The WTA Charleston Open is a clay court tennis tournament that is held annually in Charleston, South Carolina.
The women’s tournament in Charleston is one of the longest-running tournaments on the WTA Tour, with the first tournament taking place in 1973.
The 2022 tournament was held at the Credit One Bank Stadium on Daniel Island which has a capacity of up to 10,200 tennis fans.
2023 WTA Charleston Open
| Location: | Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
| Tour Level: | WTA 500 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Clay Court |
| Draw Size: | 64 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Total Prize Money: | $888,636 |
Dates
The 2023 WTA Charleston Open will take place from the 3rd to the 9th of April 2023.
In 2023, the tournament will be held in the same week as the Copa Colsanitas WTA Cup in Bogota, Colombia, and the ATP tournaments in Estoril, Houston, and Marrakech.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 tournament are now on sale through the tournament’s official website, with single-session and multi-day tickets available to buy online.
Players
The official entry list for the 2023 tournament has not yet been released but in 2022 top WTA Tour Players including Paula Badosa, Aryna Sabalenka, Leylah Fernandez, and Ons Jabeur as well as home favorites Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens were included in the singles draw.
The WTA Tour players listed below were seeded at the 2022 women’s singles competition in Charleston.
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Paula Badosa
- Karolina Pliskova
- Ons Jabeur
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Leylah Fernandez
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Madison Keys
- Belinda Bencic
- Petra Kvitova
- Alize Cornet
- Sloane Stephens
- Aja Tomljanovic
- Amanda Anisimova
- Shuai Zhang
Schedule
Below is the expected tournament schedule for the 2023 tournament in Charleston.
If you are looking for the official schedule for the 2022 Charleston tennis tournament, it is available on the tournament’s official website.
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Monday, 3 April 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | 1st and 2nd Round Matches |
| Wednesday, 5 April 2023 | 2nd and 3rd Round Matches |
| Thursday, 6 April 2023 | 3rd Round Matches |
| Friday, 7 April 2023 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Saturday, 8 April 2023 | Semifinal Matches |
| Sunday, 9 April 2023 | Finals |
Qualifying for the singles competition will take place on the 1st and 2nd of April 2023.
Draw
The draws for the singles and doubles events at the 2023 WTA 250 tournament in Charleston will be made closer to the start of the tournament.
Singles Draw: TBC
Singles Qualifying Draw: TBC
Doubles Draw: TBC
Prize Money and Points
The total prize fund for 2023 has not been confirmed yet but for the 2022 tournament, it was $888,636, which was an increase of approximately $323,000 from the prize money awarded in 2021.
How the prize money and points were split by round in 2022 is detailed below.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the Women’s Singles Event in 2022 won $158,800 and 470 ranking points, while the runner up won $98,190 and 305 ranking points.
Prize money at each of the different levels has increased when compared to the amounts awarded in 2021.
| Performance | 2022 | 2021 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $158,800 | $68,570 | 470 |
| Finalist | $98,190 | $50,130 | 305 |
| Semifinalist | $49,600 | $26,745 | 185 |
| Quarterfinalist | $19,400 | $12,670 | 100 |
| 3rd Round | $9,900 | $6,480 | 55 |
| 2nd Round | $5,420 | $4,100 | 30 |
| 1st Round | $3,980 | $3,330 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles
The winners of the 2022 Women’s Doubles Event in Charleston won $42,650 ($21,325 each) and 470 points, with the runner ups winning $25,900 ($12,950 each) and 305 points.
| Performance | 2022 | 2021 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $42,650 | $25,230 | 470 |
| Finalist | $25,900 | $17,750 | 305 |
| Semifinalist | $14,720 | $10,000 | 185 |
| Quarterfinalist | $7,650 | $5,500 | 100 |
| Round 1 | $4,600 | $3,500 | 1 |
WTA Charleston Past Winners and Runner Ups
The tournament has long been a popular event on the WTA tour with past champions in Charleston including greats like Justine Henin, Steffi Graf, Tracy Austin, and Martina Navratilova.
Women’s Singles
The current champion in the singles event is Belinda Bencic who beat Ons Jabeur 6–4, 6–2 in the final of the 2022 singles tournament.
Chris Evert holds the record for most titles in Charleston with eight titles to her name, followed by Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova with four titles each.
The below list of past winners and runner ups in the singles event in Charleston goes back to 2012. For a full list, check the official WTA Tour website.
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belinda Bencic | Ons Jabeur | 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 2021 | Veronika Kudermetova | Danka Kovinić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Madison Keys | Caroline Wozniacki | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Kiki Bertens | Julia Görges | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Daria Kasatkina | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2016 | Sloane Stephens | Elena Vesnina | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2015 | Angelique Kerber | Madison Keys | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2014 | Andrea Petkovic | Jana Čepelová | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Serena Williams | Jelena Janković | 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2012 | Serena Williams | Lucie Šafářová | 6–0, 6–1 |
Women’s Doubles
Andreja Klepac and Magda Linette are the current champions in the doubles event after beating Lucie Hradecká and Sania Mirza 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 in the doubles final in 2022.
Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most doubles titles at Charleston with seven titles to her name with seven different partners.
The below list of past winners and runner ups in doubles in Charleston goes back to 2012. For a full list, check the official WTA Tour website.
| Year | Winners | Runner Ups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Andreja Klepac and Magda Linette | Lucie Hradecká and Sania Mirza | 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 |
| 2021 | Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs | Marie Bouzková and Lucie Hradecká | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Alicja Rosolska | Irina Khromacheva and Veronika Kudermetova | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2018 | Alla Kudryavtseva and Katarina Srebotnik | Andreja Klepač and María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová | Lucie Hradecká and Kateřina Siniaková | 6–1, 4–6, 10–7 |
| 2016 | Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic | Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2015 | Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza | Casey Dellacqua and Darija Jurak | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 2014 | Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova | Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Kristina Mladenovic and Lucie Šafářová | Andrea Hlaváčková and Liezel Huber | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 2012 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová | Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova | 5–7, 6–4, 10–6 |