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| Event name | Nordea Open | ||||||||
| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) | ||||||||
| Location | Båstad Sweden | ||||||||
| Venue | Båstad Tennis Stadium | ||||||||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | ||||||||
| Website | nordeaopen.se | ||||||||
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TheNordea Open (sponsored byNordea) is a professionaltennis tournament held inBåstad, Sweden. It is played on outdoorclay courts in July.The men's event is anATP Tour 250 tournament. The women's event was anInternational tournament and successor to theNordic Light Open inStockholm, and from 2019 onwards is aWTA 125 series-level tournament.
The Swedish Open was first held in 1948 when it was called theInternational Swedish Hard Court Championships.[1] Between 1970 and 1989 the men's event was part of theGrand Prix tennis circuit.
The first three tournaments were won byEric Sturgess from South Africa. Other famous champions includeIlie Năstase (1971),Björn Borg (1974, 1978–1979),Mats Wilander (1982–1983, 1985), andRafael Nadal (2005).The stadium in which the tournament is held underwent reconstruction in 2002 to accommodate the new hotel underneath the seaside bleachers.
From 1948 to 1990, there was also a women's singles tournament. After theNordic Light Open inStockholm was sold, it was announced that the women's event would return to Båstad. Since 2009 the Collector Swedish Open Women in Båstad has been anInternational-level tournament. In 2018 the women's tournament license was sold and it was held in Moscow (Russia) asMoscow River Cup from 22 to 27 July 2018. However, in 2019, the tournaments was reinstated as aWTA 125 tournament[2] called theNordea Open.
The tournament has in the latter years been named after its principalsponsor. These sponsors have changed, thus changing the name of the tournament. Title sponsors include:
The tournament was sponsored by Ericsson until the Women's and Men tournament shared title sponsor first with Skistar and then currently Nordea.
Each year, the players on the ATP Tour vote for theATP Tournament of the Year. Swedish Open has received this honor eleven consecutive years, winning theInternational Series Tournament of the Year in the ATP 250 category from 2002 to 2012. The Swedish Open is the only tournament to have won this award eleven times.
| Champion | Times champion | Year |
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| 4 | 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998 | |
| 3 | 1982, 1983, 1985 | |
| 3 | 1974, 1978, 1979 | |
| 3 | 2007, 2012, 2017 | |
| 3 | 1962, 1965, 1969 | |
| 3 | 1952, 1953, 1954 | |
| 3 | 1948, 1949, 1950 | |
| 2 | 2009, 2011 | |
| 2 | 2006, 2008 | |
| 2 | 2003, 2004 | |
| 2 | 1997, 2000 | |
| 2 | 1967, 1968 | |
| 2 | 1957, 1961 | |
| 2 | 1959, 1960 |
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| Preceded by | ATP World Tour 250 Tournament of the Year 2002–2012 (In2003 and2004 shared withHouston) | Succeeded by |