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Brighton International

Field	Value
name	Brighton International
type	defunct
tour	WTA Tour (1978-1995)
ATP Tour (1996-2000)
founded	1978
ended	2000
editions	23 (18 women, 5 men)
location	Brighton, UK
Bournemouth, UK (1996-1999 men)
surface	Carpet / indoor (1978-1995)
Clay / outdoor (1996-1999)
Hard / indoor (2000)

ATP Tour (1996-2000) Bournemouth, UK (1996-1999 men) Clay / outdoor (1996-1999) Hard / indoor (2000) The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978 to 1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996 to 2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament.

The women's event was held in October. It was competed on indoor carpet courts and was a WTA Tier II event prior to being removed from the tour. The men's event was held on outdoor American green clay courts at the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth from 1996 to 1999, and in Brighton, on indoor hard courts in 2000.

Steffi Graf won the tournament a record 6 times. The only British winners were Sue Barker, who defeated Mima Jaušovec in 1981; and in the men's, Tim Henman, who beat Dominik Hrbatý in the final year of play.

Results

Women's singles

Year	Tournament name	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1978	BMW Challenge	ROU Virginia Ruzici	NED Betty Stöve	5–7, 6–2, 7–5
1979	Daihatsu Challenge	USA Martina Navratilova	USA Chris Evert	6–3, 6–3
1980	Daihatsu Challenge	USA Chris Evert	TCH Martina Navratilova	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
1981	Daihatsu Challenge	GBR Sue Barker	YUG Mima Jaušovec	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1982	Daihatsu Challenge	USA Martina Navratilova	USA Chris Evert	6–1, 6–4
1983	Daihatsu Challenge	USA Chris Evert	GBR Jo Durie	6–1, 6–1
1984	Pretty Polly Classic	FRG Sylvia Hanika	USA JoAnne Russell	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
1985	Pretty Polly Classic	USA Chris Evert	BUL Manuela Maleeva	7–5, 6–3
1986	Pretty Polly Classic	FRG Steffi Graf	SWE Catarina Lindqvist	6–3, 6–3
1987	Volvo Classic	ARG Gabriela Sabatini	USA Pam Shriver	7–5, 6–4
1988	Midland Group Championships	FRG Steffi Graf	BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6–2, 6–0
1989	Midland Group Championships	FRG Steffi Graf	YUG Monica Seles	7–5, 6–4
1990	Midland Bank Championships	DEU Steffi Graf	TCH Helena Suková	7–5, 6–3
1991	Midland Bank Championships	DEU Steffi Graf	USA Zina Garrison	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1992	Midland Bank Championships	DEU Steffi Graf	TCH Jana Novotná	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
1993	Autoglass Classic	CZE Jana Novotná	DEU Anke Huber	6–2, 6–4
1994	Brighton International	CZE Jana Novotná	CZE Helena Suková	6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
1995	Brighton International	USA Mary Joe Fernández	RSA Amanda Coetzer	6–4, 7–5

Women's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1978	NED Betty Stöve
GBR Virginia Wade	RSA Ilana Kloss
USA JoAnne Russell	6–0, 7–6
1979	USA Ann Kiyomura
USA Anne Smith	RSA Ilana Kloss
USA Laura duPont	6–2, 6–1
1980	USA Kathy Jordan
USA Anne Smith	TCH Martina Navratilova
NED Betty Stöve	6–3, 7–5
1981	USA Barbara Potter
USA Anne Smith	YUG Mima Jaušovec
USA Pam Shriver	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1982	USA Martina Navratilova
USA Pam Shriver	USA Barbara Potter
USA Sharon Walsh	2–6, 7–5, 6–4
1983	USA Chris Evert-Lloyd
USA Pam Shriver	GBR Jo Durie
USA Ann Kiyomura	7–5, 6–4
1984	USA Alycia Moulton
USA Paula Smith	USA Barbara Potter
USA Sharon Walsh	6–7, 6–3, 7–5
1985	USA Lori McNeil
FRA Catherine Suire	USA Barbara Potter
TCH Helena Suková	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1986	FRG Steffi Graf
TCH Helena Suková	DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen
FRA Catherine Tanvier	6–4, 6–4
1987	USA Kathy Jordan
TCH Helena Suková	DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen
FRA Catherine Tanvier	7–5, 6–1
1988	USA Lori McNeil
USA Betsy Nagelsen	FRA Isabelle Demongeot
FRA Nathalie Tauziat	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
1989	USA Katrina Adams
USA Lori McNeil	AUS Hana Mandlíková
TCH Jana Novotná	4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
1990	TCH Helena Suková
FRA Nathalie Tauziat	GBR Jo Durie
USSR Natasha Zvereva	6–1, 6–4
1991	USA Pam Shriver
USSR Natasha Zvereva	USA Zina Garrison
USA Lori McNeil	6–1, 6–2
1992	TCH Jana Novotná
LAT Larisa Neiland	ESP Conchita Martínez
TCH Radka Zrubáková	6–4, 6–1
1993	ITA Laura Golarsa
UKR Natalia Medvedeva	GER Anke Huber
LAT Larisa Neiland	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1994	NED Manon Bollegraf
LAT Larisa Neiland	USA Mary Joe Fernandez
CZE Jana Novotná	4–6, 6-2, 6–3
1995	USA Meredith McGrath
LAT Larisa Neiland	USA Lori McNeil
TCH Helena Suková	7–5, 6–1

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1996	ESP Albert Costa	DEU Marc-Kevin Goellner	6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
1997	ESP Félix Mantilla	ESP Carlos Moyà	6–2, 6–2
1998	ESP Félix Mantilla	ESP Albert Costa	6–3, 7–5
1999	ROU Adrian Voinea	AUT Stefan Koubek	1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2000	GBR Tim Henman	SVK Dominik Hrbatý	6–2, 6–2

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1996	GER Marc-Kevin Goellner
GBR Greg Rusedski	FRA Rodolphe Gilbert
POR Nuno Marques	6–3, 7–6
1997	USA Kent Kinnear
MKD Aleksandar Kitinov	ESP Alberto Martín
GBR Chris Wilkinson	7–6, 6–2
1998	GBR Neil Broad
ZIM Kevin Ullyett	AUS Wayne Arthurs
ESP Alberto Berasategui	7–6, 6–3
1999	RSA David Adams
USA Jeff Tarango	SWE Nicklas Kulti
GER Michael Kohlmann	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
2000	AUS Michael Hill
USA Jeff Tarango	USA Paul Goldstein
USA Jim Thomas	6–3, 7–5

Notes

References

(16 September 1999). "TENNIS; Bournemouth seeking prime-time slot". The Independent.

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