The 2023 Mérida Open Akron was a

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tournament organised for female professional tennis players on outdoor

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as part of the

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. The event took place at the Yucatán Country Club in Mérida,

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, from 20 through 26 February 2023 as a replacement for

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. The

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was the first of its class in the city of Mérida. The main sponsor of the tournament was AKRON, and it was organized with a team formed by WTA representatives and GSSPORTS management; a Mexican enterprise dedicated to conducting and directing this event under the lead of tournament director Gustavo Santoscoy.

Champions

Singles

Camila Giorgi Camila Giorgi (; born 30 December 1991) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She had a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 26, which was achieved on 22 October 2018. Giorgi was known for her aggressive style of pla ...

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Rebecca Peterson Rebecca Peterson (born 6 August 1995) is a Swedish professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 43 in singles and No. 87 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Peterson has reached three singles ...

, 7–6^(7–3), 1–6, 6–2

Doubles

Caty McNally Catherine "Caty" McNally (born November 20, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 54 on 22 May 2023 and her best WTA doubles ranking of No. 11 on 4 April 2022. She has won ei ...

Diane Parry Diane Parry (; born 1 September 2002) is a French professional tennis player. On 28 October 2024, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is the curre ...

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Wang Xinyu Wang Xinyu (, ; born 26 September 2001) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Wang reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32 on 9 October 2023, and set a doubles ranking of No. 16 on 20 May 2024. Partnering with Hsieh Su-wei, s ...

Wu Fang-hsien Wu Fang-hsien (; born 15 July 1999) is a Taiwanese tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high WTA ranking in doubles of No. 30, achieved 31 March 2025. Wu has won three WTA Tour doubles titles. Career 2018-2020: WTA Tour a ...

, 6–0, 7–5

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of February 13, 2023.

Other entrants

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

Fernanda Contreras Gómez Fernanda Contreras Gómez (born 8 October 1997) is a Mexican tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 139 by the WTA, achieved on 3 October 2022, and a doubles ranking of 99, achieved on 8 May 2023. She played collegia ...

Katie Volynets Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 56 by the WTA, achieved on July 29, 2024. Early life Volynets was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her paren ...

Simona Waltert Simona Waltert (born 13 December 2000) is a Swiss tennis player. Waltert has career-high WTA rankings of 107 in singles, achieved on 12 June 2023, and 170 in doubles, reached on 7 April 2025. To date, she has won one doubles title on the WTA To ...

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: *

Nadia Podoroska Nadia Natacha Podoroska (; born 10 February 1997) is an Argentine professional tennis player. On 12 July 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 36, and on 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 62 in the WTA doubles rankings. Podor ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Elina Avanesyan Elina Araratovna Avanesyan (; ; born 17 September 2002) is a Russian-born Armenian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 36 in singles, achieved on 17 March 2025, and 163 in doubles, achieved in August 2024. Avanesyan has won f ...

Kimberly Birrell Kimberly Birrell (born 29 April 1998) is an Australian professional tennis player. Birrell reached a career-high WTA ranking of No. 68 on 17 March 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 162 on 9 September 2024. Birrell is the current No. 1 Australi ...

Léolia Jeanjean Léolia Jeanjean (born 14 August 1995) is a French tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 92 by the WTA, achieved on 9 June 2025. She reached her best doubles ranking of No. 162 on 18 March 2024. Early life Jeanjean w ...

Ana Konjuh Ana Konjuh (; born 27 December 1997) is a Croatian tennis player. A successful junior player, Konjuh won both the 2013 Australian Open – Girls' singles, singles and 2013 Australian Open – Girls' doubles, doubles junior events at the 2013 A ...

Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko (; born 30 May 1989) is a Ukrainian inactive professional tennis player. Tsurenko has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as ten singles and eight doubles tournaments on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 Febr ...

The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *

Varvara Gracheva Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva ( rus, Варвара Андреевна Грачёва, , vɐrˈvarə ɡrɐˈtɕɵvə, Ru-Varvara Gracheva.ogg; born 2 August 2000) is a Russian-born French professional tennis player. Gracheva has a career-high W ...

Withdrawals

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Kateryna Baindl Kateryna Baindl (, née Kozlova ; born 20 February 1994) is a Ukrainian inactive tennis player. On 19 February 2018, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62. On 22 October 2012, she peaked at No. 139 in the doubles rankings. Ko ...

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Dalma Gálfi Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79. On 19 September 2022, she peaked at No. 126 in the WTA doubles rankings. Gál ...

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Ysaline Bonaventure Ysaline Bonaventure (; born 29 August 1994) is a former Belgian professional tennis player. On 6 March 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 81. On 1 February 2016, she peaked at No. 57 in the doubles rankings. Bonaventure won ...

Donna Vekić Donna Vekić (; born 28 June 1996) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 17 on 27 January 2025. Her best performance at a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major is reachin ...

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Panna Udvardy Panna Udvardy (; born 28 September 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 76 in singles and 65 in doubles. Udvardy has won one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has a ...

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of February 13, 2023.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

Estelle Cascino Estelle Cascino (born 13 March 1996) is a French tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 111 in doubles and of No. 406 in singles. She has won 25 titles in doubles 4 in singles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Career Cascino made ...

Jesika Malečková Jesika Malečková (born 16 August 1994) is a Czech tennis player. Malečková has won 11 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 20 June 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 191. On 28 November 2022, she peaked ...

Despina Papamichail Despina Papamichail (; born 9 February 1993) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 147, reached on 20 June 2022. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 93, achieved on 4 December 2023. Papamichail ...

References

External links

* {{2023 WTA Tour Merida

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