Three home title winners as Brits dominate in Roehampton

The combined World Tennis W35 and M25 event saw a plethora of home talent take to the courts in Southwest London, and in both the men’s and women’s singles draws, fans were rewarded with all-British lineups from the semis onwards.

In the women’s singles, Nottinghamshire’s Amelia Rajecki claimed her second and biggest singles title to date, defeating Lancashire’s Ella McDonald in the final. Rajecki and McDonald had joined forces to claim the women’s doubles title in Dublin the week before, but found themselves on opposite sides of the net this week. After Rajecki received a walkover to the final due to Jodie Burrage having to withdraw, the extra day of rest proved decisive, as Rajecki raced out of the blocks to claim the first set to love in just 22 minutes. McDonald got on the board in the eighth and tenth games with service hold, but it proved too little too late, as Rajecki took it up another notch to claim the reaming games and the title with a 6-0 6-2 win.

After the match, Rajecki said, “I don't think I could probably have played better. I think each match this week, I played better and better, which was good. It's my third final in a W35, so third time's a charm! I've had some tough three set losses, so it was really good to win this time.”

McDonald wouldn’t leave Roehampton empty-handed, however, as the Lancastrian teamed up with Emily Appleton to claim the women’s doubles title. After coming through a match tie-break in their semi final, the pair faced recent Lexus British Pro Series Nottingham women’s doubles winners Brooke Black and Angella Okutoyi, and in a closely fought encounter, McDonald and Appleton ran out 7-5 7-6(2) winners.

In the men’s singles, Charles Broom lived up to his billing as number one seed, claiming the title without dropping a set all week. The all-British semi-final lineup contained the four top seeds, and Broom would face number four seed and fellow Hertfordshire local Oliver Tarvet in the final. After edging the first set, Broom held off an opening salvo from Tarvet to start the second set, saving multiple break points in the opener before breaking Tarvet in the next game. Broom held off challenges from Tarvet and went on the secure the title 6-3 6-2.

After winning the title, his second on home soil of 2026, Broom said, “As the week went on, I felt like I was being a little bit more expressive and a little bit more aggressive. In the final, it was important that I did that because Oliver's an extremely talented player and he works very hard and makes it difficult to break him down. So, yeah, as the week went on, it felt like I was getting better and the result was good.”

Britain’s Marcus Walters almost made in four titles out of four for Brits, but he and Australian partner Stefan Vujic fell just short in the men’s doubles, finishing as runners-up to the Slovenian-American pair of Sebastian Dominko and Nicholas Godsick, 6-3 6-4.

LTA Tournament Director Emerlyne Fuka said following the conclusion of Sunday’s action, , “We enjoyed a fantastic week at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre hosting the combined Men’s and Women’s event. The standard of tennis throughout the week was exceptional, and the great weather made for a brilliant tournament atmosphere. It was especially pleasing to see British players claim three titles. A huge thank you to all the tournament staff for their hard work and dedication, and to the spectators who came along to support the event.”

International tournaments such as the Lexus British Pro Series Roehampton are part of the LTA’s Performance Competitions Calendar (PCC) which provides significantly enhanced opportunities for British players at each age and stage of the performance player pathway on home soil. The calendar is designed to provide comprehensive opportunities for British players to play, earn ranking points and win prize money at home, throughout the year.

This week, international tennis returns to Aldershot Tennis Centre, as a World Tennis W35 tournament heads to Hampshire. The men have a week off, ahead of a fortnight of back-to-back ATP Challenger tournaments at the National Tennis Centre.