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Birmingham Classic (tennis)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lexus Birmingham Open |
| type | joint |
| logo size | 150px |
| founded | 1982 |
| editions | 43 (women) |
| 1 (men) | |
| city | Birmingham |
| country | United Kingdom |
| WTA tier | WTA 125 |
| ATP category | ATP 125 |
| event name | Lexus Birmingham Open (2025-) |
| venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| surface | Grass – outdoors |
| draw | 32S / 24Q / 16D |
| WTA prize money | (2025) |
| ATP prize money | €181,250 (2025) |
| website | lta.org.uk |
| completed event | 2025 |
| men's singles | FIN Otto Virtanen |
| women's singles | BEL Greet Minnen |
| men's doubles | BRA Marcelo Demoliner |
| FRA Sadio Doumbia | |
| women's doubles | AUS Destanee Aiava |
| ESP Cristina Bucșa |
1 (men) | men's singles = FIN Otto Virtanen | women's singles = BEL Greet Minnen | men's doubles = BRA Marcelo Demoliner FRA Sadio Doumbia | women's doubles = AUS Destanee Aiava ESP Cristina Bucșa
The **Lexus Birmingham Open ** (sponsored by Lexus) is a WTA 125 organized by the Women's Tennis Association, and an ATP Challenger Tour 125 men's tournament since 2025. It is held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, it is the successor event to Midland Counties Championships (1882-1977) a combined event that was also held at the same venue. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts. It is seen as a warm up tournament for Wimbledon and a sister tournament to the Queen's Club Championships.
Prior to 2014, the event was part of the WTA's International series. Between 2014 and 2019, it was a premier level tournament. The 2020 competition was completely cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a WTA 250 event from 2021 until 2024.
Sponsorship of the tournament has changed through the years, with the current sponsored name being the "Lexus Birmingham Open". Previously, the event has been called the "Rothesay Classic", "Viking Classic", "Nature Valley Classic", "Aegon Birmingham Classic", the "DFS Classic", the "Dow Classic", and the "Edgbaston Cup."
Pam Shriver holds the record for the most singles titles with four (1984–1987 consecutively).
Past finals
Women's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BEL Greet Minnen | CZE Linda Fruhvirtová | 6–2, 6–1 | Lexus Birmingham Open | |
| ↑ WTA 125 ↑ | |||||
| 2024 | KAZ Yulia Putintseva | AUS Ajla Tomljanović | 6–1, 7–6(10–8) | Rothesay Classic | |
| 2023 | LAT Jeļena Ostapenko | CZE Barbora Krejčíková | 7–6(10–8), 6–4 | ||
| 2022 | BRA Beatriz Haddad Maia | CHN Zhang Shuai | 5–4, ret. | ||
| 2021 | TUN Ons Jabeur | RUS Daria Kasatkina | 7–5, 6–4 | Viking Classic | |
| ↑ WTA 250 ↑ | |||||
| 2020 | Completely Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic}} | ||||
| 2019 | AUS Ashleigh Barty | GER Julia Görges | 6–3, 7–5 | Nature Valley Classic | |
| 2018 | CZE Petra Kvitová (2) | SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 2017 | CZE Petra Kvitová | AUS Ashleigh Barty | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Aegon Classic | |
| 2016 | USA Madison Keys | CZE Barbora Strýcová | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2015 | GER Angelique Kerber | CZE Karolína Plíšková | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 2014 | SRB Ana Ivanovic | CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| ↑ Premier tournament ↑ | |||||
| 2013 | SVK Daniela Hantuchová | CRO Donna Vekić | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| 2012 | USA Melanie Oudin | SRB Jelena Janković | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 2011 | GER Sabine Lisicki | SVK Daniela Hantuchová | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 2010 | CHN Li Na | RUS Maria Sharapova | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 2009 | SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková | CHN Li Na | 6–0, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| 2008 | UKR Kateryna Bondarenko | BEL Yanina Wickmayer | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–4) | DFS Classic | |
| 2007 | SRB Jelena Janković | RUS Maria Sharapova | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 2006 | RUS Vera Zvonareva | USA Jamea Jackson | 7–6(14–12), 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 2005 | RUS Maria Sharapova (2) | SCG Jelena Janković | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 | ||
| 2004 | RUS Maria Sharapova | FRA Tatiana Golovin | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| 2003 | BUL Magdalena Maleeva | JPN Shinobu Asagoe | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 2002 | FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic | RUS Anastasia Myskina | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 2001 | FRA Nathalie Tauziat (2) | NED Miriam Oremans | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 2000 | USA Lisa Raymond | THA Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 | ||
| 1999 | FRA Julie Halard-Decugis | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1998 | Cancelled after quarterfinals due to rain | ||||
| 1997 | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | INA Yayuk Basuki | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1996 | USA Meredith McGrath | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1995 | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson (2) | USA Lori McNeil | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1994 | USA Lori McNeil (2) | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1993 | USA Lori McNeil | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1992 | NED Brenda Schultz | AUS Jenny Byrne | 6–2, 6–2 | Dow Classic | |
| 1991 | USA Martina Navratilova (2) | URS Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| 1990 | USA Zina Garrison | TCH Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1989 | USA Martina Navratilova | USA Zina Garrison | 7–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1988 | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | USA Pam Shriver | 6–2, 6–1 | Dow Chemical Classic | |
| 1987 | USA Pam Shriver (4) | URS Larisa Savchenko | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1986 | USA Pam Shriver (3) | BUL Manuela Maleeva | 6–2, 7–6 | Edgbaston Cup | |
| 1985 | USA Pam Shriver (2) | USA Betsy Nagelsen | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| 1984 | USA Pam Shriver | USA Anne White | 7–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1983 | USA Billie Jean King (2) | USA Alycia Moulton | 6–0, 7–5 | ||
| 1982 | USA Billie Jean King | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | 6–2, 6–1 |
Champions by country
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 16 | 1982 | 2016 |
| FRA | 3 | 1997 | 2001 |
| RUS | 3 | 2004 | 2006 |
| SVK | 2 | 2009 | 2013 |
| SER | 2 | 2007 | 2014 |
| GER | 2 | 2011 | 2015 |
| CZE | 2 | 2017 | 2018 |
| FRG | 1 | 1988 | 1988 |
| NED | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| SCG (YUG) | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| BUL | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| UKR | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
| CHN | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
| AUS | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
| TUN | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
| BRA | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
| LAT | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| KAZ | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
| BEL | 1 | 2025 | 2025 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AUS Destanee Aiava | |||
| ESP Cristina Bucșa | GBR Alicia Barnett | |||
| FRA Elixane Lechemia | 6–4, 6–2 | Lexus Birmingham Open | ||
| ↑ WTA 125 ↑ | ||||
| 2024 | TPE Hsieh Su-wei (3) | |||
| BEL Elise Mertens | JPN Miyu Kato | |||
| CHN Zhang Shuai | 6–1, 6–3 | Rothesay Classic | ||
| 2023 | UKR Marta Kostyuk | |||
| CZE Barbora Krejčíková | AUS Storm Hunter | |||
| USA Alycia Parks | 6–2, 7–6(9–7) | |||
| 2022 | UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok | |||
| LAT Jeļena Ostapenko | BEL Elise Mertens | |||
| CHN Zhang Shuai | Walkover | |||
| 2021 | CZE Marie Bouzková | |||
| CZE Lucie Hradecká | TUN Ons Jabeur | |||
| AUS Ellen Perez | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] | Viking Classic | ||
| ↑ WTA 250 ↑ | ||||
| 2020 | Completely Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic}} | |||
| 2019 | TPE Hsieh Su-wei (2) | |||
| CZE Barbora Strýcová (2) | GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld | |||
| NED Demi Schuurs | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8] | Nature Valley Classic | ||
| 2018 | HUN Tímea Babos (2) | |||
| FRA Kristina Mladenovic | BEL Elise Mertens | |||
| NED Demi Schuurs | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] | |||
| 2017 | AUS Ashleigh Barty (2) | |||
| AUS Casey Dellacqua (2) | TPE Chan Hao-ching | |||
| CHN Zhang Shuai | 6–1, 2–6, [10–8] | Aegon Classic | ||
| 2016 | CZE Karolína Plíšková | |||
| CZE Barbora Strýcová | USA Vania King | |||
| RUS Alla Kudryavtseva | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) | |||
| 2015 | ESP Garbiñe Muguruza | |||
| ESP Carla Suárez Navarro | CZE Andrea Hlaváčková | |||
| CZE Lucie Hradecká | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 2014 | USA Raquel Kops-Jones | |||
| USA Abigail Spears | AUS Ashleigh Barty | |||
| AUS Casey Dellacqua | 7–6(7–1), 6–1 | |||
| ↑ Premier tournament ↑ | ||||
| 2013 | AUS Ashleigh Barty | |||
| AUS Casey Dellacqua | ZIM Cara Black | |||
| NZL Marina Erakovic | 7–5, 6–4 | |||
| 2012 | HUN Tímea Babos | |||
| TPE Hsieh Su-wei | USA Liezel Huber | |||
| USA Lisa Raymond | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8] | |||
| 2011 | BLR Olga Govortsova | |||
| RUS Alla Kudryavtseva | ITA Sara Errani | |||
| ITA Roberta Vinci | 1–6, 6–1, [10–5] | |||
| 2010 | ZIM Cara Black (4) | |||
| USA Lisa Raymond | USA Liezel Huber | |||
| USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6–3, 3–2, RET | |||
| 2009 | ZIM Cara Black (3) | |||
| USA Liezel Huber (2) | USA Raquel Kops-Jones | |||
| USA Abigail Spears | 6–1, 6–4 | |||
| 2008 | ZIM Cara Black (2) | |||
| USA Liezel Huber | FRA Séverine Brémond | |||
| ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6–2, 6–1 | DFS Classic | ||
| 2007 | Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan | |||
| Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung | CHN Sun Tiantian | |||
| USA Meilen Tu | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |||
| 2006 | SCG Jelena Janković | |||
| CHN Li Na | USA Jill Craybas | |||
| RSA Liezel Huber | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
| 2005 | Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| JPN Ai Sugiyama | GRE Eleni Daniilidou | |||
| USA Jennifer Russell | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 2004 | RUS Maria Kirilenko | |||
| RUS Maria Sharapova | AUS Lisa McShea | |||
| VEN Milagros Sequera | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 2003 | BEL Els Callens (3) | |||
| USA Meilen Tu | AUS Alicia Molik | |||
| USA Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 6–4 | |||
| 2002 | JPN Shinobu Asagoe | |||
| BEL Els Callens (2) | USA Kimberly Po-Messerli | |||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 2001 | ZIM Cara Black | |||
| RUS Elena Likhovtseva | USA Kimberly Po-Messerli | |||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | 6–1, 6–2 | |||
| 2000 | AUS Rachel McQuillan | |||
| AUS Lisa McShea | ZIM Cara Black | |||
| KAZ Irina Selyutina | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | |||
| 1999 | USA Corina Morariu | |||
| LAT Larisa Neiland (3) | FRA Alexandra Fusai | |||
| ARG Inés Gorrochategui | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1998 | BEL Els Callens | |||
| FRA Julie Halard-Decugis | USA Lisa Raymond | |||
| AUS Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1997 | USA Katrina Adams | |||
| LAT Larisa Neiland (2) | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||
| USA Linda Wild | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1996 | AUS Elizabeth Smylie (2) | |||
| USA Linda Wild | USA Lori McNeil | |||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1995 | NED Manon Bollegraf | |||
| AUS Rennae Stubbs (2) | AUS Nicole Bradtke | |||
| AUS Kristine Radford | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1994 | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | |||
| LAT Larisa Neiland | AUS Catherine Barclay | |||
| AUS Kerry-Anne Guse | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1993 | USA Lori McNeil (2) | |||
| USA Martina Navratilova | USA Pam Shriver | |||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1992 | USA Lori McNeil | |||
| AUS Rennae Stubbs | USA Sandy Collins | |||
| RSA Elna Reinach | 5–7, 6–3, 8–6 | Dow Classic | ||
| 1991 | AUS Nicole Provis | |||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | USA Sandy Collins | |||
| RSA Elna Reinach | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1990 | URS Larisa Savchenko (3) | |||
| URS Natasha Zvereva (3) | USA Gretchen Magers | |||
| RSA Lise Gregory | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| 1989 | URS Larisa Savchenko (2) | |||
| URS Natasha Zvereva (2) | USA Meredith McGrath | |||
| USA Pam Shriver | 7–5, 5–7, 6–0 | |||
| 1988 | URS Larisa Savchenko | |||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | URS Leila Meskhi | |||
| URS Svetlana Parkhomenko | 6–4, 6–1 | |||
| 1987 | Cancelled due to rain | Dow Chemical Classic | ||
| 1986 | USA Elise Burgin | |||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | 6–2, 6–4 | Edgbaston Cup | ||
| 1985 | USA Terry Holladay | |||
| USA Sharon Walsh-Pete (2) | USA Elise Burgin | |||
| USA Alycia Moulton | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | |||
| 1984 | USA Leslie Allen | |||
| USA Anne White | USA Barbara Jordan | |||
| AUS Elizabeth Sayers | 7–6, 6–3 | |||
| 1983 | USA Billie Jean King | |||
| USA Sharon Walsh | RSA Beverly Mould | |||
| AUS Elizabeth Sayers | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
| 1982 | GBR Jo Durie | |||
| GBR Anne Hobbs | USA Rosie Casals | |||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–2 |
Champions by country
| Country | Winner | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 20 | 1983 | 2014 |
| AUS | 9 | 1991 | 2025 |
| URS | 6 | 1988 | 1990 |
| CZE | 5 | 2016 | 2023 |
| TPE | 5 | 2007 | 2024 |
| RUS | 4 | 2001 | 2011 |
| ZIM | 4 | 2001 | 2010 |
| BEL | 4 | 1998 | 2024 |
| ESP | 3 | 2015 | 2025 |
| UKR | 2 | 2022 | 2023 |
| GBR | 2 | 1982 | 1982 |
| LAT | 2 | 1997 | 2022 |
| FRA | 2 | 1998 | 2018 |
| JPN | 2 | 2002 | 2005 |
| HUN | 2 | 2012 | 2018 |
| RSA | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
| SVK | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
| CHN | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| SCG | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| BLR | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FIN Otto Virtanen | USA Colton Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BRA Marcelo Demoliner | ||
| FRA Sadio Doumbia | ECU Diego Hidalgo | ||
| USA Patrik Trhac | 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
References
References
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