TheNottingham Trophy (formerly known as theAegon Trophy) was an annualtennis tournament played inNottingham, England. The tournament was part of theATP Challenger Tour and theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF Women's Circuit) as a $75,000 event. The tournament's key sponsor was Dutchinsurance firmAegon. The tournament was held at the end of May before the main tour's grass-court season starts.
The city used to hold anATP Tour event, theNottingham Open; however, due to its failure to attract big names the tournament was merged with the women'sEastbourne International event in 2009.[2] It was merged with Eastbourne due to the LTA wanting to attract an umbrella sponsor and a younger audience to Eastbourne.[3] However, in December 2008, it was announced that Nottingham would take over from Surbiton in hosting the grass court ATP Challenger and ITF event. It started in 2009, replacing theSurbiton Trophy due to the renovation of the facilities that had been undertaken at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.[4][5] The tournament moved back to Surbiton for the 2015 season. A new WTA International competition commenced on8 June 2015 instead.