The 2022 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 40th edition of the event, and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2022 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 13–19 June 2022.
Champions Singles
Beatriz Haddad Maia def. Zhang Shuai, 5–4, ret.
This is Haddad Maia's second title of the year and also her career.
Doubles
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko def. Elise Mertens / Zhang Shuai, by walkover
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321QQ2Q1Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$29,800$16,398$10,100$5,800$3,675$2,675$1,950$1,270Doubles *$10,300$6,000$3,800$2,300$1,750
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money. *per team
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedJeļena Ostapenko161Simona Halep202Camila Giorgi263Elise Mertens294Petra Kvitová315Sorana Cîrstea346Alison Riske407Zhang Shuai418 1 Rankings are as of 6 June 2022.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Katie Boulter Harriet Dart Petra Kvitová
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jana Fett Rebecca Marino Caty McNally Lesia Tsurenko CoCo Vandeweghe Donna Vekić
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Aleksandra Krunić
Withdrawal Before the tournament Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Kaja Juvan Emma Raducanu → replaced by Dayana Yastremska Mayar Sherif → replaced by Viktorija Golubic Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Petra Martić Sloane Stephens → replaced by Caroline Garcia Clara Tauson → replaced by Magdalena Fręch Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedElise MertensZhang Shuai51Lyudmyla KichenokJeļena Ostapenko412Lucie HradeckáSania Mirza413Shuko AoyamaChan Hao-ching634 1 Rankings are as of 6 June 2022.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Harriet Dart / Sarah Beth Grey
Withdrawals Before the tournament Anna Danilina / Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls Katarzyna Piter / Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced by Katarzyna Kawa / Katarzyna Piter
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