2025 Ladies Real Tennis World Championships
The 2025 Ladies Real Tennis World Championships was the 21st edition of the biennial Ladies Real Tennis World Championships, held at International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in May 2025. It was the first time the event was held in the United States since 2017 as the event follows a rotation through the four tennis-playing countries. The singles event was successfully defended by World Champion Claire Fahey, recording her eighth consecutive victory in the event. The event will be held at the same venue as the Men's World Championship for the first time, albeit not at the same time of year.
Format
The Ladies World Championship followed a new format in 2025. Through the previous 20 editions, both the singles and doubles draws were held as Open draws, with all female real tennis players eligible. In 2025, the singles draw was restricted to the top 6 players, with at most 8 players entering through qualifying for 2 places.Players were seeded by handicap, with the defending champion automatically receiving a bye to the singles final. The second ranked player overall received a bye to the semi final. Up to 8 players will compete for two qualifying places. The singles final was played as a best-of-5 set match for the first time.