Aegon Trophy
The Aegon Trophy was an annual tennis tournament played in Nottingham, England. The tournament was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (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 Aegon Trophy and Aegon Nottingham Challenge were the only challenger events to be held on grass. The tournament was held at the end of May before the main tour's grass court season starts.
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| Event name | Aegon Trophy | ||||||||
| Location | Nottingham, United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Venue | Nottingham Tennis Centre | ||||||||
| Surface | Grass | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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In 2015, the women's competition was upgraded to a WTA International tournament with $250,000 in prize money, with a name of Nottingham Open.
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
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Marcos Baghdatis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marinko Matosevic | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2013 | Matthew Ebden |  Benjamin Becker | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2012 | Benjamin Becker |  Dmitry Tursunov | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2011 |  Gilles Müller | Matthias Bachinger | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2010 |  Ričardas Berankis |  Go Soeda | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2009 |  Brendan Evans |  Ilija Bozoljac | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2008 | Not held | ||
| 2007 | Alun Jones |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2006 |  Antony Dupuis |  Iván Navarro | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2005 |  Alex Bogdanovic | Mark Hilton | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2004 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Alex Bogdanovic | 6–3, 6–4 |
Women's Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Kristýna Plíšková |  Zarina Diyas | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2013 |  Petra Martić | Karolína Plíšková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2012 |  Urszula Radwańska | Coco Vandeweghe | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 2011 |  Eleni Daniilidou | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Olga Govortsova | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Elena Baltacha | Carly Gullickson | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2009 |  Maria Elena Camerin |  Stefanie Vögele | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Men's Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Chris Guccione Rajeev Ram | Colin Fleming Andre Sá | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [11–9] |
| 2013 | Jamie Murray John Peers | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–6] |
| 2012 |  Treat Conrad Huey Dominic Inglot | Jonathan Marray  Frederik Nielsen | 6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–8] |
| 2011 | Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins | Dustin Brown Martin Emmrich | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [13–11] |
| 2010 | Colin Fleming Ken Skupski | Eric Butorac Scott Lipsky | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| 2009 | Eric Butorac Scott Lipsky | Colin Fleming Ken Skupski | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2008 | Not held | ||
| 2007 |  Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | Mustafa Ghouse Josh Goodall | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2006 | Martin Lee Jonathan Marray | Josh Goodall Ross Hutchins | 3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| 2005 | Josh Goodall Martin Lee | Jean-Michel Pequery Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| 2004 | Nathan Healey  Tuomas Ketola | Stéphane Bohli Jean-Claude Scherrer | 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–5] |
| 2013 | Maria Sanchez Nicola Slater | Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 2012 | Eleni Daniilidou Casey Dellacqua | Laura Robson Heather Watson | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2011 | Kimiko Date-Krumm  Zhang Shuai | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
| 2010 | Sarah Borwell Raquel Kops-Jones | Naomi Broady Katie O'Brien | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
| 2009 | Alexa Glatch  Natalie Grandin | Eleni Daniilidou Rika Fujiwara | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12110_3403024,00.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7337663.stm
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2010-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7778094.stm