2023 Prague Open
Date31 July – 6 August
Edition14th
CategoryWTA 250
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueTK Sparta Praha
Champions
Singles
Japan Nao Hibino
Doubles
Japan Nao Hibino / Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova

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 Praha. 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]

Exclusion of Russian & Belarusian players

Ahead 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

Singles

Doubles

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank† Seed
 CZE Marie Bouzková 29 1
 CHN Zhu Lin 38 2
 CHN Zhang Shuai 45 3
 CZE Linda Nosková 59 4
 GER Tatjana Maria 65 5
 FRA Alizé Cornet 70 6
 CHN Wang Xinyu 71 7
 UKR Kateryna Baindl 77 8
 CHN Wang Xiyu 80 9

† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.[5]

Other entrants

The 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:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank† Seed
 CHN Zhang Shuai  CHN Zhu Lin 129 1
 GBR Alicia Barnett  GBR Olivia Nicholls 145 2
 CZE Anastasia Dețiuc  CZE Anna Sisková 187 3
 GBR Naiktha Bains  GBR Maia Lumsden 198 4

† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcard entry into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

References

  1. ↑ "Livesport Prague Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
  2. ↑ "Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova posts message after being denied entry into Czech Republic". Tennis World USA. 31 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Russian and Belarusian players banned from next week's WTA event in Prague". tennis.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Russian, Belarusian players denied entry for Prague WTA event". Reuters. 28 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 Prague Open WTA Entry List - Krejcikova, Bouzkova, Strycova & more". tennis-infinity.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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