John Lumley

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Player Profile

Club :

The Racquet Club of Philadelphia

Position at Club :

Head Professional

Status :

Professional

Nationality :

British

Height :

1.75m/5'9"

Date of Birth :

1992-08-07

Handed :

Right

Handicap :

-15.70

Twitter :

https://twitter.com/@Johnlumley7

Opens Won :

5

About

John Lumley has established himself as one of the leading players on the international real tennis circuit. A retriever by style, he is known for his consistency, court coverage, and ability to stay in long rallies. He has won five Open singles titles and nine Open doubles titles.
Lumley began playing real tennis at age six at Holyport Real Tennis Club, where he developed his game and set his goal of becoming a professional from a young age. After turning professional in the summer of 2010, his first job in the game was at Radley College. He moved to Philadelphia in 2013, where training opportunities played an important role in his progression as a player.
Away from the court, he enjoys playing golf and looks forward to dedicating more time to it when he retires from competitive real tennis.

World Ranking

Singles :

2

as at 2026-08-31

Doubles:

2

as at 2026-08-31

World Race:

1

as at 2026-07-19

Open Results

Open position opponent Score
French Open Singles 2026 Last 16 Levi Gale
U.S. Open Singles 2026 Finalist Camden Riviere 6/1 6/4 6/4
British Open Singles 2025 Winner Nick Howell 6/2 6/1 6/3
U.S. Open Singles 2025 Winner Camden Riviere 4/6 3/6 6/5 6/1 6/4
U.S. Open Singles 2024 Finalist Camden Riviere 6/0 4/6 3/6 6/2 6/2
Australian Open Singles 2024 Winner Nick Howell 6/4 5/6 6/0 6/0
The Sir John Ritblat British Open Singles 2023 Finalist Camden Riviere 6/3 4/6 6/1 6/4
U.S. Open Singles 2023 Finalist Camden Riviere 6/1 6/2 1/6 6/2
British Open Singles 2022 Semi-Finalist Rob Fahey 6/3 6/3 6/4
French Open Singles 2022 Quarter-Finalist Chris Chapman 6/4 6/3 6/5
Australian Open Singles 2022 Winner Nick Howell 6/3 6/3 4/6 4/6 6/3
U.S. Open Singles 2022 Semi-Finalist Rob Fahey 6/4 6/4 6/5
British Open Singles 2021 Winner Ben Taylor-Matthews 4/6 6/2 6/4 6/0
U.S. Open Singles 2020 Quarter-Finalist Steve Virgona 6/3 6/4 6/2
Australian Open Singles 2020 Semi-Finalist Chris Chapman 6/4 2/6 6/3 6/1
British Open Singles 2019 Quarter-Finalist Ben Taylor-Matthews 6/5 2/6 6/2 6/4
French Open Singles 2019 Semi-Finalist Rob Fahey 6/3 2/6 0/6 6/5 6/5
U.S. Open Singles 2019 Quarter-Finalist Rob Fahey 6/2 6/4 4/6 6/2
British Open Singles 2018 Last 16 Nick Howell 5/6 6/5 6/4 6/2
French Open Singles 2018 Quarter-Finalist Ben Taylor-Matthews 3/6 2/6 6/2 6/4 6/4
US Open Singles 2018 Quarter-Finalist Steve Virgona 6/3 6/5 6/4
French Open Singles 2017 Last 16 Camden Riviere 6/1 6/1 6/2
US Open Singles 2017 Quarter-Finalist Camden Riviere 6/1 6/1 6/1
Australian Open Singles 2017 Last 16 Nick Howell 6/2 6/0 1/6 6/2
British Open Singles 2016 Last 16 Rob Fahey 6/5 6/0 6/2
French Open Singles 2016 Quarter-Finalist Rob Fahey 6/1 6/3 6/1
US Open Singles 2016 Quarter-Finalist Steve Virgona 6/1 6/2 6/4
Australian Open Singles 2016 Semi-Finalist Ben Taylor-Matthews 6/1 6/2 6/4
US Open Singles 2015 Last 16 Ben Matthews 6/3 6/3 0/6 6/1
British Open Singles 2014 Last 16 Steve Virgona 6/1 6/3 6/0
US Open Singles 2014 Quarter-Finalist Tim Chisholm 6/3 6/5 6/2
British Open Singles 2013 Last 16 Rob Fahey 4/6 6/1 6/2 6/1
Australian Open Singles 2013 Quarter-Finalist Steve Virgona 6/1 6/3 6/1
US Open Singles 2013 Last 16 Kieran Booth 6/5 6/1 6/2
British Open Singles 2012 Last 16 Rob Fahey 6/2 6/2 6/0
French Open Singles 2012 Last 16 David Woodman 6/0 6/2 6/2
British Open Singles 2011 Last 32 Mike Gooding 6/2 6/3 4/6 6/1

NEWS

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Aug / 2026

Assistant Professional Bristol & Bath

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Aug / 2026

Sydney – Assistant Real Tennis Professional

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Jul / 2026

Change venue for Australian Open 2027