2023 Prague Open

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2023 Prague Open
Date31 July – 6 August
Edition14th
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Prague, Czech Republic
VenueTK Sparta Praha
Champions
Singles
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino
Doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino / Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
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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]

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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

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková 291
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhu Lin 382
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 453
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Linda Nosková 594
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tatjana Maria 655
Flag of France.svg  FRA Alizé Cornet 706
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Xinyu 717
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Kateryna Baindl 778
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Xiyu 809

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

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhu Lin 1291
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Alicia Barnett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Olivia Nicholls 1452
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Anastasia Dețiuc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Anna Sisková 1873
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Naiktha Bains Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Maia Lumsden 1984

Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.

Other entrants

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

Withdrawals

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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.
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