It's considered a warm-up for Wimbledon and a sister tournament to the men's Queen's Club Championships
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The Birmingham Classic is a WTA 250-level women’s tennis tournament hosted in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom, at the Edgbaston Priory Club. The event has been held on outdoor grass courts at this location since 1982. It’s considered a warm-up for Wimbledon and a sister tournament to the men’s Queen’s Club Championships. The event was once part of the WTA’s International series. It was a top level competition from 2014 until 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 competition. With four singles titles, Pam Shriver holds the record for most singles titles.
The 2022 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham due to sponsorship reasons) is an outdoor grass court women’s tennis tournament. It is the event’s 40th edition and a WTA 250 competition on the WTA Tour in 2022. On the 13–19 June 2022, it will be held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
| Player | Seed |
| Jelena Ostapenko | 1 |
| Simona Halep | 2 |
| Camila Giorgi | 3 |
| Elise Mertens | 4 |
| Petra Kvitova | 5 |
| Sorana Cirstea | 6 |
| Alison Riske | 7 |
| Zhang Shuai | 8 |
The Rothesay Classic Birmingham has a total commitment of USD 251,750, with a prize pool of USD 239,477. The winner will receive USD 33,200 and 280 ranking points.
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The 2022 Birmingham Classic will see five rounds of competition apart from the qualifiers. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Here is the schedule for the tournament from June 13 to June 19.
| Round | Date |
| Round of 32 | June 13 and14 |
| Round of 16 | June 15 |
| Quarter-final | June 16 and 17 |
| Semi-final | June 18 |
| Final | June 19 |
Here is a list of broadcasters/streaming services where you can watch the 2022 Birmingham Classic.
