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Rosmalen Grass Court Championships

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Knooppunt Hintham
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships
Tournament information
Founded1990;34 years ago(1990)
LocationRosmalen,'s-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands
VenueAutotron Rosmalen
SurfaceGrass
Websitelibema-open.nl
Current champions (2024)
Men's singlesAustraliaAlex de Minaur
Women's singlesLiudmila Samsonova
Men's doublesUnited StatesNathaniel Lammons
United StatesJackson Withrow
Women's doublesEstoniaIngrid Neel
NetherlandsBibiane Schoofs
ATP Tour
CategoryATP World Series
(1990–1995)
ATP International Series
(2001–2008)
ATP World Tour 250 series
(2009–current)
Draw28S/ 16Q/ 16D
Prize money750,950(2023)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA Tier III
(1996–2008)
WTA International
(2009–2020)
WTA 250
(2021–current)
Draw32S/ 24Q/ 16D
Prize moneyUS$267,082(2024)

TheRosmalen Grass Court Championships,branded by its sponsored name as theLibémaOpensince 2018,[1](formerly known as the Continental Grass Court Championships, Heineken Trophy, Ordina Open, UNICEF Open, Topshelf Open and RICOH Open), is a professionaltennistournamentheld in the town ofRosmalen,on the outskirts of the city of's-Hertogenbosch(Den Bosch) in the Netherlands.[2]The men's and women's tennis matches are played ongrass courtsat the Autotron convention center. It is classified as anATP 250event on the men'sATP Tour[3]and aWTA 250event on the women'sWTA Tour.[4]

In 1989 a two-group round robin invitational tournament with eight players was organized in Rosmalen which was won byMiloslav Mečíř.The next year, 1990, the tournament became part of the newly foundedATP Tourand was officially called the Continental Grass Court Championships. At the time of its founding it was the only grass court event held in continental Europe.[a]The tournament is used by tennis pros as a preparation for theWimbledon Championshipsand was held the week prior to Wimbledon until 2014. From 2015 onwards it is held the week following the French Open. In 1996, a women's singles and doubles event dubbed Wilkinson Championships was added to the tournament.

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
ATP Tour 250[b]
1990 IsraelAmos Mansdorf Soviet UnionAlexander Volkov 6–3, 7–6
1991 GermanyChristian Saceanu NetherlandsMichiel Schapers 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
1992 GermanyMichael Stich United StatesJonathan Stark 6–4, 7–5
1993 FranceArnaud Boetsch AustraliaWally Masur 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1994 NetherlandsRichard Krajicek GermanyKarsten Braasch 6–3, 6–4
1995 SlovakiaKarol Kučera SwedenAnders Järryd 7–6(9–7),7–6(7–4)
1996 United StatesRichey Reneberg FranceStephane Simian 6–4, 6–0
1997 NetherlandsRichard Krajicek(2) FranceGuillaume Raoux 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
1998 AustraliaPatrick Rafter Czech RepublicMartin Damm 7–6(7–2),6–2
1999 AustraliaPatrick Rafter(2) RomaniaAndrei Pavel 3–6, 7–6(9–7),6–4
2000 AustraliaPatrick Rafter(3) FranceNicolas Escudé 6–1, 6–3
2001 AustraliaLleyton Hewitt ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas 6–3, 6–4
2002 NetherlandsSjeng Schalken FranceArnaud Clément 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2003 NetherlandsSjeng Schalken(2) FranceArnaud Clément 6–3, 6–4
2004 FranceMichaël Llodra ArgentinaGuillermo Coria 6–3, 6–4
2005 CroatiaMario Ančić FranceMichaël Llodra 7–5, 6–4
2006 CroatiaMario Ančić(2) Czech RepublicJan Hernych 6–0, 5–7, 7–5
2007 CroatiaIvan Ljubičić NetherlandsPeter Wessels 7–6(7–5),4–6, 7–6(7–4)
2008 SpainDavid Ferrer FranceMarc Gicquel 6–4, 6–2
2009 GermanyBenjamin Becker NetherlandsRaemon Sluiter 7–5, 6–3
2010 UkraineSergiy Stakhovsky SerbiaJanko Tipsarević 6–3, 6–0
2011 RussiaDmitry Tursunov CroatiaIvan Dodig 6–3, 6–2
2012 SpainDavid Ferrer(2) GermanyPhilipp Petzschner 6–3, 6–4
2013 FranceNicolas Mahut SwitzerlandStanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 6–4
2014 SpainRoberto Bautista Agut GermanyBenjamin Becker 2–6, 7–6(7–2),6–4
2015 FranceNicolas Mahut(2) BelgiumDavid Goffin 7–6(7–1),6–1
2016 FranceNicolas Mahut(3) LuxembourgGilles Müller 6–4, 6–4
2017 LuxembourgGilles Müller CroatiaIvo Karlović 7–6(7–5),7–6(7–4)
2018 FranceRichard Gasquet FranceJérémy Chardy 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2019 FranceAdrian Mannarino AustraliaJordan Thompson 7–6(9–7),6–3
2020–
2021
Not held due toCOVID-19
2022 NetherlandsTim van Rijthoven [c]Daniil Medvedev 6–4, 6–1
2023 NetherlandsTallon Griekspoor AustraliaJordan Thompson 6–7(4–7),7–6(7–3),6–3
2024 AustraliaAlex de Minaur United StatesSebastian Korda 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1996 GermanyAnke Huber Czech RepublicHelena Suková 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1997 RomaniaRuxandra Dragomir NetherlandsMiriam Oremans 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
1998 FranceJulie Halard-Decugis NetherlandsMiriam Oremans 6–3, 6–4
1999 Puerto RicoKristina Brandi CroatiaSilvija Talaja 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
2000 SwitzerlandMartina Hingis RomaniaRuxandra Dragomir 6–2, 3–0 ret.
2001 BelgiumJustine Henin BelgiumKim Clijsters 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2002 GreeceEleni Daniilidou RussiaElena Dementieva 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
2003 BelgiumKim Clijsters BelgiumJustine Henin-Hardenne 6–7(4–7),3–0 ret.
2004 FranceMary Pierce Czech RepublicKlára Koukalová 7–6(8–6),6–2
2005 Czech RepublicKlára Koukalová Czech RepublicLucie Šafářová 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2006 NetherlandsMichaëlla Krajicek RussiaDinara Safina 6–3, 6–4
2007 RussiaAnna Chakvetadze SerbiaJelena Janković 7–6(7–2),3–6, 6–3
2008 ThailandTamarine Tanasugarn RussiaDinara Safina 7–5, 6–3
2009 ThailandTamarine Tanasugarn(2) BelgiumYanina Wickmayer 6–3, 7–5
2010 BelgiumJustine Henin(2) GermanyAndrea Petkovic 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2011 ItalyRoberta Vinci AustraliaJelena Dokić 6–7(7–9),6–3, 7–5
2012 RussiaNadia Petrova PolandUrszula Radwańska 6–4, 6–3
2013 RomaniaSimona Halep BelgiumKirsten Flipkens 6–4, 6–2
2014 United StatesCoco Vandeweghe ChinaZheng Jie 6–2, 6–4
2015 ItalyCamila Giorgi SwitzerlandBelinda Bencic 7–5, 6–3
2016 United StatesCoco Vandeweghe(2) FranceKristina Mladenovic 7–5, 7–5
2017 EstoniaAnett Kontaveit RussiaNatalia Vikhlyantseva 6–2, 6–3
2018 SerbiaAleksandra Krunić BelgiumKirsten Flipkens 6–7(0–7),7–5, 6–1
2019 United StatesAlison Riske NetherlandsKiki Bertens 0–6, 7–6(7–3),7–5
2020–
2021
Not held due toCOVID-19
2022 [c]Ekaterina Alexandrova [c]Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 6–0
2023 [c]Ekaterina Alexandrova(2) [c]Veronika Kudermetova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2024 [c]Liudmila Samsonova CanadaBianca Andreescu 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
ATP Tour 250[b]
1990 SwitzerlandJakob Hlasek
GermanyMichael Stich
United StatesJim Grabb
United StatesPatrick McEnroe
7–6, 6–3
1991 NetherlandsHendrik Jan Davids
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis
NetherlandsRichard Krajicek
NetherlandsJan Siemerink
6–3, 7–6
1992 United StatesJim Grabb
United StatesRichey Reneberg
United StatesJohn McEnroe
GermanyMichael Stich
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1993 United StatesPatrick McEnroe
United StatesJonathan Stark
South AfricaDavid Adams
RussiaAndrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 1–6, 6–4
1994 NetherlandsStephen Noteboom
NetherlandsFernon Wibier
SwedenPeter Nyborg
ItalyDiego Nargiso
6–3, 1–6, 7–6
1995 NetherlandsRichard Krajicek
NetherlandsJan Siemerink
NetherlandsHendrik Jan Davids
RussiaAndrei Olhovskiy
7–5, 6–3
1996 AustraliaPaul Kilderry
Czech RepublicPavel Vízner
SwedenAnders Järryd
CanadaDaniel Nestor
7–5, 6–3
1997 NetherlandsJacco Eltingh
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis(2)
United StatesTrevor Kronemann
AustraliaDavid Macpherson
6–4, 7–5
1998 FranceGuillaume Raoux
NetherlandsJan Siemerink(2)
AustraliaJoshua Eagle
AustraliaAndrew Florent
7–6, 6–2
1999 Not held due to rain
2000 Czech RepublicMartin Damm
Czech RepublicCyril Suk
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis
AustraliaSandon Stolle
6–4, 6–7(5–7),7–6(7–5)
2001 NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis(3)
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
Czech RepublicMartin Damm
Czech RepublicCyril Suk
6–4, 6–4
2002 Czech RepublicMartin Damm(2)
Czech RepublicCyril Suk(2)
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis
United StatesBrian MacPhie
7–6(8–6),6–7(6–8),6–4
2003 Czech RepublicMartin Damm(3)
Czech RepublicCyril Suk(3)
United StatesDonald Johnson
IndiaLeander Paes
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2004 Czech RepublicMartin Damm(4)
Czech RepublicCyril Suk(4)
GermanyLars Burgsmüller
Czech RepublicJan Vacek
6–3, 6–7(7–9),6–3
2005 Czech RepublicCyril Suk(5)
Czech RepublicPavel Vízner(2)
Czech RepublicTomáš Cibulec
Czech RepublicLeoš Friedl
6–3, 6–4
2006 Czech RepublicMartin Damm(5)
IndiaLeander Paes
FranceArnaud Clément
South AfricaChris Haggard
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
2007 South AfricaJeff Coetzee
NetherlandsRogier Wassen
Czech RepublicMartin Damm
IndiaLeander Paes
3–6, 7–6(7–5),[12–10]
2008 CroatiaMario Ančić
AustriaJürgen Melzer
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
7–6(7–5),6–3
2009 South AfricaWesley Moodie
BelgiumDick Norman
SwedenJohan Brunström
Netherlands AntillesJean-Julien Rojer
7–6(7–3),6–7(8–10),[10–5]
2010 SwedenRobert Lindstedt
RomaniaHoria Tecău
Czech RepublicLukáš Dlouhý
IndiaLeander Paes
1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2011 ItalyDaniele Bracciali
Czech RepublicFrantišek Čermák
SwedenRobert Lindstedt
RomaniaHoria Tecău
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
2012 SwedenRobert Lindstedt(2)
RomaniaHoria Tecău(2)
ColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal
RussiaDmitry Tursunov
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
2013 BelarusMax Mirnyi
RomaniaHoria Tecău(3)
GermanyAndre Begemann
GermanyMartin Emmrich
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2014 NetherlandsJean-Julien Rojer
RomaniaHoria Tecău(4)
MexicoSantiago González
United StatesScott Lipsky
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2015 CroatiaIvo Karlović
PolandŁukasz Kubot
FrancePierre-Hugues Herbert
FranceNicolas Mahut
6–2, 7–6(11–9)
2016 CroatiaMate Pavić
New ZealandMichael Venus
United KingdomDominic Inglot
South AfricaRaven Klaasen
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
2017 PolandŁukasz Kubot(2)
BrazilMarcelo Melo
South AfricaRaven Klaasen
United StatesRajeev Ram
6–3, 6–4
2018 United KingdomDominic Inglot
CroatiaFranko Škugor
South AfricaRaven Klaasen
New ZealandMichael Venus
7–6(7–3),7–5
2019 United KingdomDominic Inglot(2)
United StatesAustin Krajicek
New ZealandMarcus Daniell
NetherlandsWesley Koolhof
6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
2020–
2021
not held due toCOVID-19
2022 NetherlandsWesley Koolhof
United KingdomNeal Skupski
AustraliaMatthew Ebden
AustraliaMax Purcell
6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
2023 NetherlandsWesley Koolhof(2)
United KingdomNeal Skupski(2)
EcuadorGonzalo Escobar
KazakhstanAleksandr Nedovyesov
7–6(7–1),6–2
2024 United StatesNathaniel Lammons
United StatesJackson Withrow
NetherlandsWesley Koolhof
CroatiaNikola Mektić
7–6(7–5),7–6(7–3)

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1996 LatviaLarisa Savchenko Neiland
NetherlandsBrenda Schultz-McCarthy
NetherlandsKristie Boogert
Czech RepublicHelena Suková
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
1997 Czech RepublicEva Melicharová
Czech RepublicHelena Vildová
SlovakiaKarina Habšudová
ArgentinaFlorencia Labat
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
1998 BelgiumSabine Appelmans
NetherlandsMiriam Oremans
RomaniaCătălina Cristea
Czech RepublicEva Melicharová
6–7(4–7),7–6(8–6),7–6(7–5)
1999 ItalySilvia Farina
ItalyRita Grande
ZimbabweCara Black
NetherlandsKristie Boogert
7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2000 United StatesErika deLone
AustraliaNicole Pratt
AustraliaCatherine Barclay
SlovakiaKarina Habšudová
7–6(8–6),4–3 ret.
2001 RomaniaRuxandra Dragomir Ilie
RussiaNadia Petrova
BelgiumKim Clijsters
NetherlandsMiriam Oremans
7–6(7–5),6–7(5–7),6–4
2002 AustraliaCatherine Barclay
GermanyMartina Müller
GermanyBianka Lamade
BulgariaMagdalena Maleeva
6–4, 7–5
2003 RussiaElena Dementieva
RussiaLina Krasnoroutskaya
FranceMary Pierce
RussiaNadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2004 AustraliaLisa McShea
VenezuelaMilagros Sequera
CroatiaJelena Kostanić
LuxembourgClaudine Schaul
7–6(7–3),6–3
2005 SpainAnabel Medina Garrigues
RussiaDinara Safina
Czech RepublicIveta Benešová
SpainNuria Llagostera Vives
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(13–11)
2006 ChinaYan Zi
ChinaZheng Jie
SerbiaAna Ivanovic
RussiaMaria Kirilenko
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2007 Chinese TaipeiChan Yung-jan
Chinese TaipeiChuang Chia-jung
SpainAnabel Medina Garrigues
SpainVirginia Ruano Pascual
7–5, 6–2
2008 New ZealandMarina Erakovic
NetherlandsMichaëlla Krajicek
LatviaLīga Dekmeijere
GermanyAngelique Kerber
6–3, 6–2
2009 ItalySara Errani
ItalyFlavia Pennetta
NetherlandsMichaëlla Krajicek
BelgiumYanina Wickmayer
6–4, 5–7, [13–11]
2010 RussiaAlla Kudryavtseva
AustraliaAnastasia Rodionova
United StatesVania King
KazakhstanYaroslava Shvedova
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2011 Czech RepublicBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicKlára Zakopalová
SlovakiaDominika Cibulková
ItalyFlavia Pennetta
1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2012 ItalySara Errani(2)
ItalyRoberta Vinci
RussiaMaria Kirilenko
RussiaNadia Petrova
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
2013 RomaniaIrina-Camelia Begu
SpainAnabel Medina Garrigues(2)
SlovakiaDominika Cibulková
SpainArantxa Parra Santonja
4–6, 7–6(7–3),[11–9]
2014 New ZealandMarina Erakovic(2)
SpainArantxa Parra Santonja
NetherlandsMichaëlla Krajicek
FranceKristina Mladenovic
0–6, 7–6(7–5),[10–8]
2015 United StatesAsia Muhammad
GermanyLaura Siegemund
SerbiaJelena Janković
RussiaAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–3, 7–5
2016 Georgia (country)Oksana Kalashnikova
KazakhstanYaroslava Shvedova
SwitzerlandXenia Knoll
SerbiaAleksandra Krunić
6–1, 6–1
2017 SlovakiaDominika Cibulková
BelgiumKirsten Flipkens
NetherlandsKiki Bertens
NetherlandsDemi Schuurs
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2018 BelgiumElise Mertens
NetherlandsDemi Schuurs
NetherlandsKiki Bertens
BelgiumKirsten Flipkens
3–3 ret.
2019 JapanShuko Aoyama
SerbiaAleksandra Krunić
NetherlandsLesley Kerkhove
NetherlandsBibiane Schoofs
7–5, 6–3
2020–
2021
not held due toCOVID-19
2022 AustraliaEllen Perez
SloveniaTamara Zidanšek
[c]Veronika Kudermetova
BelgiumElise Mertens
6–3, 5–7, [12–10]
2023 JapanShuko Aoyama(2)
JapanEna Shibahara
SlovakiaViktória Hrunčáková
SlovakiaTereza Mihalíková
6–3, 6–3
2024 EstoniaIngrid Neel
NetherlandsBibiane Schoofs
SlovakiaTereza Mihalíková
United KingdomOlivia Nicholls
7–6(8–6),6–3

Notes

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  1. ^Since 1993 another continental grass court tournament, theGerry Weber Open,is held inHalle,Germany.
  2. ^abKnown as World Series from 1990 till 1999 and International Series from 2000 till 2008.
  3. ^abcdefgCompeted under no nationality due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  1. ^"Libéma new title sponsor for tournament in Rosmalen".Libéma.22 March 2018.Retrieved3 June2022.
  2. ^ATP Tour:Libema Open: All You Need To Know
  3. ^ATP:Libéma Open
  4. ^WTA:Libéma Open
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