2022 Prague Open

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2022 Prague Open
Date25–31 July
Edition13th
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Prague, Czech Republic
VenueTK Sparta Praha
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková
Doubles
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Potapova / Flag placeholder.svg Yana Sizikova
  2021  · WTA Prague Open ·  2023  

The 2022 Prague Open (branded as the 2022 Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the TK Sparta Praha. It was the 13th (WTA and non-WTA) edition of the tournament and part of the 2022 WTA Tour, classified as a WTA 250 tournament. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic from 25 to 31 July 2022. This was the second edition of the tournament held on outdoor hard courts, as opposed to clay courts in previous editions. [1]

Contents

Champions

Singles

This was Bouzková’s first WTA Tour singles title.

Doubles

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Anett Kontaveit 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková 192
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 303
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Sorana Cîrstea 334
Flag of France.svg  FRA Alizé Cornet 375
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 406
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Potapova 637
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková 648

Rankings are as of 18 July 2022.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcard entry into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kirsten Flipkens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 1371
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Han Xinyun Flag placeholder.svg Alexandra Panova 1412
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Miyu Kato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Samantha Murray Sharan 1503
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Potapova Flag placeholder.svg Yana Sizikova 1594

Rankings are as of 18 July 2022.

Other entrants

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

The following pairs received entry using protected rankings:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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References

  1. "Livesport Prague Open Overview". wtatennis.com.