A selection of the top players from the women’s game will set their sights on the West Midlands for this WTA 250 event as they endeavour to lift the coveted Maud Watson trophy.

Featuring reigning champion Jelena Ostapenko, former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki, and two-time Grand Slam finalist Karolina Pliskova, here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Rothesay Classic Birmingham.

When is the Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024?

Qualifiers for the Rothesay Classic Birmingham will take place on Saturday 15 June and Sunday 16 June, while the main draw will get underway from Monday 17 June to Sunday 23 June.

Where is the Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024 being played?

The Rothesay Classic Birmingham will be held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in central Birmingham. 

Founded in 1964, the club is the host of the annual WTA 250 event, with the ‘Ann Jones Court’ stadium holding a capacity of 2,500 seats.

How to watch the Birmingham Classic?

You can watch the Rothesay Classic Birmingham live on BBC iPlayer, digital services and on Tennis Channel.  

When is the Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024 draw?

All information on the Rothesay Open Nottingham draws and order of play will be available in our Score Centre.

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Which British players will be competing at the Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024?

In the wake of last year’s memorable grass court season, Britain’s Katie Boulter will compete in her sixth tournament at the Edgbaston Priory Club.

Boulter, who last year secured her first WTA title at the Rothesay Open Nottingham, soared into the top 30 in March after ousting four seeded players to seize her first WTA 500 event in the San Diego Open.

Meanwhile, six Brits have entered the doubles draw, including doubles specialists Olivia Nicholls and Maia Lumsden as well as Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Sarah Beth Grey and Tara Moore.

Who else is competing at the Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024?

The reigning champion and world No.13, Ostapenko, will look to duplicate her impressive performance last year to earn her ninth trophy on the WTA circuit.

This year will be her first entering the tournament as top seed, having earlier this season climbed back into the top 10 for a third time in her career.

Ostapenko, 27, took the WTA Tour by storm in 2017 after becoming the first unseeded player in the Open Era to win the French Open.

Only two other WTA players, Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova, have been able to replicate her achievement in Paris.

Czechia’s Krejcikova will also mark her return to Birmingham for a second successive year in the singles after Ostapenko pipped her to the title last season.

Krejcikova, 28, reached a singles career-high ranking of world No.2 just two years ago following her win at Roland Garros.

Also considered a doubles connoisseur, the former doubles world No.1 has a remarkable 18 titles under her belt with wins recorded at all four Grand Slams as well as breaking her Rothesay Classic Birmingham duck by earning her first win with Marta Kostyuk in 2023.

Less than 12 months after returning to professional tennis, Wozniacki has been announced as a wildcard, entering among the 23 slated to compete as well as Pliskova and this year’s Roland Garros semi-finalist, 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.

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Who are the reigning Rothesay Classic Birmingham champions?

• Women’s singles – Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
• Women’s doubles – Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) & Marta Kostyuk (UKR)