PERFORMANCEwomen gained direct entry into the main draw of the US Open for the first time in 19 years.MenAndy Murray continued to lead the way in the senior game in 2011, becoming only the seventh player in the Open era to reach the semi-finals of all four grand-slam tournaments in one calendar year. He also won five ATP singles titles including the AEGON Championships at The Queen's Club for the second time in three years. James Ward made it another Open era first for British tennis by joining Andy in the semi-finals at the AEGON Championships, beating the defending champion Sam Querrey on the way. In doing so he reached his first ATP 250 semi-final. On the doubles courts there was another good year for Ross Hutchins and Colin Fleming. They won their first ATP title as a pair in St. Petersburg and became the first British pair to reach the quarter-finals of the men's doubles tournament at Wimbledon since 1993, also going on to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open. Jamie Murray won two ATP titles in 2011, reaching a career high ranking of world No.23, and there was also success on the Challenger Tour for Jamie Delgado & Jonny Marray and at Futures level for Sean Thornley & David Rice.In the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas the AEGON GB Davis Cup Team were promoted into the Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 following successive victories against Tunisia, Luxembourg and Hungary.WomenBritish women had another successful year with Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong and Heather Watson all finishing inside the top 100. Elena was also the first British woman to finish inside the world's top 50 since the late 1980s.At the US Open three women gained direct entry into the main draw for the first time in 19 years. They were joined by qualifier, Laura Robson, who subsequently won a round. The Fed Cup team came 5th in the Euro Africa Group 1 in February with a doubles win against world No.1 Caroline Wozniaki.One of the highlights of the year was the unbeaten run of the 16U boys team. The same team of Kyle Edmund, Luke Bambridge and Evan Hoyt won the prestigious junior European Championships in France, before going on to win the junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for the first time.The strength in depth in this age group was demonstrated by the fact that a different 16U team of Billy Harris, Jonny O'Mara and Chris Pearce, had previously won the European Winter Cup qualifying, beating Belgium 3-0 in the final.AN UNBEATEN YEAR.The trophy cabinetGo to the next page to see what has been happening behind the scenes to bring about this success on the court...3Junior Davis Cup by BNP ParibasEuropean Winter CupEuropean Summer Cup19

PERFORMANCENutritionSports psychologyCoachingThis is all about supporting players to cope with the mental challenges that come with competing at the top level of the game. The LTA sports psychologist works with both players and coaches to assess the different needs of players and devise specific strategies to increase their on-court performance.Performance nutrition services are provided to players through the team at the National Tennis Centre to help them prepare for training and competition. This year heart monitoring eqipment has been used to help the team more accurately assess the needs of individual players and come up with specific dietary plans.This is the most important element in a player's development. The focus continues to be on supporting the best coaches specific to a player's needs and continually developing their skills in the performance environment.BEHIND THE SCENESMaintaining a high performance level at the top end of the modern day game is incredibly demanding in a number of different ways and requires strategies that are tailored to the needs of different players.This section looks at the different elements of the interdisciplinary approach to giving top British players that competitive edge. The National Tennis Centre at Roehampton not only offers a centre of excellence for these elements but also supports the activities around the country.4,500 KCAL49,500KGSthe typical energy intake of a male player per day at the NTClifted in the gym on average per week, per player20