2023 Birmingham Classic

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2023 Birmingham Classic
Date19 – 25 June
Edition41st
Category WTA 250 tournaments
Draw32S / 16D
Surface Grass
Location Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
Doubles
Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková
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The 2023 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament 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]

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Points distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321QQ2Q1
Singles2801801106030118121
Doubles1

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková 121
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 172
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Magda Linette 213
Anastasia Potapova 224
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Anhelina Kalinina 255
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bernarda Pera 276
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 317
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Sorana Cîrstea 328

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following player received entry using 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

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 291
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Marta Kostyuk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková 322
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Storm Hunter Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alycia Parks 453
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Miriam Kolodziejová Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Tereza Mihalíková 894

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

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References

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  2. "Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2023: Former Grand Slam champions headline entries". lta.org.uk. 24 May 2023.