Nottingham Tennis Centre has been presented with a prestigious award by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for its contribution to disability tennis. This award celebrates the fundamental role Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Tennis Centre has played in the development of world class disability tennis players.

The LTA recognised Nottingham Tennis Centre’s commitment to disability tennis through it’s organisation of numerous wheelchair tennis camps for beginners, women and juniors and their history of hosting high profile disability events, including the World Team Cup, British Open Wheelchair Championships (for the past 13 years), the British Open Deaf Championships and the Learning Disability Championships.

Councillor David Trimble, Portfolio holder for Communities, Leisure and Culture said: "We are thrilled to receive the Contribution to Disability Tennis award from the LTA. Nottingham Tennis Centre has a long standing tradition of developing disability tennis and of hosting national and international tournaments, so to receive formal acknowledgement of this is a great achievement."

The LTA award also comes at a time when Nottingham Tennis Centre has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2009 Invacare World Team Cup - the International Tennis Foundation’s flagship annual wheelchair tennis team event.

The 2009 Invacare World Team Cup will feature 32 men's and 32 women's teams from around the world, and will take place directly after the British Open Wheelchair Championship providing Nottingham with two weeks of world class wheelchair tennis next summer.

The British Open Wheelchair Championships take place this year at Nottingham Tennis Centre between 22 – 27 July and with 126 entries it is one of the strongest fields ever. This event is free for spectators to attend.

For further information about the British Open Wheelchair Championships please call Nottingham Tennis Centre on 0115 915 0006.