WTA 500 Event Reviews

A great event as always. A shame about some drop outs from the draw. The ticketing experience was unclear and particularly stressful for anyone managing a group. It was never clear when tickets were arriving. The app has a 1.8/5.0 rating and a 10 page guide. What is the point, just print the ticket.

Very good matches wet start!

Excellent Tennis Mon to Fri.

Need more seats to put around Court 4.

Should provide order of play if requested.

Post order of play online sooner on the morning.

I’ve been going to the tournament since 1981. It has changed so much and I’m finding accessing the tickets and getting decent seats is becoming much harder. Security has been increased, which is necessary, unfortunately. However, we always have a good day out and see some decent tennis.

What a fantastic day! A lovely venue with minimal queuing for loos, coffee and entry to the centre court. It felt more relaxed than other tournaments I have attended and closer to the tennis players and action.

An excellent day of outstanding tennis.Stewards and crowd always so friendly.

Enjoyed three wonderful days at Eastbourne with my husband who is 93 and thoroughly enjoys his tennis. The staff stewards were extremely helpful.

Such a friendly atmosphere.

I was able to park near the gate and pop out a few times re re park. However I have now learnt that I will be able to obtain a brown parking permit which I will apply for next year.

Is there priority booking for disabled people please. My husband is not in a wheelchair but finds stairs extremely difficult. I did manage to book online rows Band C which were ok. I hope I can do same next year.

Again excellent venue, great staff and tennis.

Very disappointed with the matches scheduled on centre court on Tuesday. If you pay for a top price ticket you expect to see the best players available

Also the ATP tour has ruined this event for us. It was much better as a WTA event only as the nens event now seems to take priority

Eastbourne is a lovely seaside town with a good variety of accommodation. The venue for tennis is excellent and not overcrowded. An outstanding event where 7 of the top 10 lady players in the world competed to be champion.

We plan to attend next year.

Lovely day! Marshals were very helpful

Just would have like to find a programme when we first walked in by the gate (5)

Well done to toilet staff who kept it rolling and kept them clean!!

I had a fabulous few days. The organisation and communication were excellent. The stewards were really helpful and friendly. Location good even though the seagulls did aerial displays for everyone. This was going to be a one off but I think I will be back.

The Eastbourne VIP tennis experience was very enjoyable. The ambiance of the venue was lovely and the attentive staff made you feel very special.

My friends and I had been upgraded to the full day package which was both lucky and most appreciated

The reason for the 3star rating being the disappointment with the food. If I had paid for the full package I would have expected the food to have been a lot better. It was very well presented but not much of it.

It was our first visit to the Eastbourne event and we were blown away by the superb atmosphere and high standard of all the facilities. The organisation and help at hand was first class , friendly and helpful. Seating inside the court and outside relax areas was very good and their was a real buzz about the event with open courts and practice zones making a natural interaction with the players possible .

Fabulous visit, from start to finish. We always get such a friendly welcome and all the on-site staff and volunteers are a pleasure to deal with. Access to food and drinks can be rather slow, so best to try and time it right - that is, not when a match has just finished and everyone has poured out of the stadium. Or, bring your own snacks etc. The atmosphere around the ground is just delightful - it’s also immaculately maintained - and an added bonus is that the sun is nearly always shining. Finally, if budget allows, I thoroughly recommend you treat yourself to a hospitality package for a day - a truly memorable experience!

Very enjoyable tennis , however, we have attended many tennis events in the past and never experienced the amount of LOUD chatting during the matches from spectators surrounding us. These particular spectators were not talking about tennis but medical problems, coffee mornings , holidays, friends problems etc.. Very annoying. Maybe the umpire could express his / her concerns before a match .

Really difficult booking process. Getting far too corporate and exclusive

Good tennis. Poor behaviour of fans

Tennis was great. Ground staff great. Catering poor.

We had a great day

Nice atmosphere and well organised, some enjoyable games. Chairs very uncomfortable though, causing legs and back to ache. Please address this for next year

Arrived slightly late for event. Disabled parking not available; we’re told to go to parking lot for shuttle (really for someone with a disability; might be against the disabilities act!) offered to Valet park, but did not tell us the cost, We we’re surprised at $50/day which is ridiculously high! We were not informed ahead of time about the bag size requirement and/or clear plastic bags only. We had to go search for such clear plastic bags. Terrible Fan/customer service. Outrageous food and drink prices. How about adding outdoor heaters around the food/drink areas? But it was a great tennis tournament overall.