Dow Tennis Classic

The Dow Tennis Classic is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour that is played on indoor hard courts in Michigan, USA.

The tournament has been held annually since 1994 and was upgraded to a WTA 125 event in 2021.

I have put together the below guide so you can find out more about the Draw, Tickets, Players, Schedule, and Prize Money for 2023.

Dow Tennis Classic

Dow Tennis Classic 2023

Location:Midland, Michigan, USA
Tour Level:WTA 125
Court Surface:Indoor Hard Courts
Draw Size:32 Singles, 16 Doubles
Prize Money:$115,000

Dates

The 2023 Dow Tennis Classic tennis tournament in Midland will be held from the 30th of October to the 5th of November 2023.

The 2023 tournament was played in the same week as the Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger in Virginia, the WTA Finals in Fort Worth Texas, and the ATP Paris Masters.

Tickets

Daytime Matches held from Monday, the 30th of October to Friday the 3rd of November have free admission.

Ticket prices for night sessions (Tuesday – Thursday) start at $20 for adults and juniors.

Ticket prices for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final (Friday – Sunday) start at $25 for adults and juniors.

More information is available through the tournament’s official website.

Players

The official entry list for 2023 has not yet been released but below is a selection of players who played in the 2022 singles competition.

  • Anna-Lena Friedsam
  • Camila Osorio
  • Caty McNally (2022 singles champion)
  • Madison Brengle
  • Moyuka Uchijima
  • Varvara Gracheva
  • Yuan Yue
  • Zhang Shuai
  • Zhu Lin

Schedule

Below is the expected schedule for the 2023 tournament in Midland, with the singles final being played on the 5th of November 2023.

DayDateRound
Monday – Day 130 October 20231st Round Matches
Tuesday – Day 231 October 20231st Round Matches
Wednesday – Day 31 November 20232nd Round Matches
Thursday – Day 42 November 20232nd Round Matches
Friday – Day 53 November 2023Quarterfinal Matches
Saturday – Day 64 November 2023Semifinal Matches
Sunday – Day 75 November 2023Final

Draw

The draw for the 2022 singles and doubles tournaments in Midland will be available to view on the WTA Tour website closer to the start of the tournament.

Singles Qualifying Draw: TBC

Singles Main Draw: TBC

Doubles Draw: TBC

In 2023, there will be 32 players included in the singles draw, while in the doubles draw there will be a total of 16 teams.

Prize Money and Points

The total financial commitment (including Prize Money) for the 2023 Dow Tennis Classic will be $115,000 which is in line with other WTA 125 tournaments.

How the points and prize money will be split for the 2023 Midland tennis tournament is detailed below.

Women’s Singles

The winner of the women’s singles tournament in 2023 will win $15,000 and 160 ranking points, while the runner up will win $8,000 and 95 ranking points.

Performance$WTA Point(s)
Winner$15,000160
Finalist$8,00095
Semifinalist$5,30057
Quarterfinalist$3,47529
2nd Round$2,00015
1st Round$1,2501

Women’s Doubles (Per Team)

The winners of the women’s doubles tournament in 2023 will win $5,000 ($2,500 each) and 160 points, while the runners up will win $2,500 ($1,250 each) and 95 points.

PerformancePer TeamPer PlayerWTA Point(s)
Winners$5,000$2,500160
Finalists$2,500$1,25095
Semifinalists$1,500$75057
Quarterfinalists$1,250$62529
1st Round$1,000$5001

Current Champions (Singles and Doubles)

The winner of the 2022 singles tournament was Caty McNally who beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 6–3, 6–2 in the singles final.

The winners of the 2022 doubles tournament were Alycia Parks and Asia Muhammad who beat Nadiia Kichenok and Anna-Lena Friedsam 6–2, 6-3 in the doubles final.