Eastbourne International

The Eastbourne International is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour and the ATP Tour held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Held since 1974, it is classified as a WTA 500 series on the WTA Tour and an ATP Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts, and is generally considered a "warm-up" for the Wimbledon Championships, a major tournament, which begins the following week. It was originally just part of the WTA Tour, but from 2009 it was combined as an ATP Tour event. It replaced the Nottingham Open grass court tournament from 2009–2014. Nottingham returned for 2015–2016 with no men's event in Eastbourne, however Eastbourne replaced the Nottingham event again from 2017 onwards. As of 2022, it is sponsored by Rothesay,[1] with past sponsors including Viking Cruises,[2] Nature Valley and AEGON.[3]

Eastbourne International
Tournament information
Event nameRothesay International
Founded1974 (1974)
Editions48 (2023)
LocationEastbourne
United Kingdom
VenueDevonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass - outdoors
WebsiteOfficial website
Current champions (2023)
Men's singlesArgentina Francisco Cerúndolo
Women's singlesUnited States Madison Keys
Men's doublesCroatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
Women's doublesUnited States Desirae Krawczyk
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
ATP Tour
Category250 series
(2009–2014, 2017-present)
Draw28S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money723,655 (2023)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA 500
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$780,637 (2023)

Combination

During 2007, lack of sponsorship for the Eastbourne tournament led the Lawn Tennis Association to consider moving the tournament to London.[4] However, as part of a general reorganisation of United Kingdom professional tennis tournaments, it was instead decided to merge the event with the Nottingham Open, traditionally held during the same week. From 2009, therefore, the Eastbourne courts have hosted a combined women's and men's event until 2014. In 2015 and 2016 it was an only a Ladies event (with the men's competition returning to Nottingham).[5][6][7] In 2017, the Eastbourne tournament returned to being a combined event.[8][9]

Past winners

Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles with 11.[10]

Finals

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score Name
1974United States Chris EvertUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade7–5, 6–4John Player Tournament
1975United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited States Billie Jean King7–5, 4–6, 6–4Eastbourne Championships
1976United States Chris Evert (2) United Kingdom Virginia Wade8–6, 6–3Colgate International
1977Not played
1978United States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Chris Evert6–4, 4–6, 9–7
1979United States Chris Evert (3) United States Martina Navratilova7–5, 5–7, 13–11
1980United States Tracy AustinAustralia Wendy Turnbull7–6(7–3), 6–2BMW Challenge
1981United States Tracy Austin (2) United States Andrea Jaeger6–3, 6–4BMW Championships
1982United States Martina Navratilova (2) Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková6–4, 6–3
1983United States Martina Navratilova (3) Australia Wendy Turnbull6–1, 6–1
1984United States Martina Navratilova (4) United States Kathy Jordan6–4, 6–1Eastbourne Championships
1985United States Martina Navratilova (5) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková6–4, 6–3Pilkington Glass Championships
1986United States Martina Navratilova (6) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1987Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova7–6(7–5), 6–3
1988United States Martina Navratilova (7) Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva6–2, 6–2
1989United States Martina Navratilova (8) Italy Raffaella Reggi7–6(7–2), 6–2
1990United States Martina Navratilova (9) United States Gretchen Magers6–0, 6–2
1991United States Martina Navratilova (10) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–4, 6–4
1992United States Lori McNeilUnited States Linda Harvey Wild6–4, 6–4
1993United States Martina Navratilova (11) Netherlands Miriam Oremans2–6, 6–2, 6–3Volkswagen Cup
1994United States Meredith McGrathUnited States Linda Harvey Wild6–2, 6–4
1995France Nathalie TauziatUnited States Chanda Rubin3–6, 6–0, 7–5Direct Line Insurance
International Championships
1996United States Monica SelesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández6–0, 6–2
19976–5, abandoned (rain);
prize shared[11]
1998Czech Republic Jana NovotnáSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–1, 7–5
1999Belarus Natasha ZverevaFrance Nathalie Tauziat0–6, 7–5, 6–3
2000France Julie Halard-DecugisBelgium Dominique Van Roost7–6(7–4), 6–4
2001United States Lindsay DavenportSpain Magüi Serna6–2, 6–0Britannic Asset Management
International Championships
2002United States Chanda RubinRussia Anastasia Myskina6–1, 6–3
2003United States Chanda Rubin (2) Spain Conchita Martínez6–4, 3–6, 6–4Hastings Direct
International Championships
2004Russia Svetlana KuznetsovaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2005Belgium Kim ClijstersRussia Vera Dushevina7–5, 6–0
2006Belgium Justine Henin-HardenneRussia Anastasia Myskina4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
2007Belgium Justine Henin (2) France Amélie Mauresmo7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2)
2008Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaRussia Nadia Petrova6–4, 6–7(11–13), 6–4International Women's Open
2009Denmark Caroline WozniackiFrance Virginie Razzano7–6(7–5), 7–5Aegon International
2010Russia Ekaterina MakarovaBelarus Victoria Azarenka7–6(7–5), 6–4
2011France Marion BartoliCzech Republic Petra Kvitová6–1, 4–6, 7–5
2012Austria Tamira PaszekGermany Angelique Kerber5–7, 6–3, 7–5
2013Russia Elena VesninaUnited States Jamie Hampton6–2, 6–1
2014United States Madison KeysGermany Angelique Kerber6–3, 3–6, 7–5
2015Switzerland Belinda BencicPoland Agnieszka Radwańska6–4, 4–6, 6–0
2016Slovakia Dominika CibulkováCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková7–5, 6–3
2017Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováDenmark Caroline Wozniacki6–4, 6–4
2018Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (2) Belarus Aryna Sabalenka7–5, 7–6(7–5)Nature Valley International
2019Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (2)Germany Angelique Kerber6–1, 6–4
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Latvia Jeļena OstapenkoEstonia Anett Kontaveit6–3, 6–3Viking International
2022Czech Republic Petra KvitováLatvia Jeļena Ostapenko6–3, 6–2Rothesay International
2023United States Madison Keys (2) Daria Kasatkina6–2, 7–6(15–13)

Women's champions by country

Country Winner First title Last title
 United States (USA)2419742023
 Czech Republic (CZE)519972022
 France (FRA)319952011
 Russia (RUS)320042013
 Belgium (BEL)320052007
 Denmark (DEN)220092018
 Great Britain (GBR)119751975
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)119871987
 Spain (SPA)119971997
 Belarus (BLR)119991999
 Poland (POL)120082008
 Austria (AUT)120122012
  Switzerland (SUI)120152015
 Slovakia (SVK)120162016
 Latvia (LAT)120212021

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
  ATP Tour 250  
2009Russia Dmitry TursunovCanada Frank Dancevic6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2010France Michaël LlodraSpain Guillermo García-López7–5, 6–2
2011Italy Andreas SeppiSerbia Janko Tipsarević7–6(7–5), 3–6, 5–3, ret.
2012United States Andy RoddickItaly Andreas Seppi6–3, 6–2
2013Spain Feliciano LópezFrance Gilles Simon7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–0
2014Spain Feliciano López (2) France Richard Gasquet6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
2015–16Not held
2017Serbia Novak DjokovicFrance Gaël Monfils6–3, 6–4
2018Germany Mischa ZverevSlovakia Lukáš Lacko6–4, 6–4
2019United States Taylor FritzUnited States Sam Querrey6–3, 6–4
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Australia Alex de MinaurItaly Lorenzo Sonego4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2022United States Taylor Fritz (2) United States Maxime Cressy6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
2023Argentina Francisco CerúndoloUnited States Tommy Paul6–4, 1–6, 6–4

Men's champions by country

Country Winner First title Last title
 United States (USA)320122022
 Spain (ESP)220132014
 Russia (RUS)120092009
 France (FRA)120102010
 Italy (ITA)120112011
 Serbia (SRB)120172017
 Germany (GER)120182018
 Australia (AUS)120212021
 Argentina (ARG)120232023

Doubles finals

Women

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1975United States Julie Anthony
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Peggy Michel
6–2, 6–4
19766–4, 1–1 abandoned
due to rain
1977Not held
1978United States Chris Evert
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1979Netherlands Betty Stöve (2)
Australia Wendy Turnbull
South Africa Ilana Kloss
United States Betty Ann Grubb-Stuart
6–2, 6–2
1980United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
United States Pam Shriver
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–1
1981United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–7, 6–2, 6–1
1982United States Martina Navratilova (2)
United States Pam Shriver (2)
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–3, 6–4
1983United States Martina Navratilova (3)
United States Pam Shriver (3) '
United Kingdom Jo Durie
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
6–1, 6–0
1984United States Martina Navratilova (4)
United States Pam Shriver (4)
United Kingdom Jo Durie
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–4, 6–2
1985United States Martina Navratilova (5)
United States Pam Shriver (5)
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
7–5, 6–4
1986United States Martina Navratilova (6)
United States Pam Shriver (6)
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–2, 6–4
1987Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Australia Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
1988West Germany Eva Pfaff
Australia Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
South Africa Dinky Van Rensburg
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
1989United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–3, retired
1990Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (2)
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
United States Patty Fendick
United States Zina Garrison
6–4, 6–3
1991Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (3)
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (2)
United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1992Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Neiland
United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Zina Garrison
6–0, 6–3
1993United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (3)
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Neiland
2–6, 7–5, 6–1
1994United States Gigi Fernández (2)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (4)
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
1995Czech Republic Jana Novotná (2)
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996Czech Republic Jana Novotná (3)
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
United States Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer
United States Pam Shriver
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1997Cancelled
1998South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (4)
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–3
1999Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–4, retired
2000Japan Ai Sugiyama
France Nathalie Tauziat
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2001United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–2, 6–2
2002United States Lisa Raymond (2)
Australia Rennae Stubbs (2)
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–2
2003United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond (3)
United States Jennifer Capriati
Spain Magüi Serna
6–3, 6–2
2004Australia Alicia Molik
Spain Magüi Serna
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–4
2005United States Lisa Raymond (4)
Australia Rennae Stubbs (3)
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 7–5
2006Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
France Amélie Mauresmo
South Africa Liezel Huber
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–4
2007United States Lisa Raymond (5)
Australia Samantha Stosur
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
2008Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–0, [10–8]
2009Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Japan Ai Sugiyama (2)
Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–3
2010United States Lisa Raymond (6)
Australia Rennae Stubbs (4)
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 2–6, [13–11]
2011Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond
6–3, 6–0
2012Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, ret.
2013Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (2)
Romania Monica Niculescu
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
6–3, 6–3
2014Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
2015France Caroline Garcia
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (3)
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
China Zheng Jie
7–6(7–5), 6–2
2016Croatia Darija Jurak
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
2017Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan (2)
Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
6–3, 7–5
2018Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Xu Yifan
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–3, 7–5
2019Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching (2)
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan (3)
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
United States Nicole Melichar
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
6–1, 6–4
2022Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
Poland Magda Linette
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
walkover
2023United States Desirae Krawczyk
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez
6–2, 6–4

Women's champions by country

Country Winner First title Last title
 United States (USA)3319752023
 Australia (AUS)919792016
 Soviet Union (URS)819751991
 Czech Republic (CZE)519952011
 Spain (SPA)519952012
 Netherlands (NED)419782023
 Japan (JPN)420002021
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)420142019
 Russia (RUS)319992013
 France (FRA)320002015
 Slovenia (SLO)320112015
 Belarus (BLR)219931994
 Great Britain (GBR)119761976
 West Germany (FRG)119881988
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)119921992
 Latvia (LAT)119921992
 South Africa (RSA)119981998
  Switzerland (SUI)219992017
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)120082008
 Uzbekistan (UZB)120092009
 Croatia (CRO)120162016
 Canada (CAN)120182018
 China (CHN)120182018

Men

Year Champion Runner-up Score
  ATP Tour 250  
2009Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
United States Travis Parrott
Slovakia Filip Polášek
6–4, 6–4
2010Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg (2)
Poland Marcin Matkowski (2)
United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
2011Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
Italy Andreas Seppi
6–3, 6–3
2012United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
6–4, 6–3
2013Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2014Philippines Treat Huey
United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
2015–16Not held
2017United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
India Rohan Bopanna
Brazil André Sá
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–3]
2018United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
7–5, 6–4
2019Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–4, 6–3
2022Croatia Nikola Mektić (2)
Croatia Mate Pavić (2)
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
Australia Luke Saville
6–4, 6–2
2023Croatia Nikola Mektić (3)
Croatia Mate Pavić (3)
Croatia Ivan Dodig
United States Austin Krajicek
6–4, 6–2

Men's champions by country

Country Winner First title Last title
 Croatia (CRO)620212023
 Great Britain (GBR)520122018
 Poland (POL)420092010
 Israel (ISR)220112011
 United States (USA)220172017
 Colombia (COL)220192019
 Austria (AUT)120132013
 Brazil (BRA)120132013
 Philippines (PHI)120142014

See also

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