Birmingham Classic (tennis)

Aegon Classic

Tournament information
Founded	1982
Location	Birmingham United Kingdom
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Category	Premier
Surface	Grass / Outdoors
Draw	56M/32Q/16D
Website
Current champions
Women's singles	Angelique Kerber
Women's doubles	Carla Suárez Navarro Garbiñe Muguruza

The Birmingham Classic, currently sponsored by Aegon and formerly known as the DFS Classic, is an International series women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts. It is seen as a major warm up tournament for Wimbledon and a sister tournament to the men's Queen's Club Championships.

It was announced in January 2013 that the event would be upgraded to a Premier 500 level tournament from 2014 onwards.

Pam Shriver holds the record for the most singles titles with four (1984–1987 consecutively).

Past finals

2005 DFS Classic

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Name
2015	Angelique Kerber	Karolína Plíšková	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Aegon Classic
2014	Ana Ivanovic	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6–3, 6–2
↑ Premier tournament ↑
2013	Daniela Hantuchová	Donna Vekić	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
2012	Melanie Oudin	Jelena Janković	6–4, 6–2
2011	Sabine Lisicki	Daniela Hantuchová	6–3, 6–2
2010	Li Na	Maria Sharapova	7–5, 6–1
2009	Magdaléna Rybáriková	Li Na	6–0, 7–6^(7–2)
2008	Kateryna Bondarenko	Yanina Wickmayer	7–6^(9–7), 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)	DFS Classic
2007	Jelena Janković	Maria Sharapova	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2006	Vera Zvonareva	Jamea Jackson	7–6^(14–12), 7–6^(7–5)
2005	Maria Sharapova (2)	Jelena Janković	6–2, 4–6, 6–1
2004	Maria Sharapova	Tatiana Golovin	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2003	Magdalena Maleeva	Shinobu Asagoe	6–1, 6–4
2002	Jelena Dokic	Anastasia Myskina	6–2, 6–3
2001	Nathalie Tauziat (2)	Miriam Oremans	6–3, 7–5
2000	Lisa Raymond	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–2, 6–7^(7–9), 6–4
1999	Julie Halard-Decugis	Nathalie Tauziat	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1998	Cancelled after quarterfinals due to rain
1997	Nathalie Tauziat	Yayuk Basuki	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1996	Meredith McGrath	Nathalie Tauziat	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1995	Zina Garrison-Jackson (2)	Lori McNeil	6–3, 6–3
1994	Lori McNeil (2)	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6–2, 6–2
1993	Lori McNeil	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
1992	Brenda Schultz	Jenny Byrne	6–2, 6–2	Dow Classic
1991	Martina Navratilova (2)	Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
1990	Zina Garrison	Helena Suková	6–4, 6–1
1989	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison	7–6, 6–3
1988	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Pam Shriver	6–2, 6–1
1987	Pam Shriver (4)	Larisa Savchenko	4–6, 6–2, 6–2	Dow Chemical Classic
1986	Pam Shriver (3)	Manuela Maleeva	6–2, 7–6	Edgbaston Cup
1985	Pam Shriver (2)	Betsy Nagelsen	6–1, 6–0
1984	Pam Shriver	Anne White	7–6, 6–3
1983	Billie Jean King (2)	Alycia Moulton	6–0, 7–5
1982	Billie Jean King	Rosalyn Fairbank	6–2, 6–1

Champions by Country

Country	Winner	First title	Last title
United States (USA)	15	1982	2012
France (FRA)	3	1997	2001
Russia (RUS)	3	2004	2006
Slovakia (SVK)	2	2009	2013
Serbia (SER)	2	2007	2014
Germany (GER)	2	2011	2015
West Germany (FRG)	1	1988	1988
Yugoslavia (YUG)	1	2002	2002
Bulgaria (BUL)	1	2003	2003
Ukraine (UKR)	1	2008	2008
China (CHN)	1	2010	2010

Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Name
2015	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6–4, 6–4	Aegon Classic
2014	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	7–6^(7–1), 6–1
↑ Premier tournament ↑
2013	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Cara Black Marina Erakovic	7–5, 6–4
2012	Tímea Babos Hsieh Su-wei	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	7–5, 6–7^(2–7), [10–8]
2011	Olga Govortsova Alla Kudryavtseva	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
2010	Cara Black (4) Lisa Raymond	Liezel Huber Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–3, 3–2, RET
2009	Cara Black (3) Liezel Huber (2)	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6–1, 6–4
2008	Cara Black (2) Liezel Huber	Séverine Brémond Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–2, 6–1	DFS Classic
2007	Chan Yung-jan Chia-Jung Chuang	Sun Tiantian Meilen Tu	7–6^(7–3), 6–3
2006	Jelena Janković Li Na	Jill Craybas Liezel Huber	6–2, 6–4
2005	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	Eleni Daniilidou Jennifer Russell	6–2, 6–3
2004	Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova	Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	6–2, 6–1
2003	Els Callens (3) Meilen Tu	Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–4
2002	Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens (2)	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–3
2001	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–2
2000	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
1999	Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland (3)	Alexandra Fusai Inés Gorrochategui	6–4, 6–4
1998	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1997	Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland (2)	Nathalie Tauziat Linda Wild	6–2, 6–3
1996	Elizabeth Smylie (2) Linda Wild	Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1995	Manon Bollegraf Rennae Stubbs (2)	Nicole Bradtke Kristine Radford	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1994	Zina Garrison-Jackson Larisa Neiland	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	6–4, 6–4
1993	Lori McNeil (2) Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–3, 6–4
1992	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	Sandy Collins Elna Reinach	5–7, 6–3, 8–6	Dow Classic
1991	Nicole Provis Elizabeth Smylie	Sandy Collins Elna Reinach	6–3, 6–4
1990	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (3) Natasha Zvereva (3)	Gretchen Magers Lise Gregory	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1989	Larisa Savchenko (2) Natasha Zvereva (2)	Meredith McGrath Pam Shriver	7–5, 5–7, 6–0
1988	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	Leila Meskhi Svetlana Parkhomenko	6–4, 6–1
1987	Cancelled due to rain			Dow Chemical Classic
1986	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–4	Edgbaston Cup
1985	Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh-Pete	Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
1984	Leslie Allen Anne White	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Sayers	7–6, 6–3
1983	Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh	Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers	6–2, 6–4
1982	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–2

Champions by Country

Country	Winner	First title	Last title
United States (USA)	20	1983	2014
Australia (AUS)	7	1991	2013
Soviet Union (URS)	6	1988	1990
Russia (RUS)	4	2001	2011
Zimbabwe (ZIM)	4	2001	2010
Belgium (BEL)	3	1998	2003
Chinese Taipei (TPE)	3	2007	2012
Great Britain (GBR)	2	1982	1982
Latvia (LAT)	2	1997	1999
Japan (JPN)	2	2002	2005
Spain (SPA)	2	2015	2015
South Africa (RSA)	1	1986	1986
France (FRA)	1	1998	1998
Slovakia (SVK)	1	2005	2005
China (CHN)	1	2006	2006
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)	1	2006	2006
Belarus (BLR)	1	2011	2011
Hungary (HUN)	1	2012	2012

External links

Official website

Birmingham tournaments

WTA Premier tournaments (2009–current)

Sydney Dubai Indian Wells Miami Charleston Stuttgart Rome Madrid Eastbourne Stanford Cincinnati Toronto/Montreal New Haven Tokyo Beijing Moscow 2009 Los Angeles 2009–2010 Warsaw 2009–2014 Paris 2010–2013 Carlsbad 2011–2013 Brussels 2011–current Doha 2012–current Brisbane 2014–current Birmingham Wuhan 2015–current Antwerp

Schedule: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

WTA Tour Championships *Italics denote the four mandatory tournaments.

WTA International tournaments (2009–current)

2009–current	Auckland Hobart Pattaya Acapulco Monterrey Kuala Lumpur Bogotá Marrakesh Strasbourg 's-Hertogenbosch Bad Gastein Båstad Istanbul Quebec City Guangzhou Seoul Tashkent Linz Osaka Luxembourg

2011–current	Baku Washington DC

2013–current	Shenzhen Florianópolis Katowice Nuremberg

2014–current	Rio de Janeiro Hong Kong Bucharest Tianjin

2015–current	Nottingham Prague

Defunct	Ponte Vedra Beach Portorož Brisbane Marbella Barcelona Memphis Birmingham Copenhagen Dallas Budapest Palermo Oeiras Sofia

WTA Tier III Tournaments (1990–2008)

1990 Houston
1990 Tampa
1990 Newport
1990–1991 San Diego
1990–1992 San Antonio
1990-1992 Sydney
1990-1992 Leipzig
1991–1992 Barcelona
1992–1994 Lucerne
1992-1994 Osaka
1993/2007–2008 Budapest
1993 Kitzbühel
1993–1994 Schenectady
1993-1994 Brisbane
1993–1997 Linz
1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis
1993–2008 Strasbourg
1993–2008 Tokyo Outdoor
1993–2008 Birmingham
1993–2008 Quebec City
1994–1996 Moscow (Ladies Open)
1995 San Juan
1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol
1995–1996 Jakarta
1995–1998/2002 Warsaw
1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup)
1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City
1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch
1997–2003 Madrid
1997–2008 Gold Coast
1998 Prague
1998 Boston
1999 Cairo
1999–2004 Sopot
1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali
2000–2004 Vienna
2001 Canberra
2001–2003 Doha
2001–2008 Bogotá
2001-2008 Acapulco
2004–2006 Hasselt
2004–2008 Cincinnati
2004–2008 Guangzhou
2005–2007 Bangkok
2005–2007 Kolkata
2005–2008 Istanbul
2006–2007 Bangalore
2007–2008 Bad Gastein
2008 Viña del Mar

WTA Tier IV tournaments (1990–2008)

1990–1993 San Juan/Dorado
1990 Wichita
1990–1991 Albuquerque
1990–1991 Nashville
1990–1992 Birmingham
1990–1992 Brisbane
1990–1992 Geneva/Lucerne
1990–1992 Indianapolis
1990–1992 Oklahoma City
1990–1992 Paris
1990–1992 Strasbourg
1990–1992 Tokyo
1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz
1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang
1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona
1991–1992 Bayonne
1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur
1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary
1992–1994 Taiwan
1993 Hong Kong
1993 San Marino
1993 Sapporo
1993–1994 Taranto
1993–1994/1997 Jakarta
1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo
1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels
1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland
1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya
1994 Melbourne
1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking
1994–1997 Surabaya
1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart
1995 Bournemouth
1995 Nagoya
1996–1997 Cardiff
1996–1999 Bol
1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest
1998 Istanbul
1998 Sopot
1998–2000 Bogotá
1998–2000 Bratislava
1999 Prostějov
1999 Vienna
1999–2000 Warsaw
1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute
1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril
1999–2008 Tashkent
2001 Basel
2001–2002 Porto
2001–2002 Waikoloa
2002–2003 Sarasota
2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm
2003–2005 Hyderabad
2004–2008 Seoul
2005 Modena
2005–2008 Forest Hills
2005–2008 Portorož
2005–2008 Rabat/Fes
2006 Canberra

Coordinates: 52°27′30″N 1°54′46″W / 52.45833°N 1.91278°W / 52.45833; -1.91278

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