Real Tennis World Championship

• Men's singles: 1740 • Men's doubles: 2001 • Women's singles: 1985 • Women's doubles: 1985 ==Men's singles==

This championship has always been on a challenge basis – the champion retains the title until losing an official challenge, except in cases where the champion has retired. Originally, the champion had the right to accept or reject a challenge, usually depending upon the prize money put up by the challenger's sponsor: several years could thus go by between challenge matches. The top four ranked players in the world (excluding the champion himself) playoff for the right to challenge, with the champion and challenger playing a match of up to 13 sets over three days (4 sets, 4 sets and up to 5 sets on the final day). In theory, this is the only match the champion has to play in the two years since winning the last one. The most recent men's world championship match was held in September 2025, with sets being played on 23 and 25 September (27 September, the scheduled third day, was unused) at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island World men's singles champions ==Men's doubles==

The men's doubles title is earned in a tournament with the sport's four top-ranked pairings (changed down from eight in 2022). Competed every odd-numbered year, it is hosted in rotation among the countries with active courts in the following order: the United Kingdom, Australia, France, and the United States. The championship match uses a best of nine sets format. After the first championship was won by Tim Chisholm and Julian Snow, the title was won and then defended five times by singles world champion Rob Fahey and Steve Virgona. They lost their title in the final set of the final match in 2015, in a championship held at Prested Hall (UK). The title now belongs to Camden Riviere and Tim Chisholm. ==Women's singles==

Unlike the men's singles title, the women's title is earned in a tournament: the title holder must win her way through the draw for the right to defend the championship. The championship tournament is held every odd-numbered year. Since 2011, the title has been held by Claire Fahey (née Vigrass). ==Women's doubles==

The women's doubles world championship is held at the same time and venue as the women's singles championship. It is also a tournament format, rather than a challenge. ==See also==