2023 WTA German Open

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2023 WTA German Open
Date19–25 June
Edition96th
Category WTA 500
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money$780,637
Surface Grass
Location Berlin, Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia / Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
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The 2023 WTA German Open (also known as the bett1open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany from 19 June to 25 June 2023. It was the 96th edition of the event, the third year it is organized on grass, and part of the WTA 500 of the 2023 WTA Tour. [1]

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles47030518510055125131
Doubles1

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Aryna Sabalenka 21
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Elena Rybakina 32
Flag of France.svg  FRA Caroline Garcia 43
Flag of Tunisia.svg  TUN Ons Jabeur 64
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Coco Gauff 75
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Sakkari 86
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 97
Daria Kasatkina 118

Other entrants

The following players received wildcard s into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Melichar-Martinez Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellen Perez 171
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Desirae Krawczyk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 242
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shuko Aoyama Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ena Shibahara 413
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Anna Danilina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 514

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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References

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  2. "Swiatek, Osaka, Bencic, Gauff lead Berlin entry list". tennisnet.com. 22 May 2023.