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]

2023 Prague Open
Date31 July – 6 August
Edition14th
CategoryWTA 250
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueTK Sparta Prague
Champions
Singles
Japan Nao Hibino
Doubles
Japan Nao Hibino / Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
← 2022 · WTA Prague Open · 2024 →

Exclusion of Russian & Belarusian players

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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

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Singles

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Doubles

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Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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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 Tatjana Maria 65 5
  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

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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:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

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Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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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

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The following pairs received wildcard entry into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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References

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  1. ^ "Livesport Prague Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ "Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova posts message after being denied entry into Czech Republic". Tennis World USA. 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Russian and Belarusian players banned from next week's WTA event in Prague". tennis.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Russian, Belarusian players denied entry for Prague WTA event". Reuters. 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Prague Open WTA Entry List - Krejcikova, Bouzkova, Strycova & more". tennis-infinity.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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