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AEGON Classic 
WTA Tour Location Birmingham
United KingdomVenue Edgbaston Priory Club Category International Surface Grass / Outdoors Draw 56M/32Q/16D Prize Money US$220,000 Website aegonclassic.co.uk The AEGON Classic, formerly known as the DFS Classic, is an International series tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts. It is seen as a major warm up tournament for Wimbledon and a sister tournament to the men's Queen's Club Championships.
Pam Shriver holds the record for the most singles titles with four.
Contents
Past finals
2005 DFS Classic.
Singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score Name 2011 
Sabine Lisicki
Daniela Hantuchová6–3, 6–2 AEGON Classic 2010 
Li Na
Maria Sharapova7–5, 6–1 2009 Magdaléna Rybáriková Li Na6–0, 7–6(2) 2008 
Kateryna Bondarenko
Yanina Wickmayer7–6(7), 3–6, 7–6(4) DFS Classic 2007 
Jelena Janković Maria Sharapova4–6, 6–3, 7–5 2006 Vera Zvonareva
Jamea Jackson7–6(12), 7–6(5) 2005 Maria Sharapova
Jelena Janković6–2, 4–6, 6–1 2004 Maria Sharapova
Tatiana Golovin4–6, 6–2, 6–1 2003 
Magdalena Maleeva
Shinobu Asagoe6–1, 6–4 2002 
Jelena Dokić Anastasia Myskina6–2, 6–3 2001 Nathalie Tauziat
Miriam Oremans6–3, 7–5 2000 Lisa Raymond
Tamarine Tanasugarn6–2, 6–7, 6–4 1999 Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat6–2, 3–6, 6–4 1998 Cancelled after quarterfinals due to rain 1997 Nathalie Tauziat
Yayuk Basuki2–6, 6–2, 6–2 1996 Meredith McGrath Nathalie Tauziat2–6, 6–4, 6–4 1995 Zina Garrison Lori McNeil6–3, 6–3 1994 Lori McNeil Zina Garrison6–2, 6–2 1993 Lori McNeil Zina Garrison6–4, 2–6, 6–3 1992 Brenda Schultz McCarthy
Jenny Byrne6–2, 6–2 Dow Classic 1991 Martina Navratilova
Natasha Zvereva6–4, 7–6 1990 Zina Garrison
Helena Suková6–4, 6–1 1989 Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison7–6, 6–3 1988 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Pam Shriver6–2, 6–1 1987 Pam Shriver Larisa Savchenko Neiland4–6, 6–2, 6–2 Dow Chemical Classic 1986 Pam Shriver Manuela Maleeva Fragniere6–2, 7–6 Edgbaston Cup 1985 Pam Shriver Betsy Nagelsen McCormack6–1, 6–0 1984 Pam Shriver Anne White7–6, 6–3 1983 Billie Jean King Alycia Moulton6–0, 7–5 1982 Billie Jean King
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer6–2, 6–1 Doubles
External links
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1990 Tampa • Newport • 1990–1991 San Diego • 1990–1992 San Antonio • Leipzig • 1991–1992 Barcelona • 1992–1994 Lucerne • Osaka • 1993/2007–2008 Budapest • 1993 Kitzbühel • 1993–1994 Schenectady 1993–1997 Linz • 1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis • Strasbourg • Tokyo Outdoor • Birmingham • Quebec City • 1994–1996 Moscow (Ladies Open) • 1995 San Juan • 1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol • 1995–1996 Jakarta
1995–1998/2002 Warsaw • 1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup) • 1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City • 1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch • 1997–2003 Madrid • 1997–2008 Gold Coast • 1998 Prague • Boston • 1999 Cairo
1999–2004 Sopot • 1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali • 2000–2004 Vienna • 2001 Canberra • 2001–2003 Doha • 2001–2008 Bogotá • Acapulco • 2004–2006 Hasselt • 2004–2008 Guangzhou • 2005–2007 Bangkok • Kolkata • 2005–2008 Istanbul • 2006–2008 Bangalore • 2007–2008 Bad Gastein • 2008 Viña del MarWTA Tier IV tournaments (1988–2008) 1988 Rome · Zürich · 1988–1989 Hamburg · Mahwah · Newport · San Antonio · San Diego · Sydney · Tampa · Taipei · 1988–1993 San Juan/Dorado · 1990 Wichita ·
1990–1991 Albuquerque · Nashville · 1990–1992 Birmingham · Brisbane · Geneva/Lucerne · Indianapolis · Oklahoma City · Paris · Strasbourg · Tokyo ·
1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz · 1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang · 1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona · 1991–1992 Bayonne ·
1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur · 1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary · 1992–1994 Taiwan · 1993 Hong Kong · San Marino · Sapporo · 1993–1994 Taranto · 1993–1994/1997 Jakarta · 1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo · 1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels · 1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland · 1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya · 1994 Melbourne · 1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking · 1994–1997 Surabaya · 1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart · 1995 Bournemouth · Nagoya · 1996–1997 Cardiff · 1996–1999 Bol ·
1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest · 1998 Istanbul · Sopot · 1998–2000 Bogota · Bratislava · 1999 Prostějov · Vienna · 1999–2000 Warsaw · 1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute ·
1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril · 1999–2008 Tashkent · 2001 Basel · 2001–2002 Porto · Waikoloa · 2002–2003 Sarasota · 2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm · 2003–2005 Hyderabad ·
2004–2008 Seoul · 2005 Modena · 2005–2008 Forest Hills · Portoroz · Rabat/Fes · 2006 CanberraCategories:- Grass court tennis tournaments
- WTA Tour
- Sport in the United Kingdom
- Sport in Birmingham, West Midlands
- AEGON Classic
- Recurring sporting events established in 1982
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