Nottingham Trophy (tennis)

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Nottingham Trophy
Tournament information
Event nameNottingham Trophy (2021)
Aegon Trophy (2009–14)
Location Nottingham, United Kingdom
Venue Nottingham Tennis Centre
Surface Grass
Website Official website
ATP Tour
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S/32Q/16D/4Q
Prize money€64,000
WTA Tour
Category ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$100,000+H

The Nottingham Trophy (formerly known as the Aegon Trophy) was an annual tennis tournament played in Nottingham, England. The tournament was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF Women's Circuit) as a $75,000 event. The tournament's key sponsor was Dutch insurance firm Aegon. The tournament was held at the end of May before the main tour's grass-court season starts.

Contents

In 2021, an ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women's World Tennis Tour event was held in Nottingham, under the name Nottingham Trophy. This event was supposed to be held as the Ilkley Trophy, but moved to Nottingham due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Location

The tournament is held annually at the Nottingham Tennis Centre [1] within the University Park area of Nottingham.

History

The city used to hold an ATP Tour event, the Nottingham Open; however, due to its failure to attracted big names the tournament was merged with the women's Eastbourne International event in 2009. [2] It was merged with Eastbourne due to the LTA wanting to attract an umbrella sponsor and a younger audience to Eastbourne. [3] However, in December 2008, it was announced that Nottingham would take over from Surbiton, in hosting the grass court ATP Challenger and ITF event. It started in 2009, replacing the Surbiton Trophy due to the renovation of the facilities that had been undertaken at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. [4] [5] The tournament moved back to Surbiton for the 2015 season. A new WTA International competition commenced on 8 June 2015 instead.

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Bolt Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2015–2020Not held
2014 Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marinko Matosevic 6–4, 6–3
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Becker 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Becker Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2011 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2010 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis Flag of Japan.svg Go Soeda 6–4, 6–4
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 6–0, 6–4
2015–2020Not held
2014 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
2013 Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–3
2012 Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
2011 Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Olga Govortsova 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson 6–2, 6–2
2009 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele 6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Polmans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi
Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang
6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
2015–2020Not held
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of Brazil.svg Andre Sá
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [11–9]
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]
2012 Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Conrad Huey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen
6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–8]
2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins
Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Brown
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Emmrich
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [13–11]
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
7–6(7–3), 6–4
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2021 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Romania.svg Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
7–5, 7–5
2015–2020Not held
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Smith
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–5]
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicola Slater
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2012 Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
6–4, 6–2
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Borwell
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]

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