Rackets World Championships Explained

The Rackets World Championships is the rackets leading event organised by the Tennis and Rackets Association.[1]

The singles world championship began on a challenge basis in 1820, [2] with the doubles championship starting in 1990.[3]

Due to safety concerns, women were banned from playing rackets until 2008: the women's singles championship began in 2015, with the women's doubles championship starting in 2019.

World Singles Champions

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1820 Robert Mackay [4] Mackay resigned title 1825
1825 Thomas Pittman Pittman resigned title 1834
1834 John Pittman
1838Belvedere Gardens John Lamb John Pittman8-4 (games)died while champion in 1840
1846Birmingham
Bristol		 John Charles Mitchell J C M Young5-0 (games)
1860Woolwich Club
Bristol Club		 Francis Erwood John Charles Mitchell8-1 (games)
1862Woolwich Club
Prince's Club		 William Hart-Dyke Francis Erwood8-3 (games)Dyke resigned title 1863
1863 Henry John Gray Gray resigned title 1866
1866 William Gray died while champion in 1875
1876Prince's Club
Rugby School		 Henry B Fairs 8-3 (games)died while champion in 1878
1878 Joseph Gray
1887Rugby School
Manchester Club		 Peter Latham[5] Joseph Gray7-15, 15-10, 15-9, 10-15, 9-15, 15-8, 8-15
15-2, 15-4, 15-11, 15-9
1888Queen's Club
Charterhouse School		 Peter Latham[6] Walter Gray2-15, 15-12, 15-7 16-14, 15-6
8-15, 15-4, 12-15, 15-9, 15-9, 12-15, 15-?
1891Prince's Club
Queen's Club		 Peter Latham[7] George Standing15-6, 15-12, 15-9, 15-5
15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4
1897Prince's Club
New York Club		 Peter Latham[8] George Standing15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4
4-3 (games)
1902Queen's Club
Prince's Club		 Peter Latham[9] Gilbert Browne16-13, 15-10, 15-0, 15-2
15-11 9-15, 15-7, 15-4, 15-7		Latham resigned title in 1902
1903Prince's Club
Queen's Club		 Jamsetji Merwanji[10] Gilbert Browne15-11, 18-16, 13-16, 15-8, 15-4
15-5, 11-15, 15-5, 15-6, 15-1
1911Queen's Club
Prince's Club		 Charles Williams[11] Jamsetji Merwanji18-15, 15-2, 15-9, 15-8
15-7, 12-13, 14-17 15-7, 15-4, 12-15 0-0		last game not played
1913Queen's Club
Philadelphia Club		 Jock Soutar Charles Williams15-6, 12-13, 11-15, 10-15, 15-9, 6-15
15-2, 15-8, 15-4, 15-3
1922Philadelphia Club
New York Club		 Jock Soutar [12] Charles Williams18-15, 15-0, 6-15, 12-15, 17-15,12-15, 15-7
4-0 (games)
1927Philadelphia Club
New York Club		 Jock Soutar William Standing8-1 (games)
1929Philadelphia Club
New York Club		 Charles Williams Jock Soutar7-3 (games)died while champion in 1935 [13]
1937New York Club
Queen's Club		 David S Milford [14] [15] Norbert Setzler15-9, 9-15, 15-10, 10-15, 8-15, 15-12, 12-15
15-4, 15-4, 15-9, 15-12,		Milford resigned title 1946
1947Montreal Racket Club
Queen's Club		 James Dear[16] Kenneth Chantler15-9, 16-17, 15-10, 15-11, 15-11
15-4, 15-2, 15-8, 15-5
1948Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 James Dear John Pawle8-4 (games)
1951Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 James Dear John Pawle8-2 (games)
1954Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins James Dear6-5 (games)
1963Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins James Leonard6-1 (games)
1964Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins Charles Swallow7-5 (games)
1967Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins James Leonard7-2 (games)
1970Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins Charles Swallow6-3 (games)
1972Queen's Club
Chicago Club		 William Surtees Howard Angus5-4 (games)
1973Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Howard Angus William Surtees5-1 (games)
1975Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 William Surtees Howard Angus5-1 (games)
1977Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 William Surtees Howard Angus5-0 (games)
1979New York Club
Queen's Club		 William Surtees Willie Boone5-0 (games)
1981New York Club
Queen's Club		 John Prenn William Surtees6-4 (games)
1984Montreal Racket Club
Queen's Club		 Willie Boone John Prenn7-2 (games)
1986New York Club
Queen's Club		 John Prenn Willie Boone8-6 (games)
1988Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Willie Boone6-1 (games)
1991Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Shannon Hazell6-2 (games)
1993Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Neil Smith6-5 (games)
1995Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Neil Smith6-2 (games)
1999Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Neil Smith James Male4-2 (games)
2nd leg scratched and Smith declared champion as Male was injured
2001New York Club
St Paul's School		 James Male Neil Smith 6-1 (games)
2003Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Jonathan Larken 5-4 (games)
2005Montreal Racket Club
Queen's Club		 Harry Foster Alister Robinson 7-5 (games)
2008New York Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Harry Foster6-1 (games)
2010New York Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Alex Titchener-Barrett5-1 (games)
2015Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Will Hopton5-0 (games)
2017New York Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Tom Billings5-0 (games)
2019Queen's Club
Detroit Racquet Club		 Tom Billings Alex Duncliffe-Vines5-0 (games)
2023Queen's Club
Racquet Club of Chicago		 Benjamin Cawston5-0 (games)

Women Singles Champions

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2015London, England Lea van der Zwalmen Claire Fahey3-1
2017Crowthorne, England Lea van der Zwalmen Georgie Willis3-0
2019London, England Lea van der Zwalmen Georgie Willis3-0
2022London, England Lea van der Zwalmen Cesca Sweet3-0
2024London, England Lea van der Zwalmen Claire Fahey8/15 13/18 16/13 15/5 18/13

World Doubles Champions

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1990Manchester Club
Queen's Club		 James Male
John Prenn		 Shannon Hazell
Neil Smith		8-5 (games)
1992Clifton College
Queen's Club		 Shannon Hazell
Neil Smith		 Willie Boon
John Prenn		7-3 (games)
1993New York Club
Queen's Club		 Shannon Hazell
Neil Smith		 James Male
John Prenn		7-7 (games)
166-160 points
1996New York Club
Philadelphia Club		 Shannon Hazell
Neil Smith		 James Male
John Prenn		5-0 (games)
1998Clifton College
New York Club		 Shannon Hazell
Neil Smith		 Willie Boon
Peter Brake		7-6 (games)
2001Philadelphia Club
St Paul's School		 James Male
Mark Hue Williams		 Shannon Hazell
Neil Smith		5-0 (games)
2003New York Club
Queen's Club		 James Male
Mark Hue Williams		 Ali Robinson
Guy Barker		6-6 (games)
136-134 points
2005Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Ali Robinson
Guy Barker		 Tim Cockroft
Guy Smith-Bingham		7-4 (games)
2007New York Club
Queen's Club		 Neil Smith
Mark Hubbard		 Harry Foster
Mark Hue Williams		5-0 (games)
2009New York Club
Queen's Club		 Harry Foster
Mark Hue Williams		 Neil Smith
Mark Hubbard		7-5 (games)
2011Montreal Club
Queen's Club		 Tim Cockroft
Alex Titchener-Barrett		 Harry Foster
Mark Hue Williams		8-5 (games)
2013Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 James Coyne
Will Hopton		 Tim Cockroft
Alex Titchener-Barrett		6-2 (games)
2015Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Christian Portz
Alex Titchener-Barrett		 James Coyne
Will Hopton		7-2 (games)
2016Queen's Club
New York Club		 James Stout
Jonathan Larken 		Christian Portz
Alex Titchener-Barrett		6-2 (games)
2018Queen's Club
New York Club		 James Stout
Jonathan Larken 		Tom Billings
Richard Owen		5-0 (games)
2021Queen's Club
New York Club		 Tom Billings
Richard Owen		 James Stout
Jonathan Larken		5-1 (games)
2023Tennis and Racquet Club
Tennis and Racquet Club		 Tom Billings
Richard Owen		 Mike Bailey
Benjamin Cawston		6-5 (games)

Women's Doubles Champions

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2020Crowthorne, England Tara Lumley
India Deakin		 Lea van der Zwalmen
Louisa Gengler-Saint		3-1
2023London, England Lea van der Zwalmen
Cesca Sweet		 Claire Fahey
Tara Lumley		3-0

References

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome. Tennis & Racquets Association.
  2. Web site: WORLD SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Tennis & Racquets Association.
  3. Web site: World Doubles Chamspionship. Tennis & Racquets Association.
  4. Web site: "Rackets." Times [London, England] 5 Apr. 1913]. Times Digital Archive.
  5. Web site: "Racquets." Times [London, England] 28 Apr. 1887]. Times Digital Archive.
  6. Web site: "Racquets." Times [London, England] 3 May 1888]. Times Digital Archive.
  7. Web site: "Racquets." Times [London, England] 18 Oct. 1897]. Times Digital Archive.
  8. Web site: "Racquets." Times [London, England] 29 Nov. 1897]. Times Digital Archive.
  9. Web site: "Racquets." Times [London, England] 14 Apr. 1902]. Times Digital Archive.
  10. Web site: "Racquets." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 1903]. Times Digital Archive.
  11. Web site: "Racquets." Times [London, England] 1 May 1911]. Times Digital Archive.
  12. Web site: "Rackets." Times [London, England] 11 Dec. 1922]. Times Digital Archive.
  13. Web site: A CORRESPONDENT. "Rackets." Times [London, England] 6 Dec. 1935]. Times Digital Archive.
  14. Web site: "Rackets." Times [London, England] 18 Jan. 1937]. Times Digital Archive.
  15. Web site: OUR RACKETS CORRESPONDENT. "Rackets." Times [London, England] 12 Apr. 1937]. Times Digital Archive.
  16. Web site: Our Special Correspondent. "Rackets." Times [London, England] 26 Apr. 1947]. Times Digital Archive.

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