2023 Birmingham Classic

2023 Birmingham Classic
Date	19–25 June
Edition	41st
Category	WTA 250 tournaments
Draw	32S / 16D
Surface	Grass
Location	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Jeļena Ostapenko
Doubles
Marta Kostyuk / Barbora Krejčíková

The 2023 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 41st edition of the event, and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2023 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 19–25 June 2023.^[1]

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2023 Birmingham Classic – Singles

• Jeļena Ostapenko def. Barbora Krejčíková, 7–6^(10–8), 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2023 Birmingham Classic – Doubles

• Marta Kostyuk / Barbora Krejčíková def. Storm Hunter / Alycia Parks, 6–2, 7–6^(9–7)

Points distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32^1	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	12	1
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	17	2
POL	Magda Linette	21	3
	Anastasia Potapova	22	4
UKR	Anhelina Kalinina	25	5
USA	Bernarda Pera	27	6
CHN	Zhang Shuai	31	7
ROU	Sorana Cîrstea	32	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 12 June 2023. ^[2]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Jodie Burrage
• Harriet Dart
• Elina Svitolina
• Venus Williams

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

• Barbora Strýcová

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

• Katie Boulter

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Emina Bektas
• Ana Bogdan
• Cristina Bucșa
• Magdalena Fręch
• Tereza Martincová
• Wang Xiyu

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Rebecca Marino
• Viktoriya Tomova

Withdrawals

• Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Rebecca Marino
• Madison Keys → replaced by Linda Fruhvirtová
• Elise Mertens → replaced by Lauren Davis
• Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Caty McNally

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
UKR	Lyudmyla Kichenok	LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	29	1
UKR	Marta Kostyuk	CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	32	2
AUS	Storm Hunter	USA	Alycia Parks	45	3
CZE	Miriam Kolodziejová	SVK	Tereza Mihalíková	89	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of 12 June 2023.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls
• Freya Christie / Ali Collins

References

1. "Rothesay Classic Birmingham Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
2. "Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2023: Former Grand Slam champions headline entries". lta.org.uk. 24 May 2023.

External links

• Official website