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Posted on Tuesday 11th of February, 2025,
Greater Shepparton City Council is excited to announce that the much-loved Tennis Victoria Country Week, will be returning to the region in Shepparton and Mooroopna during February 2026.
In Summary
More than 1,300 players will converge on the region to participate in tennis on the court and social activities off the court for the week-long event. All tennis is played on natural grass courts, making the event the largest grass court tournament in the world.
The Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club and Mooroopna Lawn Tennis Club will be involved with the delivery of the event, with Council set to build approximately 76 temporary additional grass courts in Mooroopna to help host the event.
The event will see 28 grades across men’s and women’s competitions. Teams consist of four to eight players (all men or all women), and each grade will have up to eight teams. Three rounds of tennis will be scheduled each day, with teams playing on average two rounds a day.
Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali, expressed his enthusiasm for the event’s return, highlighting the benefit it brings to the region.
“We are very excited to welcome Tennis Victoria Country Week back to Greater Shepparton in 2026 after very successfully hosting this historic event in 2014 and 2019,” he said.
“Unfortunately due to the October 2022 floods in our region, Shepparton was unable to host the 2023 Country Week, so it is fair to say we are very excited to have this prestigious event back in 2026. I hope all the participants and spectators enjoy their stay in our region.”
“This event will be provide an amazing boost for our visitor economy with visitors staying a week in the region, helping support our accommodation, hospitality, retail, visitor attractions and entertainment sectors helping keep our businesses busy and our economy strong with a $2 million plus economic injection.”
Tennis Victoria CEO, Kim Kachel, expressed his enthusiasm for bringing Country Week to Shepparton.
“We are delighted to announce Shepparton as the host of Country Week in 2026. The Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club has a proud history of supporting tennis and hosting events,” he said.
“Shepparton is already lined up to host the under 12 and under 14 Grasscourt Nationals in December 2026 so it will be a real festival of grass court tennis in Shepparton next summer!”
Registrations for Tennis Victoria Country Week 2026 will open mid-2025.
For more details visit the Tennis Victoria Country Week website here.
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