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 2022.

Dow Tennis Classic

2022 Dow Tennis Classic

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 2022 Dow Tennis Classic tennis tournament in Midland was held from the 31st of October to the 6th of November 2022.

This year’s 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 31st of October to Thursday the 3rd of November have free admission.

Ticket prices for night sessions (Tuesday – Thursday) start at $20 for adults and $10 for juniors.

Ticket prices for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final (Friday – Sunday) start at $25 for adults and $15 for juniors.

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

Players

The entry list for 2022 has now been released and 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 was the expected schedule for the 2022 tournament in Midland, with the singles final being played on the 6th of November 2022.

DayDateRound
Monday – Day 131 October 20221st Round Matches
Tuesday – Day 21 November 20221st Round Matches
Wednesday – Day 32 November 20222nd Round Matches
Thursday – Day 43 November 20222nd Round Matches
Friday – Day 54 November 2022Quarterfinal Matches
Saturday – Day 65 November 2022Semifinal Matches
Sunday – Day 76 November 2022Final

Draw (Singles and Doubles)

In 2022, there will be 32 players included in the singles draw, while in the doubles draw there will be a total of 16 teams.

The draw for the 2022 singles and doubles tournaments in Midland can now be viewed on the WTA Tour website (see links below).

Singles Qualifying: View Draw

Singles Main: View Draw

Doubles: View Draw

Prize Money and Points

The total financial commitment (including Prize Money) for the tournament in 2022 was $115,000 which is in line with other WTA 125 tournaments.

How the points and prize money were split for the 2022 Midland tennis tournament is detailed below.

Women’s Singles

The winner of the women’s singles tournament in 2022 won $15,000 and 160 ranking points, while the runner up won $8,000 and 95 ranking points.

Performance$WTA Points
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 2022 won $5,000 ($2,500 each) and 160 points, while the runner ups won $2,500 ($1,250 each) and 95 points.

PerformancePer TeamPer PlayerWTA Points
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.