2024 Birmingham Classic

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2024 Birmingham Classic
Date17–23 June
Edition42nd
Category WTA 250 tournaments
Draw32S / 16D
Surface Grass
Location Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
Doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
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The 2024 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 42nd edition of the event, and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2024 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 17–23 June 2024. [1]

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 131
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková 252
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Sorana Cîrstea 293
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Katie Boulter 304
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 325
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Leylah Fernandez 336
Anastasia Potapova 367
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková 378

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

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 Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Hsieh Su-wei Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 31
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Erin Routliffe 102
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Sara Sorribes Tormo 443
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Asia Muhammad Flag of Indonesia.svg  INA Aldila Sutjiadi 654

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

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References

  1. "Rothesay Classic Birmingham Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
  2. "Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2024: Reigning champion Jelena Ostapenko headlines star-studded entry list". lta.org.uk. 22 May 2023.