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The 2023 Prague Open (branded as the 2023 Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's
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tournament played on outdoor
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s at the
TK Sparta Prague TK Sparta Prague () is a tennis club and training center located in Bubeneč, Prague, Czech Republic. Located near Stromovka on the left bank of the Vltava, it is one of the most prestigious tennis clubs in the country. History The club was fou ...
. It was the 14th ( WTA and non-WTA) edition of the tournament and part of the
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, classified as a
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. It took place in
Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
,
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from 31 July to 6 August 2023.


Exclusion of Russian & Belarusian players

Ahead of the tournament, the Czech police prevented the Russian player
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from entering the country. Russian and Belarusian players were subsequently asked not to travel to Czechia and were forced to withdraw from the tournament. They would have competed as neutrals, without any national flag or symbol, but the Czech government passed a resolution banning all Russian and Belarusian athletes from entering the country due to the
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Champions


Singles

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Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and ...
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Linda Nosková Linda Nosková (; born 17 November 2004) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 25 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, achieved on 26 August 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 60, set on 19 August ...
6–4, 6–1


Doubles

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Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and ...
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Oksana Kalashnikova Oksana Kalashnikova ( ka, ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, tr, ; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of world No. ...
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Quinn Gleason Quinn Gleason (born November 10, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA ranking of No. 86 in doubles and No. 323 in singles. Gleason has won one WTA Tour and two WTA 125 doubles titles and 15 on the ITF Circu ...
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Elixane Lechemia Elixane Lechemia (born 3 September 1991) is a French tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 343 in singles, achieved on 3 April 2017, and of No. 65 in doubles, set on 7 March 2022. Lechemia has won one doubles title on the WTA T ...
6–7(7–9), 7–5, 0–3


Singles main draw entrants


Seeds

Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.


Other entrants

The following players received wildcard entry into the singles main draw: *
Lucie Havlíčková Lucie Havlíčková (born 13 March 2005) is a Czech tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings, rankings by the Women's Tennis Association of 196 in singles and 336 in doubles, achieved July and May 2023, respectively. Havlíčková made ...
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Tereza Martincová Tereza Martincová (; born 24 October 1994) is a Czech professional tennis player. Martincová has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and four singles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 14 February 2022, she reached her best WTA singles ranking ...
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Barbora Palicová Barbora Palicová (; born 11 March 2004) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of 190 in singles, achieved on 21 November 2024. Palicová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wil ...
The following players received entry with a protected ranking: *
Jaqueline Cristian Jaqueline Adina Cristian (born 5 June 1998) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 49 in singles and No. 108 in doubles. She is currently the No. 1 Romanian player. Cristian has won one WTA 125 tit ...
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Barbora Strýcová Barbora Strýcová (; born 28 March 1986), formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She won two Gra ...
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Patricia Maria Țig Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994) is a Romanian tennis player. Țig has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 56, achieved on 26 October 2020. Her best doubles ranking of No. 155 was achieved on 14 November 2016. Țig has won one ...
The following player received entry as a special exempt: *
Heather Watson Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British professional tennis player. A former British No. 1, Watson has won nine titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2016 ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *
Emiliana Arango Emiliana Arango Restrepo (; born 28 November 2000) is a Colombian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 17 March 2025. She has won three singles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for Colombia Billi ...
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Viktória Hrunčáková Viktória Hrunčáková (née Kužmová; born 11 May 1998) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as No. 43 in singles and No. 27 in doubles in the world by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Hrun ...
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Elvina Kalieva Elvina Kalieva (born July 27, 2003) is an American tennis player. Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA of No. 168, achieved on 26 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 194, r ...
* Gabriela Knutson *
Tamara Korpatsch Tamara Korpatsch (born 12 May 1995) is a German tennis player. She has a career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 71, achieved on 23 October 2023, and doubles ranking of No. 290, achieved on 21 October 2024. Korpatsch owns one singles title on the W ...
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Dayana Yastremska Dayana Oleksandrivna Yastremska (; born 15 May 2000) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 21 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, and No. 82 in doubles, both achieved in January 2020. ...
The following players received entry as lucky losers: *
Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and ...
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Ankita Raina Ankita Raina (born 11 January 1993) is an Indian tennis player. Since 2018, she has regularly been India's number one female player in singles and doubles. Raina has won one title on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 tournament ...


Withdrawals

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Barbora Krejčíková Barbora Krejčíková (; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles by the Wome ...
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Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi (; born 10 June 1985) is an Estonian inactive professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 15 on 20 August 2012 and has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour. Described as a 'resident Grand Slam up ...
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Kristína Kučová Kristína Kučová (; born 23 May 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 71. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at No. 168 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won one singles title on ...
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Lucrezia Stefanini Lucrezia Stefanini (born 15 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player. Stefanini has career-high WTA rankings of 99 in singles and 393 in doubles. She has won ten singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She was finalist for Italy i ...
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Tatjana Maria Tatjana Maria (née Malek; born 8 August 1987) is a German professional tennis player. In January 2024 she reached her career-best singles ranking of world No. 42, and in June 2016, she peaked at No. 54 in the doubles rankings. She has won four ...
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Ankita Raina Ankita Raina (born 11 January 1993) is an Indian tennis player. Since 2018, she has regularly been India's number one female player in singles and doubles. Raina has won one title on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 tournament ...
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Rebeka Masarova Rebeka Masarova (, ; born 6 August 1999) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 62 in singles and No. 125 in doubles achieved in 2023. She is the current No. 4 Swiss player. Masarova won the juniors' 2016 ...
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Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and ...
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Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina (, born 4 February 1989) is an inactive Russian tennis player. On 6 May 2019, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 67. Rodina has won 13 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit alo ...
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Jule Niemeier Jule Niemeier (born 12 August 1999) is a German professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 7 November 2022. Career 2018–2019: WTA debut She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcar ...
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Aliaksandra Sasnovich Aliaksandra Aliaksandraŭna Sasnovich (born 22 March 1994) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 29 on 19 September 2022, and peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings on 23 August 2021 ...
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Yuan Yue Yuan Yue (; ; born 25 September 1998) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 36 in singles, set in May 2024, and No. 60 in doubles, achieved June 2025. Career 2018: WTA Tour debut Yuan made her ...


Doubles main draw entrants


Seeds

Rankings are as of 24 July 2023.


Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcard entry into the doubles main draw: *
Nikola Bartůňková Nikola Bartůňková (born 25 February 2006) is a Czech tennis player. Bartůňková has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 226, achieved on 8 April 2024, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 320, achiev ...
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Tereza Valentová Tereza Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 182 in singles and No. 241 in doubles. She has a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 4, achieved on 10 June 2024, ...
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Barbora Palicová Barbora Palicová (; born 11 March 2004) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of 190 in singles, achieved on 21 November 2024. Palicová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wil ...
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Dominika Šalková Dominika Šalková (born 28 June 2004) is a Czech tennis player. Šalková has a career-high singles ranking of 129 by the WTA, achieved on 29 July 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 147, achieved on 28 August 2023. ...


Withdrawals

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Lucie Havlíčková Lucie Havlíčková (born 13 March 2005) is a Czech tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings, rankings by the Women's Tennis Association of 196 in singles and 336 in doubles, achieved July and May 2023, respectively. Havlíčková made ...
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Miriam Kolodziejová Miriam (, lit. ‘rebellion’) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Torah refers to her as "Miriam ...
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Luksika Kumkhum Luksika "Luk" Kumkhum (; ; born 21 July 1993) is a Thai tennis player. She turned professional in 2011, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 on 19 November 2018. On 16 July 2018, she peaked at No. 86 in the WTA doubles ran ...
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Peangtarn Plipuech Peangtarn "Earth" Plipuech (; born 15 November 1992) is a Thai tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 175, achieved on 31 July 2017. On 9 September 2024, she peaked at No. 99 in doubles. Plipuech has won ...


References


External links


Official website
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