Swedish Open
Tennis tournament
The Swedish Open, called Nordea Open (sponsored by Nordea), is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played on outdoor clay courts in July. The men's event is an ATP Tour 250 tournament. The women's event was an International tournament and successor to the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm, and from 2019 onwards is a WTA 125 series-level tournament.
01History
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 (1971), Björn Borg (1974, 1978-1979), Mats Wilander (1982-1983, 1985), and Rafael 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 the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm was sold, it was announced that the women's event would return to Båstad in 2009. From 2009 to 2017, 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 (Russia) as Moscow River Cup from 22 to 27 July 2018. However, in 2019, the tournaments was reinstated as a WTA 125 tournament called the Nordea Open.
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:
- Investor Swedish Open (19??-1999), sponsored by Investor AB
- Wideyes Swedish Open (2000), sponsored by Wideyes
- Telenordia Swedish Open (2001-2002), sponsored by Telenordia
- Synsam Swedish Open (2003-2006), sponsored by Synsam
- Catella Swedish Open (2007-2009), sponsored by Catella
- SkiStar Swedish Open (2010-2019), sponsored by Skistar
- Nordea Open (2020 (cancelled), present) sponsored by Nordea
WTA
The tournament was sponsored by Ericsson until the Women's and Men tournament shared title sponsor first with Skistar and then currently Nordea.
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 250 category from 2002 to 2012. The Swedish Open is the only tournament to have won this award eleven times.
02Past finals
Men's singles
| Champion | Times champion | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magnus Gustafsson | 4 | 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998 |
| Mats Wilander | 3 | 1982, 1983, 1985 |
| Björn Borg | 3 | 1974, 1978, 1979 |
| David Ferrer | 3 | 2007, 2012, 2017 |
| Manuel Santana | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1969 |
| Budge Patty | 3 | 1952, 1953, 1954 |
| Eric Sturgess | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1950 |
| Andrey Rublev | 2 | 2023, 2026 |
| Robin Söderling | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
| Tommy Robredo | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| Mariano Zabaleta | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
| Magnus Norman | 2 | 1997, 2000 |
| Martin Mulligan | 2 | 1967, 1968 |
| Ulf Schmidt | 2 | 1957, 1961 |
| Luis Ayala | 2 | 1959, 1960 |
Men's doubles
Women's singles
1948-present
Women's doubles
Sources and credits
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