The Lexus Nottingham Open (originally known as the Nottingham Championships or Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1967)) is a professional tennis tournament held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, played on outdoor grass courts at the Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre. The tournament is held in June as a grass court warm-up for Wimbledon.
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 ATP Tour in 2015 and 2016, before returning to a Challenger event in 2017. Since 2015 it has been an WTA International event on the WTA Tour.
History The event was founded in 1887 as the Nottingham Championships until 1967.Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7 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,Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7 John Player Open, 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.
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". 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 completely 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.
Past finals Men's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1970 Stan Smith Chauncey Steele 6–3, 6–11971 Jaime Fillol Greg Perkins 6–2, 6–31972 Geoff Masters Premjit Lall abandoned due to rain1973 Eric van Dillen Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–1, 6–11974 Stan Smith (2) Alex Metreveli 6–3, 1–6, 6–31975 Tom Okker Tony Roche 6–1, 3–6, 6–31976 No winner Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 1977 No winner Tim Gullikson Jaime Fillol abandoned 1978–1994 Cancelled without organisation1995 Javier Frana Todd Woodbridge 7–6(7–4), 6–31996 Jan Siemerink Sandon Stolle 6–3, 7–6(7–0)1997 Greg Rusedski Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–51998 Jonas Björkman Byron Black 6–3, 6–21999 Cédric Pioline Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–52000 Sébastien Grosjean Byron Black 7–6(9–7), 6–32001 Thomas Johansson Harel Levy 7–5, 6–32002 Jonas Björkman (2) Wayne Arthurs 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–22003 Greg Rusedski (2) Mardy Fish 6–3, 6–22004 Paradorn Srichaphan Thomas Johansson 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–32005 Richard Gasquet Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–32006 Richard Gasquet (2) Jonas Björkman 6–4, 6–32007 Ivo Karlović Arnaud Clément 3–6, 6–4, 6–42008 Ivo Karlović (2) Fernando Verdasco 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6) ATP Tour event (1970–2008)2009–2010Cancelled without organisation2011 Dudi Sela Jérémy Chardy 6–4, 3–6, 7–52012 Grega Žemlja Karol Beck 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–42013 Steve Johnson Ruben Bemelmans 7–5, 7–52014 Nick Kyrgios Samuel Groth 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7) ATP Challenger Tour (2011–2014)2015 Denis Istomin Sam Querrey 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)2016 Steve Johnson Pablo Cuevas 7–6(7–5), 7–5 ATP Tour event (2015–2016)2017 Dudi Sela Thomas Fabbiano 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 2018 Alex de Minaur Dan Evans 7–6(7–4), 7–5 2019 Dan Evans Evgeny Donskoy 7–6(7–3), 6–3 2020 Completely cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Frances Tiafoe Denis Kudla 6–1, 6–3 2022 Dan Evans (2) Jordan Thompson 6–4, 6–4 2023 Andy Murray Arthur Cazaux 6–4, 6–4 2024 Jacob Fearnley Charles Broom 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 2025 Marin Čilić Shintaro Mochizuki 6–2, 6–3 2026 Christopher O'Connell Otto Virtanen 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6) ATP Challenger Tour (2017–present)
Women's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1971 Julie Heldman Barbara Hawcroft 6–4, 7–9, 6–31972 Billie Jean King Evonne Goolagong unfinished (rain)1973 Billie Jean King (2) Virginia Wade 8–6, 6–41974–2010 Completely cancelled without organisation↓ ITF Women's Circuit tournament ↓ 2011 Elena Baltacha Petra Cetkovská 7–5, 6–3 2012 Ashleigh Barty Tatjana Malek 6–1, 6–1 2013 Elena Baltacha (2) Tadeja Majerič 7–5, 7–6(9–7) 2014 Jarmila Gajdošová Timea Bacsinszky 6–2, 6–2↓ WTA International tournament ↓2015 Ana Konjuh Monica Niculescu 1–6, 6–4, 6–22016 Karolína Plíšková Alison Riske 7–6(10–8), 7–52017 Donna Vekić Johanna Konta 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–52018 Ashleigh Barty (2) Johanna Konta 6–3, 3–6, 6–42019 Caroline Garcia Donna Vekić 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) 2020 colspan="3" align="center" 2021 Johanna Konta Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–12022 Beatriz Haddad Maia Alison Riske 6–4, 1–6, 6–32023 Katie Boulter Jodie Burrage 6–3, 6–32024 Katie Boulter (2) Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 6–3, 6–22025 McCartney Kessler Dayana Yastremska 6–4, 7–52026 Marie Bouzková Emma Navarro 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–2
Men's doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1995 Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen Patrick Galbraith Danie Visser 6–2, 6–41996 Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford Neil Broad Piet Norval 6–7, 7–6, 6–41997 Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson 4–6, 7–6, 7–61998 Justin Gimelstob Byron Talbot Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor 7–5, 6–7, 6–41999 Patrick Galbraith (2) Justin Gimelstob (2) Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth 5–7, 7–5, 6–32000 Piet Norval Donald Johnson Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 1–6, 6–4, 6–32001 Donald Johnson (2) Jared Palmer Paul Hanley Andrew Kratzmann 6–4, 6–22002 Mike Bryan Mark Knowles Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–42003 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan (2) Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)2004 Paul Hanley Todd Woodbridge Rick Leach Brian MacPhie 6–4, 6–32005 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram Simon Aspelin Todd Perry 4–6, 6–3, 7–52006 Jonathan Erlich (2) Andy Ram (2) Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov 6–3, 6–22007 Jamie Murray Eric Butorac Joshua Goodall Ross Hutchins 4–6, 6–3, 10–52008 Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray 6–2, 7–6(7–5) ATP Tour event (1995–2008)2009–2010 Tournaments cancelled without organisation 2011 Rik de Voest Adil Shamasdin Treat Conrad Huey Izak van der Merwe 6–3, 7–6(11–9) 2012 Olivier Charroin Martin Fischer Evgeny Donskoy Andrey Kuznetsov 6–4, 7–6(8–6) 2013 Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana Purav Raja Divij Sharan 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [10–8] 2014 Rameez Junaid Michael Venus Ruben Bemelmans Go Soeda4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6] ATP Challenger Tour (2011–2014)2015 Chris Guccione André Sá Pablo Cuevas David Marrero 6–2, 7–52016 Dominic Inglot Daniel Nestor Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo 7–5, 7–6(7–4) ATP Tour event (2015–2016)2017 Ken Skupski Neal Skupski Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith 7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–7]2018 Frederik Nielsen Joe Salisbury Austin Krajicek Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 7–6(7–5), 6–12019 Santiago González Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] 2020Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021 Matt Reid Ken Skupski (2) Matthew Ebden John-Patrick Smith 4–6, 7–5, [10–6]2022 Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski (3) Julian Cash Henry Patten 3–6, 6–2, [16–14]2023 Jacob Fearnley Johannus Monday Liam Broady Jonny O'Mara 6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]2024 John Peers Marcus Willis Harold Mayot Luke Saville 6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]2025 Santiago González (2) Austin Krajicek Fernando Romboli John-Patrick Smith 7–6(7–2), 6–42026 Fernando Romboli Theodore Winegar Mac Kiger Reese Stalder 6–3, 6–4 ATP Challenger Tour (2017–present)
Women's doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1973 Rosie Casals Billie Jean King Chris Evert Betty Stöve 6–2, 9–71974–2010Cancelled without organisation↓ ITF Women's Circuit tournament ↓ 2011 Eva Birnerová Petra Cetkovská Regina Kulikova Evgeniya Rodina 6–3, 6–2 2012 Ashleigh Barty Sally Peers Réka Luca Jani Maria João Koehler 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5] 2013 Julie Coin Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Julia Glushko Erika Sema 6–2, 6–4 2014 Jarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt 7–6(7–0), 6–1↓ WTA International tournament ↓2015 Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith 3–6, 6–3, [11–9]2016 Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai Gabriela Dabrowski Yang Zhaoxuan 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]2017 Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders Jocelyn Rae Laura Robson 6–4, 4–6, [10–4]2018 Alicja Rosolska Abigail Spears (2) Mihaela Buzărnescu Heather Watson 6–3, 7–6(7–5)2019 Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova 7–6(7–5), 7–5 2020 colspan="3" align="center" 2021 Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya Caroline Dolehide Storm Sanders 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8]2022 Beatriz Haddad Maia Zhang Shuai Caroline Dolehide Monica Niculescu 7–6(7–2), 6–32023 Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel Harriet Dart Heather Watson 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8]2024 Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe Harriet Dart Diane Parry 5–7, 6–3, [11–9]2025 Beatriz Haddad Maia (2) Laura Siegemund Anna Danilina Ena Shibahara 6–3, 6–22026 Harriet Dart Maia Lumsden Shuko Aoyama Chan Hao-ching 6–3, 6–4
Source: LTA
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References
External links Nottingham Overview WTA Tour Tennis Nottingham Overview ATP Tour Tennis Nature Valley International – ATP tournament profile Nature Valley Open – WTA tournament profile
Nature Valley Open – LTA tournament profile Official website