Rackets World Championships

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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] The doubles championship started in 1990.[3]

World Singles Champions[]

Year Venue/s Winner Runner-Up Scores Notes
1820 England Robert Mackay [4] Mackay resigned title 1825
1825 England Thomas Pittman [5] Pitman resigned title 1834
1834 England John Pittman [6]
1838 Belvedere Gardens England John Lamb [7] England John Pittman 8-4 (games) died while champion in 1840
1846 Birmingham
Bristol 		England John Charles Mitchell [8] England J C M Young 5-0 (games)
1860
England Francis Erwood[9] England John Charles Mitchell 8-1 (games)
1862
Prince's Club 		England William Hart-Dyke[10] England Francis Erwood 8-3 (games) Dyke resigned title 1863
1863 England Henry John Gray [11] Gray resigned title 1866
1866 England William Gray [12] died while champion in 1875
1876 Prince's Club
Rugby School 		England Henry B Fairs [13] 8-3 (games) died while champion in 1878
1878 England Joseph Gray [14]
1887 Rugby School
Manchester Club 		England Peter Latham[15] England Joseph Gray 7-15, 15-10, 15-9, 10-15, 9-15, 15-8, 8-15
15-2, 15-4, 15-11, 15-9
1888 Queen's Club
Charterhouse School 		England Peter Latham[16] England Walter Gray 2-15, 15-12, 15-7 16-14, 15-6
8-15, 15-4, 12-15, 15-9, 15-9, 12-15, 15-?
1891 Prince's Club
Queen's Club 		England Peter Latham[17] United States George Standing 15-6, 15-12, 15-9, 15-5
15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4
1897 Prince's Club
New York Club 		England Peter Latham[18][19] United States George Standing 15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4
4-3 (games)
1902 Queen's Club
Prince's Club 		England Peter Latham[20] England Gilbert Browne 16-13, 15-10, 15-0, 15-2
15-11 9-15, 15-7, 15-4, 15-7 		Latham resigned title in 1902
1903 Prince's Club
Queen's Club 		India Jamsetji Merwanji[21] England Gilbert Browne 15-11, 18-16, 13-16, 15-8, 15-4
15-5, 11-15, 15-5, 15-6, 15-1
1911 Queen's Club
Prince's Club 		England Charles Williams[22] India Jamsetji Merwanji 18-15, 15-2, 15-9, 15-8
15-7, 12-13, 14-17 15-7, 15-4, 12-15 0-0 		last game not played
1913 Queen's Club
Philadelphia Club 		United States Jock Soutar [23] England Charles Williams 15-6, 12-13, 11-15, 10-15, 15-9, 6-15
15-2, 15-8, 15-4, 15-3
1922 Philadelphia Club
New York Club 		United States Jock Soutar [24] England Charles Williams 18-15, 15-0, 6-15, 12-15, 17-15,12-15, 15-7
4-0 (games)
1927 Philadelphia Club
New York Club 		United States Jock Soutar United States William Standing 8-1 (games)
1929 Philadelphia Club
New York Club 		England Charles Williams United States Jock Soutar 7-3 (games) died while champion in 1935 [25]
1937 New York Club
Queen's Club 		England David S Milford [26][27] United States Norbert Setzler 15-9, 9-15, 15-10, 10-15, 8-15, 15-12, 12-15
15-4, 15-4, 15-9, 15-12, 		Milford resigned title 1946
1947
Queen's Club 		England James Dear[28] Canada Kenneth Chantler 15-9, 16-17, 15-10, 15-11, 15-11
15-4, 15-2, 15-8, 15-5
1948 Queen's Club
Queen's Club 		England James Dear England John Pawle 8-4 (games)
1951 Queen's Club
Queen's Club 		England James Dear England John Pawle 8-2 (games)
1954 Queen's Club
Queen's Club 		England Geoffrey Atkins England James Dear 6-5 (games)
1963 Queen's Club
Queen's Club 		England Geoffrey Atkins England James Leonard 6-1 (games)
1964 Queen's Club
Queen's Club 		England Geoffrey Atkins England Charles Swallow 7-5 (games)
1967 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England Geoffrey Atkins England James Leonard 7-2 (games)
1970 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England Geoffrey Atkins England Charles Swallow 6-3 (games)
1972 Queen's Club
Chicago Club 		United States William Surtees England Howard Angus 5-4 (games)
1973 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England Howard Angus United States William Surtees 5-1 (games)
1975 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		United States William Surtees England Howard Angus 5-1 (games)
1977 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		United States William Surtees England Howard Angus 5-0 (games)
1979 New York Club
Queen's Club 		United States William Surtees England Willie Boone 5-0 (games)
1981 New York Club
Queen's Club 		England John Prenn United States William Surtees 6-4 (games)
1984
Queen's Club 		England Willie Boone England John Prenn 7-2 (games)
1986 New York Club
Queen's Club 		England John Prenn England Willie Boone 8-6 (games)
1988 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England James Male England Willie Boone 6-1 (games)
1991 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England James Male United States Shannon Hazell 6-2 (games)
1993 Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club 		England James Male England Neil Smith 6-5 (games)
1995 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England James Male England Neil Smith 6-2 (games)
1999 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England Neil Smith England James Male 4-2 (games)
2nd Leg forfeited through injury
2001 New York Club
St Paul's School 		England James Male England Neil Smith 6-1 (games)
2003 Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club 		England James Male United States Jonathan Larken 5-4 (games)
2005
Queen's Club 		England Harry Foster England Alister Robinson 7-5 (games)
2008 New York Club
Queen's Club 		Bermuda James Stout England Harry Foster 6-1 (games)
2010 New York Club
Queen's Club 		Bermuda James Stout England Alex Titchener-Barrett 5-1 (games)
2015 Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club 		Bermuda James Stout England Will Hopton 5-0 (games)
2017 New York Club
Queen's Club 		Bermuda James Stout England Tom Billings 5-0 (games)
2019 Queen's Club
 England Tom Billings England Alex Duncliffe-Vines 5-0 (games)

World Doubles Champions[]

Year Venue/s Winner Runner-Up Scores
1990 Manchester Club
Queen's Club 		England James Male
England John Prenn 		United States Shannon Hazell
England Neil Smith 		8-5 (games)
1992 Clifton College
Queen's Club 		United States Shannon Hazell
England Neil Smith 		England Willie Boon
England John Prenn 		7-3 (games)
1993 New York Club
Queen's Club 		United States Shannon Hazell
England Neil Smith 		England James Male
England John Prenn 		7-7 (games)
166-160 points
1996 New York Club
Philadelphia Club 		United States Shannon Hazell
England Neil Smith 		England James Male
England John Prenn 		5-0 (games)
1998 Clifton College
New York Club 		United States Shannon Hazell
England Neil Smith 		England Willie Boon
England Peter Brake 		7-6 (games)
2001 Philadelphia Club
St Paul's School 		England James Male
England Mark Hue Williams 		United States Shannon Hazell
England Neil Smith 		5-0 (games)
2003 New York Club
Queen's Club 		England James Male
England Mark Hue Williams 		England Ali Robinson
England Guy Barker 		6-6 (games)
136-134 points
2005 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England Ali Robinson
England Guy Barker 		England Tim Cockroft
England Guy Smith-Bingham 		7-4 (games)
2007 New York Club
Queen's Club 		England Neil Smith
England Mark Hubbard 		England Harry Foster
England Mark Hue Williams 		5-0 (games)
2009 New York Club
Queen's Club 		England Harry Foster
England Mark Hue Williams 		England Neil Smith
England Mark Hubbard 		7-5 (games)
2011
Queen's Club 		England Tim Cockroft
England Alex Titchener-Barrett 		England Harry Foster
England Mark Hue Williams 		8-5 (games)
2013 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England James Coyne
England Will Hopton 		England Tim Cockroft
England Alex Titchener-Barrett 		6-2 (games)
2015 Chicago Club
Queen's Club 		England Christian Portz
England Alex Titchener-Barrett 		England James Coyne
England Will Hopton 		7-2 (games)
2016 Queen's Club
New York Club 		Bermuda James Stout
England Jonathan Larken 		England Christian Portz
England Alex Titchener-Barrett 		6-2 (games)

References[]

  1. ^ "Welcome". Tennis & Racquets Association.
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  3. ^ "World Doubles Chamspionship" (PDF). Tennis & Racquets Association.
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