Lexus Junior National Championships 2026: 16U preview, draws, scores, results & live stream
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The highlight of the junior tennis calendar – the Lexus Junior National Championships are back for 2026 with the top players in Great Britain going head-to-head for the biggest prize.
Britain’s brightest 16U talents head to the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton all in the hope of being crowned national champion.
However, there’s more than just trophies up for grabs this week, with both the girls’ and boys’ champion receiving wild cards into the main draw at The Junior Championships, Wimbledon, and runners-up gaining entry into qualifying.
The tournament is played as a straight knock-out draw across the girls’ and boys’ singles and doubles.
Watch live
Live coverage of the 16U Lexus Junior National Championships main draw will be available here throughout the tournament.
Previous winners of the 16U event include Jack Draper, Dan Evans, Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Paul Jubb and recently, Junior Wimbledon champion Henry Searle.
Last year, Megan Knight and Avan Selvaraasan lifted the prestigious titles in Roehampton.
Find out more about the Lexus Junior National Championships
Key dates
- Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 March: Qualifying draws
- Monday 30 March – Friday 3 April: Main draws
Lexus Junior National Championships draws
All the draws for the 16U Lexus Junior National Championships will be available below:
Player lists
Check out all the players competing in the 16U Lexus Junior National Championships:
Preview
This year will see a stellar cast of young British tennis talent competing at the National Tennis Centre, with 18 of the top 20 girls and all 20 of the boys set to challenge for the title.
The girls' singles entry list is led by last year's finalist and former 14U national finalist Daniella Britton. The junior world No.99 will be aiming to lift her first national singles title.
She'll be joined in a competitive draw alongside fellow toip seeds Annabel Wong, Liv Zingg and Sofia Tatu, among many other strong players.
Last year's 16U boys' doubles champion Eric Lorimer will return to Roehampton at the top seed in this year's draws.
Lorimer is supported by the Loughborough University National Tennis Academy alongside Niall Pickerd-Barua and Scott Watson, who also feature in this year's draws.
In 2024, Lorimer, Pickerd Barua and Watson were all ranked inside the top three of the Tennis Europe 14U rankings.
Jan Janda, Veer Tumber and Ryan Szeto will come in as top four seeds for this year's tournament.
