Essential guide to the 2026 grass court season: Key dates, preview & where to watch
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The 2026 grass court season is nearly here as we gear up for the best period of the tennis calendar in Great Britain.
Before the action gets underway, check out out full grass court season guide, previewing every event, the biggest stories and what to look out for.
2026 grass court season calendar and where to watch
Here’s a rundown of the events in the British grass court season and where you can watch the action live:
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Date |
Event |
Where to watch |
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30 May – 7 June |
Tennis Channel |
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6-21 June |
HSBC Championships (WTA) |
BBC and Tennis Channel |
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7-14 June |
Tennis Channel |
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13-21 June |
BBC and Tennis Channel |
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20-27 June |
BBC and Tennis Channel |
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28 June – 3 July |
TBC |
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29 June – 13 July |
BBC |
Lexus Birmingham Open
Dates: 30 May – 7 June
Event level: WTA 125 and ATP Challenger 125
Top seeds:
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WTA |
ATP |
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Janice Tjen (INA) |
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) |
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Alexandra Eala (PHI) |
Mattia Bellucci (ITA) |
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Tatjana Maria (GER) |
James Duckworth (AUS) |
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Antonia Ruzic (CRO) |
Patrick Kypson (USA) |
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Talia Gibson (AUS) |
Eliot Spizzirri (USA) |
Defending champions:
- Women’s singles – Greet Minnen (BEL)
- Men’s singles – Otto Virtanen (FIN)
- Women’s doubles - Cristina Bucsa (ESP) & Destanee Aiava (AUS)
- Men’s doubles – Sadio Doumbia (FRA) & Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)
HSBC Championships
Dates: 6-21 June
Event level: WTA 500 and ATP 500
Top seeds:
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WTA |
ATP |
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Jessica Pegula (USA) |
Alex de Minaur (AUS) |
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Amanda Anisimova (USA) |
Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) |
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Victoria Mboko (CAN) |
Jiri Lehecka (CZE) |
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Belinda Bencic (SUI) |
Luciano Darderi (ITA) |
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Linda Noskova (CZE) |
Valentin Vacherot (MON) |
Defending champions
- Women’s singles – Tatjana Maria (GER)
- Men’s singles – Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
- Women’s doubles – Asia Muhammad (USA) & Demi Schuurs (NED)
- Men’s doubles – Julian Cash (GBR) & Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)
Lexus Ilkley Open
Dates: 7-14 July
Event level: WTA 125 and ATP Challenger 125
Top seeds:
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WTA |
ATP |
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Viktorija Golubic (SUI) |
Jaime Faria (POR) |
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Lilli Tagger (AUT) |
Henrique Rocha (POR) |
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Lanlana Tararudee (THA) |
Leandro Riedi (SUI) |
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Sinja Kraus (AUT) |
Jacob Fearnley (GBR) |
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Ashlyn Krueger (USA) |
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR) |
Defending champions:
- Women's singles – Iva Jovic (USA)
- Women's doubles - Isabelle Haverlag (NED) & Simona Waltert (SUI)
- Men's singles – Tristan Schoolkate (AUS)
- Men's doubles - Diego Hidalgo (ECU) & Patrik Trhac (USA)
Lexus Nottingham Open
Dates: 13-21 June
Event level: WTA 250 and ATP Challenger 125
Top seeds:
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WTA |
ATP |
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Iva Jovic (USA) |
TBC |
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Leylah Fernandez (CAN) |
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Marie Bouzkova (CZE) |
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Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) |
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Ann Li (USA) |
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Defending champions
- Women's singles - McCartney Kessler (USA)
- Men’s singles – Marin Cilic (CRO)
- Women's doubles - Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) & Laura Siegemund (GER)
- Men's doubles - Austin Krajicek (USA) and Santiago Gonzalez (MEX)
Lexus Eastbourne Open
Dates: 20-27 June
Event level: WTA 250, ATP 250 and WC500
Top seeds:
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WTA |
ATP |
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TBC |
TBC |
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Defending 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 British Open Roehampton
Date: 28 June – 3 July
Event level: WC1000 and J300
Top seeds:
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WTA |
ATP |
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TBC |
TBC |
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Defending champions
- Women's wheelchair singles - Yui Kamiji (JPN)
- Men's wheelchair singles – Alfie Hewett (GBR)
- Quad wheelchair singles - Niels Vink (NED)
- Women's wheelchair doubles – Manami Tanaka (JPN) & Zhenzhen Zhu (CHN)
- Men's wheelchair doubles – Alfie Hewett (GBR) & Gordon Reid (GBR)
- Quad wheelchair doubles – Guy Sasson (ISR) & Niels Vink (NED)
The Championships, Wimbledon
Dates: 30 June - 13 July
Event level: Grand Slam
Defending champions
- Men's singles - Jannik Sinner (ITA)
- Women's singles - Iga Swiatek (POL)
- Men's doubles - Julian Cash (GBR) & Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)
- Women's doubles - Veronika Kudermetova & Elise Mertens (BEL)
- Mixed doubles - Sem Verbeek (NED) & Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
- Wheelchair men's singles - Tokito Oda (JPN)
- Wheelchair men's doubles - Martin de la Puente (ESP) & Ruben Spaargaren (NED)
- Wheelchair women's singles - Wang Ziying (CHN)
- Wheelchair women's doubles - Li Xiaohui (CHN) & Wang Ziying (CHN)
- Wheelchair quad singles - Niels Vink (NED)
- Wheelchair quad doubles - Guy Sasson (ISR) & Niels Vink (NED)
