The 2023 Prague Open (branded as the 2023 Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the TK Sparta Prague. It was the 14th (WTA and non-WTA) edition of the tournament and part of the 2023 WTA Tour, classified as a WTA 250 tournament. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic from 31 July to 6 August 2023.[1]
| 2023 Prague Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 July – 6 August |
| Edition | 14th |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Venue | TK Sparta Prague |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Nao Hibino | |
| Doubles | |
Nao Hibino /  Oksana Kalashnikova | |
Exclusion of Russian & Belarusian players
editAhead of the tournament, the Czech police prevented the Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from entering the country.[2] Russian and Belarusian players were subsequently asked not to travel to Czechia and were forced to withdraw from the tournament.[3] They would have competed as neutrals, without any national flag or symbol, but the Czech government passed a resolution banning all Russian and Belarusian athletes from entering the country due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
Champions
editSingles
editNao Hibino def.
Linda Nosková 6–4, 6–1
Doubles
editOksana Kalashnikova def.
Quinn Gleason /
Elixane Lechemia 6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–3]
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Bouzková | 29 | 1 | |
| Zhu Lin | 38 | 2 | |
| Zhang Shuai | 45 | 3 | |
| Linda Nosková | 59 | 4 | |
| Alizé Cornet | 70 | 6 | |
| Wang Xinyu | 71 | 7 | |
| Kateryna Baindl | 77 | 8 | |
| Wang Xiyu | 80 | 9 |
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.[5]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcard entry into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry with a protected ranking:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Emiliana Arango
Viktória Hrunčáková
Tamara Korpatsch
Dayana Yastremska
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
editKaia Kanepi
Lucrezia Stefanini
Ankita Raina
Rebeka Masarova → replaced by
Evgeniya Rodina → replaced by
Yuan Yue
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Shuai | Zhu Lin | 129 | 1 | ||
| Alicia Barnett | Olivia Nicholls | 145 | 2 | ||
| Anastasia Dețiuc | Anna Sisková | 187 | 3 | ||
| Naiktha Bains | Maia Lumsden | 198 | 4 |
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcard entry into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
editLuksika Kumkhum /
References
edit- ^ "Livesport Prague Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova posts message after being denied entry into Czech Republic". Tennis World USA. 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Russian and Belarusian players banned from next week's WTA event in Prague". tennis.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Russian, Belarusian players denied entry for Prague WTA event". Reuters. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Prague Open WTA Entry List - Krejcikova, Bouzkova, Strycova & more". tennis-infinity.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.