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2022 Ostrava Open | |
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Date | 3–9 October |
Edition | 9th (4th as WTA event) |
Category | WTA 500 |
Draw | 28S / 24Q / 16D |
Prize money | $757,900 |
Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
Location | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Barbora Krejčíková | |
Doubles | |
Caty McNally / Alycia Parks |
The 2022 Ostrava Open (also known as the AGEL Open for sponsorship purposes) was a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players on indoor hard courts. The event took place at the Ostrava Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, from 3 through 9 October 2022.
The event was held on a third consecutive year in the alternative sporting calendar due to the cancellation of tournaments in China during the 2022 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the suspension of tournaments in China following former WTA player Peng Shuai's allegation of sexual assault against a Chinese government official, and the tournaments in Russia due to the ongoing war with Ukraine. [1] [2]
This is Krejčíková's second title of the year and fifth of her career.
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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POL | Iga Świątek | 1 | 1 |
ESP | Paula Badosa | 3 | 2 |
EST | Anett Kontaveit | 4 | 3 |
GRE | Maria Sakkari | 7 | 4 |
Daria Kasatkina | 11 | 5 | |
SUI | Belinda Bencic | 14 | 6 |
BRA | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 15 | 7 |
LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 17 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
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USA | Desirae Krawczyk | NED | Demi Schuurs | 27 | 1 |
KAZ | Anna Danilina | BRA | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 43 | 2 |
POL | Alicja Rosolska | NZL | Erin Routliffe | 71 | 3 |
BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | GER | Laura Siegemund | 82 | 4 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
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