| Lexus Eastbourne Open | |||||||||
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| Event name | Rothesay International Eastbourne (2022–2024) Lexus Eastbourne Open (2025–present) | ||||||||
| Founded | 1974 (WTA), 2009 (ATP) | ||||||||
| Editions | 51 for WTA, 15 for ATP (2025) | ||||||||
| Location | Eastbourne United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Venue | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club | ||||||||
| Surface | Grass - outdoors | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Current champions (2026) | |||||||||
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The Lexus Eastbourne Open (formerly Rothesay International Eastbourne) is a tennis tournament held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, since 1974. It is classified as an ATP 250 on the ATP Tour and a WTA 250 series on the WTA Tour (downgraded from WTA 500 in 2025), and also as a wheelchair tennis event on the WC 500 level. The event is played on outdoor grass courts, and is generally considered a "warm-up" for the Wimbledon Championships, which begins the following week.
In 1977, the Federation Cup was hosted on the courts in place of the regular tournament.
The tournament 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. From 2022 until 2024, it was sponsored by Rothesay, with past sponsors including Viking Cruises, Nature Valley and AEGON.
During 2007, lack of sponsorship for the Eastbourne tournament led the Lawn Tennis Association to consider moving the tournament to London. 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). In 2017, the Eastbourne tournament returned to being a combined event.
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: This tournament is also a wheelchair tennis tournament with draws for men's, women's and quad players, so all of the results are missing on that.. (June 2026) |
Wheelchair tennis was introduced to the tournament in 2022 with a women's singles draw as part of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. Top seed Diede de Groot won the inaugural singles title, defeating Yui Kamiji in the final, while Kamiji and Zhenzhen Zhu captured the inaugural women's doubles title. The wheelchair events formed part of a series of ITF 2 British grass-court tournaments organised by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in the lead-up to Wimbledon.
The tournament expanded its wheelchair programme in 2023 with the addition of a quad singles draw, which was relocated from the Birmingham Classic. Defending women's singles champion De Groot returned to Eastbourne to defend her title, and the tournament continued to serve as a key stop on the British grass-court season ahead of Wimbledon.
From 2024, the tournament has featured men's, women's and quad wheelchair events as part of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the British grass-court swing leading up to Wimbledon.
For the first time, in 2025, the tournament hosted an ITF WC500 event.
In 2026, the tourunament served as one of the principal venues for the international celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of wheelchair tennis. Devonshire Park hosted an induction ceremony honouring British players, coaches and contributors entering the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Hall of Champions, while the LTA and Getty Images launched a digital exhibition commemorating the history of wheelchair tennis.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ | |||
| 2009 | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 2010 | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 2011 | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 5–3, ret. | ||
| 2012 | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 2013 | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–0 | ||
| 2014 | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Not held | ||
| 2017 | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2018 | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2019 | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 2022 | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 2023 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | ||
| 2024 | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 2025 | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 2026 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles with 11.
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2012 | 2025 | |
| 2 | 2013 | 2014 | |
| 1 | 2009 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 2010 | 2010 | |
| 1 | 2011 | 2011 | |
| 1 | 2017 | 2017 | |
| 1 | 2018 | 2018 | |
| 1 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 1 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| 1 | 2026 | 2026 |
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1974 | 2026 | |
| 5 | 1997 | 2022 | |
| 3 | 1995 | 2011 | |
| 3 | 2004 | 2013 | |
| 3 | 2005 | 2007 | |
| 2 | 2009 | 2018 | |
| 1 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| 1 | 1987 | 1987 | |
| 1 | 1997 | 1997 | |
| 1 | 1999 | 1999 | |
| 1 | 2008 | 2008 | |
| 1 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| 1 | 2015 | 2015 | |
| 1 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| 1 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 1 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2012 | 2025 | |
| 3 | 2021 | 2023 | |
| 2 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| 1 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 1 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 1 | 2019 | 2019 | |
| 1 | 2011 | 2011 | |
| 1 | 2024 | 2024 | |
| 1 | 2014 | 2014 | |
| 1 | 2017 | 2017 | |
| 1 | 2026 | 2026 | |
| 1 | 2026 | 2026 |
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1975 | 2023 | |
| 9 | 1979 | 2016 | |
| 8 | 1975 | 1991 | |
| 6 | 1995 | 2025 | |
| 5 | 1995 | 2012 | |
| 4 | 1978 | 2023 | |
| 4 | 2000 | 2021 | |
| 4 | 2014 | 2019 | |
| 3 | 1999 | 2013 | |
| 3 | 2000 | 2015 | |
| 3 | 2011 | 2015 | |
| 2 | 1993 | 1994 | |
| 2 | 1999 | 2017 | |
| 2 | 1992 | 2024 | |
| 2 | 2018 | 2026 | |
| 1 | 1976 | 1976 | |
| 1 | 1988 | 1988 | |
| 1 | 1992 | 1992 | |
| 1 | 1998 | 1998 | |
| 1 | 2008 | 2008 | |
| 1 | 2009 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| 1 | 2018 | 2018 | |
| 1 | 2024 | 2024 | |
| 1 | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 1 | 2026 | 2026 |