2025 Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
| 2023 Ladies Real Tennis World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24-31 May, 2025 |
| Edition | 21st |
| Draw | 12S / 4D |
| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Venue | International Tennis Hall of Fame |
| Champions | |
| Women's singles | |
| TBC | |
| Women's doubles | |
| TBC | |
The 2025 Ladies Real Tennis World Championships will be the 21st edition of the biennial Ladies Real Tennis World Championships, held at International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in May 2025. It will be the first time the event was held in the United States since 2017 as the event follows a rotation through the four tennis-playing countries. The singles event will be defend by incumbent World Champion Claire Fahey,[1] seeking her eighth consecutive victory in the event. The event will be held at the same venue as the Men's World Championship for the first time, albeit not at the same time of year.[2]
Format
[edit]The Ladies World Championship will follow a new format in 2025.[3] Through the previous 20 editions, both the singles and doubles draws were held as Open draws, with all female real tennis players eligible. In 2025, the singles draw will be restricted to the top 6 players, with at most 8 players entering through qualifying for 2 places. A handicap cut-off of 40 will be applied to all players wishing to compete.
Players will be seeded by handicap, with the defending champion automatically receiving a bye to the singles final. The second ranked player overall will also receive a bye to the semi final. Up to 8 players will compete for two qualifying places. The singles final will be played as a best-of-5 set match for the first time.
Qualification
[edit]The top 4 available players qualified directly to the main draw. The four direct qualifiers were confirmed in February 2025 as Claire Fahey, Lea Van Der Zwalmen, Tara Lumley and Saskia Bollerman.[4] As defending champion, Fahey qualified directly to the final, while Van Der Zwalmen qualified directly to the semi final as the next best ranked player. A further 8 players may qualify via the qualification tournament.
Handicaps correct as at March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Singles Handicap | Doubles Handicap | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Claire Fahey
|
The Oratory School | 6.2 | 10.2 | Yes, as Defending Champion |
| 2 |  Lea Van Der Zwalmen
|
Jeu de Paume de Bordeaux | 16.4 | 15.4 | Yes |
| 3 |  Saskia Bollerman
|
Dutch Real Tennis Association | 25.4 | 26.6 | Yes |
| 4 | Tara Lumley
|
The Queen's Club | 25.7 | 27.0 | Yes |
| 5 | Sarah Vigrass
|
Prested Hall | 27.6 | 27.0 | TBC |
| 6 | Isabel Candy
|
The Queen's Club | 31.3 | 31.1 | TBC |
| 7 | Georgie Willis
|
The Queen's Club | 31.5 | 31.2 | TBC |
| 8 | Nicola Doble
|
Royal Tennis Court | 32.3 | 29.5 | TBC |
| 9 | Jess Garside
|
Seacourt Tennis Club | 34.0 | 30.4 | TBC |
| 10 |  Jo See Tan
|
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club | 34.9 | 33.5 | TBC |
| 11 | Natalie Barber
|
Leamington Tennis Court Club | 37.9 | 34.7 | TBC |
| 12 |  Annie Clark
|
International Tennis Club of Washington | 37.4 | 37.8 | TBC |
| 13 | Izzy Marshall
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Oxford Tennis Club | 38.4 | 40.1 | TBC |
| 14 | Emily Young
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International Tennis Hall of Fame | 38.8 | 39.6 | TBC |
| 15 | Araminta Oldham
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Royal Tennis Court | 39.9 | 37.7 | TBC |
Results
[edit]The schedule for the main draw matches and the identities of the top four seeds was confirmed by the organising committee in February 2025.[5] The identities of the qualifiers is yet to be confirmed.
Singles
[edit]| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tara Lumley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 27 | May 28 | May 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lea Van Der Zwalmen | 1 | Claire Fahey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saskia Bollerman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||
| May 29 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Claire Fahey TBC | |||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| May 31 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Fahey in seventh heaven after retaining world titles". Henley Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Newport to Host 2025 Men's & Ladies' World Championships". United States Court Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "LRTA Announces Date, Location and New Rules for the 2025 Ladies World Championships". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Update: 2025 Ladies World Championship". Paume France. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "2025 Ladies World Championship - Schedule". Ladies World Championship. Retrieved 4 February 2025.