The Eastbourne Open is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour and the ATP Tour held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Held since 1974, it is classified as an ATP Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour and a WTA 250 series on the WTA Tour (downgraded from WTA 500 in 2025).
The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts, and is generally considered a “warm-up” for the Wimbledon Championships, a major tournament, which begins the following week. It 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.
Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles with 11.
WTA Eastbourne Open: Most Titles by Player
| Player | Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Martina Navratilova | 11 | 1978, 1982–1986, 1988–1991, 1993 |
| Chris Evert | 3 | 1974, 1976, 1979 |
| Tracy Austin | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
| Chanda Rubin | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
| Justine Henin(-Hardenne) | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Madison Keys | 2 | 2014, 2023 |
| Karolína Plíšková | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2009, 2018 |
WTA Eastbourne Open: List of winners by year
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1974 | Chris Evert | Virginia Wade | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1975 | Virginia Wade | Billie Jean King | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Chris Evert (2) | Virginia Wade | 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1977 | Completely Cancelled without organisation | ||
| 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 |
| 1981 | Tracy Austin (2) | Andrea Jaeger | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 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 |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (5) | Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 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 |
| 1994 | Meredith McGrath | Linda Harvey Wild | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1995 | Nathalie Tauziat | Chanda Rubin | 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
| 1996 | Monica Seles | Mary Joe Fernández | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1997 | Jana Novotná vs. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–5, abandoned (rain);
prize shared |
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| 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 |
| 2002 | Chanda Rubin | Anastasia Myskina | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2003 | Chanda Rubin (2) | Conchita Martínez | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 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 |
| 2009 | Caroline Wozniacki | Virginie Razzano | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| 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) |
| 2019 | Karolína Plíšková (2) | Angelique Kerber | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2020 | Completely Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Jeļena Ostapenko | Anett Kontaveit | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2022 | Petra Kvitová | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2023 | Madison Keys (2) | Daria Kasatkina | 6–2, 7–6(15–13) |
| 2024 | Daria Kasatkina | Leylah Fernandez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2025 | Maya Joint | Alexandra Eala | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(12–10) |
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