2024 British Open (real tennis)

The 2024 Real Tennis British Open, branded as the Sir John Ritblat Foundation British Open for sponsorship reasons, will be the 45th edition of the British Open since it became an annual event in 1979. The men's event will be held at the Queen's Club in London between November 12–21, 2024 and is being organised by the Tennis and Rackets Association. It is the last qualifying event for the 2025 Real Tennis World Championship, with John Lumley and Nick Howell already qualified to the Eliminators.[1] The women's event was held at the Seacourt Tennis Club on Hayling Island between April 4–7, 2024. The men's draw was the fourth and final grand slam event of the year.[2] It will be the first time the event has matches scheduled on more than one court.

2024 British Open (real tennis)
Date17-26 November (men)
4–7 April (women)
Edition45th (men)
45th (women)
CategoryIRTPA (men)
None (women)
Draw24S / 12D (men)
6S / 6D (women)
LocationWest Kensington, London, United Kingdom (men)
Hayling Island, United Kingdom (women)
VenueQueen's Club (men)
Seacourt Tennis Club (women)
Champions
Men's singles
TBC
Women's singles
United Kingdom Claire Fahey
Men's doubles
TBC
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Claire Fahey / United Kingdom Tara Lumley
← 2023 · British Open (real tennis) · 2025 →

Incumbent World Champion Camden Riviere will return to defend his title following his sixth victory in 2023. Riviere will also defend the men's doubles draw alongside Tim Chisholm.[3] The women's singles draw was won by incumbent World Champion Claire Fahey, her twelfth British Open singles victory.[4] She also won the doubles draw with Sarah Vigrass, her ninth British Open doubles title.

Points Allocation

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Points were available for the IRTPA World Rankings and the IRTPA World Race, the latter forming the qualifying path for the 2025 Real Tennis World Championship. Ranking points are only available for the men's draws. The points available are shown in the table below.

Draw Winner Runner Up Semi Final Quarter Final Second Round First Round
Men's Singles 15570 10380 6228 3114 1038 0
Men's Doubles 2790 1860 1116 558 186 -

Draw and results

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Amateur players are marked as (A)

Men's Singles Qualifying

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First Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
1   N Mackenzie
    N Batstone (A)  
    M Hobbs

Second Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
2   W Flynn
    H Henman (A)  
    C Aley

Third Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
3   J Giddins (A)
    J Whitaker (A)  
    B Yorston (A)

Fourth Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
4   J Medlow
    A Player    
    Z Eadle  
    C Greenhalgh

Men's Singles

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First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1   C Riviere
Q4    
    V Hamilton    
 
5   S Virgona
    L Gale  
Q3   (A)    
 
8   M Sarlangue
Q2    
    N Merola    
 
3   B Taylor-Matthews
    B Vallat (A)  
  L Williams    
 
4   R Fahey
  D Long  
    L Gordon    
 
6   L Smart
    J Woods-Casey  
  T Chisholm    
 
7   R Shenkman (A)
  T Hollins  
    F Bristowe (A)    
 
2   N Howell
    C Fahey  
Q1  

Men's Doubles Qualifying

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First Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
1   C Fahey
  H Henman (A)
    N James (A)
  B Vallat (A)
 
    N Batstone (A)
  B Yorston (A)

Second Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
2   Z Eadle
  C Greenhalgh
  J Acheson-Gray (A)
  A Dolman (A)
   
    W Flynn (A)
  J Medlow
 
  P Bollerman (A)
  W Burns

Men's Doubles

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   T Chisholm
  C Riviere
    V Hamilton
  J Woods-Casey
 
Q1  
 
 
 
4   B Taylor-Matthews
  N Merola
6   L Gale
  L Williams
 
    F Bristowe (A)
  A Player
 
 
3   R Fahey
  S Virgona
Q2    
5   L Gordon
  R Shenkman (A)
 
 
2   N Howell
  L Smart
    D Long
  N Mackenzie
 
 
  T Hollins
  T Durack

Women's Singles Qualifying

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First Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
  I Marshall 6 6
    J Taylor 0 0     I Marshall 6 6
    R Hollington 6 3 4   S Dannreuther 1 5
  S Dannreuther 2 6 6

Second Qualifier

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First Qualifying Round Final Qualifying Round
  B Bidouze 0 0
    A Bryant 6 6     A Bryant 3 4
    S Lewis 1 3   A Oldham 6 6
  A Oldham 6 6

Women's Singles

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Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1   C Fahey 6 6
Q   I Marshall 6 0 6 Q   I Marshall 0 1
4   J Garside 4 6 4 1   C Fahey 6 6
2   T Lumley 6 6 2   T Lumley 1 2
Q   A Oldham 2 0 2   T Lumley 6 6
3   S Vigrass 3 2

Women's Doubles Qualifying

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First Qualifier

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Final Qualifying Round
  C Nicholls
  S Sullivan
0 3
    A Bryant
  R Hollington
6 6

Second Qualifier

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Final Qualifying Round
  S Lewis
  K Yamaguchi
6 6
    B Bidouze
  J Taylor
1 0

Women's Doubles

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Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1   C Fahey
  S Vigrass
6 6
Q   A Bryant
  R Hollington
6 2 3 4   S Dannreuther
  A Oldham
0 0
4   S Dannreuther
  A Oldham
3 6 6 1   C Fahey
  S Vigrass
6 6
3   A Garside
  I Dulbish
5 6 6 2   J Garside
  T Lumley
1 1
Q   S Lewis
  K Yamaguchi
6 1 0 3   A Garside
  I Dulbish
2 2
2   J Garside
  T Lumley
6 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "British Open 2024". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "British Ladies Open Singles, Doubles and Handicap Doubles Tournaments 4th-7th April 2024 held at Seacourt" (PDF). Ladies Real Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "British Open Singles and Doubles Championships 2024". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "British Ladies Open 2024" (PDF). Ladies Real Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 October 2024.