Lexus Eastbourne Open 2025 – Schedule, Stars, Grass Stats & How to Watch

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Last updated: 22 Jun 2025

Freetips staff 22 Jun 2025

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WTA Eastbourne: Key pre-Wimbledon grass-court tournament
Features top players like Daria Kasatkina and Jelena Ostapenko
Offers exciting live betting on platforms like Stake and bet365

Daria Kasatkina kisses the trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez in the 2024 Eastbourne final on June 29 in southern England. (credit: Getty)

2025 WTA Eastbourne Preview

The Eastbourne Open is a recently relegated WTA 250 grass-court tournament held at the historic Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. First staged in 1974, it has long served as a key warm-up event for Wimbledon, attracting top-tier talent with its fast courts and seaside charm. Recent champions include Petra Kvitová, Madison Keys, and Daria Kasatkina.

2025 WTA Eastbourne Preview
Tournament Format & Schedule
Playing Conditions & Weather
Player Quotes
Recent Champions
2024 Match Statistics
Players to Watch
How to Watch & Live Stream Eastbourne
Betting on Eastbourne

The 2025 edition marks the tournament’s 50th edition and the first year under its new name: Lexus Eastbourne Open.

Tournament Format & Schedule

Singles Draw: 32 players
Doubles Draw: 16 teams
Seeds: 8
Qualifying: 24-player field, with 6 spots in the main draw
Wildcards: Up to 3 granted
Tournament Duration: 6 days
Main Draw Start: Monday (June 23, 2025)
Finals: Saturday (June 28, 2025)

Playing Conditions & Weather

Eastbourne is forecasted to enjoy mostly dry and sunny conditions throughout the tournament week, with temperatures expected to hover in the low to mid-20s Celsius. The warm, breezy seaside climate should help the grass dry out and play faster as the week progresses, favoring players with aggressive, flat-hitting styles.

The tournament is played in open-air conditions at the charming Devonshire Park, just minutes from the English Channel.

Player Quotes

Madison Keys: Eastbourne is a place that always brings out my best tennis. The atmosphere is relaxed but competitive, which is perfect before Wimbledon.
Daria Kasatkina: I love Eastbourne and I will be happy to come back, despite all the rules regarding WTA 250 events and Top-30 players.
Petra Kvitova: Eastbourne is always a great test. The grass plays quickly, and the field is strong. It’s one of the best places to prepare for Wimbledon.

Recent Champions

2024: Daria Kasatkina

2023: Madison Keys

2022: Petra Kvitova

2021: Jelena Ostapenko

The tournament generally favored established players to be its champions

2024 Match Statistics

Average match time: One hour and 43 minutes

Aces percentage: 4.43 per 100 points

Double faults percentage: 5.48 per 100 points

Breakpoint saved percentage: 55.4%

Tournament first-serve win percentage: 62.5%

Percentage of matches won by lower-ranked players: 38.5%

Players to Watch

Daria Kasatkina: Bidding to reach Eastbourne final for the third year in a row after the runner-up in 2023 and title in 2024
Jelena Ostapenko: Excellent grass player with 10 quarterfinals, three at Wimbledon and four in Eastbourne (champion in 2021)
Emma Raducanu: British star who has three quarterfinals at home, including in Eastbourne in 2024 and Queen’s Club this summer.

How to Watch & Live Stream Eastbourne

Can’t catch the matches on TV? Don’t worry — you can watch live on popular betting platforms like Stake and bet365, where streaming and in-play betting go hand in hand.

Steps to Access Live Streaming:

Register an account with Stake or bet365.
Complete any required qualifying deposit to unlock streaming.
Navigate to the live streaming or “In-Play” section.
Find and select the WTA Eastbourne (Lexus Eastbourne Open) matches.
Enjoy live action and place bets in real time.

Live streaming access usually requires a registered account with a funded balance.

Betting on Eastbourne

With its fast grass courts and unpredictable conditions, Eastbourne offers plenty of exciting betting opportunities — whether you like to plan ahead or jump in live as the action unfolds.

Futures Betting

Tournament Winner: Back the player you think will conquer the Lexus Eastbourne Open trophy.
To Reach the Final: Predict which two players will battle it out on finals day.
Stage of Elimination: Wager on when your favorite might bow out—early upset or deep run?
Head-to-Head Matchups: Who will go further between key rivals in the draw?

Match-Specific Betting

Match Winner: Choose the winner of any individual match.
Set Betting: Nail the exact set score — a risky but rewarding play.
Game Handicap: Bet with a spread to even the odds when players clash.
Total Games Over/Under: Predict the total games played — great for tight or long matches.

In-Play Betting

Next Game Winner: Who will take the next service game?
Next Break of Serve: Which player will break serve first?
Live Set & Match Winner: Adjust your bets dynamically as momentum swings.

Live betting on WTA Eastbourne offers fast-changing odds, perfect for reacting to the quick pace of grass-court tennis.

Verdict

There are quite a few players in the draw who have a significantly better track record on grass than the rest of the field.

They include Jelena Ostapenko, Daria Kasatkina, and Barbora Krejcikova who have all won a title on this surface and are likely to go deep this week as well.

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