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The Nottingham Open, known as the Lexus Nottingham Open (originally known as the Nottingham Championships or Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1967)), is a tournament for men and women held in , United Kingdom, played on outdoor at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. After being discontinued in 2008, it was downgraded in 2011 to ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women's Circuit, briefly re-established as an ATP World Tour 250 event on the men's tour in 2015 and 2016, before returning to a Challenger event in 2017, and since 2015 it has been an WTA International event on the women's tour. The tournament is held in June as a "warm-up" for Wimbledon.


History
The event was founded in 1887 as the Nottingham Championships until 1967.Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7 At the start of the open era in 1968 it became part of the independent International Tennis Federation annual tour until 1973. In 1971 it was previously known as John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament,Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7 John Player Open, Samsung Open, Aegon Open Nottingham and Nature Valley Open among other names. Originally a replacement of the and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from (1973–77), it was also a Grand Prix Super Series prestigious event (1974–75), which was discontinued after the 2008 edition, and the International Women's Open at became a combined event for both male and female players.

Nottingham City Council bosses announced their "extreme disappointment" at having Nottingham Open removed from the ATP Tour. The event had, according to the council, been partly responsible for stimulating interest in tennis in Nottingham. , the head of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) responded by saying that the changes would introduce tennis to a "new audience". It was announced later in 2008 that Nottingham would host a new tennis event, the Aegon Nottingham Trophy, in lieu of the , which was completely cancelled, in 2009. The new event was an ATP Challenger Series event, one level lower than the main ATP Tour. The Nottingham Tennis Centre, which had hosted the Open, had undergone refurbishments costing £735,000 in 2008, and councillor Dave Trimble called it "great news" to have a new tennis event in the city.


Past finals

Men's singles
6–2, 6–3
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
6–4, 6–4
6–4, 6–4
6–1, 6–3
Completely cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
7–6(7–3), 6–3
7–6(7–4), 7–5
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
7–6(7–5), 7–5
7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
7–5, 7–5
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Completely cancelled without organisation
7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6)
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
6–4, 6–3
6–2, 6–3
1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
6–3, 6–2
Jonas Björkman (2)
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
7–5, 6–3
7–6(9–7), 6–3
6–3, 7–5
6–3, 6–2
6–4, 7–5
6–3, 7–6(7–0)
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Completely cancelled without organisation
abandoned
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
abandoned due to rain
6–2, 6–3
6–3, 6–1


Women's singles
6–4, 7–5
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
6–3, 6–3
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
6–2, 6–1
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2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
7–6(10–8), 7–5
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
↑  WTA International tournament  ↑
6–2, 6–2
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
6–1, 6–1
7–5, 6–3
↑  ITF Women's Circuit tournament  ↑
Completely cancelled without organisation
8–6, 6–4
unfinished (rain)
6–4, 7–9, 6–3


Men's doubles
7–6(7–2), 6–4
6–1, 6–7(1–7), 10–7
6–3, 6–7(6–8), 10–7
3–6, 6–2, 16–14
4–6, 7–5, 10–6
Completely cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 10–5
7–6(7–5), 6–1
7–6(7–1), 2–6, 10–7
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
6–2, 7–5
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 10–6
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 10–8
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
6–3, 7–6(11–9)
Completely cancelled without organisation
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
4–6, 6–3, 10–5
6–3, 6–2
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
6–4, 6–3
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
6–4, 6–2
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
6–2, 6–4


Women's doubles
6–3, 6–2
5–7, 6–3, 11–9
7–6(8–6), 5–7, 10–8
7–6(7–2), 6–3
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 10–8
colspan="3" align="center"
7–6(7–5), 7–5
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
6–4, 4–6, 10–4
7–5, 3–6, 10–7
3–6, 6–3, 11–9
↑  WTA International tournament  ↑
7–6(7–0), 6–1
6–2, 6–4
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 10–5
6–3, 6–2
↑   ITF Women's Circuit tournament  ↑
Completely cancelled without organisation
6–2, 9–7

Source: LTA


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