Tara Lumley

Tara Lumley (born 10 August 1994) is a British real tennis and rackets player and current women's World Doubles Champion.

At her second entry in 2011, she reached the semi final of the doubles draw, partnering with her mother Penny Lumley, and winning the plate competition for a second time.

Having defeated Frederika Adam in the semi final, she upset first seed Karen Hird in three sets to win her first Open title aged 18.

[5] Lumley debuted at the Australian Open in January 2016 at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, reaching the final on her first attempt against Fahey and Saskia Bollerman.

It was her worst performance in the doubles as well, bowing out in the semi final to Bollerman and Amanda Avedissian in a tight three set match.

Lumley reached her sixth US Open singles final, still unable to replicate her initial victory, but won the doubles with Fahey.

Playing with Fahey, she won the doubles World Championship for the first time against her mother and Kate Leeming in straight sets.

At the start of 2020, Lumley won her first Australian Open singles title, comfortably beating Kate Leeming in the final.

Later that season, Lumley represented Great Britain against Rest of the World in the inaugural women's Bathurst Cup at Lord's Cricket Ground.

In 2024, Lumley again competed for Great Britain at the Bathurst Cup, this time at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club.

[10] She entered her first British Open Rackets in 2018, reaching the quarter final stage before losing to incumbent World Champion Lea van der Zwalmen.

After the 2021 event was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, she could not defend her title in 2022, losing to Georgie Willis in the semi final.