals played over three days.
The 11U County Cup is played in two stages – a qualifying event taking place over two days followed by the finals, which are played over three days.
Who can play?
The 11U County Cup is for all junior players under the age of 11 (born between 2015-2016).
11U County Cup teams are made up of four to six 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
Division 1 Play offs & Division 2 – Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 10 May
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 31 May
Division 1 Finals (Nottingham Tennis Centre - outdoors) – Friday 2 to Sunday 4 July 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 14 June
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 21 June
Draws and results
Helpful resources
- 2026 Competition Pack
- 2026 Combined Ranking Information
- 2026 Draws and Results
- 2026 Ranking Order of Merit
- 2026 Team Captains Code of Conduct
- Roll of Honour
The County Cup events give players the opportunity to represent their county in a team competition for junior players from 8U to 18U.
As with the 14U, 12U and 11U events, the 10U County Cup competition is played in two stages – a Qualifying event played over two days followed approximately a fortnight later by the Finals played over three days.
Who can play?
The 10U County Cup is for all junior players under the age of 10 (born between 2016-2017).
10U County Cup teams are made up of four to six 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
Qualifying – Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 5 April
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 26 April
Finals – Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 June 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 10 May
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 24 May
Draws and results
Helpful resources
- 2026 Draws & Results
- 2026 Competition Pack
- 2026 Team Captains Code of Conduct
- Roll of honour
- 2024 Draws & Results
The County Cup events give players the opportunity to represent their county in a team competition for junior players from 8U to 18U.
The 9U County Cup is played in two stages – a one day qualifying event followed by the Finals, also played over one day.
Who can play?
The 9U County Cup is for all junior players under the age of nine (born between 2017-2018).
9U County Cup teams are made up of four to six players per gender.
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
Qualifying – Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 February (please refer to the Competition Pack for the specific dates for your group). Where both events are being played on the same day - Girls am and Boys pm.
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 25 January
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 15 February
Finals - Saturday 13 March (Girls) and Sunday 14 March (Boys) 2027
South Area Finals – TBC
North Area Finals – TBC
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 1 March
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 8 March
Helpful resources
The County Cup events give players the opportunity to represent their county in a team competition for junior players from 8U to 18U.
The 8U County Cup is a one day event for players and acts as an introduction to County Cup tennis and is aimed at players who have not competed in a County Cup event before.
Who can play?
The 8U County Cup is for all junior players under the age of eight (born 2018 or later).
8U County Cup teams are made up of four to six players per gender per team.
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 below:
Dates
Saturday 24 or Sunday 25 April 2027
- Team Nominations Open – Monday 22 March
- Team Nominations Close – Monday 12 April
Helpful resources
2026 Groups & Host Counties
2026 County Cup Dates - dates are subject to change
2026 Councillor Representation
LTA Safeguarding Guidelines for County Cup and League Matches
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
Previous leaderboards
2024 County Cup Race leaderboard
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)