Real Tennis World Championship

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File:Real-Tennis-World-Championship-1890.jpg
Men's singles championship, Dublin, 1890.

The Real Tennis World Championship is the main competition in real tennis.

Start year

  1. Men's singles: 1740[1][2]
  2. Men's doubles: 2001[3]
  3. Women's singles: 1985
  4. Women's doubles: 1985[4]

Men's singles

Men's singles in real tennis was the first world championship in any sport: it also predates the use of the term "real tennis," as the sport was called just "tennis" until lawn tennis gained popularity.

The championship has always been on a challenge basis – the champion retains the title until losing an official challenge, except in cases where the champion has retired. Originally, the champion had the right to accept or reject a challenge, usually depending upon the prize money put up by the challenger's sponsor: several years could thus go by between challenge matches.

The top four ranked players in the world (excluding the champion himself) playoff for the right to challenge, with the champion and challenger playing a match of up to 13 sets over three days (4 sets, 4 sets and up to 5 sets on the final day). In theory, this is the only match the champion has to play in the two years since winning the last one.

The most recent men's world championship match was held in 2023, with sets being played on the 17th, 19th, and 21 September in suburban Washington, D.C. The next challenge will be in September 2025 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island

World men's singles champions

Year Venue Winner Runner-Up Scores Notes
1740 Template:Flagicon Clergé, The Elder [1][2]
1765 Template:Flagicon Raymond Masson [1][2]
1785 Template:Flagicon Joseph Barcellon [1][2]
1816 James Street, Haymarket Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Marchisio Template:Flagicon Philip Cox [1][2]
1819 James Street, Haymarket Template:Flagicon Philip Cox Template:Flagicon Amédée Charrier
1829 James Street, Haymarket Template:Flagicon Jacques Edmond Barre Template:Flagicon Philip Cox
1862 James Street, Haymarket[5] Template:Flagicon Edmund Tompkins Template:Flagicon Jacques Edmond Barre 1-0 (sets) Barre retired due to injury
1871 N/A Template:Flagicon George Lambert N/A N/A claimed
1885 Hampton Court Template:Flagicon Tom Pettitt Template:Flagicon George Lambert 7-5 (sets)
1890 St Stephens Green, Dublin[6] Template:Flagicon Tom Pettitt Template:Flagicon Charles Saunders 7-2 (sets)
1890 N/A Template:Flagicon Charles Saunders N/A N/A claimed
1895 Princes Club, Brighton Template:Flagicon Peter Latham Template:Flagicon Charles Saunders 7-2 (sets)
1898 Princes Club, Brighton Template:Flagicon Peter Latham Template:Flagicon Tom Pettitt 7-0 (sets)
1904 Princes Club, Brighton Template:Flagicon Peter Latham Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs 7-4 (sets)
1905 Queen's Club & Princes Club, Brighton Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs Template:Flagicon Peter Latham 5-1 (sets)
1906 Princes Club, Brighton[7] Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs Template:Flagicon Ferdinand Garcin 7-4 (sets)
1907 Princes Club, Brighton Template:Flagicon Peter Latham Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs 7-3 (sets)
1908 N/A Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs N/A N/A claimed
1909 Princes Club, Brighton[8] Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs Template:Flagicon Ted Johnson 7-2 (sets)
1910 Princes Club, Brighton Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs Template:Flagicon Fred Covey 7-6 (sets)
1912 Prince's Club, London Template:Flagicon Fred Covey Template:Flagicon Cecil 'Punch' Fairs 7-3 (sets)
1914 Philadelphia Template:Flagicon Jay Gould II Template:Flagicon Fred Covey 7-1 (sets)
1916 N/A Template:Flagicon Fred Covey N/A N/A claimed
1922 Prince's Club, London Template:Flagicon Fred Covey Template:Flagicon Walter Kinsella 7-3 (sets)
1923 Prince's Club, London Template:Flagicon Fred Covey Template:Flagicon Walter Kinsella 7-1 (sets)
1927 Prince's Club, London Template:Flagicon Fred Covey Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster 7-4 (sets)
1928 Prince's Club, London Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Fred Covey 7-3 (sets)
1930 Prince's Club, London Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Walter Kinsella 7-1 (sets)
1937 Tuxedo Club Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Ogden Phipps 3-1 (sets) Phipps retired due to injury
1948 New York Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Ogden Phipps 7-2 (sets)
1948 New York Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 7-4 (sets)
1949 New York Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Ogden Phipps 7-1 (sets)
1950 New York Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Alastair Martin 7-0 (sets)
1952 New York Template:Flagicon Pierre Etchebaster Template:Flagicon Alastair Martin 7-2 (sets)
1955 New York & Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Jim Dear Template:Flagicon Albert "Jack" Johnson 11-10 (sets)
1957 Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Albert "Jack" Johnson Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 7-3 (sets)
1959 New York Template:Flagicon Northrup R. Knox Template:Flagicon Albert "Jack" Johnson 7-2 (sets)
1966 New York Template:Flagicon Northrup R. Knox Template:Flagicon Ronald Hughes 7-0 (sets)
1968 New York Template:Flagicon Northrup R. Knox Template:Flagicon Pete Bostwick Jr. 7-2 (sets)
1969 New York & Manchester Template:Flagicon Pete Bostwick Jr. Template:Flagicon Frank Willis 11-8 (sets)
1970 New York Template:Flagicon Pete Bostwick Jr. Template:Flagicon Jimmy Bostwick 7-1 (sets)
1972 New York Template:Flagicon Jimmy Bostwick Template:Flagicon Pete Bostwick Jr. 7-2 (sets)
1974 New York Template:Flagicon Jimmy Bostwick Template:Flagicon Howard Angus 7-5 (sets)
1976 New York & Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Howard Angus Template:Flagicon Eugene Scott 11-4 (sets)
1977 Hampton Court Template:Flagicon Howard Angus Template:Flagicon Eugene Scott 7-2 (sets)
1979 Hampton Court Template:Flagicon Howard Angus Template:Flagicon Chris Ronaldson 7-0 (sets)
1981 Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Chris Ronaldson Template:Flagicon Howard Angus 6-1 (sets) Angus retired due to injury
1983 Hampton Court Template:Flagicon Chris Ronaldson Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies 7-4 (sets)
1985 Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Chris Ronaldson Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies 7-1 (sets)
1987 Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies Template:Flagicon Chris Ronaldson 7-4 (sets)
1988 New York Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies Template:Flagicon Lachlan Deuchar 7-1 (sets)
1991 New York Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies Template:Flagicon Lachlan Deuchar 7-4 (sets)
1993 New York Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies Template:Flagicon Lachlan Deuchar 7-6 (sets)
1994 Hobart & New York Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies 9-5 (sets)
1995 Hobart Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies 6-2 (sets) Davies retired due to injury
1996 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies 7-1 (sets)
1998 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey Template:Flagicon Julian Snow 7-4 (sets)
2000 Hobart Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies 7-0 (sets)
2002 Hampton Court Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm 7-6 (sets)
2004 Newport, Rhode Island Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey[9] Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm 7-1 (sets)
2006 Oratory Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey[9] Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm 7-0 (sets)
2008 Fontainebleau Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey[9] Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere 7-5 (sets)
2010 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey[9] Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona 7-2 (sets)
2012 Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona 7-3 (sets)
2014 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey[10] Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere 7-3 (sets)
2016 Newport, Rhode Island Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere[10] Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey 7-2 (sets)
2018 Queen's Club Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey[11] Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere 7-5 (sets)
2022 Prested Hall Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey 7-5 (sets)
2023 Vienna, Virginia Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere Template:Flagicon John Lumley 7-3 (sets)
2025 Newport, Rhode Island TBC TBC

Men's doubles

The men's doubles title is earned in a tournament with the sport's four top-ranked pairings (changed down from eight in 2022). Competed every odd-numbered year, it is hosted in rotation among the countries with active courts in the following order: the United Kingdom, Australia, France, and the United States. The championship match uses a best of nine sets format.

After the first championship was won by Tim Chisholm and Julian Snow,[3][12] the title was won and then defended five times by singles world champion Rob Fahey and Steve Virgona. They lost their title in the final set of the final match in 2015, in a championship held at Prested Hall (UK).

The title now belongs to Camden Riviere and Tim Chisholm.

Year Venue Winners Runners-Up Scores Notes
2001 Middlesex University Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Julian Snow Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona/Template:Flagicon Ruraidh Gunn 5-1 (sets)
2003 Hobart Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Josh Bainton 5-0 (sets)
2005 Fontainebleau Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona Template:Flagicon David Woodman/Template:Flagicon Neil Roxburgh 5-0 (sets)
2007 Boston Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere 5-3 (sets)
2009 Seacourt Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona Template:Flagicon Bryn Sayers/Template:Flagicon Ricardo Smith 5-0 (sets)
2011 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona Template:Flagicon Ben Taylor-Matthews/Template:Flagicon Julian Snow 5-0 (sets)
2013 Paris Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere 5-4 (sets)
2015 Tuxedo Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona 5-0 (sets)
2017 Prested Hall Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Ricardo Smith 5-4 (sets)
2019 Hobart Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere Template:Flagicon Robert Fahey/Template:Flagicon Nick Howell 5-1 (sets)
2022 Bordeaux Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere Template:Flagicon John Lumley/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona 6/4 6/3 6/3 6/4 2/6 3/6 6/4
2024 Chicago Template:Flagicon Tim Chisholm/Template:Flagicon Camden Riviere Template:Flagicon John Lumley/Template:Flagicon Steve Virgona 5-2 (sets)

Women's singles

Unlike the men's singles title, the women's title is earned in a tournament: the title holder must win her way through the draw for the right to defend the championship.

The championship tournament is held every odd-numbered year. Since 2011, the title has been held by Claire Fahey (née Vigrass).[13]

Year Venue Winner Runner-Up Scores
1985 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Judith Clarke Template:Flagicon Lesley Ronaldson 2-1 (sets)
1987 Seacourt Template:Flagicon Judith Clarke Template:Flagicon Katrina Allen 2-0 (sets)
1989 Philadelphia Template:Flagicon Penny Fellows Template:Flagicon Sally Jones 2-1 (sets)
1991 Hobart Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley (née Fellows) Template:Flagicon Sally Jones 2-1 (sets)
1993 Bordeaux Template:Flagicon Sally Jones Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis 5/6 6/2 6/3
1995 Newport Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley (née Fellows) Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell 2-1 (sets)
1997 Ballarat Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley (née Fellows) Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell 2-0 (sets)
1999 Hampton Court Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley (née Fellows) Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell 2-1 (sets)
2001 Washington Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley (née Fellows) 2-0 (sets)
2003 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley (née Fellows) Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis 2-0 (sets)
2005 Paris Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis Template:Flagicon Jo Iddles 2-0 (sets)
2007 Manchester Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley (née Fellows) 2-0 (sets)
2009 Newport Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis Template:Flagicon Karen Hird 2-0 (sets)
2011 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Claire Vigrass Template:Flagicon Karen Hird 2-0 (sets)
2013 Paris Template:Flagicon Claire Vigrass Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass 2-0 (sets)
2015 Leamington Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass) Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass 2-0 (sets)
2017 Tuxedo Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass) Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass 2-0 (sets)
2019 Ballarat Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass) Template:Flagicon Isabel Candy 2-0 (sets)
2022 Fontainebleau Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass) Template:Flagicon Lea van der Zwalmen 2-0 (sets)
2023 Oratory Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass) Template:Flagicon Lea van der Zwalmen 2-0 (sets)
2025 Newport Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass) Template:Flagicon Lea van der Zwalmen 6-0 6-2 6-0

Women's doubles

The women's doubles world championship[4] is held at the same time and venue as the women's singles championship. It is also a tournament format, rather than a challenge.

Year Venue Winner Runner-Up Scores
1985 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Judith Clarke/Ann Link Template:Flagicon Lesley Ronaldson/Template:Flagicon Karen Toates 2-0 (sets)
1987 Seacourt Template:Flagicon Lesley Ronaldson/Template:Flagicon Katrina Allen Template:Flagicon Judith Clarke/Template:Flagicon Jane Hyland 2-0 (sets)
1989 Philadelphia Template:Flagicon Sally Jones/ Template:Flagicon Alex Garside Template:Flagicon Katrina Allen/Template:Flagicon Penny Fellows 2-1 (sets)
1991 Hobart Template:Flagicon Sally Jones/ Template:Flagicon Alex Garside Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley/Template:Flagicon Helen Mursell 2-0 (sets)
1993 Bordeaux Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis/Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley Template:Flagicon Sally Jones/ Template:Flagicon Alex Garside 6/0 6/4
1995 Newport, Rhode Island Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell/Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley Template:Flagicon Sally Jones/ Template:Flagicon Lesley Ronaldson 2-1 (sets)
1997 Ballarat Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell/Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley Template:Flagicon Fiona Deuchar/ Template:Flagicon Kate Leeming 2-0 (sets)
1999 Hampton Court Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell/Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley Template:Flagicon Alex Garside/ Template:Flagicon Sally Jones 2-1 (sets)
2001 Washington Template:Flagicon Jo Iddles/Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley Template:Flagicon Alex Garside/Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis 2-1 (sets)
2003 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Jo Wood (née Iddles)/Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley Template:Flagicon Alex Garside/ Template:Flagicon Kate Leeming 2-1 (sets)
2005 Paris Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis/Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell Template:Flagicon Frederika Adam/Template:Flagicon Susay Castley 2-0 (sets)
2007 Manchester Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis/Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley Template:Flagicon Sue Haswell/ Template:Flagicon Kate Leeming 2-0 (sets)
2009 Newport, Rhode Island Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cornwallis/Template:Flagicon Karen Hird Template:Flagicon Amy Hayball/ Template:Flagicon Juliette Lambert 2-0 (sets)
2011 Melbourne Template:Flagicon Claire Vigrass/Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass Template:Flagicon Karen Hird/ Template:Flagicon Rosie Snell 2-0 (sets)
2013 Paris Template:Flagicon Claire Vigrass/Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley/Template:Flagicon Tara Lumley 2-0 (sets)
2015 Leamington Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass)/Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley/Template:Flagicon Tara Lumley 2-0 (sets)
2017 Tuxedo Club Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass)/Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass Template:Flagicon Amanda Avedissian/Template:Flagicon Saskia Bollerman 2-0 (sets)
2019 Ballarat Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass)/Template:Flagicon Tara Lumley Template:Flagicon Penny Lumley/Template:Flagicon Kate Leeming 2-0 (sets)
2022 Fontainebleau Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass)/Template:Flagicon Sarah Vigrass Template:Flagicon Saskia Bollerman/Template:Flagicon Isabel Candy 2-0 (sets)
2023 Oratory Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass)/Template:Flagicon Tara Lumley Template:Flagicon Lea van der Zwalmen/Template:Flagicon Saskia Bollerman 2-0 (sets)
2025 Newport Template:Flagicon Claire Fahey (née Vigrass)/Template:Flagicon Tara Lumley Template:Flagicon Lea van der Zwalmen/Template:Flagicon Margaux Randjbar 6-2 6-4 6-3

See also

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References

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