Tennis returns to Nottingham for the LTA Lexus GB Pro Series
Tuesday, July 11 will see the eighth men’s event of the LTA’s 2023 Performance Competitions Calendar take place at Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre.
he tournament will be the fourth 25k level ITF World Tennis Tour event to be held in the East Midlands this year and is a part of the Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) Performance Competitions Calendar, featuring 22 Britons in the main draw of the Men’s Singles and 26 Brits in the doubles.
LTA Tournament Director Vsevolod Kevlych said: “The grass court season continues with another week of professional tennis in the East Midlands at the Lexus GB Pro Series Nottingham.”
Nottingham born Billy Harris is the top British seed, with the likes of Charles Broom, from Hertfordshire, Daniel Cox, from Lincolnshire, Giles Hussey from Wiltshire and Wimbledon doubles player Johannus Monday, from Yorkshire being just a handful of the British hopefuls that will be in action from today.
He added: “This is one of the last competitions on grass for 2023, so we look forward to inviting you to the Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre to back the Brits.”
The tournaments provide significantly enhanced opportunities for British players at each age and stage of the performance player pathway.
Last year saw a 165 per cent increase in the number competing in main draws compared to 2019 as well as domestic players winning almost half of the $686,000 prize money.
The performance calendar spans from Monday, July 10 until Sunday, July 16 this year, with Nottingham’s Tennis Centre also hosting the LTA British Open Wheelchair Tennis Champions from Tuesday, August 1 until Sunday, August 6.