Greater Shepparton secures hosting of Tennis Victoria Country Week 2026

Greater Shepparton City Council has secured the popular Tennis Victoria Country Week, which will be returning to the region in Shepparton and Mooroopna during February 2026.

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 Shane Sali enthused “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.

“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 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 Chief Executive Kim Kachel added “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.

“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.

Image from left.  Councillor Kieron Eddy, representing the Mooroopna Lawn Tennis Club; Michael Turnbull from the Mooroopna Lawn Tennis Club; Deputy Mayor, Councillor Anthony Brophy; Sam Watson from Tennis Victoria; and Ian Grose from the Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club.