Swedish Open
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| Founded | 1948 | ||||||||
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Båstad Sweden |
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| Venue | Båstad Tennis Stadium | ||||||||
| Surface | Clay / Outdoors | ||||||||
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| ATP World Tour | |
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| Category | ATP World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16Q / 16D |
| Prize money | €450,000 |
| WTA Tour | |
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| Category | International |
| Draw | 32S / 32Q / 28D |
| Prize money | US$250,000 |
The men's Swedish Open (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.
The women's Swedish Open (sponsored by Collector) is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. Held since 2009, as the successor to the Nordea Nordic Light Open in , this WTA Tour event is an international-level tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.
The Swedish Open was first held in 1948 when it was called the International Swedish Hard Court Championships. Between 1970 and 1989 the men's event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and a Grand Prix Super Series event (1970–72).
The first three tournaments were won by Eric Sturgess from South Africa. Other famous champions include Ilie Năstase (1971), Björn Borg (1974, 1978–1979), Mats Wilander (1982–1983, 1985), and Rafael Nadal (2005). The stadium in which the tournament is held underwent reconstruction in 2002 to accommodate the new hotel underneath the seaside bleachers.
From 1948 to 1990, there was also a women's singles tournament. After the Nordea Nordic Light Open in was sold, it was announced that the women's event would return to Båstad. Since 2009 the Collector Swedish Open Women in Båstad has been an International-level tournament.
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