If the Eastbourne International serves as a warm-up event for women for Wimbledon, what is the equivalent tournament for the men?
"Roy Emerson, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick. The Queen's Club Championships are held every year in June. They start one week after the clay-court French Open and conclude one week before the start of the grass court Wimbledon Championships, which are held just away. The equivalent warm-up event for women is the Eastbourne International, although this is held one week later. Up to 2014, the break between the French Open and Wimbledon was just two weeks, and the Queen's Club Championships started the day after the French Open's men's final. This changed when Wimbledon moved back"
"Eastbourne International The Eastbourne International is a tennis tournament on the Women's Tennis Association Tour and the ATP World Tour held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Held since 1974, it is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the WTA Tour and an ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP World Tour. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts, and is generally considered a ""warm-up"" for the Wimbledon Grand Slam event, which begins the following week. It was originally just part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour, but since 2009, every year bar"
"2018 Eastbourne International The 2018 Eastbourne International (also known as the Nature Valley International for sponsorship reasons) is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 44th edition of the event for the women and the 8th edition for the men. The tournament is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom 25–30 June 2018. The following players received wildcards into"
"general reorganisation of United Kingdom professional tennis tournaments, it was instead decided to merge the event with the Nottingham Open, traditionally held during the same week. From 2009, therefore, the Eastbourne courts have hosted a combined women's and men's event until 2014. In 2015 and 2016 it was an only Ladies event (with the men's competition returning to Nottingham). In 2017, the Eastbourne tournament returned to being a combined event. Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles with 11. Eastbourne International The Eastbourne International is a tennis tournament on the Women's Tennis Association Tour and the ATP"
"2017 Aegon International Eastbourne The 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 43rd edition of the event for women and the seventh edition for men. The tournament was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 26 June to 1 July 2017. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from"
"the coastal road near the pier. These displays, and the town as a whole, frequently win awards – such as the 'Coastal Resort B' category in the 2003 Britain in Bloom competition. Eastbourne's Devonshire Park is the venue for the Eastbourne International, a tennis tournament held in the town since 1974 and serving as a warm-up to Wimbledon. Previously a women only tournament, in 2009 the Lawn Tennis Association merged it with the men only event the Nottingham Open. Eastbourne has four senior football clubs: Eastbourne Borough F.C. play in the Conference South. Eastbourne Town F.C., Eastbourne United Association F.C."
"first tournament at Wimbledon running from July 9–16 of that year. In 1881 the club staged the inaugural South of England Championships, the event was played annually for 136 years until 1972. In June 2016 the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the Eastbourne council announced a £44m project to upgrade the park including a show court and new practice courts. Roller Skates and Rackets: EBC 1999 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club The Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club is a tennis complex in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. The complex is the host of the annual ATP and WTA Tour tournament called the"
"the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following pair received entry as alternates: The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received entry as lucky losers: The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne The 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 43rd edition of the event for women and the seventh edition for men. The tournament was classified as"
"the 2017 tournament would begin on Monday 3 July. Other grass-court tournaments before Wimbledon are Eastbourne, England, and Rosmalen in the Netherlands, both combining mixed events. The other women's warm-up tournament for Wimbledon is Birmingham, also in England. The only grass-court tournament scheduled after the Championships is the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, which takes place the week after Wimbledon. Wimbledon is scheduled for 14 days, beginning on a Monday and ending on a Sunday. Before 1982 it ended a day earlier, with the women's singles final on the Friday and the men's singles final"
"2015 and 2016, it has been part of the ATP World Tour. It is currently sponsored by Nature Valley. Before the sponsor change, the event was sponsored by AEGON. From 2015 the annual tournament returned to a Ladies only event, with the Men's competition returning to Nottingham. In April 2016, it was announced that men's tennis would return to Eastbourne for the 2017 season with the ATP World Tour 250 series event being reinstated. During 2007, lack of sponsorship for the Eastbourne tournament led the Lawn Tennis Association to consider moving the tournament to London. However, as part of a"
"decided on a completely new format tennis tournament and re-branding of tennis at Eastbourne from the outcome of staging the South of England Championships that became known as the Eastbourne International the tournament is still active today. Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. * Indicates challenger Blanche Bingley Hillyard holds the record for the most women's singles titles"
"the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as a Lucky Loser: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as a Lucky Loser: The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: 2018 Eastbourne International The 2018 Eastbourne International (also known as the Nature Valley International for sponsorship reasons) is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It"
"most prestigious tennis tournament, The Championships, Wimbledon. The event was previously known as John Player Tournament, John Player Open, Slazenger Nottingham Open, Red Letter Days Open, Samsung Open, 10tele.com Open and Aegon Open Nottingham. Originally a replacement of the Manchester Open and part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from (1970–89), it was also a Grand Prix Super Series prestigious event (1974–75), which was discontinued after the 2008 edition, and the International Women's Open at Eastbourne became a combined event for both male and female players. Nottingham City Council bosses announced their ""extreme disappointment"" at having Nottingham Open removed from"
"the newly founded ATP Tour and was officially called the Continental Grass Court Championships. At the time of its founding it was the only grass court tournament in continental Europe. The tournament is a preparation event for the Wimbledon Championships and was held the week prior to Wimbledon until 2014. From 2015 onwards it is held the week following the French Open. In 1996 a women's singles and doubles event dubbed Wilkinson Championships was added to the tournament. The men's tournament is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 and the women's tournament is part of the WTA International"
"6–0 2011 Aegon International The 2011 Aegon International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2011 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from June 11 through June 18, 2011. The men's doubles final was originally scheduled to take place on June"
"equivalent tournament up to the expansion of the competition in 1995. Since then, England have competed in GB's place. The 2005 tournament is the only one that has not been run alongside the men's tournament, all of the others taking place at the same time and using some of the same stadiums. The 2017 final will be significant as it will be the first one to be played as a curtain-raiser to the men's final, this final taking place at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. The tournament runs in much the say way as international world cups in other sports as well"
"is, alongside Wimbledon and Eastbourne, one of only three UK tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour. It is played annually at the Edgbaston Priory Club, which in 2010 announced plans for a multimillion-pound redevelopment, including a new showcase centre court and a museum celebrating the game's Birmingham origins. The Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr is the headquarters of UK Athletics, and one of only two British venues to host fixtures in the elite international IAAF Diamond League. It is also the home of Birchfield Harriers, which has many international athletes among its members. The National Indoor Arena hosted the 2007"
"participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before Wimbledon at the Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton. The singles qualifying competitions are three-round events. From 2019 singles qualification will increase to 128 players and no doubles qualification will occur. Previously the same-sex doubles competitions lasted for only two rounds. There is no qualifying tournament for Mixed Doubles. The furthest that any qualifier has progressed in a Singles tournament is the semi-final round: John McEnroe in 1977 (Gentlemen's Singles), Vladimir Voltchkov in 2000 (Gentlemen's Singles), and Alexandra Stevenson in 1999 (Ladies' Singles). Players are admitted to the junior tournaments"
"2012 Aegon International The 2012 Aegon International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 38th edition of the event for the women and the 4th edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2012 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 16 June through 23 June 2012. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received"
"a name of Nottingham Open. The tournament is held annually at the Nottingham Tennis Centre within the University Park area of Nottingham. 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. It was merged with Eastbourne due to the LTA wanting to attract an umbrella sponsor and a younger audience to Eastbourne. However, in December 2008, it was announced that Nottingham would take over from Surbiton, in hosting the grass court ATP challenger and ITF event."
"Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club The Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club is a tennis complex in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. The complex is the host of the annual ATP and WTA Tour tournament called the Nature Valley International. The stadium court has a capacity of 8,000 people. The Devonshire Park, originally intended as a cricket ground, opened its gates to the public on 1 July 1874 and in 1879, the first tennis courts was marked out on its prestigious lawns. In 1877 the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club set about regularising the laws of lawn tennis and produced its"
"2009 Aegon International The 2009 Aegon International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 1st edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2009 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, England from June 13 through June 20, 2009. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following qualified for the"
"2011 Aegon International The 2011 Aegon International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2011 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from June 11 through June 18, 2011. The men's doubles final was originally scheduled to take place on June 17,"
"used to design Wimbledon clothing; the contract with Polo Ralph Lauren ended in 2015. By tradition, the ""Men's"" and ""Women's"" competitions are referred to as ""Gentlemen's"" and ""Ladies'"" competitions at Wimbledon. The junior competitions are referred to as the ""Boys'"" and ""Girls'"" competitions. Prior to 2009 female players were referred to by the title ""Miss"" or ""Mrs"" on scoreboards. As dictated by strict rule of etiquette, married female players are referred to by their husbands' names: for example, Chris Evert appeared on scoreboards as ""Mrs. J. M. Lloyd"" during her marriage to John Lloyd, since ""Mrs. X"" essentially designates the"
"2013 Aegon International The 2013 Aegon International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 39th edition of the event for the women and the 5th edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2013 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2013 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 17 June through 22 June 2013. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received"
"year, with a separate Mens & Ladies Championships the Mens Championship consist of 12 players and Ladies 6 players, and takes place each April. The event is held by each of the three countries (England, Scotland & Wales) on a rotation basis. The event in 2011 was England’s first opportunity at staging the championships and was held on 9 & 10 April 2011 at The Marine Hall & Waterfront Venue Fleetwood in Lancashire. England Mens & Ladies both Won their respective Championships. The Six Nation Championships take place each February with England taking their place alongside Wales, Scotland, Republic of"
"entry as alternates: 2015 Aegon International The 2015 Aegon International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 41st edition of the event, and was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2015 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 22 June through 27 June 2015. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received entry as lucky losers: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The"
"Hopman Cup, which is also organised by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. The Open Era, in which professional players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs, began in 1968. The first Open Tournament was the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth. At the first Open Wimbledon, the prize fund difference was 2.5:1 in favor of men. Billie Jean King won £750 for taking the title, while Rod Laver won £2,000. The total purses of both competitions were £14,800 for men and £5,680 for women. Confusion also reigned as no one knew how many Open Tournaments there were supposed"
"had previously won their maiden – and, prior to 2014, only – Wimbledon titles in 2011. The 2014 Wimbledon Championships was the 128th edition of the tournament and was held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys"
"doubles competition. The last edition of the men's tournament was held in 1981 and for the women in 1989. All England Plate The All England Plate, also referred to as the Wimbledon Plate, was a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships which consisted of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition. The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1896 and the winner was awarded £5 prize money and the runner-up £3. In 1933 the first women's edition was held. In 1975 the competition also became open to players who"
"Wimbledon Championships was the 130th edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was included in the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls (under 18 – singles and doubles), which is also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, doubles events for"
"the ""Rothman's Invitational"" for sponsorship reasons from 1969 to 1972 it was called the ""Eastbourne Invitational"", the event ceased in 1972. The first Men’s events started in 1881 also called the ""South of England Championships"" early winners of the men's championship included Wilfred Baddeley, Sydney Howard Smith, Josiah Ritchie, Anthony Wilding, Otto Froitzheim and Ken Rosewall it continued until 1967 before being renamed for sponsorship reasons in 1968 from 1970 to 1973 the men's tournament was known as the ""Rothmans South of England Open Championships"". The men's event also ceased in 1973. In 1974 the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis club"
"tournament of the year. It is played on grass courts, organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and the International Tennis Federation and is part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. Andy Murray was the defending champion in the Gentlemen's singles but lost to Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals. Two-time defending Ladies' singles champion Serena Williams did not defend her title, having ended her season in April due to pregnancy. The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was the 131st edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn"