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.
Exclusion of Russian and Belarusian players Ahead of the tournament, the Czech police prevented the Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from entering the country. Russian and Belarusian players were subsequently asked not to travel to Czechia and were forced to withdraw from the tournament. 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.
Finals Singles
Nao Hibino defeated Linda Nosková 6–4, 6–1
Doubles
Nao Hibino / Oksana Kalashnikova defeated Quinn Gleason / Elixane Lechemia 6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–3]
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank† SeedMarie Bouzková291Zhu Lin382Zhang Shuai453Linda Nosková594Tatjana Maria655Alizé Cornet706Wang Xinyu717Kateryna Baindl778Wang Xiyu809
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.
Other entrants The following players received wildcard entry into the singles main draw: Lucie Havlíčková Tereza Martincová Barbora Palicová
The following players received entry with a protected ranking: Jaqueline Cristian Barbora Strýcová Patricia Maria Țig
The following player received entry as a special exempt: Heather Watson
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: Nao Hibino Ankita Raina
Withdrawals 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 Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank† SeedZhang ShuaiZhu Lin1291Alicia BarnettOlivia Nicholls1452Anastasia DețiucAnna Sisková1873Naiktha BainsMaia Lumsden1984
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcard entry into the doubles main draw: Nikola Bartůňková / Tereza Valentová Barbora Palicová / Dominika Šalková
Withdrawals Lucie Havlíčková / Miriam Kolodziejová → replaced by Luksika Kumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech
References
External links Official website