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2024 Australian Open (real tennis)

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2024 Australian Open (real tennis)
Date2-9 January (men)
18-23 March (women)
Edition92nd (men)
34th (women)
CategoryIRTPA (men)
None (women)
Draw16S / 8D (men)
12S / 6D (women)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria (men)
Hobart, Tasmania (women)
VenueRoyal Melbourne Tennis Club (men)
Hobart Real Tennis Club (women)
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom John Lumley
Women's singles
United Kingdom Claire Fahey
Men's doubles
United Kingdom John Lumley / Australia Steve Virgona
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Claire Fahey / United Kingdom Tara Lumley
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The 2024 Real Tennis Australian Open was the 92nd edition of the Australian Open. The men's event was held at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club in Melbourne between January 2-9, 2024 and was organised by the Australian Real Tennis Association, forming part of the qualifying series for the 2025 Real Tennis World Championship.[1][2] It was held concurrently with the 2024 Boomerang Cup. The women's event was held at the Hobart Real Tennis Club between March 18-23 2024. The women's event was held at a later time to align with the 2024 Bathurst Cup, hosted at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club in March. The men's draw was the first grand slam event of the year.

The men's singles draw was won by John Lumley for the second time, having previously won the 2022 edition. Lumley also won the men's doubles draw alongside Steve Virgona, their first Open title as a pairing. The women's singles draw was won by incumbent World Champion Claire Fahey, her ninth Australian Open singles victory and her first since 2019.[3] She also won the doubles draw with Tara Lumley, the pairing having previously won the 2019 edition.

The event featured the debut of women's world number 2 Lea van der Zwalmen at the Australian Open.

Draw and results

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Amateur players are marked as (A)

Men's Singles Qualifying

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First Qualifier

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First Round
1 Australia D Williams (A) 6 6
Australia A Fowler 1 2

Second Qualifier

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First Round
Australia J Pastoor 1 1
2 Australia P Rosedale (A) 6 6

Men's Singles

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 United Kingdom J Lumley 6 6 6
Q Australia P Rosedale (A) 0 2 2 1 United Kingdom J Lumley 6 6 6
  United Kingdom L Gale 3 6 6 6   United Kingdom L Gale 1 1 0
  Australia O Pridmore 6 2 1 1 1 United Kingdom J Lumley 3 5 6 6 6
5 Australia S Virgona 6 6 6 5 Australia S Virgona 6 6 1 0 5
Q United Kingdom D Williams (A) 2 1 3 5 Australia S Virgona 6 4 6 6
Australia J Woods-Casey 2 1 3 4 Australia C Chapman 4 6 5 4
4 Australia C Chapman 6 6 6 1 United Kingdom J Lumley 6 5 6 6
3 United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews 3 3 3 2 Australia N Howell 4 6 5 4
  Australia K Booth (A) 6 6 6   Australia K Booth (A) 6 6 6
  United Kingdom D Long 6 6 5 1 6 United Kingdom D Long 3 3 1
6 United Kingdom L Williams 2 1 6 6 3 Australia K Booth (A) 3 2 3
  United Kingdom C Fahey 6 5 6 6 2 Australia N Howell 6 6 6
  United Kingdom J Smith 4 6 2 5   United Kingdom C Fahey 0 0 0
  United Kingdom N Merola 0 2 4 2 Australia N Howell 6 6 6
2 Australia N Howell 6 6 6

Men's Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 United Kingdom J Lumley
Australia S Virgona
6 6 6
Australia K Booth (A)
Australia O Pridmore (A)
3 1 2 1 United Kingdom J Lumley
Australia S Virgona
6 6 6
United Kingdom L Gale
Australia J Gould (A)
1 2 2 3 United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews
United Kingdom D Long
3 4 1
3 United Kingdom B Taylor-Matthews
United Kingdom D Long
6 6 6 1 United Kingdom J Lumley
Australia S Virgona
6 6 6
4 United Kingdom C Fahey
Australia R Fahey
6 6 1 6 2 Australia N Howell
Australia C Chapman
2 0 3
Australia J Woods-Casey
United Kingdom J Smith
2 2 6 4 4 United Kingdom C Fahey
Australia R Fahey
2 3 0
United Kingdom N Merola
United Kingdom L Williams
5 4 5 2 Australia N Howell
Australia C Chapman
6 6 6
2 Australia N Howell
Australia C Chapman
6 6 6

Women's Singles

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Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 United Kingdom C Fahey 6 6
  United Kingdom N Doble 6 6   United Kingdom N Doble 0 0
  United Kingdom E Young 4 3 1 United Kingdom C Fahey 6 6
4 Netherlands S Bollerman 0 2
4 Netherlands S Bollerman 6 6
  Australia JS Tan 6 6   Australia JS Tan 1 2
  Australia A Green 2 3 1 United Kingdom C Fahey 6 6
2 France L van der Zwalmen 2 1
3 United Kingdom T Lumley 6 6
  United Kingdom G Willis 6 6   United Kingdom G Willis 4 3
  United Kingdom J Garside 4 5 3 United Kingdom T Lumley 0 0
2 France L van der Zwalmen 6 6
2 France L van der Zwalmen 6 6
  United Kingdom G Ingham 2 4   Australia E Clyde 1 1
  Australia E Clyde 6 6

Women's Doubles

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Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 United Kingdom C Fahey
United Kingdom T Lumley
6 6
  United Kingdom G Willis
United Kingdom N Doble
6 6 United Kingdom G Willis
United Kingdom N Doble
1 1
  United Kingdom J Garside
United Kingdom G Ingham
0 0 1 United Kingdom C Fahey
United Kingdom T Lumley
6 6
2 Netherlands S Bollerman
United Kingdom L van der Zwalmen
3 4
2 Netherlands S Bollerman
France L van der Zwlamen
6 6
  Australia A Green
United Kingdom E Young
6 6   Australia A Green
United Kingdom E Young
0 1
  Australia JS Tan
Australia E Clyde
5 2

See Also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 Australian Open Singles Draw" (PDF). Royal Melbourne Tennis Club. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Australian Open 2024". International Real Tennis Professionals Association. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Claire Fahey, Head of Oratory Racquets, retains British & Australian Open Titles". Oratory. Retrieved 22 May 2024.