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.
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, with past sponsors including Viking Cruises, Nature Valley and AEGON.
Combined event 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.
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.
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.
Past finals Men's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore↓ 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 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.
YearChampionRunner-upScoreName1974 Chris Evert Virginia Wade 7–5, 6–4 John Player Tournament1975 Virginia Wade Billie Jean King 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 Eastbourne Championships1976 Chris Evert (2) Virginia Wade 8–6, 6–3 Colgate International1977 Replaced by the 1977 Federation Cup1978 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 6–4, 4–6, 9–71979 Chris Evert (3) Martina Navratilova 7–5, 5–7, 13–111980 Tracy Austin Wendy Turnbull 7–6(7–3), 6–2 BMW Challenge1981 Tracy Austin (2) Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–4 BMW Championships1982 Martina Navratilova (2) Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–31983 Martina Navratilova (3) Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–11984 Martina Navratilova (4) Kathy Jordan 6–4, 6–1 Eastbourne Championships1985 Martina Navratilova (5) Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3 Pilkington Glass Championships1986 Martina Navratilova (6) Helena Suková 3–6, 6–3, 6–41987 Helena Suková Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–5), 6–31988 Martina Navratilova (7) Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–21989 Martina Navratilova (8) Raffaella Reggi 7–6(7–2), 6–21990 Martina Navratilova (9) Gretchen Magers 6–0, 6–21991 Martina Navratilova (10) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–41992 Lori McNeil Linda Harvey Wild 6–4, 6–41993 Martina Navratilova (11) Miriam Oremans 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 Volkswagen Cup1994 Meredith McGrath Linda Harvey Wild 6–2, 6–41995 Nathalie Tauziat Chanda Rubin 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 Direct Line Insurance International Championships1996 Monica Seles Mary Joe Fernández 6–0, 6–21997 6–5, abandoned (rain); prize shared"Tennis: Novotna ties with Sanchez Vicario", The Independent, 23 June 19971998 Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–51999 Natasha Zvereva Nathalie Tauziat 0–6, 7–5, 6–32000 Julie Halard-Decugis Dominique Van Roost 7–6(7–4), 6–42001 Lindsay Davenport Magüi Serna 6–2, 6–0 Britannic Asset Management International Championships2002 Chanda Rubin Anastasia Myskina 6–1, 6–32003 Chanda Rubin (2) Conchita Martínez 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Hastings Direct International Championships2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova Daniela Hantuchová 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–42005 Kim Clijsters Vera Dushevina 7–5, 6–02006 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, 6–3Viking International 2022 Petra Kvitová Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–2Rothesay 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
Men's doubles YearChampionRunner-upScore↓ 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] 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