Lexus Eastbourne Open 2026: Preview, draws, player list & how to watch
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The grass court season gets set for Eastbourne as the WTA and ATP Tours head to the Lexus Eastbourne Open at Devonshire Park.
The Lexus Eastbourne Open is the only grass court tournament to showcase tour-level women’s, men’s, and wheelchair events, with WTA 250, ATP 500, and WC 500 draws.
Find out everything you need to know about the tournament from who's competing to the draws, schedule and past British performances at the event.
When is the Lexus Eastbourne Open 2026?
Qualifying for the 2026 Lexus Eastbourne Open will take place between Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June.
The main draw action will get underway on Monday 22 June, with the finals on Saturday 27 June.
Check out the provisional schedule
Where is the Lexus Eastbourne Open 2026 played?
The Lexus Eastbourne Open will once again return to Devonshire Park in 2026.
This historic tennis venue is one of the oldest in the world – founded in 1894 – and boasts 12 amazing grass courts.
How to watch the Lexus Eastbourne Open 2026
You can watch live coverage of the Lexus Eastbourne Open 2026 across the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport as well as the Tennis Channel.
Highlights from Eastbourne will be available on our website and YouTube channel.
When is the Lexus Eastbourne Open 2026 draw?
More information on the draw, schedule, and order of play from the Lexus Eastbourne Open will be available on our Match Centre.
Lexus Eastbourne Open Match Centre
Who are the reigning Lexus Eastbourne Open champions?
Here’s a rundown of all the reigning champions:
- Women's singles – Maya Joint (AUS)
- Men's singles - Taylor Fritz (USA)
- Women's doubles - Marie Bouzkova (CZE) & Anna Danilina (KAZ)
- Men's doubles - Julian Cash (GBR) & Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)
- Women’s wheelchair singles – Angelica Bernal (COL)
- Men’s wheelchair singles – Ruben Spaargaren (NED)
- Quad wheelchair singles – Andy Lapthorne (GBR)
- Women’s wheelchair doubles – Lucy Shuker (GBR) & Diede De Groot (NED)
- Men’s wheelchair doubles – Tom Egberink (NED) & Daniel Caverzaschi (ESP)
- Quad wheelchair doubles – Andy Lapthorne (GBR) & Greg Slade (GBR)
Lexus Eastbourne Open 2026 player list
British players
Brighton-born Sonay Kartal is returning to the south coast this summer as she prepares to compete at her home tournament. The British No.2 used to visit the tournament as a young girl and will be hoping to become the first British woman to be crowned champion in Eastbourne since Virginia Wade in 1975.
Kartal enjoyed a summer to remember on the grass last year, picking up wins at the HSBC Championships and Lexus Nottingham Open before recording her best Grand Slam run to date by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Kartal has been forced to skip the clay court season due to injury but will be gunning to make a fast start on the grass where she'll be eyeing up some big results once again.
Top seeds
| WTA | ATP |
| Jasmine Paolini (ITA) | Taylor Fritz (USA) |
| Madison Keys (USA) | Valentin Vacherot (MON) |
| Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) | Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) |
| Jacqueline Cristian (ROU) | Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) |
| Sarah Bejlek (CZE) |
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) |
Ones to watch
Four-time Eastbourne champion Taylor Fritz arrives as the top seed and will be the one to beat in the men's draw. The American has made Eastbourne a home away from home in recent years, lifting the silverware four times since making his debut in 2019.
However, rising teenage stars Joao Fonseca and Rafael Jodar will be ones to watch as they look to dethrone the world No.9. Fonseca won two ATP titles last year while Spain's Jodar is enjoying a breaktout year - lifting his maiden tour-level title and climbing into the world's top 30.
Former champion Francisco Cerundolo will also be hoping to regain his title, and is joined in the singles main draw by his brother Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
On the women's side, former Wimbledon runner-up and world No.13 Jasmine Paolini will be hunting down a first trophy on the grass. The top seed reached the semi-final in 2024 and will be hoping for another strong showing this time out.
She's joined by former champions Madison Keys and Jelena Ostapenko and 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova who will be aiming to pick up her first WTA title since beating Paolini in the final at SW19 two years ago.
Past British success in Eastbourne
Virginia Wade is the only British player to have won a singles title in Eastbourne back in 1975, when she defeated Billie Jean King 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the final.
Wade also finished runner-up in 1974 and 1976 but lost both finals to American Chris Evert.
She also shared the women’s doubles title in 1976 after her final match with Olga Morozova against Evert and Martia Navratilova was abandoned in the second set due to rain.
Jo Durie and Anne Hobbs finished runners-up in the 1983 women’s doubles and a year later, Durie lost in the final again alongside Ann Kiyomura of the USA.
Since the introduction of the men’s event in 2009, there have been eight British men’s doubles title winners: Colin Fleming (2012), Ross Hutchins (2012), Dom Inglot (2014), Luke Bambridge (2018), Jonny O’Mara (2018), Neal Skupski (2024), Julian Cash (2025) and Lloyd Glasspool (2025).
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