Daniella Britton & Isaac Sallu take home titles at the 2026 16U Lexus Junior National Championships

This event is a highlight of the junior tennis calendar in Britain and there was more than just the trophies up for grabs for players competing in the finals of the prestigious tournament.

Both Britton and Sallu will now receive wild cards into the main draw at The Junior Championships, Wimbledon, while finalists Annabel Wong and Eric Lorimer will gain entry into the qualifying event for the prestigious tournament this summer.

Previous winners of the LTA Junior Nationals 16U event include Jack Draper, Dan Evans, Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Paul Jubb and 2023 Junior Wimbledon champion Henry Searle, with Britton and Lorimer adding their names to the tournament's Roll of Honour.

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Britton beat Cheshire’s Wong 6-4, 6-3 in a keenly contested final of the girls’ singles competition, as she made up for disappointment in the final of this tournament a year ago to take the title this time.

“It was a difficult match and I’m delighted to win it as last year I was heartbroken to lose in the final,” said Britton. “I came into the match having a clear goal in mind. We had the rain delays, and I had to stay in the right headspace.

“It will be a great honour to play at Wimbledon. It was an honour to play there last year and I’m ready to do my best to do whatever it takes to play well at Wimbledon.”

Katie O’Brien, LTA Women’s National Coach said: “It was a good final in difficult conditions. It's not easy coming into the tournament as No.1 seed, but Dani seems to thrive and showed some real class this week. Annabel can be proud of her efforts as well. She has improved a lot in recent months and it's great to see her confidence building. We are looking forward to another great Nationals event next week in the 18U competition.”

In the boys’ singles event, Sallu completed his impressive run through the tournament as a wildcard entrant, beating top seed Lorimer 7-6(6), 6-4 in an exciting final.

“It feels amazing,” said Sallu. “It’s a dream of mine to get this far and do so well in this tournament. Today was a tough day. We had some rain delays, it was really windy and I stuck to my task well. I earned it this week.

“I tried to treat it as a normal match, but the opportunities I will get after winning this are amazing.”

Martin Weston, LTA Men’s National Coach said: “It has been a challenging week for the boys. The conditions have been tough, particularly on Monday and during the weekend for qualifying. There have been some strong winds and it has been pretty cold.

“Their rankings may differ, but the boys have shown that they are all playing at a very similar level and that was highlighted by Neo Armus coming through qualifying and reaching the semi-finals and Isaac Sallu, a wild card, who won in an excellent final against Eric Lorimer.

“Some of the boys have played at a level that is significantly higher than their rankings and I hope that this is a springboard for them to take the positives from this tournament and play like this every week.

"It shows how important the Junior Nationals are for these boys and also what a great venue this is to stage the event. I’m convinced the boys are inspired to play above their ranking level by playing at this amazing venue and also, the significance of the prize of playing in the junior event at Wimbledon contributes to the players performing at such an excellent level.”

In the girls’ doubles event, Northamptonshire’s Leah Bush and singles finalist Wong beat Surrey’s Hermione Korpanec Davies and Middlesex’s Milica Milojevic 6-3, 6-1 in the final.

The boys’ doubles event was won by top seeds Lorimer and his partner Niall Pickerd-Barua from South Wales, as they beat singles champion Sallu and Suffolk’s Scott Watson 6-4, 6-1 in the final.