The event was initially founded as a tournament on theWTA Tour. In June 2014, theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) announced that a new grass court tennis tournament would be organized in Mallorca, beginning in 2016, as the WTA Tour would expand the grass court swing between theFrench Open and Wimbledon from two weeks to three. The new tennis complex would have five natural grass courts, with construction and maintenance contributions from theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC).[2][3][4] Classified as aWTA International event, the women's tournament lasted for three years on the calendar and ended after the last edition in June 2019, with the event's sanction and International classification transferred to theBirmingham Classic for the following year.[5]
In September 2019, the AELTC announced that they would invest in several new grass tennis tournaments for the ATP Tour and WTA Tour. Among the new investments included a new men's event in Mallorca for a debut in 2020, marking a return of the ATP to Mallorca after 18 years, and be organized on the existing tennis complex. The new event would be headed byToni Nadal and be held during the grass swing's third and final week.[6][7] After theCOVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the relaunched ATP tournament, it held its inaugural edition in 2021.[8]