The Banja Luka Open (or “Srpska Open”) is an ATP 250 tennis tournament on the ATP Tour that will be played on outdoor clay courts in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
From 2002 to 2022, an ATP challenger event called the Srpska Open Challenger* was held in Banja Luka, but 2023 was the first time an ATP 250 event will be held in the city, with it replacing the Serbia Open for the 2023 tennis season.
2023 ATP 250 Banja Luka Tennis Tournament
| Venue: | National Tennis Center of the Republic of Srpska |
| Tour Level: | ATP 250 |
| Dates: | 17 – 23 April 2023 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Clay Courts |
| Draw Size: | 28 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Financial Commitment: | €630,705 |
| Prize Money: | €562,815 |
Dates
The 2023 ATP Banja Luka tennis tournament was held from the 17th to the 23rd of April 2023, with the tournament being played in the same week as the ATP tournaments in Munich and Barcelona, and the WTA tournament in Stuttgart.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 Srpska Open were available to purchase through the tournament’s official ticketing partner Tickets.rs.
Ticket prices ranged from 13 Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark (or “BAM”) to 77 BAM which in US Dollars was approximately $7 to $45.
For more information on ticketing for 2023, check out the tournament’s official website.
Players
The official entry list for the 2023 tournament has now been released and below is a selection of players who played in Banja Luka in 2023, with grand slam winners Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka headlining the event.
- Alex Molcan
- Alexei Popyrin
- Andrey Rublev
- Borna Coric
- Damir Dzumhur
- Dusan Lajovic
- Federico Coria
- Filip Krajinovic
- Gael Monfils
- Gregoire Barrere
- Hamad Medjedovic
- Hugo Gaston
- Jiri Lehecka
- Juan Pablo Varillas
- Laslo Djere
- Luca Van Assche
- Miomir Kecmanovic
- Novak Djokovic
- Richard Gasquet
- Roman Safiullin
- Stan Wawrinka
- Tallon Griekspoor
Schedule
Below is the schedule for the 2023 Srpska Open tennis tournament, with the finals being played on Sunday, the 23rd of April 2023.
- 17 April 2023 – Qualifying Matches
- 18 April 2023 – 1st Round Matches
- 19 April 2023 – 1st Round Matches
- 20 April 2023 – 2nd Round Matches
- 21 April 2023 – Quarterfinal Matches
- 22 April 2023 – Semifinal Matches
- 23 April 2023 – Singles and Doubles Finals
Draw
The draw for the 2023 singles and doubles tournaments in Banja Luka was made the week before the start of the tournament, with Novak Djokovic being the number 1 seed in the singles.
Singles Qualifying: View Draw
Singles Main: View Draw
Doubles: View Draw
Prize Money and Points
The total financial commitment for the 2023 Srpska Open was €630,705 with €562,815 in prize money being paid out to players.
How the prize money and points were split by round is in line with other ATP 250 tournaments like the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, France, and the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco.
The winner of the singles event received €85,605 and 250 ATP ranking points, while the winners of the doubles event received €29,740 (€14,870 per player) and 250 ATP ranking points.
Men’s Singles
| Performance | € | ATP Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €85,605 | 250 |
| Finalist | €49,940 | 150 |
| Semifinalist | €29,355 | 90 |
| Quarterfinalist | €17,010 | 45 |
| 2nd Round | €9,880 | 20 |
| 1st Round | €6,035 | 0 |
Men’s Doubles
| Performance | € | ATP Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €29,740 | 250 |
| Finalist | €15,910 | 150 |
| Semifinalist | €9,330 | 90 |
| Quarterfinalist | €5,220 | 45 |
| 1st Round | €3,070 | 0 |
Streaming Options
You were able to stream live matches from the tournament on Tennis TV (International) and Amazon Prime Video (Ireland and the UK).
2023 Winners and Runners Up
Men’s Singles
The winner of the men’s singles in 2023 was Dusan Lajovic who beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 (see match highlights below).
Men’s Doubles
The 2023 men’s doubles event was won by Jamie Murray and Michael Venus after they beat Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Francisco Cabral in the final (7-5, 6-2).