Swedish Open


The men's Swedish Open is an ATP Tour 250 tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.
The women's Swedish Open is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden, between 2009–2017 as an international tournament and successor to the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm, and from 2019 onwards a challenger-level tournament. It is played on outdoor clay courts.

History

The Swedish Open was first held in 1948 when it was called the International Swedish Hard Court Championships. Between 1970 and 1989 the men's event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.
The first three tournaments were won by Eric Sturgess from South Africa. Other famous champions include Ilie Năstase, Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, and Rafael Nadal.
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 the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm 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 an International-level tournament. In 2018 the women's tournament license was sold and it was held in Moscow as Moscow River Cup from 22 to 27 July 2018. However, in 2019, the tournaments was reinstated as WTA 125K series tournament.

Title sponsors

ATP

The tournament has in the latter years been named after its principal sponsor. These sponsors have changed, thus changing the name of the tournament. Title sponsors include:
The tournament is currently sponsored by Ericsson.

International Series Tournament of the Year

Each year, the players on the ATP Tour vote for the ATP Tournament of the Year. Swedish Open has received this honor eleven consecutive years, winning the International Series Tournament of the Year in the ATP World 250 category from 2002 to 2012. The Swedish Open is the only tournament to have won this award eleven times.

Past finals

Men's Singles

ChampionTimes championYear
Magnus Gustafsson41991, 1992, 1996, 1998
Mats Wilander31982, 1983, 1985
Björn Borg31974, 1978, 1979
David Ferrer32007, 2012, 2017
Manuel Santana31962, 1965, 1969
Budge Patty31952, 1953, 1954
Eric Sturgess31948, 1949, 1950
Robin Söderling22009, 2011
Tommy Robredo22006, 2008
Mariano Zabaleta22003, 2004
Magnus Norman21997, 2000
Martin Mulligan21967, 1968
Ulf Schmidt21957, 1961
Luis Ayala21959, 1960

Men's Doubles

Women's Singles

1948–1990

Women's Doubles