Hird & Cooley Defend Their Title
16/04/18: Karen Hird & Charlotta Cooley won their sixth ladies title in succession at Eton last weekend, defeating Ashley Lumbard & Emily Scoones 3-1 in an exciting and high quality final.
Ladies Championships Semi-Finals: Top Two Through Again
26/03/18: This year's Ladies final will be a rematch of last year's contest, as the top two seeded pairs both made it through their semi-finals in straight games at Eton yesterday.
Ladies Championships 2018: Top Four Seeds Through To The Semis
26/02/18: In arctic conditions at Eton on Saturday, the top four seeded pairs made it comfortably through the group and quarter-final stages of the 2018 Ladies Championships.
Ladies Final 2017: Five In A Row For Hird & Cooley
03/04/17: Defending champions Karen Hird & Charlotta Cooley won their fifth consecutive ladies title at Eton yesterday with a hard fought 12-7, 10-13, 14-11, 12-5 win over impressive challengers and first time finalists Ashley Lumbard & Emily Scoones.
Ladies Championships 2017: Lumbard & Scoones To Challenge The Champions
27/02/17: The ladies championships took place at Eton on Saturday, a week after the men's equivalent, and suffered nothing in comparison with virtually every court at Eton full and both main tournament and festival providing a fantastic showcase for the increasing quality and strength in depth of the women's game.
Ladies Final 2016: Hird & Cooley Win By Default
Sadly, the 2016 ladies final never took place, with challengers Amira Reimer and Phoebe Bracken unavailable to play the final on the scheduled date. Karen Hird and Charlotta Cooley thus retain the title, winning for a fourth consecutive year.
Ladies Championships 2016: A Record-Breaking Entry
Ian Mitchell & Mandie Barnes report:
On a bracing February morning, 37 pairs – continuing the record-breaking trend – assembled for the 2016 Ladies Eton Fives Championships. 15 of these pairs took part in the main championships, divided initially into three pools of five, before a knockout stage to determine which two pairs qualify for the final, which will be held later in the season.
Ladies Final 2015: Three in a Row for Hird and Cooley
K.Hird & C.Cooley beat D.Redmond & L.Redmond 3-0 (12-3, 12-2, 12-10)
23/03/15: The 2015 ladies title was won for the third consecutive year by top seeds Karen Hird and Charlotta Cooley at Eton yesterday with a convincing victory over Dominique and Lia Redmond.
Ladies Championships 2015: Return of the Redmonds
04/03/15: The 2015 Ladies Championships took place at Eton on Sunday and were a vibrant illustration of the healthy state of the ladies game, with 27 pairs taking part across the main tournament and the festival.
2014 Ladies Final: Hird & Cooley at the Double
C.Cooley & K.Hird (1) beat E.Smith-Bingham & A.Reimer (3) 12-7, 12-1, 12-5
The 2014 Ladies Championships final was played at Eton on Saturday 19th April and saw a resounding victory for defending champions Karen Hird and Charlotta Cooley over Highgate School pair Eve Smith-Bingham and Amira Reimer.