2018 British Open (real tennis)

2018 British Open (real tennis)
Date	17-26 November (men) 4-7 April (women)
Edition	40th
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
Robert Fahey
Women's singles
Claire Fahey
Men's doubles
Robert Fahey / Nick Howell
Women's doubles
Claire Fahey / Sarah Vigrass

The 2018 Real Tennis British Open was the 40th 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 11–20, 2018 and was organised by the Tennis and Rackets Association. It formed part of the qualifying series for the 2020 Real Tennis World Championship.^[1][2] The women's event was held at the Seacourt Tennis Club on Hayling Island between April 4–7, 2018.^[3] The men's draw was the fourth and final grand slam event of the year.

The men's singles draw was won by Robert Fahey, his 50th Open title and his first British Open title since 2011. He also won the doubles with Nick Howell, the pair winning three of four grand slam events that year. In the women's draw, Claire Fahey won her sixth British Open singles title, forming part of her sixth calendar year Grand Slam. Lea van der Zwalmen made her British Open debut. The tournament would be the final tournament attended by Kieran Booth before his retirement from international play.

Amateur players are marked as (A)

	Qualifying Round 1							Final Qualifying Round
									J Smith	6	6
		L Gale	6	6					L Gale	4	5
		A Player	4	5

	Final Qualifying Round
		J Dawes	6	6
		A Flippence	2	2

	Qualifying Round 1							Final Qualifying Round
									C Greenhalgh	6	6
		N Mackenzie	6	6					L Gale	4	4
		J Woods-Casey	2	4

	Qualifying Round 1							Final Qualifying Round
									W Burns	6	6
		P Dunn (A)	6	6					P Dunn (A)	4	4
		N Merola	5	5

	First round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
										1	R Fahey	4	6	6	6
		N Mackenzie	0	6	4	2					J Douglas (A)	6	2	1	2
		J Douglas (A)	6	5	6	6													1	R Fahey	6	6	6
																			5	N Howell	1	1	3
										5	N Howell	5	6	6	6
	Q	J Dawes	0	0	0						J Lumley	6	5	4	2
		J Lumley	6	6	6																							1	R Fahey	3	5	6	6	6
																												4	B Taylor-Matthews	6	6	3	5	5
										6	K Booth (A)	6	6	6
		L Gordon	6	6	6						L Gordon	3	3	2
	Q	W Burns	3	1	0														6	K Booth (A)	2	1	0
																			4	B Taylor-Matthews	6	6	6
										4	B Taylor-Matthews	6
		R McNaughtan	3	6	1	5					D Long	5	ret
		D Long	6	5	6	6																															1	R Fahey	6	6	6
																																					2	C Chapman	5	4	4
										3	S Virgona	6	6	6
		T Durack	6	6	6						T Durack	0	2	0
	Q	C Greenhalgh	4	4	4														3	S Virgona	6	6	4	3	6
																			7	B Sayers	5	2	6	6	4
										7	B Sayers	6	6	6
		E Kay (A)	6	3	6	6					E Kay (A)	0	1	1
		P Wright (A)	1	6	3	1																						3	S Virgona	6	2	4	1
																												2	C Chapman	5	6	6	6
										8	T Chisholm	6	6	4	6
		L Smart	6	5	6	6					L Smart	0	4	6	1
	Q	J Smith	3	6	2	3													8	T Chisholm	1	3	2
																			2	C Chapman	6	6	6
										2	C Chapman	2	6	6	6
		Z Eadle	0	1	2						M Sarlangue	6	4	1	5
		M Sarlangue	6	6	6

	Qualifying Round 1							Final Qualifying Round
									D Long C Greenhalgh	6	6
		B Ronaldson N Mackenzie	6	5	6				B Ronaldson N Mackenzie	3	2
		J Acheson-Gray (A) A Dolman (A)	3	6	3

	First round									Quarter-finals									Semi-finals									Final
										1	T Chisholm J Lumley	6	6	6
		W Burns J Dawes	3	0	6	2					T Durack L Gordon	1	1	0
		T Durack L Gordon	6	6	3	6													1	T Chisholm J Lumley	5	3	6	4
																			4	C Chapman S Virgona	6	6	4	6
										4	C Chapman S Virgona	6	6	6
		J Douglas (A) P Wright (A)	4	5	3						E Kay (A) L Smart	0	1	0
		E Kay (A) L Smart	6	6	6																							4	C Chapman S Virgona	3	5	2
																												3	R Fahey N Howell	6	6	6
										3	R Fahey N Howell	6	6	2	6
	Q	D Long C Greenhalgh	4	6	6	2	3				K Booth (A) A Lumsden (A)	5	2	6	1
		K Booth (A) A Lumsden (A)	6	2	4	6	6												3	R Fahey N Howell	6	6	5	6
																			2	B Sayers B Taylor-Matthews	3	6	3	2
										2	B Sayers B Taylor-Matthews	6	6	6
	Q	A Player Z Eadle	3	4	2						M Sarlangue (A) N Victoir (A)	5	4	1
		M Sarlangue (A) N Victoir (A)	6	6	6

	Final Qualifying Round
		A Pye	6	6
		L Douwes Dekker	1	1

	Final Qualifying Round
		N Doble	6	6
		H Lucey	0	0

	Final Qualifying Round
		I Candy	6	6
		K van Boeckel	0	1

Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

	First round							Second round							Semifinals							Finals
								1	C Fahey
									bye
															1	C Fahey	6	6
		I Dulbish	6	6											4	L van der Zwalmen	5	0
		N Doble	5	4					I Dulbish	3	2
		I Candy	3	2				4	L van der Zwalmen	6	6
	4	L van der Zwalmen	6	6																		1	C Fahey	6	6
	3	S Bollerman	6	6																		3	S Bollerman	1	1
		S Dannreuther	0	0				3	S Bollerman	6	6
		I Hunt	0	0					T Lumley	1	2
		T Lumley	6	6											3	S Bollerman	6	6
		J Garside	6	6											2	S Vigrass	3	5
		A Pye	0	1					J Garside	4	3
								2	S Vigrass	6	6

Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	C Fahey S Vigrass	6
							L van der Zwalmen J Garside	1
		L van der Zwalmen J Garside	6
		L Douwes Dekker K van Boeckel	0
											1	C Fahey S Vigrass	6
											2	S Bollerman T Lumley	4
		I Dulbish I Candy	6
		I Hunt S Dannruether	0
							I Dulbish I Candy	1
						2	S Bollerman T Lumley	6
		L Hutchinson C Nicholls	0
	2	S Bollerman T Lumley	6

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