Shirt a Phobia

History

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,^[5] with past sponsors including Viking Cruises,^[6] Nature Valley and AEGON.^[7]

Combined event

During 2007, lack of sponsorship for the Eastbourne tournament led the Lawn Tennis Association to consider moving the tournament to London.^[8] 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).^[9]^[10]^[11] In 2017, the Eastbourne tournament returned to being a combined event.^[12]^[13]

Wheelchair event

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.^[14]

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.^[15]^[16]

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.^[17]

For the first time, in 2025, the tournament hosted an ITF WC500 event. ^[18]^[19]

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.^[3]^[4]

Past finals

Men’s singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓
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	Cancelled 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
2025	Taylor Fritz (4)	Jenson Brooksby	7–5, 6–1
2026	Zizou Bergs	Ugo Humbert	3–6, 6–1, 6–4

Women’s singles

Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles with 11.^[20]

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Name
1974	Chris Evert	Virginia Wade	7–5, 6–4	John Player Tournament
1975	Virginia Wade	Billie Jean King	7–5, 4–6, 6–4	Eastbourne Championships
1976	Chris Evert (2)	Virginia Wade	8–6, 6–3	Colgate International
1977	Replaced by the 1977 Federation Cup
1978	Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert	6–4, 4–6, 9–7
1979	Chris Evert (3)	Martina Navratilova	7–5, 5–7, 13–11
1980	Tracy Austin	Wendy Turnbull	7–6^(7–3), 6–2	BMW Challenge
1981	Tracy Austin (2)	Andrea Jaeger	6–3, 6–4	BMW Championships
1982	Martina Navratilova (2)	Hana Mandlíková	6–4, 6–3
1983	Martina Navratilova (3)	Wendy Turnbull	6–1, 6–1
1984	Martina Navratilova (4)	Kathy Jordan	6–4, 6–1	Eastbourne Championships
1985	Martina Navratilova (5)	Helena Suková	6–4, 6–3	Pilkington Glass Championships
1986	Martina Navratilova (6)	Helena Suková	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1987	Helena Suková	Martina Navratilova	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
1988	Martina Navratilova (7)	Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–2
1989	Martina Navratilova (8)	Raffaella Reggi	7–6^(7–2), 6–2
1990	Martina Navratilova (9)	Gretchen Magers	6–0, 6–2
1991	Martina Navratilova (10)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–4
1992	Lori McNeil	Linda Harvey Wild	6–4, 6–4
1993	Martina Navratilova (11)	Miriam Oremans	2–6, 6–2, 6–3	Volkswagen Cup
1994	Meredith McGrath	Linda Harvey Wild	6–2, 6–4	Volkswagen Cup
1995	Nathalie Tauziat	Chanda Rubin	3–6, 6–0, 7–5	Direct Line Insurance International Championships
1996	Monica Seles	Mary Joe Fernández	6–0, 6–2
1997	Jana Novotná vs. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		6–5, abandoned (rain); prize shared^[21]
1998	Jana Novotná	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 7–5
1999	Natasha Zvereva	Nathalie Tauziat	0–6, 7–5, 6–3
2000	Julie Halard-Decugis	Dominique Van Roost	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
2001	Lindsay Davenport	Magüi Serna	6–2, 6–0	Britannic Asset Management International Championships
2002	Chanda Rubin	Anastasia Myskina	6–1, 6–3	Britannic Asset Management International Championships
2003	Chanda Rubin (2)	Conchita Martínez	6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Hastings Direct International Championships
2004	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Daniela Hantuchová	2–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4
2005	Kim Clijsters	Vera Dushevina	7–5, 6–0
2006	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Anastasia Myskina	4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–5)
2007	Justine Henin (2)	Amélie Mauresmo	7–5, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–2)
2008	Agnieszka Radwańska	Nadia Petrova	6–4, 6–7^(11–13), 6–4	International Women’s Open
2009	Caroline Wozniacki	Virginie Razzano	7–6^(7–5), 7–5	Aegon International
2010	Ekaterina Makarova	Victoria Azarenka	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
2011	Marion Bartoli	Petra Kvitová	6–1, 4–6, 7–5
2012	Tamira Paszek	Angelique Kerber	5–7, 6–3, 7–5
2013	Elena Vesnina	Jamie Hampton	6–2, 6–1
2014	Madison Keys	Angelique Kerber	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
2015	Belinda Bencic	Agnieszka Radwańska	6–4, 4–6, 6–0
2016	Dominika Cibulková	Karolína Plíšková	7–5, 6–3
2017	Karolína Plíšková	Caroline Wozniacki	6–4, 6–4
2018	Caroline Wozniacki (2)	Aryna Sabalenka	7–5, 7–6^(7–5)	Nature Valley International
2019	Karolína Plíšková (2)	Angelique Kerber	6–1, 6–4
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Jeļena Ostapenko	Anett Kontaveit	6–3, 6–3	Viking International
2022	Petra Kvitová	Jeļena Ostapenko	6–3, 6–2	Rothesay International Eastbourne
2023	Madison Keys (2)	Daria Kasatkina	6–2, 7–6^(15–13)
2024	Daria Kasatkina	Leylah Fernandez	6–3, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2025	Maya Joint	Alexandra Eala	6–4, 1–6, 7–6^(12–10)	Lexus Eastbourne Open
2026	Madison Keys (3)	Tatjana Maria	7–5, 6–4	Lexus Eastbourne Open

Men’s doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓
2009	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	Travis Parrott Filip Polášek	6–4, 6–4
2010	Mariusz Fyrstenberg (2) Marcin Matkowski (2)	Colin Fleming Ken Skupski	6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
2011	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	Grigor Dimitrov Andreas Seppi	6–3, 6–3
2012	Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins	Jamie Delgado Ken Skupski	6–4, 6–3
2013	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray	3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2014	Treat Huey Dominic Inglot	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
2015–16	Completely Cancelled without organisation
2017	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Rohan Bopanna André Sá	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, [10–3]
2018	Luke Bambridge Jonny O’Mara	Ken Skupski Neal Skupski	7–5, 6–4
2019	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	Máximo González Horacio Zeballos	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), [10–6]
2020	Completely Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–4, 6–3
2022	Nikola Mektić (2) Mate Pavić (2)	Matwé Middelkoop Luke Saville	6–4, 6–2
2023	Nikola Mektić (3) Mate Pavić (3)	Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek	6–4, 6–2
2024	Neal Skupski Michael Venus	Matthew Ebden John Peers	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), [11–9]
2025	Julian Cash Lloyd Glasspool	Ariel Behar Joran Vliegen	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
2026	Hugo Nys Édouard Roger-Vasselin	Guido Andreozzi Manuel Guinard	6–3, 4–6, [10–8]

Women’s doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1975	Julie Anthony Olga Morozova	Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel	6–2, 6–4
1976	Chris Evert Betty Stöve		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1979	Betty Stöve (2) Wendy Turnbull	Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Grubb-Stuart	6–2, 6–2
1980	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	6–4, 6–1
1981	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–7, 6–2, 6–1
1982	Martina Navratilova (2) Pam Shriver (2)	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–3, 6–4
1983	Martina Navratilova (3) Pam Shriver (3) ‘	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs	6–1, 6–0
1984	Martina Navratilova (4) Pam Shriver (4)	Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura	6–4, 6–2
1985	Martina Navratilova (5) Pam Shriver (5)	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Sayers Smylie	7–5, 6–4
1986	Martina Navratilova (6) Pam Shriver (6)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–2, 6–4
1987	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko	Rosalyn Fairbank Elizabeth Sayers Smylie	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
1988	Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Sayers Smylie	Belinda Cordwell Dinky Van Rensburg	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
1989	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–3, retired
1990	Larisa Savchenko (2) Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	6–4, 6–3
1991	Larisa Savchenko (3) Natasha Zvereva (2)	Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1992	Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison	6–0, 6–3
1993	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva (3)	Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
1994	Gigi Fernández (2) Natasha Zvereva (4)	Inés Gorrochategui Helena Suková	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
1995	Jana Novotná (2) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996	Jana Novotná (3) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)	Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer Pam Shriver	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1997	Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná (4)		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva	6–1, 6–3
1999	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Jana Novotná Natasha Zvereva	6–4, retired
2000	Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
2001	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–2, 6–2
2002	Lisa Raymond (2) Rennae Stubbs (2)	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–2
2003	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond (3)	Jennifer Capriati Magüi Serna	6–3, 6–2
2004	Alicia Molik Magüi Serna	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–4
2005	Lisa Raymond (4) Rennae Stubbs (3)	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 7–5
2006	Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo	Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–4
2007	Lisa Raymond (5) Samantha Stosur	Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
2008	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–0, [10–8]
2009	Akgul Amanmuradova Ai Sugiyama (2)	Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs	6–4, 6–3
2010	Lisa Raymond (6) Rennae Stubbs (4)	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	6–2, 2–6, [13–11]
2011	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	6–3, 6–0
2012	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	6–4, retired
2013	Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik (2)	Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová	6–3, 6–3
2014	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta	6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
2015	Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik (3)	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
2016	Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	5–7, 7–6^(7–4), [10–6]
2017	Chan Yung-jan (2) Martina Hingis (2)	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6–3, 7–5
2018	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu	6–3, 7–5
2019	Chan Hao-ching (2) Latisha Chan (3)	Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands	2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2020	Completely Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs	6–1, 6–4
2022	Aleksandra Krunić Magda Linette	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko	walkover
2023	Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–2, 6–4
2024	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko	Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe	5–7, 7–6^(7–2), [10–8]
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2025	Marie Bouzková Anna Danilina	Hsieh Su-wei Maya Joint	6–4, 7–5
2026	Gabriela Dabrowski (2) Luisa Stefani	Jesika Malečková Miriam Škoch	6–1, 6–4