The 2023 BW Open was a professional

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. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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, Belgium between 24 and 29 January 2023.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of 16 January 2023.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

Raphaël Collignon Raphaël Collignon (born 13 January 2002) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 81, achieved on 21 April 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 435, achieved on 31 March 2025. He is currently ...

David Goffin David Goffin (; born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 7, making him the highest ranked male player from Belgium in tennis history. He is also the first ...

Valentin Vacherot Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998) is a French- Monégasque tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 110 achieved on 24 June 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 476 achieved on 20 February ...

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: *

Kimmer Coppejans Kimmer Coppejans (born 7 February 1994) is a Belgium, Belgian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 97, achieved in June 2015. Coppejans competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Career He was the Junior Champion at th ...

Nino Serdarušić Nino Serdarušić (; born 13 December 1996) is a Croatian tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 167, achieved on 27 June 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 159, achieved on 20 November 2023. Juniors Serdarušić had a ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Andrea Arnaboldi Andrea Arnaboldi (; born 27 December 1987) is an Italian former tennis player who competed on the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour (known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series) is a series of international men's pro ...

Tibo Colson Tibo Colson (born 12 July 2000) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career high ranking of No. 395 achieved on 20 November 2023. Career Juniors Since 2016, Colson has been training at thTopsportcentrum Tennis Vlaanderenin Wilrijk, Antwerp, B ...

Joris De Loore Joris De Loore (born 21 April 1993) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 142, achieved on 6 November 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 263, achieved on 24 December 2018. He competes mainly on the AT ...

Kenny de Schepper Kenny de Schepper (born 29 May 1987) is a French professional tennis player who competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP rankings of world No. 62 achieved in April 2014 in singles and No. 152 in doubles achieved in February ...

Gauthier Onclin Gauthier Onclin (born 26 February 2001) is a Belgian professional tennis player who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 192, achieved on 5 May 2025. Career 2023: ATP debut in doubles In January, O ...

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The following players received entry as lucky losers: *

Altuğ Çelikbilek Altuğ Çelikbilek (; born 7 September 1996) is a Turkish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 154 achieved on 21 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 224, achieved on 2 ...

Ernests Gulbis Ernests Gulbis (, born 30 August 1988) is a Latvian former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 10, making him the only male Latvian tennis player ever to be ranked inside the top 10, a feat achieved in June 20 ...

Cem İlkel Cem Ilkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018. He is ...

Alibek Kachmazov Alibek Muratovich Kachmazov ( rus, Алибек Муратович Качмазов, , ɐlʲɪˈbʲek kɐˈt͡ɕmazəf, links=no; born 17 August 2002) is a Russian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 161 achieve ...

Champions

Singles

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6–4, 6–1.

Doubles

Romain Arneodo Romain Arneodo (born 4 August 1992) is a French-born Monégasque professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.(in FrenchRomain Arneodo pourra représenter Monaco en Coupe Davis sur ''codesport.fr'', 30 septembre 2013 He has a career-hig ...

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6–4, 6–3.

References

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