The Manchester Trophy is a professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament played on outdoor
grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament.
Although grass c ...
s. It was previously part of the
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP T ...
and now currently part of the
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmental ...
. It is held annually at the
Northern Lawn Tennis Club
The Northern Lawn Tennis Club, or simply The Northern, is a members-owned sporting club in Didsbury, West Didsbury, Manchester. It was home to the prestigious Northern Championships considered one of the most important tournaments in the world f ...
in the
Didsbury
Didsbury is a suburban area of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, there are ...
suburb of
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, England, United Kingdom, since 1995. The original defunct tournament, the
Manchester Open
The Manchester Open previously known as the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships, the Northern Championships, the Northern Tennis Tournament and the Manchester Trophy was a grass court tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held at the Northern Lawn T ...
, began in 1880 and continued until the event became a lower level Challenger tournament in 1995. The Challenger level event ended in 2009, but was revived in 2015. The men's tournament was discontinued after the 2016 edition while the women's tournament was established in 2017.
Past finals
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
External links
The Northern Lawn Tennis Club. Accessed: 17/09/2011.
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) official website
{{ITF Women's Circuit
ATP Challenger Tour
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Grass court tennis tournaments
Sports competitions in Manchester
Tennis tournaments in England