The Nottingham Open is a WTA 250 tournament that is played on outdoor grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in England.
The Nottingham tennis tournament is usually held in June with WTA players using it in their preparations for the Wimbledon Championships.
Past champions of the singles event in Nottingham include Johanna Konta, Ashleigh Barty, and Karolina Pliskova.
2023 WTA Nottingham Open
| Location: | Nottingham, England |
| Tour Level: | WTA 250 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Grass |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | $239,477 |
Dates
The 2023 Nottingham Open tennis tournament took place from the 12th to the 18th of June 2023, with qualifying for the singles taking place on the 10th and 11th of June 2023.
The 2023 tournament was played in the same week as the tennis tournaments in Valencia, Stuttgart, and ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 tournament in Nottingham were sold through the LTA’s official ticketing website, with ticket prices starting from £12.00.
Players
The official entry list for the 2023 tournament in Nottingham is available to view on the WTA Tour website, with the below players participating in the singles event.
- Alize Cornet
- Alycia Parks
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Camila Giorgi
- Cristina Bucsa
- Donna Vekic
- Katie Boulter (Wild Card)
- Katie Swan (Wild Card)
- Jil Teichmann
- Jule Niemeier
- Lesia Tsurenko
- Lin Zhu
- Magda Linette
- Maria Sakkari (Wild Card)
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Rebecca Marino
- Shuai Zhang
- Tatjana Maria
- Viktoriya Tomova
- Xiyu Wang
Schedule and Order of Play
Below is the schedule for the 2023 tournament in Nottingham with the singles and doubles finals being played on the 18th of June 2023.
| Day | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday – Day 1 | 10th of June 2023 | Qualifying |
| Sunday – Day 2 | 11th of June 2023 | Qualifying |
| Monday – Day 3 | 12th of June 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday – Day 4 | 13th of June 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 5 | 14th of June 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 6 | 15th of June 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Friday – Day 7 | 16th of June 2023 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Saturday – Day 8 | 17th of June 2023 | Semifinal Matches |
| Sunday – Day 9 | 18th of June 2023 | Singles and Doubles Final |
The order of play for each day of the 2023 tournament was available to view on the WTA Tennis website.
Draw
The draws for the 2023 tournament in Nottingham are available to view on the 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 Ranking Points
The total prize money for the 2023 WTA Nottingham tennis tournament will be $259,303, with the winner of the singles event receiving $34,228.
The full breakdown of how the prize money and points were split by round for the 2023 singles and doubles tournaments is detailed below.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the Women’s Singles tournament in 2023 won $34,228 (2022: $33,200) and 280 Ranking Points, with the runner-up winning $20,226 (2022: $19,750) and 180 Ranking Points.
| Performance | $ – Payout | WTA Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $34,228 | 280 |
| Finalist | $20,226 | 180 |
| Semifinalist | $11,276 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalist | $6,418 | 60 |
| 2nd Round | $3,920 | 30 |
| 1st Round | $2,804 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles
The winners of the Women’s Doubles Event in 2023 received $12,447 (2022: $12,000) in prize money, with the runner-ups receiving $7,000 (2022: $6,700).
| Performance | $ – Payout | WTA Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | $12,447 | 280 |
| Finalists | $7,000 | 180 |
| Semifinalists | $4,020 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalists | $2,400 | 60 |
| 1st Round | $1,848 | 1 |
WTA Nottingham Past Winners and Runners Up
Women’s Singles
Katie Boulter won the singles title in 2023, beating fellow British player Jodie Burrage 6-3, 6-3 in the singles final (see match highlights below).
The 2023 singles final was the first time since the 1970s, that there was an all British final on the WTA Tour, the last being in 1977, where Sue Barker defeated Virginia Wade 6-3, 6-4 in the final of a WTA event in San Francisco.
Other singles champions in Nottingham include Caroline Garcia, Ashleigh Barty, and the former British number 1 Johanna Konta.
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Katie Boulter | Jodie Burrage | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2022 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | Alison Riske | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 |
| 2021 | Johanna Konta | Zhang Shuai | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Caroline Garcia | Donna Vekić | 2–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 2018 | Ashleigh Barty | Johanna Konta | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Donna Vekic | Johanna Konta | 2–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| 2016 | Karolína Pliskova | Alison Riske | 7–6, 7–5 |
| 2015 | Ana Konjuh | Monica Niculescu | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women’s Doubles
Ulrikke Eikeri and Ingrid Neel are the current champions in the women’s doubles event in Nottingham after beating Harriet Dart and Heather Watson 7-6, 5-7, 10-8 in the final of the 2023 doubles event.
| Year | Winners | Runners Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ulrikke Eikeri and Ingrid Neel | Harriet Dart and Heather Watson | 7-6, 5-7, 10-8 |
| 2022 | Zhang Shuai and Beatriz Haddad Maia | Caroline Dolehide and Monica Niculescu | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 2021 | Lyudmyla Kichenok and Makoto Ninomiya | Caroline Dolehide and Storm Sanders | 6–4, 6–7, 10–8 |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Desirae Krawczyk and Giuliana Olmos | Ellen Perez and Arina Rodionova | 7–6, 7–5 |
| 2018 | Alicja Rosolska and Abigail Spears | Mihaela Buzărnescu and Heather Watson | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 2017 | Monique Adamczak and Storm Sanders | Jocelyn Rae and Laura Robson | 6–4, 4–6, 10–4 |
| 2016 | Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai | Gabriela Dabrowski and Yang Zhaoxuan | 7–5, 3–6, 10–7 |
| 2015 | Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears | Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith | 3–6, 6–3, 11–9 |
FAQ
When was the Nottingham Open Tennis 2023?
The tournament was held from the 12th to the 18th of June 2023.
Where is the Nottingham Open held?
The 2023 tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.
Who played in 2023?
The following players played in the singles in 2023: Alize Cornet, Alycia Parks, Anhelina Kalinina, Beatriz H Maia, Camila Giorgi, Cristina Bucsa, Donna Vekic, Katie Boulter, Katie Swan, Jil Teichmann, Jule Niemeier, Lesia Tsurenko, Lin Zhu, Magda Linette, Maria Sakkari, Nuria Parrizas Diaz, Rebecca Marino, Shuai Zhang, Tatjana Maria, Viktoriya Tomova, and Xiyu Wang.