WTA Birmingham

Nature Valley Classic
WTA tour
venue	Birmingham United Kingdom
First run	1982
category	WTA Premier
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 871,028
Website	Official website
As of June 3, 2018

Game scene 2005

The WTA Birmingham (officially: Nature Valley Classic ) is a traditional women's tennis tournament of the WTA Tour , which is played on grass in the British city ​​of Birmingham .

It therefore serves as a preparatory tournament for the Wimbledon Championships .

Winners list

singles

year	Winner	Final opponent	Result
1982	Billie Jean King (1)	Rosalyn Fairbank	6: 2, 6: 1
1983	Billie Jean King (2)	Alycia Moulton	6-0, 7-5
1984	Pam Shriver (1)	Anne White	7: 6, 6: 3
1985	Pam Shriver (2)	Betsy Nagelsen	6: 1, 6: 0
1986	Pam Shriver (3)	Manuela Maleewa	6: 2, 7: 6
1987	Pam Shriver (4)	Laryssa Savchenko	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
1988	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Pam Shriver	6: 2, 6: 1
1989	Martina Navrátilová (1)	Zina Garrison	7: 6, 6: 3
1990	Zina Garrison (1)	Helena Suková	6: 4, 6: 1
1991	Martina Navrátilová (2)	Natallja Sverava	6: 4, 7: 6
1992	Brenda Schultz	Jenny Byrne	6: 2, 6: 2
1993	Lori McNeil (1)	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 3
1994	Lori McNeil (2)	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 2, 6: 2
1995	Zina Garrison-Jackson (2)	Lori McNeil	6: 3, 6: 3
1996	Meredith McGrath	Nathalie Tauziat	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
1997	Nathalie Tauziat (1)	Yayuk Basuki	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
1998	no final was played due to rain
1999	Julie Halard-Decugis	Nathalie Tauziat	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 4
2000	Lisa Raymond	Tamarine Tanasu yarn	6: 2, 6: 7 7 , 6: 4
2001	Nathalie Tauziat (2)	Miriam Oremans	6: 3, 7: 5
2002	Jelena Dokic	Anastassija Myskina	6: 2, 6: 3
2003	Magdalena Maleewa	Shinobu Asagoe	6: 1, 6: 1
2004	Maria Sharapova (1)	Tatiana Golovin	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
2005	Maria Sharapova (2)	Jelena Janković	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 1
2006	Vera Swonaryova	Jamea Jackson	7: 6 12 , 7: 6 5
2007	Jelena Janković	Maria Sharapova	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
2008	Kateryna Bondarenko	Yanina Wickmayer	7: 6 7 , 3: 6, 7: 6 4
↓ Category: International ↓
2009	Magdaléna Rybáriková	Li Na	6: 0, 7: 6 2
2010	Li Na	Maria Sharapova	7: 5, 6: 1
2011	Sabine Lisicki	Daniela Hantuchová	6: 3, 6: 2
2012	Melanie Oudin	Jelena Janković	6: 4, 6: 2
2013	Daniela Hantuchová	Donna Vekic	7: 6 5 , 6: 4
↓ Category: Premier ↓
2014	Ana Ivanović	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6: 3, 6: 2
2015	Angelique Kerber	Karolína Plíšková	6: 7 5 , 6: 3, 7: 6 4
2016	Madison Keys	Barbora Strýcová	6: 3, 6: 4
2017	Petra Kvitová (1)	Ashleigh Barty	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
2018	Petra Kvitová (2)	Magdaléna Rybáriková	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
2019	Ashleigh Barty	Julia Goerges	6: 3, 7: 5

Double

year	Winners	Final opponents	Result
1982	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 2
1983	Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh	Beverly Mold Elizabeth Sayers	6: 2, 6: 4
1984	Leslie Allen Anne White	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Sayers	7: 5, 6: 3
1985	Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh-Pete	Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3
1986	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6: 2, 6: 4
1987	- No final was played because of rain
1988	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Leila Mes'chi Svetlana Parchomenko	6: 4, 6: 1
1989	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Meredith McGrath Pam Shriver	7: 5, 5: 7, 6: 0
1990	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Gretchen Magers Lisa Gregory	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
1991	Nicole Provis Elizabeth Smylie	Sandy Collins Elna Reinach	6: 3, 6: 4
1992	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	Sandy Collins Elna Reinach	5: 7, 6: 3, 8: 6
1993	Lori McNeil Martina Navrátilová	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6: 3, 6.4
1994	Zina Garrison-Jackson Larisa Neiland	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	6: 4, 6: 4
1995	Manon Bollegraf Rennae Stubbs	Nicole Bradtke Kristine Radford	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
1996	Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild	Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 1
1997	Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland	Nathalie Tauziat Linda Wild	6: 2, 6: 3
1998	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
1999	Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland	Alexandra Fusai Inés Gorrochategui	6: 4, 6: 4
2000	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	6: 3, 7: 6 5
2001	Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat	6: 1, 6: 2
2002	Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat	6: 4, 6: 3
2003	Els Callen Miles Tu	Alicia Molik Martina Navrátilová	7: 5, 6: 4
2004	Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova	Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	6: 2, 6: 1
2005	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	Eleni Daniilidou Jennifer Russell	6: 2, 6: 3
2006	Jelena Janković Na Li	Jill Crayba's Liezel Huber	6: 2, 6: 4
2007	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	Sun Tiantian Miles Tu	7: 6 3 , 6: 3
2008	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Séverine Brémond Virginia Ruano Pascual	6: 2, 6: 1
↓ Category: International ↓
2009	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6: 1, 6: 4
2010	Cara Black Lisa Raymond	Liezel Huber Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6: 3, 3: 2 problem
2011	Wolha Hawarzowa Alla Kudrjawzewa	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	1: 6, 6: 1, [10: 5]
2012	Tímea Babos Hsieh Su-wei	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	7: 5, 6: 7 2 , [10: 8]
2013	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Cara Black Marina Eraković	7: 5, 6: 4
↓ Category: Premier ↓
2014	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	7: 6 1 , 6: 1
2015	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6: 4, 6: 4
2016	Karolína Plíšková Barbora Strýcová	Vania King Alla Kudryavtseva	6: 3, 7: 6 1
2017	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Chan Hao-ching Zhang Shuai	6: 1, 2: 6, [10: 8]
2018	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	4: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8]
2019	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	6: 4, 6: 7 4 , [10: 8]