2023 Prague Open
| 2023 Prague Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 July – 6 August |
| Edition | 14th |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Venue | TK Sparta Prague |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Nao Hibino | |
| Doubles | |
Nao Hibino /  Oksana Kalashnikova | |
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 Prague. 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]
Exclusion of Russian & Belarusian players
[edit]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
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Nao Hibino def.
Linda Nosková 6–4, 6–1
Doubles
[edit]- Nao Hibino / Oksana Kalashnikova def.
Quinn Gleason / 
Elixane Lechemia 6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–3]
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | 29 | 1 |
 CHN
|
Zhu Lin | 38 | 2 |
| CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 45 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Linda Nosková | 59 | 4 |
 GER |
|||
| FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 70 | 6 |
| CHN
|
Wang Xinyu | 71 | 7 |
 UKR
|
Kateryna Baindl | 77 | 8 |
| CHN
|
Wang Xiyu | 80 | 9 |
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.[5]
Other entrants
[edit]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:
Emiliana Arango
Viktória Hrunčáková- Elvina Kalieva
- Gabriela Knutson
- Tamara Korpatsch
- Dayana Yastremska
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by
Kaia Kanepi - Kristína Kučová → replaced by
Lucrezia Stefanini - Tatjana Maria → replaced by
Ankita Raina 
Rebeka Masarova → replaced by Nao Hibino
Evgeniya Rodina → replaced by Jule Niemeier- Aliaksandra Sasnovich → replaced by Yuan Yue
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | CHN
|
Zhu Lin | 129 | 1 |
 GBR
|
Alicia Barnett | GBR
|
Olivia Nicholls | 145 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Anastasia Dețiuc | CZE
|
Anna Sisková | 187 | 3 |
| GBR
|
Naiktha Bains | GBR
|
Maia Lumsden | 198 | 4 |
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcard entry into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Lucie Havlíčková / Miriam Kolodziejová → replaced by
Luksika Kumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech
References
[edit]- ^ "Livesport Prague Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova posts message after being denied entry into Czech Republic". Tennis World USA. 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Russian and Belarusian players banned from next week's WTA event in Prague". tennis.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Russian, Belarusian players denied entry for Prague WTA event". Reuters. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Prague Open WTA Entry List - Krejcikova, Bouzkova, Strycova & more". tennis-infinity.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.