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As seen by Susie Falkner 12th April 2025 Ben Taylor Matthews does the National League Double BTM wins the national league United States team event followed by the FLM Super League Event   The 2nd year of the FLM Super League concluded yesterday with two singles matches and one...

DAY 3 SUPER LEAGUE MVP DAY 2 SUPER LEAGUE MVP   DAY 1 SUPER LEAGUE MVP DAY 1 PHOTOGRAPHS     

  FINAL ELIMINATOR 2025   The Final Eliminator is being held at the Aiken Tennis Club on 18th, 20th and 22nd May Nick Howell v John Lumley Match times will be published as soon as they become available. Matches will be streamed by Ryan Carey on the USCTA YouTube...

The teams for the FLM Super League 2025 are     Day 1 – Tuesday 8th April – Individual Matches, YouTube Link, Result MATCH 1 – 2.00PM Slayer Forcer You Tube Link Result Darren Long John Woods-Casey Click here 3/9 Bryn Sayers Robert Fahey 3/9 Bertie Vallat & Neil...

The Racquet and Tennis Club NY 10022    The U.S. Super League Event commences on the 31st March through 2nd April.  There is a ‘foreigner’ playing too in the form of the U.K.’s Ben Taylor-Matthews.  The teams and schedules below: The Schedule is The stream for this event is...

Same team captain’s as last season but with new team members.  The Draft for the event was held on the 28th March, which Ben Geytenbeek covered for the YouTube stream. Please come along and join us, watch the matches, support your team/favourite player and enjoy an atmosphere of team...

The final day saw 2 close sets with a score line of 6/5 6/5 to Howell. The Final Eliminator between Howell and Lumley will be held at Aiken in May.  Dates to be announced as soon as possible. The 2nd day’s 4 sets saw Howell pulling ahead and he...

The eliminators commence on the 20th March with the 1st leg of Steve Virgona’s Home and Away format match (3 best of 5 set matches) against John Lumley.  The 2nd leg is played on the 26th March and if 1 match all a final best of 5 set matches...

September 23rd, 25th and 27th If you have never attended a world championship challenge, do think about attending this one.  The iconic beautiful venue of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and a week of not only the world champion defending his title but social events and a handicap...

New Trainee Professional role at Ballarat Tennis Club – Invitation to apply The management committee at the Ballarat Tennis Club (BTC), is seeking to recruit an interim (6-month) Trainee Tennis Professional, to join the team and play a key role in all aspects of real tennis activity at the...

  To read the full job description please go to this link  Job description DIMENSIONS OF ROLE Five shifts of nine hours rostered between Monday to Sunday, including one-hour unpaid lunch on each day worked; making a total of 40 working hours. KEY PURPOSE OF ROLE To work with...

Westwood Court Tennis Westwood Country Club 22nd February – 2nd March The Westwood Court at the Westwood Country Club comes for the 1st time into the rotation of the U.S. Open. A large entry is expected for the Singles.  The top 14 players by right qualify.  The remaining players...

Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club The MMTCC will be the host for the next World Doubles Championship in 2026. 22nd – 26th April 2026 The WCD is for the top 4 pairs entering and all matches are played over the best of 9 set format. Put these dates into...

The President and Committee of Sydney Real Tennis Club are delighted to announce the following appointments to the team that will run the new court at the Cheltenham Recreation Club in Sydney.  The team will initially comprise a Tennis Professional and a Club Manager.   The Tennis Professional will be...

The eliminator venues for the 1st round eliminators has now been finalised. All four players, not surprisingly, who having spent two years travelling and quite frequently been out of pocket, in their endeavours to be one of the 4 players eligible to play in the eliminators entered the bidding...

  Sometimes, when an article is published (which by the way is far too infrequent) there is a tendency for the articles to be stereotyped and often referring to the historical past of the sport and not the game of today or its  future. In September 2004 an excellent...

The 2025 Australian Open is a special one in that the club is celebrating its 150th birthday This Open also sees the start of the next World Race cycle for the right to challenge the world champion in 2027. The 2025 Australian Open is being played from Monday 6th...

With the conclusion of the Sir John Ritblat British Open Singles final played at The Queen’s Club, London the 4 players who have the option to enter the eliminators has been decided. There is a set play-off for the 1st round eliminators of 1 v 4 and 2 v...

Tennis Professionals Applications are invited for the positions of Professional/Club Manager and Assistant Professional at the Sydney Real Tennis Section of the Cheltenham Recreation Club (SRTC), ideally starting on 1 April 2025.  SRTC will open in early 2025 and is located at the Cheltenham Recreation Club (CRC), in an...

Camden Riviere will be defending his title at The National Tennis Club at The International Tennis Hall of Fame Challenge Days will be 23rd, 25th and 27th September 2025  

Have you ever wondered how often players have competed against each other?  Or what is the head 2 head of players? The answers to all of this is now available in the new section. Under the top menu bar go to and scroll down to ‘Player Head to Head’,...

The new season is nearly upon us.  Entries have now closed and this upcoming season is going to be different from previous years. Alex Machin, the IRTPA’s National League Coordinator has analysed the statistics from last year’s matches. A staggering 68% of matches were played using a substitution and...

Adam Phillips 30th July 1968 – 19th June 2024 A celebration of his life is being held on Thursday 18th July. His daughter, Lillian, has asked for this notice to be circulated to all those who knew their father Adam.

Please read and share this email with anyone in the real tennis community that might like to participate in the FLM National League this year. Looking at past season statistics – 68% of matches in 23/24 were played using substitutions and 22% were walkovers. In 22/23 this was 58%...

Adam was a real tennis professional through and through, he knew how to talk to members and discuss their game in detail; on and off the court a true gentleman; for those of us who came up against Adam on court, you could be sure of finding Adam showing...

The 2023 – 2024 Season Division 3 through to Division 10 began last September.  It was another season of competitive team tennis played around the country. These divisions were organised and run by Alex Machin, this 23/24 season was his first in the role and he took to the...

Sunday 28th July – Sunday 4th August Tickets and information about this event can be read here The Champions Trophy is not a straightforward ladder draw as there is a repêchage format involved.  Please note that the ladder you will see after the event has concluded shows only the...

Below is a notification from the USCTA on their National Fund. Professionals outside of the United States do not get the same sort of support from their National Associations and a way must be found to rectify this. The IRTPA has been asking at the highest level of the...

Job Title: Head Professional Location: Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire Job Type: Full-time Closing date: 31st May 2024 Start date: To be agreed Respond to: Simon Hobson, Chairman, Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club, email About the Club: MMTCC is flourishing real tennis club in rural Warwickshire. We are known for our...

They were the defending their World Championship and they retained the title in Chicago What an event it was, spectacular tennis showcasing the top 4 pairs from the past two years.  It was always expected that Chicago would put on a “good show”, it most certainly was one and...

Wednesday 24th April through to Sunday 28th April The Racquet Club of Chicago 1365 North Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60610 Tim Chisholm & Camden Riviere -v- John Lumley & Steve Virgona The score stands after the first day of play with honours divided 2 sets apiece.  The set scores...

Wednesday 24th April through to Sunday 28th April The Racquet Club of Chicago 1365 North Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60610 The finalists will be the defending champions Tim Chisholm and Camden Riviere against the number 3 seeded pair of John Lumley and Steve Virgona.  The first 4 sets will...

Wednesday 24th April through to Sunday 28th April The Racquet Club of Chicago 1365 North Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60610 First up yesterday were the 2nd and 3rd seed pairs – Rob Fahey and Nicky Howell versus John Lumley and Steve Virgona.  It would be interesting to know whether...

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  SHENKMAN’S HENCHMEN WINNERS OF THE INAUGURAL FLM SUPER LEAGUE The most amazing 4 days of tennis which has created a”buzz” around the U.K.’s competition scene. Thank you FLM for your support of this new event and your continued support of the National League divisions.  By all the feedback...

How could the event have more excitement then yesterday’s match of Williams -v- Gordon? You have to factor in competitiveness for certain and this factor involved Williams again tonight. We knew that Shenkman’s Henchmen would be in the final but who would the opposition be and it was mathematically...

  Oh my word, superlatives cannot convey the excitement, the play, the competition or the pure desire to win.  The commentators were beside themselves with excitement, the players’ fellow team members were leaping in the dedans and were heard whooping in the Member’s Bar, the spectators were in absolute...

What a ‘corker’ of a day yesterday.  A buffer hour had been worked into the schedule – it was just as well as the first rubber finished with 5 minutes before the schedule time of the second rubber. The MVP after the first day is: The matches today, Thursday,...

The opportunity for the right person to create and make this position is now being advertised.  The full details are on this attachment here. Further images of this spectacular court can be seen here  

THE SUPER LEAGUE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY 10TH APRIL THROUGH TO SATURDARY 13TH APRIL ON THE EAST COURT OF THE QUEEN’S CLUB, PALLISER ROAD, LONDON W14 9EQ On the 10th, 11th and 12th there are two  sessions each day at starting at 14:00 and 18:00.  It is a round robin format,...

  The event is being streamed each day by Ryan Carey and can be seen on the USCTA’s media channel here The match schedule is below  

    The Draft for the Super League, being held at The Queen’s Club from 10th April – 13th April has been completed   The Captain’s have made their choices and the teams are:   The schedule for Wednesday – Friday is:          

The Draft will take place at 12:00 on Tuesday 12th March.  Follow this link to see this innovative event starting with the Draft and then join us on one or all of the days on 10th – 13th April at The Queen’s Club.  Ben Geytenbeek will be streaming all...

The draw of the singles and doubles plus the qualifying draws will be done today, 1st February at 18:00 EST and can be seen on the USCTA’s You Tube Channel.

A rare opportunity for a full time Real Tennis Professional to join the established team of Head Professional, Kees Ludekens, and Assistant Pro, Peter Paterson, to support the running of our vibrant two-court club located in the centre of Cambridge. The role could be shaped in different ways, so...

U.S. OPEN 22ND – 29TH FEBRUARY Declared Prize Fund Singles and Doubles:  $65,000 Initial Singles Prize Fund:    $42,250 Initial Doubles Prize Fund:  $22,750 As at the closing time of 48 hours prior to entries closing which was5:00pm EST on Monday 29th January, the tournament committee have decided not...

  The FLM Super League is a new concept, formed for 2024 to incorporate the top 3 National League divisions as traditionally outlined (Premier, Division 1 and Division 2). The top 16 entrants will be eligible for the tournament, with the top four players taken by world ranking, and...

Bidding for hosting the Final Eliminator and The Challenge 2025 is now open.  If you have any query on these documents please contact Susie Falkner at the IRTPA There have been some changes to the Final Eliminator bidding which the IWCC feel will be attractive should your chosen player...

The World Championship Doubles, like the World Championship Singles challenge is a biennial event and has until now happened in uneven years. Due to the pandemic the original scheduled date in 2021 was postponed and the event is now being held from the 29th June – 3rd July 2022...

  This important Open event is being held from 22nd – 29th February. This is the first Open to allow the initial prize fund declared on the entry form to be increased. The Prize funds declared on the entry form generate the world ranking and race points available to...

Camden came out of the blocks pretty fast on this last day.  He wanted the Challenge “done and dusted” and to win those two sets straight up to retain his title. Both sets were close, the first going 6/5 to Camden.  Both players had numerous set points.  The second...

The most extraordinary turn around happened tonight.  After the first four sets on day one with Camden Riviere winning the four sets many thought the challenge could be completed on the second day.  How wrong they were. The score on the second day had John Lumley winning 3/1.  The...

The 1st day of the 2023 World Challenge has not disappointed.  The Westwood Country Club is simply spectacular, the world championship committee headed up by John Motz, have thought of everything and then there was the tennis. The score is standing at 4/0 to the world champion, Camden Riviere,...

Streaming of the 2023 Challenge between the World Champion, Camden Riviere and his Challenger, John Lumley, will be available to watch on the USCTA’s YouTube Channel Day 1: Sunday 17th September America 14:00EST, United Kingdom 19:00BST, France 20:00CET Australia 04:00AEST + 1 day, Day 2: Tuesday 19th September America...

        About FLM   FLM are a leading wealth management Partner Practice of St. James’s Place, based in the City of London. Our team of advisers support clients with every aspect of their finances, from overseeing investment planning, supporting trust and estate decisions to personal tax...

  The UK National League is undergoing an exciting new change for the 2023-24 season. We are delighted to announce the continuing sponsorship from FLM for the upcoming league season. The Premier Division, along with Division 1 & 2 will merge to form the FLM Super League. The top...

A message and invitation from the World Championship Committee of theWestwood Country Club   Hello Court Tennis Enthusiast, We are writing to formally invite you to attend the 2023 World Championship of Court Tennis, to be held at Westwood Country Club on September 17, 19, and 21, 2023. We...

Further information on the event will be updated when received  

Lumley was brutal in his dominance of the second day’s play.  Howell had to come out of the blocks quickly as he had to win 2 sets to take the eliminator to a final day of play.   The first two sets were over quickly with Lumley winning 6/0...

With amazing streaming provided by Ryan Carey, those of us unable to be present in Philadelphia were able to watch this fascinating evening of tennis.  Great commentary being provided throughout by Barney Tanfield with guest commentators joining him throughout the 4 sets being played. This was ‘new territory’ for...

This will be a ‘corker’ of a final! Tuesday 25th April at The Oratory Real Tennis Club, commencing at 18:00 THE TEAMS   Oratory versus Oxford Levi Gale v Robert Shenkman Claire Fahey v Zak Eadle Followed by the doubles if a decider is needed – 1st to 8...

   John Lumley 15th, 17th and 19th May  The Racket Club of Philadelphia    Nicky Howell     MATCH TIMES 17:30 EST EACH DAY The final eliminator is played over the best of 13 sets with 4 sets being played on the 1st day, a further 4 sets on...

The Prested Real Tennis Club is now owned and run by its members and they are seeking to recruit their own professional team to build this club. Full details can be downloaded 230326 PRTC Pro Job Advert

“No” it is not football Monday 3rd April – Wednesday 5th April National League in a compressed form.  Join the teams playing now via the USCTA’s YouTube Channel The first match on each day starts at 16:00 EST  The schedule and teams 2023 NL SUPER EVENT – Schedule

What a match this eliminator was.  The winner was Nick Howell who won 6/5 5/6 6/5 6/1 2/6 6/4 6/4. After the first day of play Nick Howell was leading by 3/1 sets, The final eliminator is between John Lumley and Nick Howell.  We will know on April 11th...

A great battle for the first 4 sets played in Aiken tonight between Aiken’s head professional Nicky Howell and Bristol’s head professional Ben Taylor-Matthews.  Howell leads by 3/1.  The set scores were 6/5 5/6 6/5 6/1. The remaining 5 sets or until a player has reached a total of...

  John Lumley playing in his first world championship eliminator process wins the best of 9 set match against Chris Chapman.  After the first day’s play Lumley led 3/1. A further 3 sets were played for Lumley to win the necessary 5 sets.  It was a great win for...

The Racquet Club of Philadelphia have seen their professional John Lumley take a  lead against RMTC’s  professional Chris Chapman. The 1st round eliminator is the best of 9 sets.  4 sets are played on the 1st day with up to 5 sets or until a player has reached a...

The 1st round eliminators are nearly upon us! These first round eliminators are the best of 9 sets.  The first 4 sets are played on the first day, with the remaining 5 sets or until a player reaches a total of 5 sets played 2 days later. The first...

  VACANCY – ASSISTANT SPORTS PROFESSIONAL/COACH, SEACOURT TENNIS CLUB The role will be attractive to a current club professional or coach or to anyone who has an interest in, and potential to develop, a career in racquet sports. A background in Lawn Tennis, Squash, Badminton, Rackets or Real Tennis...

The World Race concluded for the 2023 Challenge upon the completion of the British Open.  The four players who are eligible to compete in the Eliminators are John Lumley Ben Taylor-Matthews Nick Howell Chris Chapman The match-ups are decided by the ranking of the player: 1 -v- 4 2...

  The World Singles Challenge 2023  On behalf of the International World Championship Committee (IWCC) the IRTPA Executive are delighted to announce their acceptance of the bid from the Westwood Country Club in Washington, DC. The dates of the challenge matches are Sunday 17th, Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st...

It is likely to be the last time we see these two great players opposing each other in Singles.   It was an unbelievable effort from two players who have hardly stopped competitive tennis since the world challenge in September.   Camden gets married in a couple of weeks....

With the conclusion of the British Open Singles last night the players eligible for the eliminators are: John Lumley Ben Taylor-Matthews Nick Howell Chris Chapman The order of play is player 1 -v- player 4 and player 2 -v- player 3 The players will be notifying the IRTPA by...

The British Open is nearly concluded for the 2022 event. The singles final is tonight, 21st November, between the world champion, Camden Riviere and the GOAT, Rob Fahey.  The match starts at 18:00 GMT.   The doubles final is at the same time, tomorrow, 22nd November between Camden Riviere...

British Open Sunday 13th November – Tuesday 22nd November Entries close on 11th October and the draws are being carried out on Thursday 13th October and these will be published a few days later. At the completion of the Singles we will then know  the 4 players will be...

1st January 1965 – 27th September 2022 The association has received the sad news of Mike’s death.   Not only was he one of the top players, winning three Opens during the ’90’s he was also one of the top doubles players of his era. An obituary is being written...

Words cannot describe the tennis we have seen on the three match days but Jim Zug has been able to compile his third day’s report because of the highest quality streaming provided by Ryan Carey as he watched from America.  Great report but I think there are going to...

It has been an extraordinary challenge so far and the tennis at a level never seen before. Jim Zug’s report of the play is here The third day’s play is on Thursday 15th at 14:00 BST Don’t miss these two incredible players – it will be the last time...

An extension has been given to potential clubs for the hosting of the 2023 Challenge.  The closing date for bids to be received by the IRTPA was 26th September 2022 but this date has now been extended to 29th October 2022.

It was the most extraordinary 1st day’s play – why?  Rob Fahey completely forgot he is 54 years old and was moving and matching Camden Riviere’s athleticism and his reward was to win 2 sets.  This score line of 2 sets all has happened twice before since 2002 –...

The link below takes you to the streaming platform.   Streaming link – click here The matches will be listed individually on the link under “upcoming” You must register and then either buy individual matches (£15) or the matches for all 3 days (£35). Match times: Sunday 11th :...

    The IRTPA wish to convey their deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to members of The Royal Family on the sad passing of Her Majesty The Queen

The dates for this year’s 2022 French Open have been changed to Wednesday and Thursday 21st and 22nd September. The main event dates remain the same

  The Aiken tennis club, established in 1898, is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the position of tennis professional. The Aiken tennis club is a private social and athletic club located in Aiken, south Carolina. Duties of this position include coaching and clinics, management of both club and...

Riviere and Chisholm after losing the first two sets of the final day’s play won the required 5th set 6/4 to retain their world doubles title which they have held since defeating Fahey and Virgona in the 2015 championships held at The Tuxedo Club.  Riviere and Chisholm have now...

    It’s been a very long wait but the time is nearly here! The World Championship booklet On September 11th the greatest real tennis player of all time, Rob Fahey, will commence the defence of his Real Tennis World Championship title for the 13th time, when the final challenge gets...

      This site now has a new section called ‘Coaching Videos‘ and is accessed from the top drop down menu: Our thanks to RT42.org for giving us permission to use their content on this site.

The world rankings run over a 3 year period.  Because of the pandemic there were no ranking events from the conclusion of the U.S. Open 2020 until the British Open 2021. During the three year period points diminish on each annual anniversary date of that tournament’s conclusion: First year:...

  The singles world challenge is a biennial event and since 2002 it has been contested every even year.  The 2020 challenge between the reigning world champion, Rob Fahey and his challenger Camden Riviere is still outstanding due to the pandemic and will be played in September 2022. The...

Tennis & Racquet Club Boston, Massachusetts   February 4, 2022 POSTING – SPORTS DIRECTOR The Tennis & Racquet Club invites qualified candidates to apply for the following position: SPORTS DIRECTOR. Overview The Sports Director is an exciting, leadership role at Boston’s premier sporting club. The successful applicant shall be proficient...

POSITION FILLED   Leamington Tennis Court Club is looking to recruit a Head Professional to work with our Asistant Pro. LTCC has recently reorganised the “non-tennis” section of the club to good effect and also enjoys an extremely busy court with a full schedule of matches and tournaments throughout...

It is with great sadness that the family of Jacques A. P. Faulise of North Kingstown, RI, announce his passing on January 25, 2022. He was 70 years old. Born in Pawcatuck, CT, Jacques attended West Palm Beach Junior High School (FL) before he returned to his native Connecticut...

Unless the decision to close the real tennis court at Middlesex taken in early December by the University, the court will close in 4 years. A petition has been set up using change.org  It is now 12:15 on Tuesday 4th January and 1,757 people have signed the petition.  If...

As of the 12th November we are having a glitch with our database site.  It is this site which creates the draws and currently this glitch is affecting some of the historic draw results. We have been told there will be streaming of the event from Sunday, but the...

  The draws have now been published  Singles Draw Doubles Draw Spectator tickets are obtained via the T&RA by following this link  

The entry form for this year’s event is only available on-line  The draw closes on Wednesday 20th October at 10am BST  The draw will be held at The Queen’s Club on Thursday 21st October at 2pm.

    The schedule for the 1st half of the season can now be seen on the National League Match Schedule page.  Click Here

Ranking and race points on resumption of events The IWCC considered the proposal from the Executive that if 8 or more of the top 15 players are able to enter an event, irrespective of whether they do or not then this event will receive full points.  The IWCC requested that the...