The 2023 Ladies Real Tennis World Championships was the 20th edition of the biennial Ladies Real Tennis World Championships, held at The Oratory School in Woodcote, Oxfordshire in April 2023. It was the first time the event was held in the United Kingdom since 2015 as the event follows a rotation through the four tennis-playing countries. The singles event was won by defending champion Claire Fahey,[3][4] her seventh victory beating the record of six victories previously held by Penny Lumley. Fahey also won the doubles with Tara Lumley, being Fahey's seventh doubles victory, equalling the record held by Penny Lumley. An Under 19 Girls World Championship was organised for the first time, which was won by first seed Cesca Sweet.[5] Ulla Petti became the first Estonian to participate in a Ladies World Championship.

2023 Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
Date10-16 April, 2023
Edition20th
Draw18S / 16D[1][2]
LocationWoodcote, Oxfordshire
VenueThe Oratory School
Champions
Women's singles
United Kingdom Claire Fahey
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Claire Fahey / United Kingdom Tara Lumley
Girls' singles
United Kingdom Cesca Sweet
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Singles

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Finals

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Semifinals Finals
          
1   Claire Fahey 6 6
4   Saskia Bollerman 0 0
1   Claire Fahey 6 6
2   Lea van der Zwalmen 1 1
3   Tara Lumley 3 0
2   Lea van der Zwalmen 6 6

Top Half

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals
1   C Fahey
bye
1   C Fahey 6 6
  S Poolman 0 0
  S Poolman 0 6 6
  G Smart 4 3   J Taylor 6 2 5
  J Taylor 6 6 1   C Fahey 6 6
5   N Doble 0 0
  K Carney 6 6
  V Harvey 4 2
  K Carney 0 0
5   N Doble 6 6
bye
5   N Doble
1   C Fahey 6 6
4   S Bollerman 0 0
7   G Willis
bye
7   G Willis 6 6
  JS Tan 6 6   JS Tan 4 3
  A Huynh-Lenhardt 1 0   C Bucknell 0 2
  JS Tan 6 6
7   G Willis 5 1
4   S Bollerman 6 6
  J Siu 0 1
  S Dannreuther 6 6
  S Dannreuther 0 1
8   S Bollerman 6 6
bye
4   S Bollerman

Bottom Half

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Second Round Third Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals
3   T Lumley 6 6
    R Hollington 4 2   C Sweet 0 0
    C Sweet 6 6 3   T Lumley 6 6
    J Tomlinson 3 6 6 8   I Dulbish 1 2
  I Marshall 6 5 5   J Tomlinson 0 0
8   I Dulbish 6 6
3   T Lumley 3 0
2   L van der Zwalmen 6 6
6   P Lumley 6 6
    U Petti 6 4 6     U Petti 0 1
    T Machin 4 6 1 6   P Lumley 1 1
    L Grosset 0 0 2   L van der Zwalmen 6 6
    A Oldham 6 6   A Oldham 0 0
2   L van der Zwalmen 6 6

Doubles

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Qualifying

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First Qualifier

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Final Qualifying Round
    L Hutchinson
  C Nicholls
6 6
    M Hawkey
  J Taylor
2 5

Second Qualifier

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Final Qualifying Round
    L Grosset
  S Poolman
6 6
    B Bidouze
  S Sullivan
3 0

Main Draw

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   C Fahey
  T Lumley
6 6
  C Bucknell
  A Oldham
0 0 1   C Fahey
  T Lumley
6 6
    I Marshall
  J Tomlinson
6 6   I Marshall
  J Tomlinson
0 0
  A Kirkwood
  C Mayer
0 1 1   C Fahey
  T Lumley
6 6
    A Brodie
  S Dannreuther
6 6 5   P Lumley
  JS Tan
1 0
  S Brownlee
  K Carney
3 0   A Brodie
  S Dannreuther
1 1
  T Machin
  C Sweet
0 1 5   P Lumley
  JS Tan
6 6
5   P Lumley
  JS Tan
6 6 1   C Fahey
  T Lumley
6 6
4   I Dulbish
  J Garside
6 6 2   L van der Zwalmen
  S Bollerman
4 5
  K Kilgore
  K Leppard
1 0 4   I Dulbish
  J Garside
4 2
Q   L Grosset
  S Poolman
0 0 3   N Doble
  G Willis
6 6
3   N Doble
  G Willis
6 6 3   N Doble
  G Willis
2 1
  R Hollington
  G Ingham
6 6 2   L van der Zwalmen
  S Bollerman
6 6
    M Henderson-Tew
  R Kashti
0 3   R Hollington
  G Ingham
Q   C Nicholls
  L Hutchinson
0 0 2   L van der Zwalmen
  S Bollerman
w/o
2   L van der Zwalmen
  S Bollerman
6 6

Girls U19's

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
1   C Sweet 6 6
    C Lamming 6 6   C Lamming 0 0
    M Rice 2 4 1   C Sweet 6 4 6
    O Boulton 6 4 6 4   H Christensen 0 6 1
  D Blaber 3 6 3   O Boulton 2 6 5
4   H Christensen 6 4 6
1   C Sweet 6 6
  K Carney 0 2
3   C Yannuzzi 1 4
    Isabella Harvey 2 1     K Carney 6 6
    K Carney 6 6   K Carney 5 6 6
    F Ridall Bell 6 0 6 2   A Vyvyan-Robinson 6 3 4
    L Compton Burnett 5 6 2   F Ridall Bell 1 1
2   A Vyvyan-Robinson 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Ladies World Championships 2023 Draws". Ladies Real Tennis Association. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "The Ladies Real Tennis World Championship 2023". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ Jones, Sally (5 July 2023). "Despite having a rare disease, I'm a world-champion athlete". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Fahey in seventh heaven after retaining world titles". Henley Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Inaugural Girls' World Championships 2023". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 24 May 2024.