The Lexus Birmingham Open (previously sponsored by Rothesay) is a WTA 125 women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, and an ATP Challenger Tour 125 men's tournament since 2025.[1] 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.
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Event name | Lexus Birmingham Open (2025-) |
Founded | 1982 |
Editions | 43 (women) 1 (men) |
Location | Birmingham United Kingdom |
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
Category | WTA 125 ATP 125 |
Surface | Grass – outdoors |
Draw | 32S / 24Q / 16D |
Prize money | US$115,000 (women) $181,250 (men) (2025) |
Website | lta.org.uk |
Current champions (2025) | |
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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 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
editWomen's singles
editChampions by country
editCountry | Winner | First title | Last title |
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United States (USA) | 16 | 1982 | 2016 |
France (FRA) | 3 | 1997 | 2001 |
Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2004 | 2006 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 2009 | 2013 |
Serbia (SER) | 2 | 2007 | 2014 |
Germany (GER) | 2 | 2011 | 2015 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2017 | 2018 |
West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1988 | 1988 |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
China (CHN) | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2025 | 2025 |
Women's doubles
editChampions by country
editCountry | Winner | First title | Last title |
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United States (USA) | 20 | 1983 | 2014 |
Australia (AUS) | 9 | 1991 | 2025 |
Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 1988 | 1990 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 2016 | 2023 |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 5 | 2007 | 2024 |
Russia (RUS) | 4 | 2001 | 2011 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 4 | 2001 | 2010 |
Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 1998 | 2024 |
Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2015 | 2025 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 2022 | 2023 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1982 | 1982 |
Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 1997 | 2022 |
France (FRA) | 2 | 1998 | 2018 |
Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2002 | 2005 |
Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2012 | 2018 |
South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
China (CHN) | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
Men's singles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2025 | Otto Virtanen | Colton Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |
Men's doubles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2025 | Marcelo Demoliner Sadio Doumbia |
Diego Hidalgo Patrik Trhac |
6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
See also
edit- Birmingham Open – defunct men's tournament