# 1999 British Open (real tennis)

The 1999 Real Tennis British Open was the 20th 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 13–23, 1998 and was organised by the Tennis and Rackets Association.. The men's draw was the fourth and final grand slam event of the year. The women's events were organised by the Ladies Real Tennis Association at both Canford School and the Holyport Real Tennis Club.
The men's singles draw was won by the former Rackets world champion James Male. It was his first and only real tennis Open singles title, although he had previously won several Open doubles titles with Julian Snow He beat Mike Gooding in the final. Snow, the defending champion, lost in the quarter final. Incumbent world champion Robert Fahey did not attend. The doubles was won by Steve Virgona and Ruaraidh Gunn, with the final being a re-match of the 1998 final against Julian Snow and James Male. With their victory, Virgona and Gunn completed a career grand slam in doubles.
The women's singles draw was won by Penny Lumley for the fifth consecutive year, and eighth overall. She beat Kate Leeming in the final. Lumley went on to retain her world championship in the event starting two days later at the Royal Tennis Court. The doubles was won by Penny Lumley and Alex Garside, their first title as a pair since the 1991 British Open, though they had both won with different partners in the intervening years. In the final, they defeated Sally Jones and Kate Leeming.

## Draw and results
### Men's Singles

| First round | 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | | | C Bray | C Bray | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Phillips | A Phillips | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | A Phillips | A Phillips | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Eadle | M Eadle | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | C Bray | C Bray | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Wood | N Wood | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | N Wood | N Wood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Willcocks | J Willcocks | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | J Willcocks | J Willcocks | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Howell | J Howell | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Bray | C Bray | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Gooding | M Gooding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | S Virgona | S Virgona | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Mickelburough | A Mickelburough | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | A Mickelburough | A Mickelburough | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Ronaldson | B Ronaldson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | S Virgona | S Virgona | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Gooding | M Gooding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | M Gooding | M Gooding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Dale | B Dale | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | B Dale | B Dale | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Seigneur | M Seigneur | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Gooding | M Gooding | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Male | J Male | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | J Male | J Male | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Brockenshaw | S Brockenshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | S Brockenshaw | S Brockenshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Swallow | C Swallow | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Male | J Male | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Filippelli | F Filippelli | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | F Filippelli | F Filippelli | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Devine | M Devine | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Devine | M Devine | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Howard | M Howard | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Male | J Male | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Gunn | R Gunn | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | R Gunn | R Gunn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Latham | H Latham | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | H Latham | H Latham | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Sheldon | K Sheldon | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | R Gunn | R Gunn | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Snow | J Snow | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J Snow | J Snow | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Dawes | J Dawes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Dawes | J Dawes | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Ronaldson | I Ronaldson | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Men's Doubles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| J Snow J Male | J Snow J Male | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N Lloyd M Hayward | N Lloyd M Hayward | 2 | 2 | 1 | | J Snow J Male | J Snow J Male | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Oliver T Granville | A Oliver T Granville | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | A Oliver T Granville | A Oliver T Granville | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Ronaldson B Ronaldson | I Ronaldson B Ronaldson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | J Snow J Male | J Snow J Male | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| A Phillips F Filippelli | A Phillips F Filippelli | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Phillips F Filippelli | A Phillips F Filippelli | 5 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| J Howell M Eadle | J Howell M Eadle | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | A Phillips F Filippelli | A Phillips F Filippelli | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Gooding M Devine | M Gooding M Devine | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Gooding M Devine | M Gooding M Devine | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Brockenshaw A Davis | S Brockenshaw A Davis | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Snow J Male | J Snow J Male | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| C Bray N Wood | C Bray N Wood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Virgona R Gunn | S Virgona R Gunn | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| M Ryan C Swallow | M Ryan C Swallow | 0 | 0 | 1 | | C Bray N Wood | C Bray N Wood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Sheldon J Willcocks | K Sheldon J Willcocks | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | K Sheldon J Willcocks | K Sheldon J Willcocks | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Dawes H Angus | J Dawes H Angus | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Bray N Wood | C Bray N Wood | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| H Latham A Mickelburough | H Latham A Mickelburough | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | S Virgona R Gunn | S Virgona R Gunn | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| B Dale K King | B Dale K King | 1 | 3 | 3 | | H Latham A Mickelburough | H Latham A Mickelburough | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Gunn S Virgona | R Gunn S Virgona | w/o | | | | S Virgona R Gunn | S Virgona R Gunn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Coghlan M Seigneur | M Coghlan M Seigneur | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's Singles

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | P Lumley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Cockroft | 6 | 6 | | A Cockroft | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Lambert | 0 | 0 | | | | | | P Lumley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| J Lippincott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Lippincott | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| A Balcerkiewicz | 3 | 0 | | J Lippincott | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Sabbag | 6 | 6 | | B Sabbag | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Armstrong-Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | P Lumley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| C Cornwallis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Cornwallis | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| S Metherell | 1 | 0 | | C Cornwallis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Southwell | 6 | 6 | | C Southwell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Greenwood | 1 | 2 | | | | | | C Cornwallis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Watts | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Jones | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| P Lear | 2 | 1 | | J Watts | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | S Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Lumley | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Leeming | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | F Deuchar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Nicholls | 6 | 6 | | C Nicholls | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Walker | 1 | 1 | | | | | | F Deuchar | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| J Newby | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Garside | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| M Pignon | 0 | 1 | | J Newby | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Garside | 6 | 6 | | A Garside | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Falkner | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | A Garside | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | |
| K Leeming | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | K Leeming | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| A Reichardt | | | | K Leeming | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Skinner | 6 | 6 | | H Skinner | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Wright | 5 | 3 | | | | | | K Leeming | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| P Wilson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | K Allen | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| S Owens | 5 | | | P Wilson | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | K Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's Doubles Qualifying

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| | | | | S Owens C Armstrong-Smith | |
| | M Wareing A Reichardt | 6 | 6 | M Wareing A Reichardt | w/o |
| 3 | G Philip X Nuttall | 3 | 3 | | |

### Women's Doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | P Lumley A Garside | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Bicheno C Gilmore | 6 | 6 | S Bicheno C Gilmore | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | S Macintosh J Newby | 1 | 1 | | | | P Lumley A Garside | 6 | 6 |
| | C Cornwallis E Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | S Jones K Leeming | 4 | 4 |
| Q | M Wareing A Reichardt | 2 | 3 | C Cornwallis E Harris | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | S Jones K Leeming | 6 | 6 | | | |