- For the current successor tournaments to the Nottingham Open, see Aegon Championships (played at Queen's Club as part of the ATP tour) and the Aegon Trophy (played in Nottingham as part of the Challenger tour)
The Slazenger Nottingham Open (previously known as Red Letter Days Open, Samsung Open and 10tele.com Open) was a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour that was held in Nottingham, Great Britain. Originally a replacement of the Manchester Open, it was discontinued in 2008, and the International Women's Open at Eastbourne became a combined event for both male and female players.[1] The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts, and the final event was held from June 14 till June 21.
Nottingham City Council bosses announced their "extreme disappointment" at having Nottingham Open removed from the ATP Tour. The event had, according to the council, been partly responsible for stimulating interest in tennis in Nottingham. Roger Draper, the head of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) responded by saying that the changes would introduce tennis to a "new audience".[2] It was announced later in 2008 that Nottingham would host a new tennis event, the Aegon Nottingham Challenge, in lieu of The Surbiton Trophy, which was cancelled, in 2009. The new event will be an ATP Challenger Series event, which is one level lower than the main ATP Tour. The Nottingham Tennis Centre, which had hosted the Open, had undergone refurbishments costing £735,000 in 2008, and councillor Dave Trimble called it "great news" to have a new tennis event in the city.[2][3]
Past finals[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
| 2008 |
Ivo Karlović |
Fernando Verdasco |
7–5, 6–7(4), 7–6(8) |
| 2007 |
Ivo Karlović |
Arnaud Clément |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2006 |
Richard Gasquet |
Jonas Björkman |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2005 |
Richard Gasquet |
Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 2004 |
Paradorn Srichaphan |
Thomas Johansson |
1–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| 2003 |
Greg Rusedski |
Mardy Fish |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2002 |
Jonas Björkman |
Wayne Arthurs |
6–2, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
| 2001 |
Thomas Johansson |
Harel Levy |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2000 |
Sébastien Grosjean |
Byron Black |
7–6(7), 6–3 |
| 1999 |
Cédric Pioline |
Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 1998 |
Jonas Björkman |
Byron Black |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 1997 |
Greg Rusedski |
Karol Kučera |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 1996 |
Jan Siemerink |
Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 7–6(0) |
| 1995 |
Javier Frana |
Todd Woodbridge |
7–6(4), 6–3 |
Men's doubles[edit]
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
| 2008 |
Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett |
Jeff Coetzee
Jamie Murray |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| 2007 |
Jamie Murray
Eric Butorac |
Joshua Goodall
Ross Hutchins |
4–6, 6–3, 10–5 |
| 2006 |
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram |
Igor Kunitsyn
Dmitry Tursunov |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2005 |
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram |
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2004 |
Paul Hanley
Todd Woodbridge |
Rick Leach
Brian MacPhie |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2003 |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
Joshua Eagle
Jared Palmer |
7–6(3), 4–6, 7–6(4) |
| 2002 |
Mike Bryan
Mark Knowles |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer |
0–6, 7–6(3), 6–4 |
| 2001 |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer |
Paul Hanley
Andrew Kratzmann |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2000 |
Piet Norval
Donald Johnson |
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1999 |
Patrick Galbraith
Justin Gimelstob |
Marius Barnard
Brent Haygarth |
5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1998 |
Justin Gimelstob
Byron Talbot |
Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1997 |
Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith |
Danny Sapsford
Chris Wilkinson |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 1996 |
Mark Petchey
Danny Sapsford |
Neil Broad
Piet Norval |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1995 |
Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen |
Patrick Galbraith
Danie Visser |
6–2, 6–4 |
Women's singles[edit]
A women's event was held briefly, from 1972–73.
Women's doubles[edit]
Women's doubles was held once, in 1973.
References[edit]
- ^ "Wimbledon warm-up event scrapped". BBC Sport. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b "Anger over scrapped tennis event". BBC News. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "Nottingham to host tennis trophy". BBC Sport. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-16.