# 2018 British Open (real tennis)

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. The women's event was held at the Seacourt Tennis Club on Hayling Island between April 4–7, 2018. 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.

## Draw and results

Amateur players are marked as (A)

### Men's Singles Qualifying
#### First Qualifier

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

#### Second Qualifier

| Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round |
| | J Dawes | 6 | 6 | |
| | A Flippence | 2 | 2 | |

#### Third Qualifier

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

#### Fourth Qualifier

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

### Men's Singles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Men's Doubles Qualifying
#### First Qualifier

| Qualifying Round 1 | Qualifying Round 1 | Qualifying Round 1 | Qualifying Round 1 | Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round | 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 | | | |

### Men's Doubles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's Singles Qualifying
#### First Qualifier

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

#### Second Qualifier

| Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round | Final Qualifying Round |
| | N Doble | 6 | 6 | |
| | H Lucey | 0 | 0 | |

#### Third Qualifier

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

### Women's Singles

Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey
| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | 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 | | | | | | | | |

### Women's Doubles

Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | C Fahey S Vigrass | 6 | | | |
| | | | | L van der Zwalmen J Garside | 1 | | | |
| | L van der Zwalmen J Garside | 6 | | L van der Zwalmen J Garside | 1 | | | |
| | L Douwes Dekker K van Boeckel | 0 | | | | | | |
| | L Douwes Dekker K van Boeckel | 0 | | | | 1 | C Fahey S Vigrass | 6 |
| | | | | | | 2 | S Bollerman T Lumley | 4 |
| | I Dulbish I Candy | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Bollerman T Lumley | 4 |
| | I Hunt S Dannruether | 0 | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | | |
| 2 | S Bollerman T Lumley | 6 | | | | | | |