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]
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]
See main article: 2023 Prague Open – Singles.
See main article: 2023 Prague Open – Doubles.
Country | Player | Rank† | Seed | |
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Czech Republic | Marie Bouzková | 29 | 1 | |
China | Zhu Lin | 38 | 2 | |
China | Zhang Shuai | 45 | 3 | |
Czech Republic | Linda Nosková | 59 | 4 | |
France | Alizé Cornet | 70 | 6 | |
China | Wang Xinyu | 71 | 7 | |
Ukraine | Kateryna Baindl | 77 | 8 | |
China | Wang Xiyu | 80 | 9 |
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.[5]
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:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank† | Seed | |
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China | Zhang Shuai | China | Zhu Lin | 129 | 1 | |
United Kingdom | Alicia Barnett | United Kingdom | Olivia Nicholls | 145 | 2 | |
Czech Republic | Anastasia Dețiuc | Czech Republic | Anna Sisková | 187 | 3 | |
United Kingdom | Naiktha Bains | United Kingdom | Maia Lumsden | 198 | 4 |
† Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.
The following pairs received wildcard entry into the doubles main draw: