The WTA Bad Homburg Open is a WTA 250 tennis tournament that is played on outdoor grass courts in Bad Homburg, which is a small town near Frankfurt, Germany.
The inaugural tournament was due to be held in 2020 but this was delayed until 2021 for obvious reasons.
In 2023, the tournament was held the week before the start of the Wimbledon Championships and will be used by many players as a warm-up tournament ahead of Wimbledon.
Bad Homburg Open 2023
| Tour Level: | WTA 250 |
| Tournament Sponsor: | Engel & Völkers |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Grass |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | $259,303 |
Dates
The 2023 Bad Homburg Open tennis tournament took place from the 25th of June to the 1st of July 2023.
The tournament was played in the same week as the WTA 500/ATP 250 tournaments in Eastbourne, England, and the ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca, Spain.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 tournament were sold through the tournament’s official website, with Category 1 and 2 tickets being available to purchase for days 1 to 6 of the tournament, with ticket prices starting from €45 per person.
Players
The official entry list for 2023 has now been released and below is a selection of top WTA players that played in the singles tournament in 2023:
- Iga Swiatek
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Martina Trevisan
- Varvara Gracheva
- Bianca Andreescu
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Katerina Siniakova
- Leylah Fernandez
- Linda Noskova
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Mayar Sherif
- Anna Blinkova
- Julia Grabher
- Alize Cornet
- Lucia Bronzetti
- Jaqueline Cristian
- Tatjana Maria
Schedule
Below was the schedule for the 2023 tournament, with 1st round matches starting on the 25th of June 2023 and the singles final being played on the 1st of July 2023.
| Day | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday – Day 1 | 25th of June 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Monday – Day 2 | 26th of June 2023 | 1st and 2nd Round Matches |
| Tuesday – Day 3 | 27th of June 2023 | 2nd and 3rd Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 4 | 28th of June 2023 | 3rd Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 5 | 29th of June 2023 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Friday – Day 6 | 30th of June 2023 | Semifinal Matches |
| Saturday – Day 7 | 1st of July 2023 | Final |
Draw
The draws for the 2023 tournament in Bad Homburg are available to view on the Official WTA Tour website (see links below).
2023 Women’s Singles: View Draw
2023 Women’s Singles Qualifying: View Draw
2023 Women’s Doubles: View Draw
Prize Money and WTA Points
The total prize money for the 2023 Bad Homburg tennis tournament was $259,303, with the prize money and points being split as follows.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the Women’s Singles Event in 2023 won $29,760 and 280 points, with the runner-up winning $17,590 and 180 points.
Players losing in the 1st round of the 2023 singles tournament won $3,056 and 1 WTA Ranking Point.
| Performance | $ | WTA Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $29,760 | 280 |
| Finalist | $17,590 | 180 |
| Semifinalist | $9,810 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalist | $5,580 | 60 |
| 2nd Round | $4,417 | 30 |
| 1st Round | $3,056 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles
The winners of the Women’s Doubles Event in 2023 received $10,820 ($5,410 each) and 280 WTA Ranking Points, with the runner-ups receiving $6,090 ($3,045 each) and 180 WTA Ranking Points.
Teams losing in the 1st round received $1,606 ($803 each) and 1 WTA Ranking Point.
| Performance | $ | WTA Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | $10,820 | 280 |
| Finalists | $6,090 | 180 |
| Semifinalists | $3,504 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalists | $2,086 | 60 |
| 1st Round | $1,606 | 1 |
WTA Bad Homburg Past Winners and Runner Ups
Women’s Singles
The current champion in the women’s singles event is Katerina Siniakova who defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 7-6 in the final of the 2023 singles tournament.
On her way to lifting the title, Katerina Siniakova beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the 1st round, Evgeniya Rodina in the 2nd round, Liudmila Samsonova in the quarterfinals, and Emma Navarro in the semifinals.
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Katerina Siniakova | Lucia Bronzetti | 6-2, 7-6 |
| 2022 | Caroline Garcia | Bianca Andreescu | 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2021 | Angelique Kerber | Kateřina Siniaková | 6–3, 6–2 |
Women’s Doubles
Ingrid Gamarra Martins and Lidziya Marozava are the current champions in the Women’s doubles event in Bad Homburg after beating Monica Niculescu and Eri Hozumi 6-0, 7-6 in the doubles final in 2023.
| Year | Winners | Runner Ups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ingrid Gamarra Martins and Lidziya Marozava | Monica Niculescu and Eri Hozumi | 6-0, 7-6 |
| 2022 | Makoto Ninomiya and Eri Hozumi | Erin Routliffe and Alicja Rosolska | 6-4, 6-7, 10-5 |
| 2021 | Darija Jurak and Andreja Klepac | Nadiia Kichenok and Raluca Olaru | 6–3, 6–1 |