The Nottingham Trophy (formerly known as the Aegon Trophy) was an annual
tennis tournament played in
Nottingham, England. The tournament was part of the
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 tournament was held at the end of May before the main tour's grass-court season starts.
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.
The Nottingham Trophy (formerly known as the Aegon Trophy) was an annual
tennis tournament played in
Nottingham, England. The tournament was part of the
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 tournament was held at the end of May before the main tour's grass-court season starts.
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.