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] with the doubles championship starting in 1990. [3]
Due to safety concerns, women were banned from playing rackets until 2008: the women's singles championship began in 2015, with the women's doubles championship starting in 2019.
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores | Notes |
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1820 |
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Mackay resigned title 1825 | |||
1825 |
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Pittman resigned title 1834 | |||
1834 |
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1838 | Belvedere Gardens |
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8-4 (games) | died while champion in 1840 |
1846 | Birmingham Bristol |
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5-0 (games) | |
1860 |
Woolwich Club Bristol Club |
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8-1 (games) | |
1862 |
Woolwich Club Prince's Club |
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8-3 (games) | Dyke resigned title 1863 |
1863 |
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Gray resigned title 1866 | |||
1866 |
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died while champion in 1875 | |||
1876 |
Prince's Club Rugby School |
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8-3 (games) | died while champion in 1878 | |
1878 |
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1887 |
Rugby School Manchester Club |
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7-15, 15-10, 15-9, 10-15, 9-15, 15-8, 8-15 15-2, 15-4, 15-11, 15-9 |
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1888 |
Queen's Club Charterhouse School |
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2-15, 15-12, 15-7 16-14, 15-6 8-15, 15-4, 12-15, 15-9, 15-9, 12-15, 15-? |
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1891 |
Prince's Club Queen's Club |
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15-6, 15-12, 15-9, 15-5 15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4 |
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1897 |
Prince's Club New York Club |
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15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4 4-3 (games) |
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1902 |
Queen's Club Prince's Club |
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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 |
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15-11, 18-16, 13-16, 15-8, 15-4 15-5, 11-15, 15-5, 15-6, 15-1 |
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1911 |
Queen's Club Prince's Club |
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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 |
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15-6, 12-13, 11-15, 10-15, 15-9, 6-15 15-2, 15-8, 15-4, 15-3 |
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1922 |
Philadelphia Club New York Club |
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18-15, 15-0, 6-15, 12-15, 17-15,12-15, 15-7 4-0 (games) |
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1927 |
Philadelphia Club New York Club |
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8-1 (games) | |
1929 |
Philadelphia Club New York Club |
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7-3 (games) | died while champion in 1935 [13] |
1937 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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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 |
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15-9, 16-17, 15-10, 15-11, 15-11 15-4, 15-2, 15-8, 15-5 |
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1948 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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8-4 (games) | |
1951 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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8-2 (games) | |
1954 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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6-5 (games) | |
1963 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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6-1 (games) | |
1964 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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7-5 (games) | |
1967 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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7-2 (games) | |
1970 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-3 (games) | |
1972 |
Queen's Club Chicago Club |
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5-4 (games) | |
1973 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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5-1 (games) | |
1975 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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5-1 (games) | |
1977 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
1979 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
1981 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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6-4 (games) | |
1984 |
Montreal Racket Club Queen's Club |
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7-2 (games) | |
1986 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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8-6 (games) | |
1988 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-1 (games) | |
1991 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-2 (games) | |
1993 |
Philadelphia Club Queen's Club |
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6-5 (games) | |
1995 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-2 (games) | |
1999 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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4-2 (games) 2nd leg scratched and Smith declared champion as Male was injured |
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2001 |
New York Club St Paul's School |
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6-1 (games) | |
2003 |
Philadelphia Club Queen's Club |
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5-4 (games) | |
2005 |
Montreal Racket Club Queen's Club |
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7-5 (games) | |
2008 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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6-1 (games) | |
2010 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-1 (games) | |
2015 |
Philadelphia Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
2017 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
2019 |
Queen's Club Detroit Racquet Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
2023 |
Queen's Club Racquet Club of Chicago |
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5-0 (games) |
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores |
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2015 | London, England |
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3-1 |
2017 | Crowthorne, England |
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3-0 |
2019 | London, England |
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3-0 |
2022 | London, England |
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3-0 |
2024 | London, England |
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8/15 13/18 16/13 15/5 18/13 |
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores |
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1990 |
Manchester Club Queen's Club |
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8-5 (games) |
1992 |
Clifton College Queen's Club |
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7-3 (games) |
1993 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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7-7 (games) 166-160 points |
1996 |
New York Club Philadelphia Club |
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5-0 (games) |
1998 |
Clifton College New York Club |
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7-6 (games) |
2001 |
Philadelphia Club St Paul's School |
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5-0 (games) |
2003 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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6-6 (games) 136-134 points |
2005 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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7-4 (games) |
2007 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) |
2009 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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7-5 (games) |
2011 |
Montreal Club Queen's Club |
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8-5 (games) |
2013 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-2 (games) |
2015 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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7-2 (games) |
2016 |
Queen's Club New York Club |
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6-2 (games) |
2018 |
Queen's Club New York Club |
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5-0 (games) |
2021 |
Queen's Club New York Club |
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5-1 (games) |
2023 |
Tennis and Racquet Club Tennis and Racquet Club |
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6-5 (games) |
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores |
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2020 | Crowthorne, England |
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3-1 |
2023 | London, England |
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3-0 |
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] with the doubles championship starting in 1990. [3]
Due to safety concerns, women were banned from playing rackets until 2008: the women's singles championship began in 2015, with the women's doubles championship starting in 2019.
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1820 |
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Mackay resigned title 1825 | |||
1825 |
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Pittman resigned title 1834 | |||
1834 |
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1838 | Belvedere Gardens |
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8-4 (games) | died while champion in 1840 |
1846 | Birmingham Bristol |
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5-0 (games) | |
1860 |
Woolwich Club Bristol Club |
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8-1 (games) | |
1862 |
Woolwich Club Prince's Club |
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8-3 (games) | Dyke resigned title 1863 |
1863 |
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Gray resigned title 1866 | |||
1866 |
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died while champion in 1875 | |||
1876 |
Prince's Club Rugby School |
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8-3 (games) | died while champion in 1878 | |
1878 |
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1887 |
Rugby School Manchester Club |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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15-11, 15-13, 15-10, 15-18, 15-4 4-3 (games) |
|
1902 |
Queen's Club Prince's Club |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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18-15, 15-0, 6-15, 12-15, 17-15,12-15, 15-7 4-0 (games) |
|
1927 |
Philadelphia Club New York Club |
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8-1 (games) | |
1929 |
Philadelphia Club New York Club |
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7-3 (games) | died while champion in 1935 [13] |
1937 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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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 |
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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 |
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8-4 (games) | |
1951 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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8-2 (games) | |
1954 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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6-5 (games) | |
1963 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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6-1 (games) | |
1964 |
Queen's Club Queen's Club |
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7-5 (games) | |
1967 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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7-2 (games) | |
1970 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-3 (games) | |
1972 |
Queen's Club Chicago Club |
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5-4 (games) | |
1973 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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5-1 (games) | |
1975 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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5-1 (games) | |
1977 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
1979 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
1981 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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6-4 (games) | |
1984 |
Montreal Racket Club Queen's Club |
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7-2 (games) | |
1986 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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8-6 (games) | |
1988 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-1 (games) | |
1991 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-2 (games) | |
1993 |
Philadelphia Club Queen's Club |
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6-5 (games) | |
1995 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-2 (games) | |
1999 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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4-2 (games) 2nd leg scratched and Smith declared champion as Male was injured |
|
2001 |
New York Club St Paul's School |
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6-1 (games) | |
2003 |
Philadelphia Club Queen's Club |
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5-4 (games) | |
2005 |
Montreal Racket Club Queen's Club |
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7-5 (games) | |
2008 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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6-1 (games) | |
2010 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-1 (games) | |
2015 |
Philadelphia Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
2017 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
2019 |
Queen's Club Detroit Racquet Club |
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5-0 (games) | |
2023 |
Queen's Club Racquet Club of Chicago |
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5-0 (games) |
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores |
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2015 | London, England |
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3-1 |
2017 | Crowthorne, England |
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3-0 |
2019 | London, England |
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3-0 |
2022 | London, England |
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3-0 |
2024 | London, England |
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8/15 13/18 16/13 15/5 18/13 |
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores |
---|---|---|---|---|
1990 |
Manchester Club Queen's Club |
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8-5 (games) |
1992 |
Clifton College Queen's Club |
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7-3 (games) |
1993 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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7-7 (games) 166-160 points |
1996 |
New York Club Philadelphia Club |
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5-0 (games) |
1998 |
Clifton College New York Club |
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7-6 (games) |
2001 |
Philadelphia Club St Paul's School |
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5-0 (games) |
2003 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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6-6 (games) 136-134 points |
2005 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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7-4 (games) |
2007 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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5-0 (games) |
2009 |
New York Club Queen's Club |
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7-5 (games) |
2011 |
Montreal Club Queen's Club |
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8-5 (games) |
2013 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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6-2 (games) |
2015 |
Chicago Club Queen's Club |
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7-2 (games) |
2016 |
Queen's Club New York Club |
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6-2 (games) |
2018 |
Queen's Club New York Club |
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5-0 (games) |
2021 |
Queen's Club New York Club |
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5-1 (games) |
2023 |
Tennis and Racquet Club Tennis and Racquet Club |
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6-5 (games) |
Year | Venue/s | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores |
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2020 | Crowthorne, England |
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3-1 |
2023 | London, England |
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3-0 |