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Nottingham Open
Tournament information
Event nameNottingham Open presented by The Sunday Telegraph (2004)
The 10tele.com Open (2005)
Red letter DAYS Open (2006)
Nature Valley Open The Nottingham Open (2007)
The Slazenger Open (2008)
Aegon Open Nottingham (2011–2017)
Nature Valley Open (2018–19)
Viking Open (2021)
Rothesay Open Nottingham (2022–present)
Founded1887; 137 years ago (1887) (men)
1887; 137 years ago (1887) (women)
LocationNottingham
United Kingdom
VenueNottingham Tennis Centre
SurfaceGrass - outdoors
Websitelta.org.uk
Current champions (2024)
Men's singlesUnited Kingdom Jacob Fearnley
Women's singlesUnited Kingdom Katie Boulter
Men's doublesAustralia John Peers
United Kingdom Marcus Willis
Women's doublesCanada Gabriela Dabrowski
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger 125
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money145,000 (2023)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA 250
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$267,082 (2024)

The Nottingham Open, originally known as the Nottingham Championships or Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1967),[1] is a tennis tournament for men and women held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, played on outdoor grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. After being discontinued in 2008, it was downgraded in 2011 to ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women's Circuit, briefly re-established as an ATP World Tour 250 event on the men's tour in 2015 and 2016, before returning to a Challenger event in 2017, and since 2015 it has been an international event on the women's tour. The tournament is held in June as a "warm-up" for Wimbledon.

History

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The event was founded in 1887 as the Nottingham Championships until 1967.[2] At the start of the open era in 1968 it became part of the independent International Tennis Federation annual tour until 1973. In 1971 it was previously known as John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament,[3] John Player Open,[4] Samsung Open, Aegon Open Nottingham and Nature Valley Open among other names. Originally a replacement of the Manchester Open and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from (1973–77), it was also a Grand Prix Super Series prestigious event (1974–75), which was discontinued after the 2008 edition, and the International Women's Open at Eastbourne became a combined event for both male and female players.[5]

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".[6] It was announced later in 2008 that Nottingham would host a new tennis event, the Aegon Nottingham Trophy, in lieu of the Surbiton Trophy, which was cancelled, in 2009. The new event was an ATP Challenger Series event, 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.[6][7]

In 2015 Birmingham based company Eventmasters LTD[8] were appointed by the LTA to promote official hospitality at both the WTA ATP Open events transforming part of the indoor court area into the Sherwood Suite.

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
ATP Challenger Tour (2017–)
2024 United Kingdom Jacob Fearnley United Kingdom Charles Broom 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2023 United Kingdom Andy Murray France Arthur Cazaux 6–4, 6–4
2022 United Kingdom Dan Evans (2) Australia Jordan Thompson 6–4, 6–4
2021 United States Frances Tiafoe United States Denis Kudla 6–1, 6–3
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 United Kingdom Dan Evans Russia Evgeny Donskoy 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2018 Australia Alex de Minaur United Kingdom Dan Evans 7–6(7–4), 7–5
2017 Israel Dudi Sela Italy Thomas Fabbiano 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
ATP Tour event (2015–2016)
2016 United States Steve Johnson Uruguay Pablo Cuevas 7–6(7–5), 7–5
2015 Uzbekistan Denis Istomin United States Sam Querrey 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
ATP Challenger Tour (2011–2014)
2014 Australia Nick Kyrgios Australia Samuel Groth 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
2013 United States Steve Johnson Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 7–5, 7–5
2012 Slovenia Grega Žemlja Slovakia Karol Beck 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
2011 Israel Dudi Sela France Jérémy Chardy 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
2009- 2010 Not held
ATP Tour event (1970–2008)
2008 Croatia Ivo Karlović (2) Spain Fernando Verdasco 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6)
2007 Croatia Ivo Karlović France Arnaud Clément 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2006 France Richard Gasquet (2) Sweden Jonas Björkman 6–4, 6–3
2005 France Richard Gasquet Belarus Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–3
2004 Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan Sweden Thomas Johansson 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2003 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (2) United States Mardy Fish 6–3, 6–2
2002 Sweden Jonas Björkman (2) Australia Wayne Arthurs 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2001 Sweden Thomas Johansson Israel Harel Levy 7–5, 6–3
2000 France Sébastien Grosjean Zimbabwe Byron Black 7–6(9–7), 6–3
1999 France Cédric Pioline Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–5
1998 Sweden Jonas Björkman Zimbabwe Byron Black 6–3, 6–2
1997 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski Slovakia Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–5
1996 Netherlands Jan Siemerink Australia Sandon Stolle 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
1995 Argentina Javier Frana Australia Todd Woodbridge 7–6(7–4), 6–3
1978-1994 not held
1977 No winner United States Tim Gullikson
Chile Jaime Fillol
abandoned [9]
1976 No winner United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2, 4–6 1–1 abandoned
1975 Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Tony Roche 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1974 United States Stan Smith (2) Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1973 United States Eric van Dillen South Africa Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
1972 Australia Geoff Masters India Premjit Lall abandoned due to rain
1971 Chile Jaime Fillol Australia Greg Perkins 6–2, 6–3
1970 United States Stan Smith United States Chauncey Steele 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
ATP Challenger Tour (2017–)
2024 Australia John Peers
United Kingdom Marcus Willis
France Harold Mayot
Australia Luke Saville
6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]
2023 United Kingdom Jacob Fearnley
United Kingdom Johannus Monday
United Kingdom Liam Broady
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
2022 United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
United Kingdom Ken Skupski (3)
United Kingdom Julian Cash
United Kingdom Henry Patten
3–6, 6–2, [16–14]
2021 Australia Matt Reid
United Kingdom Ken Skupski (2)
Australia Matthew Ebden
Australia John-Patrick Smith
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Mexico Santiago González
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
China Gong Maoxin
China Zhang Ze
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
2018 Denmark Frederik Nielsen
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
United States Austin Krajicek
India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
7–6(7–5), 6–1
2017 United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
Australia Matt Reid
Australia John-Patrick Smith
7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–7]
ATP Tour event (2015–2016)
2016 United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
Canada Daniel Nestor
Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2015 Australia Chris Guccione
Brazil André Sá
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain David Marrero
6–2, 7–5
ATP Challenger Tour (2011–2014)
2014 Australia Rameez Junaid
New Zealand Michael Venus
Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Japan Go Soeda
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6]
2013 Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
2012 France Olivier Charroin
Austria Martin Fischer
Russia Evgeny Donskoy
Russia Andrey Kuznetsov
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2011 South Africa Rik de Voest
Canada Adil Shamasdin
Philippines Treat Conrad Huey
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
6–3, 7–6(11–9)
2009-2010 not held
ATP Tour event (1995–2008)
2008 Brazil Bruno Soares
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2007 United Kingdom Jamie Murray
United States Eric Butorac
United Kingdom Joshua Goodall
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
4–6, 6–3, 10–5
2006 Israel Jonathan Erlich (2)
Israel Andy Ram (2)
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
6–3, 6–2
2005 Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2004 Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Todd Woodbridge
United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
6–4, 6–3
2003 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan (2)
Australia Joshua Eagle
United States Jared Palmer
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
2002 United States Mike Bryan
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2001 United States Donald Johnson (2)
United States Jared Palmer
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
6–4, 6–2
2000 South Africa Piet Norval
United States Donald Johnson
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1999 United States Patrick Galbraith (2)
United States Justin Gimelstob (2)
South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa Brent Haygarth
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1998 United States Justin Gimelstob
South Africa Byron Talbot
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
1997 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith
United Kingdom Danny Sapsford
United Kingdom Chris Wilkinson
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
1996 United Kingdom Mark Petchey
United Kingdom Danny Sapsford
United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Piet Norval
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
1995 United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
United States Patrick Galbraith
South Africa Danie Visser
6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024 United Kingdom Katie Boulter (2) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2023 United Kingdom Katie Boulter United Kingdom Jodie Burrage 6–3, 6–3
2022 Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia United States Alison Riske 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
2021 United Kingdom Johanna Konta China Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–1
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 France Caroline Garcia Croatia Donna Vekić 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
2018 Australia Ashleigh Barty (2) United Kingdom Johanna Konta 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2017 Croatia Donna Vekić United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
2016 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková United States Alison Riske 7–6(10–8), 7–5
2015 Croatia Ana Konjuh Romania Monica Niculescu 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
↑  WTA International tournament  ↑
2014 Australia Jarmila Gajdošová Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 6–2, 6–2
2013 United Kingdom Elena Baltacha Slovenia Tadeja Majerič 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
2012 Australia Ashleigh Barty Germany Tatjana Malek 6–1, 6–1
2011 United Kingdom Elena Baltacha Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská 7–5, 6–3
↑  ITF Women's Circuit tournament  ↑
1974-2010 not held
1973 United States Billie Jean King (2) United Kingdom Virginia Wade 8–6, 6–4
1972 United States Billie Jean King Australia Evonne Goolagong unfinished (rain)[a]
1971 United States Julie Heldman Australia Barbara Hawcroft 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2023 Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Estonia Ingrid Neel
United Kingdom Harriet Dart
United Kingdom Heather Watson
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]
2022 Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
China Zhang Shuai
United States Caroline Dolehide
Romania Monica Niculescu
7–6(7–2), 6–3
2021 Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
United States Caroline Dolehide
Australia Storm Sanders
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
Australia Ellen Perez
Australia Arina Rodionova
7–6(7–5), 7–5
2018 Poland Alicja Rosolska
United States Abigail Spears (2)
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
United Kingdom Heather Watson
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2017 Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Storm Sanders
United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Laura Robson
6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
2016 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
China Peng Shuai
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Yang Zhaoxuan
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
2015 United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Anna Smith
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
↑  WTA International tournament  ↑
2014 Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
Australia Arina Rodionova
Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
7–6(7–0), 6–1
2013 France Julie Coin
France Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Israel Julia Glushko
Japan Erika Sema
6–2, 6–4
2012 Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Sally Peers
Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Portugal Maria João Koehler
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5]
2011 Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Russia Regina Kulikova
Russia Evgeniya Rodina
6–3, 6–2
↑   ITF Women's Circuit tournament  ↑
1974–2010 not held
1973 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
United States Chris Evert
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–2, 9–7

Source: LTA[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ This was a round robin event. King finished first and Goolagong second.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "The John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament: Record of Winners Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887-1970)" (PDF). Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7
  3. ^ Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7
  4. ^ "Nastase Stalled NOTTINGHAM, England (UPI)". 20 June 1976. The Hays Daily News. 20 June 1976. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon warm-up event scrapped". BBC Sport. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Anger over scrapped tennis event". BBC News. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  7. ^ "Nottingham to host tennis trophy". BBC Sport. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  8. ^ Eventmasters LTD
  9. ^ "Gullikson-Fillol Player tennis final rained out again NOTTINGHAM. England". 14 June 1977. The Independent Newspaper Long Beach. 14 June 1977. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  10. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 283. ISBN 9780671216238.
  11. ^ "Rothesay Open Nottingham: History". lta.org.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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