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2019 British Open (real tennis)
Date	17-26 November
Edition	41st
Category	IRTPA
Draw	24S / 12D (men) 9S / 8D (women)
Location	West Kensington, London, United Kingdom (men) Hayling Island, United Kingdom (women)
Venue	Queen's Club (men) Radley College (men's qualifying) Seacourt Tennis Club (women)
Champions
Men's singles
Camden Riviere
Women's singles
Claire Fahey
Men's doubles
Camden Riviere / John Lumley
Women's doubles
Claire Fahey / Sarah Vigrass
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The 2019 Real Tennis British Open was the 41st edition of the British Open since it became an annual event in 1979. The men's event was held at the Queen's Club in London between November 17–26, 2019 and was organised by the Tennis and Rackets Association. It was the final qualifying event for the 2020 Real Tennis World Championship. The women's event was held at the Seacourt Tennis Club on Hayling Island between April 11–14, 2019. The men's draw was the fourth and final grand slam event of the year.

The men's singles draw was won by Camden Riviere, his fourth British Open title He beat defending champion Robert Fahey in the final, the first time he had defeated Fahey at the Queen's Club. In the doubles draw Riviere teamed up with John Lumley, repeating their partnership from the French Open. Riviere completed a calendar year grand slam for the second time, the first being in 2017. In the women's draw, Claire Fahey won her seventh British Open singles title, forming part of her sixth calendar year Grand Slam.

Draw and results

Amateur players are marked as (A)

Men's Singles Qualifying

First Qualifier

	Qualifying Round 1
		F Bristowe	6	6
		L van der Zwalmen	4	0

Men's Singles

	First round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
										1	C Riviere	6	6	6
		R Shenkman	2	5	5						J Douglas (A)	2	1	0
		J Douglas	6	6	6														1	C Riviere	6	6	6
																			7	B Sayers	3	1	2
										7	B Sayers	6	6	6
	J Giddins (A)		3	3	6	6	6				J Giddins (A)	1	0	2
	N Mackenzie		6	6	0	5	1																					1	C Riviere	6	6	6
																												3	C Chapman	1	2	2
										5	N Howell	6	6	6
		Z Eadle	4	5	0						D Long	3	0	2
		D Long	6	6	6														5	N Howell	2	4	4
																			3	C Chapman	6	6	6
										3	C Chapman	6	6	6
		R McNaughtan	2	3	5						F Bristowe (A)	3	0	1
	Q	F Bristowe	6	6	6																																1	C Riviere	6	6	6
																																					2	R Fahey	3	3	2
										4	B Taylor-Matthews	6	6	6
		A Flippence	3	3	1						W Burns	0	0	1
		W Burns	6	6	6														4	B Taylor-Matthews	6	5	6	6
																			6	J Lumley	5	6	2	4
										6	J Lumley	6	6	6
		C Fahey	6	6	6						C Fahey	1	1	2
		L Danby (A)	4	1	2																							4	B Taylor-Matthews	6	6	6
																												2	R Fahey	4	2	1
										8	M Sarlangue (A)	6	6	6
		J Smith	6	6	6						J Smith	1	3	1
		R Giddins (A)	4	3	4														8	M Sarlangue	1	2	4
																			2	R Fahey	6	6	6
										2	R Fahey	4	6	6	6
		N Merola	1	6	4	4					C Greenhalgh	6	1	1	1
		C Greenhalgh	6	5	6	6

Men's Doubles

	First round									Quarter-finals									Semi-finals									Final
										1	C Riviere J Lumley	6	6	6
		B Ronaldson A Lumsden (A)	1	2	4						D Long R Shenkman (A)	1	0	2
		D Long R Shenkman (A)	6	6	6														1	C Riviere J Lumley	6	6	6
																			3	M Sarlangue (A) C Chapman	1	0	1
										3	M Sarlangue (A) C Chapman	3	6	3	6	6
		J Douglas (A) P Wright (A)	6	6	6						J Douglas (A) P Wright (A)	6	1	6	4	3
		Z Eadle A Dolman (A)	5	2	5																							1	C Riviere J Lumley	6	6	6
																												2	R Fahey N Howell	4	3	1
										4	B Sayers B Taylor-Matthews	6	6	6
		N Merola A Player	3	6	6	6				5	N Merola A Player	2	5	2
	5	R McNaughtan C Fahey	6	5	5	3													4	B Sayers B Taylor-Matthews	3	6	3	2
																			2	R Fahey N Howell	6	0	6	6
										2	R Fahey N Howell	6	6	6
	W Burns J Dawes		3	3	2						N Mackenzie J Smith	1	4	1
	N Mackenzie J Smith		6	6	6

Women's Singles

Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

	First round							Second round							Semifinals							Finals
								1	C Fahey
									bye
															1	C Fahey	6	6
		J Garside	6	6											4	S Vigrass	0	2
		A Pye	0	1					J Garside	3	2
								4	S Vigrass	6	6
																						1	C Fahey	6	6
	3	T Lumley	6	6																		2	L van der Zwalmen	3	3
		C Bucknell	1	0				3	T Lumley	6	6
		N Barber	1	1					A Garside	0	2
		A Garside	6	6											3	T Lumley	1	6	0
															2	L van der Zwalmen	6	5	6
									G Willis	0	2
								2	L van der Zwalmen	6	6

Women's Doubles

Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

	First round							Second round							Semifinals							Finals
								1	C Fahey T Lumley
									bye
															1	C Fahey S Vigrass	6	6
																K Leppard A Garside	0	0
									A Garside K Leppard	6	6
		A Pye C Nicholls	6	6					A Pye C Nicholls	1	1
		R Law D Wilson	1	1																		1	C Fahey S Vigrass	6	6
																						2	L van der Zwalmen J Garside	4	3
									P Lumley T Lumley	6	6
		C Bucknell I Hunt	6	6					C Bucknell I Hunt	0	1
		C MacDowell O Boulton	0	0												P Lumley T Lumley	3	0
		G Willis N Barber	6	6											2	L van der Zwalmen J Garside	6	6
		D Oldland L Ford	0	0					G Willis N Barber	3	1
								2	L van der Zwalmen J Garside	6	6

See also

• Grand Slam (real tennis)

References

1. "British Open Singles 2019". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
2. "British Open 2019 - PRESS DAY". Tennis and Rackets Association. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
3. "British Ladies Open Results 2019". Ladies Real Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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• 2019 in British sport