2023 WTA Lyon Open explained

Date:	30 January – 5 February
Edition:	4th
Category:	WTA 250
Draw:	32S / 16D
Surface:	Hard (Indoor)
Prize Money:	$259,303
Location:	Lyon, France
Venue:	Palais des Sports de Gerland
Champs:	Alycia Parks
Champd:	Cristina Bucșa / Bibiane Schoofs

The 2023 WTA Lyon Open (also known as the Open 6ème Sens — Métropole de Lyon for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Lyon Open (WTA) and an International tournament on the 2023 WTA Tour. It took place at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, from January 30 to February 5, 2023.^[1]

Champions

Singles

See main article: article and 2023 WTA Lyon Open – Singles.

• Alycia Parks def. Caroline Garcia, 7–6^(9–7), 7–5

Doubles

See main article: article and 2023 WTA Lyon Open – Doubles.

• Cristina Bucșa / Bibiane Schoofs def. Olga Danilović / Alexandra Panova, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking^1	Seed
France	Caroline Garcia^[2]	4	1
China	Zhang Shuai	22	2
France	Alizé Cornet	34	3
	Petra Martić	37	4
	Anastasia Potapova	44	5
Egypt	Mayar Sherif	54	6
Montenegro	Danka Kovinić	55	7
	Anna Blinkova	60	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 16 January 2023.^[3]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Clara Burel
• Kristina Mladenovic
• Garbiñe Muguruza

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Erika Andreeva
  • Marina Bassols Ribera Olga Danilović
• Ana Konjuh
• Rebeka Masarova
• Linda Nosková

Withdrawals

• Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Alycia Parks
• Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by Camila Osorio
• Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
• Jil Teichmann → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch
• Martina Trevisan → replaced by Maryna Zanevska
• Donna Vekić → replaced by Julia Grabher

Retirements

• Anna Blinkova (right forearm injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
United States	Alycia Parks	China	Zhang Shuai	93	1
Ukraine	Nadiia Kichenok	Japan	Makoto Ninomiya	123	2
United Kingdom	Alicia Barnett	Georgia	Natela Dzalamidze	127	3
	Viktorija Golubic	Romania	Monica Niculescu	147	4

• Rankings as of January 16, 2023.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Madison Brengle / Amandine Hesse
• Alena Fomina-Klotz / Elsa Jacquemot

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Anastasia Dețiuc / Oksana Kalashnikova → replaced by Anastasia Dețiuc / Jesika Malečková
• Miriam Kolodziejová / Viktória Kužmová → replaced by Jessika Ponchet / Renata Voráčová

During the tournament

• Alicia Barnett / Natela Dzalamidze (illness)
• Anna Blinkova / Ulrikke Eikeri (right forearm injury)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Open 6ème Sens — Métropole de Lyon Overview . wtatennis.com.
2. Web site: Tournoi WTA 250 à Lyon : 10 joueuses du Top 50, Caroline Garcia tête d'affiche. lyonmag.com.
3. Web site: OPEN 6E SENS MÉTROPOLE DE LYON ENTRY LIST INCLUDING GARCIA, SAMSONOVA, TEICHMANN. 7 February 2022. tennisuptodate.com.