TS Open Tour 2026: Schedule, prize money & everything you need to know
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The schedule, prize money and rules have been confirmed for the 2026 season of the Tennis Scotland Open Tour.
The top-level of the new-look Tennis Scotland Tour will feature 12 ‘Leaderboard’ events around Scotland with players battling for ranking points as they aim to qualify for the TS Open Tour Finals.
The new season begins on Friday 29 January with the Lexus British Tour Stirling at the University of Stirling, concluding in November with the Scottish National Open Championships.
In between, the Tour will visit a range of venues around the country as players compete for prize money totalling nearly £100,000 - allowing domestic players to fund their tennis careers both at home and internationally.
In addition to the Leaderboard, two doubles events have been scheduled on the 2026 calendar – starting with the Scottish Indoor Doubles Championships in April, followed later in the year by the Scottish National Doubles Open Championships.
Bonus prize money will also be paid out to players who finish top of the Leaderboards to reward their consistency and commitment to the Tour, while a four-figure sum will be awarded to two individuals at the end of the year to reward good sporting behaviour.
The TS Open Tour was first established in 2019 by Tennis Scotland in partnership with clubs, organisers and other partners as a national structure of competition for yellow-ball players, creating opportunities for all levels of play. By also hosting workshops and development competitions, many Tour events also provide opportunities for tennis coaches and junior players to develop their skills.
As of 2026, it is now part of the overall Tennis Scotland Tour, which includes the second-tier TS Challenge Tour and the TS Junior Tour players in the 12U and 16U age groups.
Rules and Regulations
Leaderboard
How are rankings calculated?
Ranking points are accumulated based on performances in the singles tournaments at the 12 Leaderboard events.
Players are then ranked in order of most points accumulated.
If there’s a tie, how is the order determined?
- Highest number of Leaderboard events played.
- Player with the highest singles ranking points received from an individual event.
TS Open Tour Finals
Entries for the 16 men’s and women’s places at the TS Open Tour Finals will be accepted in order of the Leaderboard following the final qualifying event.
A total of two wildcards in each draw may be awarded. To be eligible for a wildcard, a player must have played in at least one Leaderboard event in the calendar year and won a match.
A wildcard may be awarded to a player who has not entered the tournament and that player may be seeded.
Seedings for the draw will be based on:
- ATP/WTA singles ranking
- ITF World Tennis singles ranking (1500 or better)
- ITF World Tennis Number (followed by LTA ranking)
Other rules & regulations
Grade 1 and 2 singles events will follow rules in line with the British Tour, which can be found here: LTA British Tour Professional Tennis Competition
Grade 3 singles events will follow LTA competition rules and regulations, however acceptances and seedings will be based on:
- ATP/WTA singles ranking
- ITF World Tennis singles ranking (must be 1500 or better)
- ITF World Tennis Number (followed by LTA ranking if WTN same)
A player who is defaulted from any event or receives a suspension in 2025 may be deemed ineligible and refused entry for any TS tour finals event (Open, Challenge or Junior Tour).
Withdrawals
Players withdrawing after the deadline will receive late withdrawal points, with the exception of a player who withdraws because they are competing in an LTA GB Pro-Series/ITF World Tennis Tour/ATP/WTA event.
Fair Play Award
The TS Open Tour Fair Play Award is designed to encourage all players to adhere to the Fair Play Pledges and maintain a good standard of fair play throughout the year across all tournaments.
Based on input from the organisers of each event, our tournament committee will nominate one men's and one women's player to receive the Award.
TS Open Tour 2026 Prize Money
TS Open Tour Finals
- Winner - £2,000
- Runner-Up - £1,500
- Semi-Finalists - £500
- Quarter-Finalists - £400
Leaderboard Events – Tier 1
- Winner - £1,250
- Runner-Up - £750
- Semi-Finalist - £400
- Quarter-Finalist - £250
Events include:
- Lexus British Tour Stirling
- Scottish National Indoor Championships
- Lexus British Tour Giffnock
- Scottish Clay Court Championships
- West of Scotland Open Championships
- Scottish National Open Championships
Leaderboard Events – Tier 2
- Winner - £700
- Runner-Up - £300
- Semi-Finalist - £150
- Quarter-Finalist - £75
Events include:
- North East of Scotland Championships
- University of Stirling Open
- Whitecraigs Easter Championships
- East of Scotland Championships
- Bridge of Allan Open
- Ayrshire Indoor Open
