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ROTHESAY OPEN NOTTINGHAM
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In May 1975 on the
Surbiton grass courts,
Anthony Fawcett and
Keith Glass played out
the longest single game in
history with 37 deuces.
The days between Serena Williams
making her first and final Eastbourne
appearance last year.
Martina Navratilova owns the longest
title-winning streak held by a man or woman
in any British grass court event outside of
Wimbledon.
2018
The Queen’s Club Championship
introduced a wheelchair event for
the first time five years ago.
Virginia Wade is the only
British woman to win the
Eastbourne title in its 49-
year history.
The Rothesay Classic
has been won ten times
by Wimbledon singles
champions.
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The first courts were
laid at Eastbourne’s
Devonshire Park venue in
1879 and the first stands
were built in 1921.
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Queen’s Club had a
British champion for
the first 23 years of the
tournament’s existence
until 1905 where American
Holcombe Ward won.
No player has won more
titles at the Queen’s Club
than Andy Murray, five
singles and a doubles title.
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From June 1982 to June
1991, Martina Navratilova
boasted a record of 134-3 on
British grass courts – during
the eight-year run in Britain,
she won 70-straight matches
and amassed 18 titles.
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Martina Navratilova reached
13 Eastbourne International
finals, winning 11 of them in a
16-year period.
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Nottingham Tennis Centre | 12 - 18 June 2023