Eastbourne International
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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 | |||||||||
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| Tournament information | |||||||||
| Event name | Rothesay International | ||||||||
| Founded | 1974 | ||||||||
| Editions | 49 (2024) | ||||||||
| Location | Eastbourne United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Venue | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club | ||||||||
| Surface | Grass - outdoors | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Current champions (2024) | |||||||||
| Men's singles |  Taylor Fritz | ||||||||
| Women's singles |  Daria Kasatkina | ||||||||
| Men's doubles |  Neal Skupski  Michael Venus | ||||||||
| Women's doubles |  Lyudmyla Kichenok  Jeļena Ostapenko | ||||||||
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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]
Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles with 11.[10]
Women's singles
Women's champions by country
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 24 | 1974 | 2023 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 1997 | 2022 |
 France (FRA) | 3 | 1995 | 2011 |
 Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2004 | 2013 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 2005 | 2007 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 2009 | 2018 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1975 | 1975 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1987 | 1987 |
 Spain (SPA) | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
 Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
 Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2015 | 2015 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
Men's singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 2009 | Dmitry Tursunov |  Frank Dancevic | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2010 | Michaël Llodra | Guillermo García-López | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2011 |  Andreas Seppi |  Janko Tipsarević | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 5–3, ret. |
| 2012 | Andy Roddick | Andreas Seppi | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Feliciano López | Gilles Simon | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–0 |
| 2014 | Feliciano López (2) | Richard Gasquet | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| 2015–16 | Not held | ||
| 2017 | Novak Djokovic | Gaël Monfils | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2018 |  Mischa Zverev | Lukáš Lacko | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2019 | Taylor Fritz | Sam Querrey | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2020 | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 |  Alex de Minaur | Lorenzo Sonego | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2022 | Taylor Fritz (2) | Maxime Cressy | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4) |
| 2023 |  Francisco Cerúndolo | Tommy Paul | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 2024 | Taylor Fritz (3) | Max Purcell | 6–4, 6–3 |
Men's champions by country
Women
Women's champions by country
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 33 | 1975 | 2023 |
| Australia (AUS) | 9 | 1979 | 2016 |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 1975 | 1991 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 1995 | 2011 |
| Spain (SPA) | 5 | 1995 | 2012 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 1978 | 2023 |
 Japan (JPN) | 4 | 2000 | 2021 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 4 | 2014 | 2019 |
| Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1999 | 2013 |
| France (FRA) | 3 | 2000 | 2015 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 3 | 2011 | 2015 |
| Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1999 | 2017 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 1992 | 2024 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1998 | 1998 |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
 China (CHN) | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
