Ladies World Championships Rolls of Honour

Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
(Inaugural year 1985  -  played biennially)
Singles

Date

1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999

2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
​2017

Finalists

J Clarke (Australia) bt L Ronaldson
J Clarke (Australia) bt K Allen 
P Fellows bt S Jones 
P Lumley (formerly Fellows) bt S Jones 
S Jones bt C Cornwallis 
P Lumley bt S Haswell   
P Lumley bt S Haswell
P Lumley bt S Haswell

C Cornwallis bt P Lumley
P Lumley bt C Cornwallis 
C Cornwallis bt J Iddles 
C Cornwallis bt P Lumley
C Cornwallis bt K Hird
C Vigrass bt K Hird
C Vigrass bt S Vigrass
C Fahey (nee Vigrass) bt S Vigrass
​C Fahey bt S Vigrass

Score

6-3, 5-6, 6-5 
6-5, 6-4  
6-4, 5-6, 6-3 
6-4, 5-6, 6-4 
5-6, 6-2, 6-3 
5-6, 6-4, 6-0 
6-4, 6-2
6-4, 4-6, 6-4 

6-5, 6-3 
6-2, 6-3 
3-6, 6-0, 6-2 
6-2, 6-0
6-0, 6-3
6-1, 6-4
6-4, 6-1
6-3, 6-1
​6-0, 6-0

Venue

Melbourne 
Seacourt 
Philadelphia 
Hobart 
Bordeaux 
Newport 
Ballarat
RTC Hampton Court 
Washington 
Melbourne 
Paris 
Manchester
Newport
Melbourne
Paris
Leamington
​Tuxedo

Claire Vigrass

Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
Doubles

Date

1985
1987
1989
1991

1993
1995
1997
1999

2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017

Finalists

A Link & J Clarke (Aus) bt K Toates (Aus) & L Ronaldson
K Allen & L Ronaldson bt J Clarke (Aus) & J Hyland (Aus) 
S Jones & A Warren-Piper bt K Allen & P Fellows 
S Jones & A Garside (nee Warren-Piper) bt P Lumley (formerly Fellows) &  H Mursell (Aus) 
P Lumley & C Cornwallis bt S Jones & A Garside 
P Lumley & S Haswell bt S Jones & L Ronaldson 
P Lumley & S Haswell bt F Deuchar (Aus) & K Leeming (Australia) 
P Lumley & S Haswell bt A Garside & S Jones 

P Lumley & J Iddles bt A Garside & C Cornwallis 
P Lumley & J Wood (nee Iddles) bt C Cornwallis & K Leeming (Aus)
C Cornwallis & S Haswell bt F Adam (US) & S Castley (Aus)  
C Cornwallis & P Lumley bt K Leeming (Aus) & S Haswell
C Cornwalis & K Hird bt A Hayball (Aus) & J Lambert
C Vigrass & S Vigrass bt K Hird & R Snell (Aus)
C Vigrass & S Vigrass bt P Lumley & T Lumley
C Fahey (nee Vigrass) & S Vigrass bt P Lumley & T Lumley
​C Fahey & S Vigrass bt A Avedissian (US) & S Bollerman (Ned)

Score

6-0, 6-3 
6-5, 6-1 
4-6, 6-1, 6-0 

6-3, 6-1 
6-5, 6-2 
4-6, 6-3, 6-5 
6-1, 6-1 
3-6, 6-2, 6-1 

6-3, 2-6, 6-5 
1-6, 6-4, 6-5 
6-3, 6-3 
6-2, 6-4
6-0, 6-3
6-2, 6-1
6-0, 6-1
6-0, 6-0
​6-3, 6-0

Venue

Melbourne 
Seacourt 
Philadelphia 

Hobart 
Bordeaux 
Newport 
Ballarat
RTC Hampton Court 
Washington 
Melbourne 
Paris 
Manchester 
Newport
Melbourne
Paris
Leamington
Tuxedo

Ladies Real Tennis World Championship
Singles Plate

Date

1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
​2017

Finalists

No Plate recorded
J Page bt J Vaughan 
A Cockcroft bt M Briggs
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
J Edwards (US) bt J Lippincott (US) 
L Hemming (Aus) bt F Barnett (Aus)
C Southwell bt J Newby
A Greenwood bt K Toates (Aus)
S Castley (Aus) bt J McCahey (Aus)
S Vigrass bt X Ranger (Aus) 
J Newby bt J Lambert
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
T Lumley bt A Kurkjian
S Bollerman (Ned) bt I Hunt
J Garside bt A Garside

Score

6-3, 6-3  
3-6, 6-1, 6-3 

 
6-4, 6-3 
5-6, 6-3, 6-5
6-4, 6-2
6-3, 6-3 
6-3, 6-4
9-4
6-4, 6-4
  
  
6-0, 6-0
6-5, 6-1
​8-5

Venue

Melbourne 
Petworth/Seacourt 
Philadelphia 
Hobart 
Bordeaux 
Newport 
Ballarat
RTC Hampton Court 
Washington 
Melbourne 
Paris 
Manchester
Newport
Melbourne 
Paris
Leamington
Tuxedo

Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
Doubles Plate

Date

1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999

2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
​2017

Finalists

No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded

No Plate recorded
V Henry(Aus) & J McCahey (Aus) bt J Rinaldini (US) & E Varigos (Aus)
C Gilmore & L Tant bt T Fielden & S Reston  
T Fielden & S Heap bt S Reston & V Stewart (nee Reston)
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
No Plate recorded
Not played
​Not played

Score

 



  


  
   

9-5 
6-2, 6-3

Venue

Melbourne 
Seacourt 
Philadelphia 
Hobart 
Bordeaux 
Newport 
Ballarat
RTC Hampton Court 
Washington 
Melbourne 
Paris 
Manchester 
Newport
Melbourne
Paris
Leamington
​Tuxedo

Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
Handicap Singles
(Inaugural year 2013

Date

2013
2015
2017

Finalists

G Smart (France) bt A Perie (France)
Not played
T Lumley bt J Garside
​

Score

8-2

​8-5
​

Venue

Paris
Leamington
​Tuxedo

Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
Handicap Doubles
(Inaugural year 2013

Date

2013
2015
​2017

Finalists

B. Claney (Aus) & M Wilson (Aus) bt K Arndt (Aus) & A Guest (Aus)
I Candy & L Hutchinson bt C Bucknell & I Hunt
S Bollerman (Ned) & I Dubish bt J Heffernan (US) & A Gold (US)
​

Score

8-5
8-3
​8-5

Venue

Paris
Leamington
​Tuxedo

                                       
All players GB unless stated

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