Dates, draws, prize money and everything you need to know

The Hologic WTA Tour grass swing heads to the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne for the Rothesay International, one of two WTA 500 grass tournaments this coming week.

Eastbourne, one of the most important events where Martina Navratilova made her name as a grass legend (she won this title 11 times), is celebrating its 49th edition this year.

Top 10 players Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula and Jasmine Paolini lead the field, and defending champion Madison Keys rounds out this year’s top four.

Here are more facts and figures you need to know about the Rothesay International 2024:

When does the tournament start?

The main draw action at Rothesay International runs for six days, starting on Monday 24 June and ending on Saturday 29 June. Qualifying will take place on Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23.

The tournament will be combined with an ATP 250 men’s event on site.

When are the finals?

The singles final will take place on Saturday, June 29 at 12:30 PM. The doubles final will also take place on Saturday, June 29, following the finals of both the WTA and ATP singles.

How big are the fields?

The singles main draw field contains 28 players, with the top four seeds receiving a bye in the first round. The field includes four wildcards and six qualifiers.

The main doubles field consists of 16 teams, including two wild card combinations.

The Slazenger Wimbledon ball will be used during the event.

What does the singles draw look like?

Who were last year’s champions?

Madison Keys of the United States won the singles final last year, beating Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 7-6(13). In the long tiebreak of the second set, Keys had to save four set points before achieving victory on her fifth match point. Keys also won the Eastbourne title in 2014.

Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs captured the doubles title last year, beating Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez 6-2, 6-4 in the final.

Who’s playing?

Here are the expected singles seeds:

1. Elena Rybakina
Ranking: 4
2024 WTA Tour level TD: 35-7
2024 WTA titles: 3
Main draw record in Eastbourne: 3-2 (best result: 2021 semi-finals)

2. Jessica Pegula
Ranking: 5
WTA Tour level WL 2024: 13-7 (via Berlin second round)
Main draw record in Eastbourne: 2-2 (best result: quarter-finals 2023)

3. Jasmine Paolini
Ranking: 7
2024 WTA Tour level TD: 11/22
2024 WTA titles: 1
Record at the main draw in Eastbourne: 0-1 (best result: first round of 2023)

4. Madison Keys
Ranking: 12
2024 WTA Tour level TD: 16-6
2024 WTA titles: 1
Career Eastbourne main draw record: 11–2 (best result: 2014 champion, 2023)

5: Jelena Ostapenko
Ranking: 13
2024 WTA Tour Level TD: 11/23
2024 WTA titles: 2
Career Eastbourne main draw record: 17–6 (best result: 2021 champion)

6: Daria Kasatkina
Ranking: 14
2024 WTA Tour level TD: 21-13
Career Eastbourne main draw record: 8–5 (best result: 2023 finalist)

7. Barbora Krejcikova
Ranking: 25
2024 WTA Tour Level TD: 7-8
Career Eastbourne main draw record: 0–1 (best result: first round 2022)

8. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Ranking: 26
2024 WTA Tour Level TD: 18-14
Career Eastbourne main draw record: 5–8 (best result: 2012 quarter-finals)

The British Emma Raducanu, Harriet Dart and Yuriko Miyazaki have received the wildcards for the main draw.

One of last year’s Top 10 players, Karolina Muchova, will play in Eastbourne, in her first event after a nine-month injury layoff.

Former champions returning to the Eastbourne main draw this year are Madison Keys (2014, 2023) and Jelena Ostapenko (2021).

What are the ranking points and prize money offered in the main singles draw?

Champion: 500 points | $142,000
Finalist: 325 points | $87,655
Semi-finals: 195 points | $51,205
Quarter-finals: 108 points | $24,910
Second round: 60 points | $13,590
First round: 1 point | $9,820

How did last year’s lawn swing go?

Here’s a look at the champions and finalists from last year’s Hologic WTA Tour grass court events:

Nottingham (WTA 250): Katie Boulter d. Jodie Burrage
‘s-Hertogenbosch (WTA 250): Ekaterina Alexandrova d. Veronika Kudermetova

Berlin (WTA 500): Petra Kvitova d. Donna Vekic
Birmingham (WTA 250): Jelena Ostapenko d. Barbara Krejcikova

Eastbourne (WTA 500): Madison Keys d. Daria Kasatkina
Bad Homburg (WTA 250 last year; WTA 500 this year): Katerina Siniakova d. Lucia Bronzetti

Wimbledon (Grand Slam): Marketa Vondrousova d. Our Jabeur