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16/10/2026

🎾 Women’s Sunshine Open – More Than Just Tennis! ☀️

It all started in 2018 with 32 players and a simple idea: bringing women together through tennis.

Since then, Women’s Sunshine Open in Gran Canaria has become much more than a tournament. It’s a story of friendships, shared experiences and a wonderful community that keeps coming back year after year.

Discover the history, memorable moments and people behind this special event on the GLTA World Tour.

Women’s Sunshine Open brings together LGBTQ+ women and allies for tennis, social fun and sunshine. Join us in Gran Canaria!

11/10/2026

🏳️‍🌈 COME OUT. BE YOURSELF. BELONG.

Today, on Coming Out Day, we celebrate the courage to be ourselves and the freedom to live authentically.

At GLTA World Tour, we believe tennis is more than a sport. It’s a community where everyone deserves to feel welcome, accepted, and free to be who they are.

Because everyone belongs — on and off the court. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

08/10/2026

🧡🤍🩷 INTERNATIONAL LE***AN DAY

Today, we celebrate the le***an players, volunteers, tournament directors and community leaders who help make the GLTA World Tour what it is.

Their passion, dedication and presence enrich our courts, strengthen our community and inspire future generations.

Because tennis is more than a game. It’s about belonging, visibility and being proud of who you are.

To all le***ans across our global tennis family — today, we celebrate YOU! 🎾🌈

***anDay

28/09/2026

🇦🇺 NEXT STOP: PERTH.

In February 2027, the GLTA World Tour heads to Western Australia for the pinnacle of the 2025–2026 season — the GLTA World Tour Championships.

📍 Perth, Western Australia
🎾 Mount Lawley Tennis Club
📅 2–5 February 2027

For four unforgettable days, our global tennis community will come together on the grass courts of one of Perth’s most established tennis clubs.

Founded in 1922, Mount Lawley Tennis Club brings more than a century of tennis history and 14 premier grass courts — a spectacular setting in which to crown our 2027 World Champions.

And beyond the baseline, Perth is waiting.

🌅 Legendary sunsets at Cottesloe Beach.
🌿 Kings Park overlooking the city.
🏝️ Rottnest Island and its famous quokkas.
🍷 Western Australian food, vineyards and hospitality.
☀️ Summer in one of the most remote — and remarkable — cities on the GLTA World Tour.

The Championships are an invitation-only celebration of the very best of our 2025–2026 season — competition, friendship, connection and the shared passion that brings our community together around the world.

From the courts to the coast, this one will be special.

PERTH 2027.
Australia is calling. 🇦🇺🎾

27/09/2026

GLTA Elections Are Officially Open! 🎾🗳️

Voting has officially begun! If you are a voting member and haven't received your election ballot yet, please reach out to Amy at [email protected] so we can ensure your vote is counted.

Call for Election Auditors 🔍
We are also seeking volunteer election auditors—one auditor per region — to help oversee and verify the process. If you are a non-voting member and want to get involved behind the scenes by serving as an auditor, please email Amy at [email protected].

Thank you for helping shape the future of the GLTA community!

15/09/2026

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14/09/2026

Some tournaments you remember for the matches.
Others you remember for the people.
The best ones give you both. ❤️🎾

That was Warsaw Mermaids Open 2026.

Three days of singles and doubles, competition and close matches — but also conversations between courts, new friendships, familiar faces and plenty of reasons to smile.

Looking through these moments from Warsaw, they tell the story better than any results page could.

This is what travelling the GLTA World Tour is all about: arriving for a tennis tournament and leaving with another weekend of memories — and a few more people you’ll be happy to see at the next stop.

A huge thank you to Vova Morozov and Karolina Czyż, the Warsaw Mermaids team, volunteers and everyone who put their time and energy into making the second edition happen.

And thank you to every player who was part of it. 🌈

Come for tennis. Stay for people.
See you somewhere on the Tour. 🎾

📷 Klaudia Frankowska | tenis & content creator

04/09/2026

🎾 Help shape the future of the GLTA World Tour! 🌍✨

The 2026 GLTA Executive Board Elections have officially been announced! This year, two At-Large Director positions are open for 3-year terms (2027–2029).

Serving on the board is an incredible way to give back to our global tennis community, support tournament directors, expand outreach, and keep tennis inclusive and vibrant for LGBTQ+ players and allies everywhere.

🗓️ Key dates to know:
• Sept 12: Statements of Interest due
• Sept 20–26: Meet the Candidates video calls
• Sept 27 – Oct 11: Voting window

(Not ready to run? We’re also looking for regional volunteer election auditors to help ensure transparent, fair voting!)

Thinking about running or curious about what the role looks like? Email [email protected] for more info.

🔗 Full announcement & details:

Shape the Future of Our Global Community: Announcing the 2026 GLTA Executive Board Elections!

31/08/2026

That’s a wrap on Brussels! 🇧🇪🎾

Two days of tennis, plenty of great matches and a lot of good energy on and off the court. GLTA BrusselsGames XXVI Mixed Doubles, held as part of Brussels Games, was a great reminder of just how much fun mixed doubles can bring to a tournament.

Mixed doubles events are still something we don’t see often enough on the GLTA calendar — and Brussels showed us why we should. Different players sharing the court, playing together, competing together and creating a slightly different kind of tournament experience.

We would love to see more mixed doubles opportunities across the GLTA World Tour in the future. 🎾

A big thank you to Brussels Gay Sports BGS, the entire Brussels Games team, all the volunteers and everyone who helped make the weekend happen.

And a special thank you to Frederick, Aristela, Dominic, Didier and the Team for the event, for bringing the tennis side of Brussels Games together and creating such a welcoming atmosphere for the players. ❤️

Congratulations to everyone who played, competed and shared the courts with us in Brussels.

We came for the mixed doubles. We left hoping for more. 😉🎾