2001 Brighton International

Brighton International
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	WTA Tour (1978-1995) ATP Tour (1996-2000)
Founded	1978
Abolished	2000
Editions	23 (18 women, 5 ,men)
Location	Brighton, UK
Surface	Carpet / indoor (1978-1995) Clay / outdoor (1996-2000)

The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978–1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October.

It was competed on indoor carpet courts and was a WTA Tier II event prior to being removed from the tour. The men's event was held on outdoor clay in Bournemouth from 1996-1999, and in Brighton, on indoor hard courts in 2000.

Steffi Graf won the tournament a record 6 times. The only British winners were Sue Barker, who defeated Mima Jaušovec in 1981; and in the men's, Tim Henman, who beat Dominik Hrbatý in the final year of play.

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