The WTA San Jose (Silicon Valley Classic) is a WTA 500 tennis tournament that is played on outdoor hard courts in California, United States.
The tournament is part of the US Open Series of tournaments that lead up to the US Open in New York.
The tournament was previously known as the Stanford Classic (1997–2017) but in 2018 the event moved to the campus at San Jose State University and was renamed the Silicon Valley Classic.
2023 WTA San Jose (Silicon Valley Classic)
| Tour Level: | WTA 500 |
| Tournament Sponsor: | Mubadala Investment Company |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Hard Courts |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | $757,900 (2022) |
Dates
The 2023 WTA San Jose open tennis tournament will take place from the 31st of July to the 6th of August 2023.
The 2023 tournament will be played in the same week as the tournaments in Washington, Prague, Los Cabos, and Kitzbühel.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose are not on sale yet but single-session, weeklong, and weekend tickets for the 2022 tournament were sold through the tournament’s official website.
Players
The player entry list for the 2023 tournament in San Jose has not yet been released by tournament organizers but below is a selection of the top WTA players that were included in the entry list for the WTA 500 tennis tournament in 2022:
- Maria Sakkari
- Paula Badosa
- Ons Jabeur
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Caroline Dolehide
- Coco Gauff
- Daria Kasatkina
- Karolina Pliskova
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Amanda Anisimova
- Elena Rybakina
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Camila Giorgi
- Alison Riske-Amritraj
- Zheng Qinwen
- Naomi Osaka
- Shelby Rogers
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Bianca Andreescu
Schedule
Below is the expected schedule for the 2023 tournament in San Jose with the 1st round matches being played on the 31st of July and the 1st of August and the singles final being played on the 6th of August 2023.
| Day | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Day 1 | 31st of July 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday – Day 2 | 1st of August 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 3 | 2nd of August 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 4 | 3rd of August 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Friday – Day 5 | 4th of August 2023 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Saturday – Day 6 | 5th of August 2023 | Semifinal Matches |
| Sunday – Day 7 | 6th of August 2023 | Final |
Draw
The draw for the 2023 qualifying, singles, and doubles tournaments in San Jose will be made available to view on the WTA Tour website a few days before the start of the tournament.
Singles (Qualifying) Draw: TBC
Singles (Main) Draw: TBC
Doubles (Main) Draw: TBC
For the 2022 women’s singles event, Maria Sakkari was the number 1 seed, while in the doubles Veronika Kudermetova and Zhang Shuai were the number 1 seeds.
Prize Money and Points
The total financial commitment including prize money for the 2023 San Jose Tennis tournament has yet to be confirmed but in 2022 it was $757,900.
How the prize money was split for the 2022 tournament is detailed below.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the Women’s Singles tournament in 2022 won $116,340 (2021: $68,570) and 470 ranking points, with the runner-up winning $71,960 and 305 ranking points.
Players losing in the 1st round of the tournament received $8,110 and 1 WTA Ranking Point.
| Performance | $ | WTA Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $116,340 | 470 |
| Finalist | $71,960 | 305 |
| Semifinalist | $42,010 | 185 |
| Quarterfinalist | $22,080 | 100 |
| 2nd Round | $11,260 | 55 |
| 1st Round | $8,110 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles
The winners of the Women’s Doubles tournament in 2022 won $39,000 ($19,500 each) and 470 WTA points, with the runner-ups winning $23,700 ($11,850 each) and 305 WTA points.
Teams losing in the 1st round received $4,200 ($2,100 each) and 1 WTA Ranking Point.
| Performance | $ | WTA Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | $39,000 | 470 |
| Finalists | $23,700 | 305 |
| Semifinalists | $13,470 | 185 |
| Quarterfinalists | $7,000 | 100 |
| 1st Round | $4,200 | 1 |
WTA San Jose Past Winners and Runner Ups
Women’s Singles
The current champion in the women’s singles event is Daria Kasatkina who beat Shelby Rogers 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 in the 2022 singles final.
Martina Navratilova currently holds the record for most singles titles with five titles to her name (1979, 1980, 1988, 1991, and 1993).
The below list of singles winners and runner-ups goes back to 2016, with a full list available on the official WTA Tour website.
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Daria Kasatkina | Shelby Rogers | 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2021 | Danielle Collins | Daria Kasatkina | 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Zheng Saisai | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 2018 | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Maria Sakkari | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2017 | Madison Keys | Coco Vandeweghe | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Johanna Konta | Venus Williams | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
Women’s Doubles
Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan are the current champions in the Women’s doubles event after beating Chan Hao-ching and Shuko Aoyama 7–5, 6-0 in the doubles final in 2022.
Lindsay Davenport and Rosemary Casals jointly hold the record for most doubles titles with five titles each.
The below list of doubles winners and runner-ups goes back to 2016, with a full list available on the official WTA Tour website.
| Year | Winners | Runner Ups | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan | Chan Hao-ching and Shuko Aoyama | 7–5, 6-0 |
| 2021 | Darija Jurak and Andreja Klepač | Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | Tournament not Held |
| 2019 | Nicole Melichar and Květa Peschke | Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Latisha Chan and Květa Peschke | Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Abigail Spears and Coco Vandeweghe | Alizé Cornet and Alicja Rosolska | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears | Darija Jurak and Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 6–4 |