2023 Sofia Open

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2023 Sofia Open
Date6–11 November
Edition8th
Category ATP 250 tournaments
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money€597,900
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Sofia, Bulgaria
Venue Arena Sofia
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino
Doubles
Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar / Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
  2022  · Sofia Open ·  2024  

The 2023 Sofia Open was a men's tennis tournament to be played on indoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the event and it was part of the ATP 250 tournaments on the 2023 ATP Tour. It was played at the Arena Sofia in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 6 November to 11 November 2023. [1] The tournament replaced the 2023 edition of the Tel Aviv Open, which was canceled due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [2]

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lorenzo Musetti 221
Flag of France.svg  FRA Adrian Mannarino 252
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jan-Lennard Struff 273
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Sebastián Báez 294
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alexei Popyrin 395
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Max Purcell 436
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Sebastian Ofner 447
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Márton Fucsovics 528
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Miomir Kecmanović 539

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: [4]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Sander Gillé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Joran Vliegen 501
Flag of the United States.svg USA Nathaniel Lammons Flag of the United States.svg USA Jackson Withrow 512
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Julian Cash Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Nikola Mektić 803
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Alexander Erler Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Lucas Miedler 834

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Notes

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