University Open Championships
BECAUSE OF THE TENNIS AUSTRALIA TOURNAMENT ENTRY SYSTEM CRASHES, THE ENTRY DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY, 11 JULY.
THE SYSTEM IS NOW WORKING AGAIN BUT WAS OUT OF ACTION FOR MOST OF YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY, 9 JULY) AND MOST OF TODAY (THURSDAY, 10 JULY).
HOWEVER, IF THE SYSTEM CRASHES AGAIN, please lodge an entry by e-mail to admin@uqtc.org.au. The entry deadline will not be extended again.
To lodge an entry by e-mail, provide the following information:
Player's name (exactly as in the player's Competitive Player Profile)
Gender
Date of Birth
Player ID
Mobile
Email
Events entering (including name of partner for doubles event)
Players, who enter by email, will be sent the information about how to pay the entry fees by internet transfer.
The UQ Tennis Club’s major event each year is the University of Queensland Open Tennis Championships. The 54th University Open will be played on 19-20 July, 26-27 July & 2-3 August.
This is the major tournament for Brisbane & South-East Queensland Tennis players with 48 events covering all levels and ages of players.
The 53rd University Open received an award for the Most Outstanding Event of the Year at the 2024 Queensland Tennis Awards.
ENTRIES CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY, 9 JULY.
KNOCK-OUT EVENTS:
Open ($3,000 prizemoney) – 26-27 July & 2-3 August. In the Men's & Women's Open Singles events, players will be split into multiple 32-player draws based on ratings bands (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, etc.).
Special (Men UTR 10.00 & Under, Women UTR 9.00 & Under) – 19-20 July & 26-27 July
Junior (18 & Under, 16 & Under & 14 & Under – 19-20 July & 26-27 July
ROUND-ROBIN EVENTS:
Grade events (4 levels covering all fixtures and social standards) – 19-20 July, 26-27 July & 2-3 August
A Grade, A Reserve Grade, B Grade and C Grade
Seniors events – 19-20 July, 26-27 July & 2-3 August
35 & Over, 40 & Over, 45 & Over, 50 & Over, 55 & Over and 60 & Over
The first rounds of the Round-Robin Grade & Seniors events are pre-scheduled so players know their first session times when they enter. The Players entering multiple events need to ensure they are not entering events with the same first session times. For large Round-Robin events, first round group winners will be required to play follow-on finals at another time.
The Events Schedule and more information about the University Open can be found here.
The eligibility rules for the Round-Robin Grade events are:
A Grade (Men UTR 9.50 & lower, Women UTR 8.50 & lower) - approx. UQTC Fixtures A1 Grade, UQTC Social Tennis high Red
A Reserve Grade (Men UTR 8.00 & lower, Women UTR 7.00 & lower) - approx. UQTC Fixtures A2 Grade, UQTC Social Tennis low Red
B Grade (Men UTR 6.50 & lower, Women UTR 5.50 & lower) - approx. UQTC Fixtures B1 Grade, UQTC Social Tennis Yellow
C Grade (Men UTR 4.50 & lower, Women UTR 3.50 & lower) - approx. UQTC Fixtures C1 Grade, UQTC Social Tennis Green
Entries must be lodged on-line.
Entries can be lodged on-line here. (N.B. Players wanting to enter more than 4 events or more than 2 singles events, should enter the maximum events allowed on-line and then contact tournaments@uqtc.org.au for the procedure on how to enter extra events).
Note: When players go to enter on-line, they are asked to log-in using their Competitive Player Profile log-in. Players can check if they have a Tennis ID & Competitive Player Profile or they can create a Competitive Player Profile & Tennis ID & UTR link by going to https://www.tennis.com.au/competitiveplay/create-your-cpp.
