Birmingham Classic Tennis 2023


Schedule Prize Money Players List Draws Past Champions

2023 Birmingham Classic Facts

Date 19 – 25 June, 2023
Edition 41st
Category WTA 250 tournaments
Draw 32S / 16D
Surface Grass
Location Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue Edgbaston Priory Club

2022 Champions

Singles
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
Doubles
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok / Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko

Rothesay Classic

Tournament information

Founded 1982
Editions 40 (2022)
Location Birmingham
United Kingdom
Venue Edgbaston Priory Club
Category 250
Surface Grass – outdoors
Draw 32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money US$251,750 (2022)

Schedule

Date 19 – 25 June, 2023

Venue Edgbaston Priory Club

Prize Money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 321 Q Q2 Q1
Women’s singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Women’s doubles 1

Prize Money

Winner: $34,228
Runner-up $20,226
Quarterfinalists $6,418,
semifinalists $11,275
second round $3,920

Players List

Singles

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed

CZE Barbora Krejčiková 12 1
LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 17 2
POL Magda Linette 21 3
Anastasia Potapova 22 4
UKR Anhelina Kalinina 25 5
USA Bernarda Pera 27 6
CHN Zhang Shuai 31 7
ROU Sorana Cîrstea 32 8

wildcards:

United Kingdom Jodie Burrage
United Kingdom Harriet Dart
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
United States Venus Williams

protected ranking:

Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová

special exempt:

United Kingdom Katie Boulter

qualifying draw:

United States Emina Bektas
Romania Ana Bogdan
Spain Cristina Bucșa
Poland Magdalena Fręch
Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
China Wang Xiyu

lucky losers:

Canada Rebecca Marino
Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova

Withdrawals

Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova
Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Canada Rebecca Marino
United States Madison Keys → replaced by Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová
Belgium Elise Mertens → replaced by United States Lauren Davis
Australia Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by United States Caty McNally

Doubles

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 29 1
UKR Marta Kostyuk CZE Barbora Krejčiková 32 2
AUS Storm Hunter USA Alycia Parks 45 3
CZE Miriam Kolodziejová SVK Tereza Mihalíková 89 4

wildcards:

United Kingdom Alicia Barnett / United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
United Kingdom Freya Christie / United Kingdom Ali Collins

Past Champions

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score Name
2022 Beatriz Haddad Maia Zhang Shuai 5–4, ret. Rothesay Classic
2021 Ons Jabeur Daria Kasatkina 7–5, 6–4 Viking Classic
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2016 Madison Keys Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4 Aegon Classic
2015 Angelique Kerber Karolína Plíšková 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2014 Ana Ivanovic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–3, 6–2
↑  Premier tournament  ↑
2013 Daniela Hantuchová Donna Vekić 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2012 Melanie Oudin Jelena Janković 6–4, 6–2
2011 Sabine Lisicki Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–2
2010 Li Na Maria Sharapova 7–5, 6–1
2009 Magdaléna Rybáriková Li Na 6–0, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score Name
2022 Lyudmyla Kichenok
Jeļena Ostapenko
Elise Mertens
Zhang Shuai
Walkover Rothesay Classic
2021 Marie Bouzková
Lucie Hradecká
Ons Jabeur
Ellen Perez
6–4, 2–6, [10–8] Viking Classic
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2016 Karolína Plíšková
Barbora Strýcová
Vania King
Alla Kudryavtseva
6–3, 7–6(7–1) Aegon Classic
2015 Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
6–4, 6–4
2014 Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
7–6(7–1), 6–1
↑  Premier tournament  ↑
2013 Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
Cara Black
Marina Erakovic
7–5, 6–4
2012 Tímea Babos
Hsieh Su-wei
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
2011 Olga Govortsova
Alla Kudryavtseva
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
2010 Cara Black (4)
Lisa Raymond
Liezel Huber
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6–3, 3–2, RET
2009 Cara Black (3)
Liezel Huber (2)
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
6–1, 6–4

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