Claire Fahey (formerly Claire Vigrass) is a British Real Tennis player. She began playing the sport at Prested Hall Real Tennis Club when she was 12 years old. She’s currently the Head of Racquets at The Oratory School.

PLAYER STATS

Birthday: June 19, 1991

L/R Handed: Right

TOURNAMENT AND MATCH HIGHLIGHTS*

Fahey became the youngest female Real Tennis World Champion in 2011, when she was 19. She won again in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. She also won the doubles championships in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 alongside her sister Sarah Vigrass, and again in 2019 with Tara Lumley.

Fahey consistently won the British Opens from 2010 to 2019; the French Opens every year between 2010 and 2018; the U.S. Opens in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018; and the Australian Opens in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

*As of 2022

FUN FACTS

• Fahey is married to fellow Real Tennis player Rob Fahey. They have two children together.

• Fahey has a twin sister.

T&RA INTERVIEW ANSWERS

When and how did you get involved in Real Tennis?

[Twelve] years old at Prested Hall.

Why do you love Real Tennis?

It’s the world’s best racquet sport.

What is a fun fact about you?

I only drink fizzy water on court.

Which famous person would you love to see play Real Tennis?

King Henry VIII, just to see how quick he could move ‘round the court.