A tournament steeped in history and set to be played again this next week between 13-19 July is the Swedish Open or the Bastad Open as it can also be coined which takes place on the one week outdoor clay foray post Wimbledon.
Famous champions include Ilie Nastase (1971), Bjorn Borg (1974, 1978–1979), Mats Wilander (1982–1983, 1985), and Rafael Nadal (2005). The latter returned during the final year of his career in a full circle moment.
It also was previously a WTA tournament but was sold to the Moscow River Cup and is now.a WTA 125 so never returned even in the advent of the WTA stopping their foray into Russia amid the outset of the war.
Luciano Darderi is the defending champion and returns this year. He is joined by Andrey Rublev, Alejandro Tabilo, Nuno Borges, Botic van de Zandschulp and a smattering of Argentines including Mariano Navone.
Draw Bastad Open 2026
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Andrey Rublev | v | BYE |
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | v | Andrea Pellegrino |
| Jesper de Jong | v | Vilius Gaubas |
| Max Dahlin | v | Sebastian Baez |
| Alejandro Tabilo | v | BYE |
| Facundo Diaz Acosta | v | Qualifier |
| Jan Choinski | v | Nikoloz Basilashvili |
| Sebastian Ofner | v | Thiago Agustin Tirante |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | v | BYE |
| Adolfo Daniel Vallejo | v | Qualifier |
| Stefano Travaglia | v | Qualifier |
| Qualifier | v | Mariano Navone |
| Nuno Borges | v | Moise Kouame |
| Dalibor Svrcina | v | Grigor Dimitrov |
| Daniel Altmaier | v | Hugo Gaston |
| BYE | v | Luciano Darderi |
Entry List Bastad Open 2026
| # | Player | Ctry |
| 13 | Andrey Rublev | RUS |
| 17 | Luciano Darderi | ITA |
| 31 | Alejandro Tabilo | CHI |
| 39 | Mariano Navone | ARG |
| 52 | Thiago Agustín Tirante | ARG |
| 54 | Nuno Borges | POR |
| 56 | Botic van de Zandschulp | NED |
| 57 | Sebastián Báez | ARG |
| 71 | Adolfo Daniel Vallejo | PAR |
| 72 | Jesper de Jong | NED |
| 81 | Daniel Altmaier | GER |
| 106 | Jan Choinski | GBR |
| 110 | Dalibor Svrčina | CZE |
| 117 | Hugo Gaston | FRA |
| 118 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | GEO |
| 121 | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (WC) | NOR |
| 123 | Sebastian Ofner | AUT |
| 127 | Facundo Díaz Acosta | ARG |
| 129 | Vilius Gaubas | LTU |
| 132 | Stefano Travaglia | ITA |
| 133 | Andrea Pellegrino | ITA |
| 146 | Grigor Dimitrov (WC) | BUL |
| 215 | Moïse Kouamé (WC) | FRA |
| — | Max Dahlin (WC) | SWE |
Prize Money Bastad Open 2026
| Round | Prize Money |
| Winner | €93,175 |
| Finals | €54,360 |
| SF | €31,955 |
| Quarter Finals | €18,515 |
| Round 16 | €10,750 |
| R28 | €6,570 |
History Bastad Open 2026
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Score |
| 1968 | Martin Mulligan | Ion Țiriac | 8–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1969 | Manuel Santana | Ion Țiriac | 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Dick Crealy | Georges Goven | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1971 | Ilie Năstase | Jan Leschly | 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Manuel Orantes | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Stan Smith | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1974 | Björn Borg | Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 1975 | Manuel Orantes | José Higueras | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Tonino Zugarelli | Corrado Barazzutti | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Corrado Barazzutti | Balázs Taróczy | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 1978 | Björn Borg | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1979 | Björn Borg | Balázs Taróczy | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1980 | Balázs Taróczy | Tony Giammalva | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 1981 | Thierry Tulasne | Anders Järryd | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1982 | Mats Wilander | Henrik Sundström | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Mats Wilander | Anders Järryd | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1984 | Henrik Sundström | Anders Järryd | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Mats Wilander | Stefan Edberg | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1986 | Emilio Sánchez | Mats Wilander | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Joakim Nyström | Stefan Edberg | 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1988 | Marcelo Filippini | Francesco Cancellotti | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Paolo Canè | Bruno Orešar | 7–6, 7–6 |
| ↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ | |||
| 1990 | Richard Fromberg | Magnus Larsson | 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1991 | Magnus Gustafsson | Alberto Mancini | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1992 | Magnus Gustafsson | Tomás Carbonell | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Horst Skoff | Ronald Agénor | 7–5, 1–6, 6–0 |
| 1994 | Bernd Karbacher | Horst Skoff | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1995 | Fernando Meligeni | Christian Ruud | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1996 | Magnus Gustafsson | Andriy Medvedev | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1997 | Magnus Norman | Juan Antonio Marín | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1998 | Magnus Gustafsson | Andriy Medvedev | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1999 | Juan Antonio Marín | Andreas Vinciguerra | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2000 | Magnus Norman | Andreas Vinciguerra | 6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
| 2001 | Andrea Gaudenzi | Bohdan Ulihrach | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2002 | Carlos Moyá | Younes El Aynaoui | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 2003 | Mariano Zabaleta | Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Mariano Zabaleta | Gastón Gaudio | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2005 | Rafael Nadal | Tomáš Berdych | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Tommy Robredo | Nikolay Davydenko | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2007 | David Ferrer | Nicolás Almagro | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2008 | Tommy Robredo | Tomáš Berdych | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2009 | Robin Söderling | Juan Mónaco | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2010 | Nicolás Almagro | Robin Söderling | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 2011 | Robin Söderling | David Ferrer | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2012 | David Ferrer | Nicolás Almagro | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Carlos Berlocq | Fernando Verdasco | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2014 | Pablo Cuevas | João Sousa | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2015 | Benoît Paire | Tommy Robredo | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| 2016 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | Fernando Verdasco | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2017 | David Ferrer | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Fabio Fognini | Richard Gasquet | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 2019 | Nicolás Jarry | Juan Ignacio Londero | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Casper Ruud | Federico Coria | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2022 | Francisco Cerúndolo | Sebastián Báez | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2023 | Andrey Rublev | Casper Ruud | 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| 2024 | Nuno Borges | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2025 | Luciano Darderi | Jesper de Jong | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
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