Tennis Australia have today announced the players to represent Australia at the 2018 INAS Tennis World Championships. To be held in Paris in July the INAS World Championships will bring together the best tennis players from around the World with an intellectual impairment.

The Australian team includes current INAS World Champions Archie Graham (Mens Singles), Kelly Wren and Carla Lenarduzzi (Women’s Doubles) and Wren and Damian Phillips (Mixed Doubles).

Queensland’s Graham, will be vying for his 4^thconsecutive World Singles title having won in Ecuador (2015), USA (2016), and the UK (2017). While NSW’s Kelly Wren will be looking for singles title number 7.  Wren won 6 consecutive titles before losing the last two titles to Belgium’s Hanna Lavreysen.

Between them Wren and Graham have amassed 25 INAS World Championship titles across the Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles events as well as numerous Teams titles. Wren on her own having a personal tally of 19 titles.

Graham will turn 25 during the Championships with the possibility of celebrating another World title on his birthday.

The 2018 Australian team will include all members of the winning team from the 2017 INAS World Championships in Bolton, UK.  Australia have dominated the INAS Tennis World Championships for many years. With the exception of Queensland’s Joshua Holloway all team members have experienced winning a World Championships. Holloway has 2 silver medals and a bronze to his name, and as the current Australian Doubles Champion (with partner Mitchell James) will be hoping to capture that elusive Gold in Paris.

The Championship will be held from the 14^th to the 22^nd of July, with the team departing on the 13^thof July following a 2 day training camp in Brisbane.

 

The full team is as follows:

Men
Archie Graham (QLD – Newtown
Mitchell James (QLD – Burpengary)
Joshua Holloway (QLD – Rockhampton)
Damian Phillips (NSW – Coffs Harbour)

Women
Kelly Wren (NSW – Engadine)
Carla Lenarduzzi (VIC – Camberwell)

Head Coach – Alison Scott (Brisbane)
Manager – Jay Schuback (Melbourne)

Contacts:
Robyn Smith (CEO, Sport Inclusion Australia) 0418 979 459
Jay Schuback (Team Manager, Tennis Australia) 0466 351 434
Alison Scott (Head Coach) 0405 558 172
Player contact details on request.

 

AUSTRALIAN PLAYER PROFILES

Archie Graham (24 – Ipswich QLD)
INAS World Ranking: 1 – singles, 2 – doubles, 3 – mixed doubles
Inas World Championships

• Mens Singles: 2015, 2016, 2017
• Mens Doubles: 2015 (Mitchell James), 2016 (Damian Phillips), 2017 (2^ndPhillips),
• Mixed Doubles: 2015 (Carla Lenarduzzi), 2016 (3^rdLenarduzzi), 2017 (3^rdLenarduzzi)

Australian Tennis Championships Mens Singles : 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Other Awards: 2017 Tennis Australia, Most outstanding Player with a Disability

 

Kelly Wren (40 – Engadine NSW)
INAS World Ranking:  2 – singles, 1 – doubles, 1 – mixed doubles
Inas World Championships

• Womens Singles: 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 (2^nd), 2017 (2^nd)
• Womens Doubles: 2001, 2004, 2008 (2^nd), 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 (2^nd), 2017
• Mixed Doubles: 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015 (2^nd), 2016, 2017

Australian Tennis Championships Womens Singles: 1998 – 2018, Doubles: 2000 – 2017, 2018 (2^nd)
Other Awards:   2011 Tennis Australia Most outstanding Athlete with a disability, Finalist in 2010 and 2013.  2011 Sport NSW Most outstanding athlete with a disability

 

Mitchell James (24 – Burpengary QLD)
INAS World Ranking:  5 – singles, 3 – doubles,
Inas World Championships

• Mens Singles: 2015 (5^th), 2016 (3^rd), 2017 (5^th)
• Mens Doubles: 2013 (2^ndHolloway), 2015 (Graham), 2016 (2^ndHolloway), 2017 (3^rdHolloway)

Australian Tennis Championships Mens Singles : 2013-2016 (2^nd), Doubles:2013, 2014, 2018 (Holloway), 2012 & 2016 (2^ndHolloway) 2017 (3^rdHolloway)

 

Carla Lenarduzzi (34 – Melbourne VIC)
INAS World Ranking:  5  – singles, 1 – doubles, 3 – mixed doubles
Inas World Championships

• Womens Singles: 2008 (2^nd)
• Womens Doubles: 2015, 2016, 2017 (Wren), 2004 (2^ndWilson), 2008 (2^ndWren)
• Mixed Doubles: 2015 (Graham), 2016 (3^rd
  Graham), 2017 (2^ndGraham)

Australian Tennis Championships Womens Singles : 2006 (2^nd), 2015 (2^nd), 2016(2^nd), 2017(2^nd), 2018(2^nd), Doubles: 2018 (Wilson), 2^nd2007, 2015, 2016, 2017

 

Damian Phillips (29 – Coffs Harbour NSW)
INAS World Ranking:  8 – singles, 2 – doubles, 1 – mixed doubles
Inas World Championships

• Mens Doubles: 2011 (3^rdRudoy), 2016 (Graham), 2017 (2^ndGraham)
• Mixed Doubles: 2016 (Wren), 2017 (Wren)

Australian Tennis Championships Mens Doubles: 2011 (Rudoy), 2013 (2^ndRudoy),  2014 (2^ndGraham), 2015 & 2016 (Graham), 2017 (2^ndGraham), 2018 (2^ndGraham).

 

Joshua Holloway (21 – Rockhampton QLD)
INAS World Ranking: 9 – singles, 3 – doubles
Inas World Championships

• Mens Doubles: 2013 (2^ndJames), 2016 (2^ndJames), 2017 (3^rdJames)

Australian Tennis Championships Mens Singles : 2013 (2^nd), Doubles: 2013, 2014, 2018 (James), 2012 and 2016 (2^ndJames), 2017 (3^rdJames)