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

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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

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suburb of

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, 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