| Nottingham Open | |
| Type: | joint |
| Logo Size: | 250px |
| Event Name: | Nottingham 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) |
| Founded: | (men) |
| City: | Nottingham |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Surface: | Grass - outdoors |
| Men's Singles: |  Jacob Fearnley |
| Women's Singles: | Katie Boulter |
| Men's Doubles: |  John Peers Marcus Willis |
| Women's Doubles: |  Gabriela Dabrowski  Erin Routliffe |
| Atp Draw: | 32 / 16 / 16 |
| Atp Prize Money: | (2023) |
| Wta Draw: | 32 / 24 / 16 |
| Wta Prize Money: | (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.
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.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (2017–) | |||
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| Dan Evans (2) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 6–1, 6–3 | |||
| 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |||
| 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | |||
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| ATP Tour event (2015–2016) | |||
| 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | |||
| 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6) | |||
| ATP Challenger Tour (2011–2014) | |||
| 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7) | |||
| 7–5, 7–5 | |||
| 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 | |||
| 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | |||
| 2009- 2010 | Not held | ||
| ATP Tour event (1970–2008) | |||
| Ivo Karlović (2) | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6) | ||
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |||
 Richard Gasquet (2) | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |||
| Greg Rusedski (2) | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
 Jonas Björkman (2) | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | ||
| 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| 7–6(9–7), 6–3 | |||
| 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 6–4, 7–5 | |||
| 6–3, 7–6(7–0) | |||
| 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |||
| 1978-1994 | not held | ||
| 1977 | No winner | abandoned [9] | |
| 1976 | No winner | ||
| 1975 | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1974 |  Stan Smith (2) | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | |
| 1973 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 1972 | abandoned due to rain | ||
| 1971 | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1970 | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (2017–) | ||||
| 6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–7] | ||||
| 6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7] | ||||
| Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski (3) | 3–6, 6–2, [16–14] | |||
| Matt Reid Ken Skupski (2) | 4–6, 7–5, [10–6] | |||
| 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] | ||||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||||
| 7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–7] | ||||
| ATP Tour event (2015–2016) | ||||
| 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||||
| 6–2, 7–5 | ||||
| ATP Challenger Tour (2011–2014) | ||||
 Ruben Bemelmans Go Soeda | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6] | |||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [10–8] | ||||
| 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | ||||
| 6–3, 7–6(11–9) | ||||
| 2009-2010 | not held | |||
| ATP Tour event (1995–2008) | ||||
| 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | ||||
| Joshua Goodall Ross Hutchins | 4–6, 6–3, 10–5 | |||
 Jonathan Erlich (2) Andy Ram (2) |  Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| Paul Hanley Todd Woodbridge | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| Bob Bryan Mike Bryan (2) | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) | |||
| Mike Bryan Mark Knowles | 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | |||
| Donald Johnson (2) Jared Palmer | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| Piet Norval Donald Johnson | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| Patrick Galbraith (2) Justin Gimelstob (2) | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| Justin Gimelstob Byron Talbot | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 | |||
| Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 | |||
| Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | |||
| Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Boulter (2) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | ||||
| 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 2020 | colspan="3" align="center" | |||
| 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) | ||||
| Ashleigh Barty (2) | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | |||
| 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | ||||
| 7–6(10–8), 7–5 | ||||
| 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| ↑ WTA International tournament ↑ | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | ||||
| 7–5, 7–6(9–7) | ||||
| 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
| 7–5, 6–3 | ||||
| ↑ ITF Women's Circuit tournament ↑ | ||||
| 1974-2010 | not held | |||
| 1973 | Billie Jean King (2) | 8–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1972 | unfinished (rain) | |||
| 1971 | Julie Heldman | 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 | ||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8] | ||||
| 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | ||||
| 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8] | ||||
| 2020 | colspan="3" align="center" | |||
| 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | ||||
 Alicja Rosolska Abigail Spears (2) | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | |||
| 6–4, 4–6, [10–4] | ||||
| 7–5, 3–6, [10–7] | ||||
| 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||||
| ↑ WTA International tournament ↑ | ||||
| 7–6(7–0), 6–1 | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5] | ||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| ↑ ITF Women's Circuit Tournament ↑ | ||||
| 1974–2010 | not held | |||
| 1973 | Rosie Casals Billie Jean King | 6–2, 9–7 | ||
Source: LTA[10]