Lexus Ilkley Open 2026: Results & updates

Jacob Fearnley came through a three set battle while Toby Samuel and Oliver Tarvet booked their place in the quarter-finals at the Lexus Ilkley Open with straight-set wins.

Samuel moved past Denmark's August Holmgren 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 13 minutes.

Samuel secured a double break in the opening set, while dropping just five points behind his serve to move ahead. 

After missing out on four match points in a mammoth game at the end of the second set, Samuel stayed composed to fend off a break point before securing the win.

He'll take on Dane Sweeney in the quarter-final after he defeated Billy Harris 6-4, 7-6(5) in the second round.

The Brit fought back from 5-0 down in the second set tie-break before saving three match points, but the Australian took his chance on the fourth attempt to seal the win.

Fearnley battled back from a set down to defeat Keegan Smith 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 in two hours and two minutes on Court 1.

After a rain delay at 5–4, the Brit dropped serve to hand the American the opening set, but responded strongly in the second, quickly establishing a 3–1 lead.

Although Smith drew level, Fearnley held his nerve, breaking again at the crucial moment to claim the set and force a decider.

Carrying that momentum into the third, the former Lexus Nottingham Open champion moved 5–2 ahead and looked set to close out the match.

Smith threatened a late comeback, recovering a break, but Fearnley held his own and sealed victory on his next service game.

Fearnley will take on America's Darwin Blanch after he won 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-3 against top seed Henrique Rocha.

Britain's Tarvet knocked out the defending champion Tristan Schoolkate 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 18 minutes. 

The Brit got a crucial break in each set to win the match and continue his quest for his first ATP Challenger title of the season. 

Tarvet will face  Filippo Romano following his defeat of last year's runner-up Jack Pinnington Jones in 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.

Rounding up the quarter-finals is Mark Lajal versus Lexus Birmingham Open champion Yunchaokete Bu.

Swan retired at 6-1 down in her quarter-final against eighth seed Ashlyn Krueger.

The Brit picked up her 14th top 100 win earlier when she saw off top seed Viktorija Golubic 6-4, 7-6(5) earlier today but struggled in her second match of the day.

Krueger will face fellow American Elizabeth Mandlik in the semi-finals following her three set victory over fourth seed Darja Vidmanova.

The other semi-final will feature America's Mary Stoiana against Swiss star Celine Naef.

A day of rain brought an early end to the action at the Lexus Ilkley Open on Thursday.

After a long delay to get on court, Britain's Jacob Fearnley and Billy Harris only managed to get through the best part of a set against American qualifier Keegan Smith and Australia's Dane Sweeny respectively, before the rain returned.

They will return tomorrow, along with 2025 finalist Jack Pinnington Jones and wild cards Oliver Tarvet, Alicia Dudeney, and Katie Swan.

Day three: Fearnley into second round while Xu and Gill bow out

The schedule is filled with Brits at the Lexus Ilkley Open following some wet weather delays yesterday.

Jacob Fearnley booked his place in the second round in three sets against Italy's Luca Nardi, while Katie Swan secured the second British victory of the day over Tereza Martincova.

Elsewhere, Mimi Xu lost out to Elizabeth Mandlik, while Felix Gill defeated by Filippo Romano in their opening matches.

Paul Jubb missed out to fourth seed Tristan Schoolkate and Hamish Stewart lost to Leandro Riedi.

Arthur Gea, Celine Naef, Ashlyn Krueger, Lucrezia Stefanini, and Mary Stoiana have all made it into the second round.

Men's

Fearnley fought back from a set down to win his opening match 4-6, 6-0, 3-6 in an hour and 50 minutes on Centre Court.

After losing a crucial break early in the first set, a dip in Nardi's level helped the British No.7 rack up six consecutive games to take it to the decider.

Fearnley carried this momentum into the third, where he piled the pressure on the Italian's serve - picking up 73% of the second serve return points (8/11). He was rewarded with an early break before holding onto the lead to see out the set on the first ask.

Gill missed out on a spot in the second round after Romano won 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1.

The Brit dug deep to secure a crucial break at the end of the second to force a decider, but despite some early pressure on the Italian's serve lost out on a double break and the match.

Jubb took a set off the defending champion in his first round match to take it to a decider but Schoolkate won 6-4, 3-6, 63 in just under two hours.

Stewart lost to the Swiss second seed 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 despite firing down 14 aces throughout the match.

Women's

Swan produced a fantastic display to see off Czech opponent Martincova 7-5, 6-2 and reach the second round in Ilkley.

The 27-year-old broke seized control late in the opening set, stealing a decisive break before calmly serving out the lead with a hold to love.

Her momentum carried into the second set, with Swan coming out on top of a seven-deuce game on Martincova's opening service game before being forced to save five break points of her own to consolidate.

From there, the world No.200 continued to play with confidence and was rewarded with another break to put the match beyond doubt.

However, it wasn't to be for Xu as she lost out 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to America's Elizabeth Mandlik.

The young Brit looked strong in the opening set as she sealed an early break to lead 2-0. Despite an exchange of breaks in the middle of the set, Xu held onto the lead to take the opener with her first set point.

As Xu struggled on serve, the American raised her level to bag the the next two sets and the match.

Day two: All-star British line-up ready for action

The rain put an end to play on the second day of main draw action at the Lexus Ilkley Open.

Billy Harris kicked off the action, moving past Clement Chidekh in three closely-fought sets.

Next up, Paul Jubb takes on fourth seed Tristan Schoolkate then fifth seed Jacob Fearnley will then face Italy's Luca Nardi before Katie Swan against Czech star Tereza Martincova.

Elsewhere, Mimi Xu will play Elizabeth Mandlik, Felix Gill faces Filippo Romano and Ella McDonald is in action against Lulu Sun.

Arthur Gea, Celine Naef, Ashlyn Krueger, Lucrezia Stefanini, and Mary Stoiana have all made it into the second round.

Men's

Harris fought back from a set down to win his first-round match 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(13) in three hours and 21 minutes.

The British No.6's big serve came in handy as he laid down 11 breaks across the three sets to edge past the Frenchman.

Day one: Dudeney & Pinnington Jones ease into second round

There was plenty of British interest at the Lexus Ilkley Open as main draw action got underway and the qualifying rounds resumed.

Alicia Dudeney secured the biggest win of her career after defeating Japan's Himeno Sakatsume 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round.

The British wild card saved 10/14 break points she faced across the match, while converting seven chances of her own as she beat the world No.127 in an hour and 27 minutes.

In the men's draw, Jack Pinnington Jones came through an all-British battle against Harry Wendelken 6-4, 6-4 in one of the standout matches of the day. Pinnington Jones - who finished runner-up in Ilkley least year - sealed a decisive break in each set against his compatriot to move into the second round.

There, he could be set to face another Brit in Felix Gill should he win his first round match against a qualifier.

Oliver Tarvet clinched his first win of the grass court season after beating France's Ugo Blanchet, 6-3, 6-3.

Tarvet - who recorded his first Grand Slam win at Wimbledon last year - will now go on to face will face either fellow Brit Paul Jubb or fourth seed Tristan Schoolkate in the next round.

Finally, Roland Garros qualifier Toby Samuel came back from a set down to beat Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet 1-6, 7-6(10), 6-4.

15-year-old wild card Danielle Britton put up a strong fight against top seed and world No.70 Viktorija Golubic in the women's draw but lost out on a spot in the second round after losing 6-3, 6-3. 

Broom comes through qualifying to reach main draw

An all-British battle saw Charles Broom come through a close battle against Dan Evans, fighting back from a set down to win 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-3.

Jubb also joins Broom in the main draw after overcoming top seed Mark Lajal 6-7(9), 6-2, 7-6(5) in his second round qualifying match.

Meanwhile, Oliver Okonkwo edged a tight match against Ben Jones, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to qualifying for the main draw.

Alastair Gray was close to joining his compatriots in the main draw but suffered a 6-2, 7-6(7) defeat to Filippo Romano.

Emily Appleton missed out on a spot in the main draw to Harmony Tan, losing 7-5, 6-3 while Edie Griffiths also fell short in the final round to Vendula Valdmannova 6-2, 6-2.

The action got underway at the Lexus Ilkley Open with qualifying rounds for both the women's and men's singles.

Third seed Dan Evans got a straight-sets win over James Watt - the Brit won 6-4, 6-2.

Charles Broom also booked his place in the next round, winning 6-3, 6-1 against Quinn Vandecasteele and Paul Jubb won 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-3 against Max Basing,

Emily Appleton booked her place in the final round, defeating fellow Brit Tegan Bush 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Oliver Crawford made it past 17-year-old wild card Mark Ceban 6-1, 6-3.

Joining them in the next round will be Ella McDonald, Ranah Stoiber, and Alastair Gray.

Anton Matusevich bowed out to Lexus Birmingham Open quarter-finalist Mark Lajal 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1.

Katy Dunne, Finn Bass, Patrick Brady, Amelia Rajecki, Savannah Dada-Mascoll, and Brooke Black all lost in the first round.