Organised by the Tennis Foundation, the British Open is one of six Super Series events on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and one of the most important tournaments in the world outside of the Grand Slams.
This year the tournament will run from 26-31 July 2016.
There will also be a junior tournament running from 30 -31 July for more information please download the fact sheet.
You can also download the Junior tournament entry form here.
The 2015 British Open saw the tournament in its 26th year and with an entry that included 26 world top 10 ranked players across the men's, women's and quad singles events. The 2015 British Open was the first Super Series event to come within the ranking qualification window for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
The Wheelchair Tennis Tour originated in 1992 with 11 international tournaments. By 2000, the number of tournaments had reached 130 events in 37 countries and the 2015UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour features over 160 tournaments in more than 40 countries.
The 2015 British Open was also once again crucial for the world's leading players trying to earn enough wrorld ranking points to qualify for the year-end NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters, which takes place from 25 - 29 November in London.
The British Open takes place at Nottingham Tennis Centre. Find more information about the Tennis Centre and get directions here.
Previous winners
| Year |
Mens |
Womens |
Quads |
| 1990 |
Thierry Caillier (FRA) |
Janet McMorran (GBR) |
N/A |
| 1991 |
Chip Turner (USA) |
Monique Van Den Bosch (NED) |
N/A |
| 1992 |
Chip Turner (USA)
|
Monique Van Den Bosch (NED) |
N/A |
| 1993 |
Kai Schrameyer (GER)
|
Monique Van Den Bosch (NED) |
N/A |
| 1994 |
Laurent Giammartini (FRA)
|
Daniela Di Toro (AUS) |
N/A |
| 1995 |
David Hall (AUS)
|
Monique Kalkman (NED) |
N/A |
| 1996 |
Laurent Giammartini (FRA)
|
Monique Kalkman (NED) |
N/A |
| 1997 |
Ricky Molier (NED)
|
Chantal Vandierendonck (NED) |
Rick Draney (USA) |
| 1998 |
David Hall (AUS)
|
Daniela Di Toro (AUS) |
Rick Draney (USA) |
| 1999 |
David Hall (AUS)
|
Daniela Di Toro (AUS) |
Rick Draney (USA) |
| 2000 |
Ricky Molier (NED)
|
Sonja Peters (NED) |
Rick Draney (USA) |
| 2001 |
David Hall (AUS)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Shraga Weinberg (ISR) |
| 2002 |
David Hall (AUS)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Nobuhiro Tachibana (JPN) |
| 2003 |
Robin Ammerlaan (NED)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Peter Norfolk (GBR) |
| 2004 |
David Hall (AUS)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Bas van Erp (NED) |
| 2005 |
David Hall (AUS)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Peter Norfolk (GBR) |
| 2006 |
Robin Ammerlaan (NED)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Peter Norfolk (GBR) |
| 2007 |
Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
David Wagner (USA) |
| 2008 |
Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Peter Norfolk (GBR) |
| 2009 |
Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
David Wagner (USA) |
| 2010 |
Maikel Scheffers (NED)
|
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Johan Andersson (SWE) |
| 2011 |
Maikel Scheffers (NED) |
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Peter Norfolk (GBR) |
| 2012 |
Shingo Kunieda (JPN) |
Esther Vergeer (NED) |
Noam Gershony (ISR) |
| 2013 |
Joachim Gerard (BEL) |
Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) |
Lucas Sithole (RSA) |
| 2014 |
Shingo Kunieda (JPN) |
Yui Kamiji (JPN) |
Dylan Alcott (AUS) |
| 2015 |
Stephane Houdet (FRA) |
Jordanne Whiley (GBR) |
Lucas Sithole (RSA) |
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