Rackets World Championships

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 Robert Mackay [4] Mackay resigned title 1825
1825 Thomas Pittman [5] Pitman resigned title 1834
1834 John Pittman [6]
1838 Belvedere Gardens John Lamb [7] John Pittman 8-4 (games) died while champion in 1840
1846 Birmingham
Bristol		 John Charles Mitchell [8] J C M Young 5-0 (games)
1860 Woolwich Club
Bristol Club		 Francis Erwood [9] John Charles Mitchell 8-1 (games)
1862 Woolwich Club
Prince's Club		 William Hart-Dyke [10] Francis Erwood 8-3 (games) Dyke resigned title 1863
1863 Henry John Gray [11] Gray resigned title 1866
1866 William Gray [12] died while champion in 1875
1876 Prince's Club
Rugby School		 Henry B Fairs [13] 8-3 (games) died while champion in 1878
1878 Joseph Gray [14]
1887 Rugby School
Manchester Club		 Peter Latham [15] 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		 Peter Latham [16] 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		 Peter Latham [17] 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		 Peter Latham [18] [19] George Standing 15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4
4-3 (games)
1902 Queen's Club
Prince's Club		 Peter Latham [20] 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		 Jamsetji Merwanji [21] 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		 Charles Williams [22] 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		 Jock Soutar [23] 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		 Jock Soutar [24] 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		 Jock Soutar William Standing 8-1 (games)
1929 Philadelphia Club
New York Club		 Charles Williams Jock Soutar 7-3 (games) died while champion in 1935 [25]
1937 New York Club
Queen's Club		 David S Milford [26] [27] 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 Montreal Racket Club
Queen's Club		 James Dear [28] 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		 James Dear John Pawle 8-4 (games)
1951 Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 James Dear John Pawle 8-2 (games)
1954 Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins James Dear 6-5 (games)
1963 Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins James Leonard 6-1 (games)
1964 Queen's Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins Charles Swallow 7-5 (games)
1967 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins James Leonard 7-2 (games)
1970 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Geoffrey Atkins Charles Swallow 6-3 (games)
1972 Queen's Club
Chicago Club		 William Surtees Howard Angus 5-4 (games)
1973 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Howard Angus William Surtees 5-1 (games)
1975 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 William Surtees Howard Angus 5-1 (games)
1977 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 William Surtees Howard Angus 5-0 (games)
1979 New York Club
Queen's Club		 William Surtees Willie Boone 5-0 (games)
1981 New York Club
Queen's Club		 John Prenn William Surtees 6-4 (games)
1984 Montreal Racket Club
Queen's Club		 Willie Boone John Prenn 7-2 (games)
1986 New York Club
Queen's Club		 John Prenn Willie Boone 8-6 (games)
1988 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Willie Boone 6-1 (games)
1991 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Shannon Hazell 6-2 (games)
1993 Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Neil Smith 6-5 (games)
1995 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Neil Smith 6-2 (games)
1999 Chicago Club
Queen's Club		 Neil Smith James Male 4-2 (games)
2nd Leg forfeited through injury
2001 New York Club
St Paul's School		 James Male Neil Smith 6-1 (games)
2003 Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club		 James Male Jonathan Larken 5-4 (games)
2005 Montreal Racket Club
Queen's Club		 Harry Foster Alister Robinson 7-5 (games)
2008 New York Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Harry Foster 6-1 (games)
2010 New York Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Alex Titchener-Barrett 5-1 (games)
2015 Philadelphia Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Will Hopton 5-0 (games)
2017 New York Club
Queen's Club		 James Stout Tom Billings 5-0 (games)
2019 Queen's Club
Detroit Racquet Club		 Tom Billings Alex Duncliffe-Vines 5-0 (games)

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


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