Champions Trophy | |
Editions: | 6 |
City: | London |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Venue: | Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court |
Category: | IRTPA |
Event Name: | Champions Trophy |
Draw: | 8 / 8 |
Completed Event: | 2024 |
Singles: | Nick Howell |
Website: | royaltenniscourt.com |
The Champions Trophy is an annual real tennis tournament held at the Royal Tennis Court at Hampton Court Palace, London, England. It is a ranking point tournament for the purposes of qualifying for the Real Tennis World Championship.[1] The event is the only professional real tennis tournament to feature a repechage system for the top four seeds after the first round.[2]
The event was conceived as a season-end meeting of the top real tennis players in the world, bringing regular, high-quality tennis to oldest existing court in the world.[3] The inaugural event was won by incumbent World Champion Camden Riviere. Both Riviere and Robert Fahey have won the event on two occasions. Ben Taylor-Matthews has been a finalist on four occasions.In 2024, the event expanded from 4 qualifiers to 8 qualifiers, and reduced the match format from best-of-5 sets to best-of-3 sets.[4]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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Ben Taylor-Matthews | 6/2 6/1 6/0 | |||
Chris Chapman | 3/6 6/0 6/1 6/2 | |||
John Lumley | 6/2 6/4 6/4 | |||
2020–2021 | Not held | |||
Ben Taylor-Matthews | 6/2 4/6 6/2 6/3 | |||
Ben Taylor-Matthews | 6/2 6/4 6/4 | |||
Ben Taylor-Matthews | 3/6 6/2 6/4 |