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Liverpool International Tennis Tournament

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Liverpool International Tennis Tournament
Exhibition
Founded2002
LocationLiverpool, Merseyside, England
Great Britain
VenueCalderstones Park (2002–2013)
Aigburth Cricket Ground (2014–present)
CategoryExhibition
SurfaceGrass
WebsiteOfficial website

The Liverpool International Tennis Tournament (currently known as the Qube Liverpool International Tennis Tournament due to sponsorship and formerly sponsored by Liverpool Hope University, Medicash, Tradition ICAP and Williams BMW) is an international four-day tennis exhibition event played annually in June as a grass court warm-up event before Wimbledon. Since 2014 the tournament is held at the Aigburth Cricket Ground in Liverpool, having been previously played in Calderstones Park.

Calderstones Park's tennis court

Past finals

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Men's Champions

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Year Champion Runner(s)-up Score
2024 United Kingdom Patrick Brady United States Robert Kendrick
2023 France Enzo Couacaud Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov 7–6, 7–6
2022 Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov United Kingdom Marcus Willis 6–4, 6–7, [12–10]
2021 United Kingdom James Ward United Kingdom Marcus Willis 6–3, 6–4
2020 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Italy Paolo Lorenzi United States Robert Kendrick 7–6(3), 6–4
2018 Italy Alessandro Giannessi United States Robert Kendrick 7–6(5), 7–6(4)
2017 Belgium Steve Darcis United Kingdom Marcus Willis 7–6(3), 6–3
2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur Italy Paolo Lorenzi 7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
2015 United Kingdom Aljaž Bedene Spain Pablo Andújar
Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur
2014 United States Michael Russell Russia Andrey Rublev 6–4, 5–7, [10–?]
2013 Argentina Martín Alund Argentina Guido Pella 7–6, 6–3
2012 South Africa Kevin Anderson Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
2011 Chile Fernando González Portugal Frederico Gil 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
2010 France Paul-Henri Mathieu Chile Nicolás Massú 6–3, 6–2
2009 United States Mardy Fish United States Vincent Spadea 6–4, 6–2
2008 United States Amer Delić Chile Paul Capdeville 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7]
2007 Spain David Ferrer United States Vincent Spadea 6–4, 6–4
2006 Belgium Xavier Malisse United States Vincent Spadea 3–6, 7–5, [14–12]
2005 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić Russia Mikhail Youzhny 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
2004 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze 6–2, 6–7(9–11), 6–4
2003 United States Jan-Michael Gambill United States Alex Kim 6–4, 6–2
2002 Russia Marat Safin United States Jan-Michael Gambill 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–4

Women's Champions

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024 United States Sachia Vickery United Kingdom Tara Moore
2023 Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova Belgium Marie Benoît 6–3, 6–3
2022 China Wang Qiang Argentina Nadia Podoroska 7–5, 6–4
2021 United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey United Kingdom Amelia Stuart 6–0, 6–1
2020 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Estonia Kaia Kanepi Italy Corinna Dentoni 6–2, 6–2
2018 ItalyCorinna Dentoni (FranceMarion Bartoli w.o) England Ellie Tsimbilakis 6–2, 6–2
2017 Slovenia Polona Hercog Italy Corinna Dentoni 6–2, 6–4
2016 China Wang Qiang Norway Melanie Stokke 6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
2015 Romania Ana Bogdan Romania Elena Bogdan 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2014 United Kingdom Jodie Burrage United Kingdom Tara Moore 6–4, 7–5
2013 United States CoCo Vandeweghe Romania Alexandra Cadanțu 6–2, 6–2
2012 Switzerland Belinda Bencic United States Sachia Vickery 10–7
2011 Switzerland Martina Hingis United Kingdom Chloe Murphy 8–6
2010 Canada Eugenie Bouchard Norway Ulrikke Eikeri 6–3, 6–3
2009 Portugal Michelle Larcher de Brito United Kingdom Laura Robson 6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
2008 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki United States Ashley Harkleroad 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2007 United States Ashley Harkleroad Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–1), 3–6, [10–8]
2006 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Ukraine Olga Savchuk 7–6, 6–3
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