Swedish Open

The Swedish Open (or Nordea Open) is an annual tennis tournament that is played on outdoor clay courts over two weeks in Bastad Sweden.

A tennis tournament has been held in Bastad since 1948 with previous winners of the singles tournament including tennis greats like Rafael Nadal, Mats Wilander, and Bjorn Borg.

The men’s tournament is at the ATP 250 tour level while the women’s tournament is at the WTA 125 tour level.

Swedish Open

Swedish Open Tennis 2023

Location:Bastad, Sweden
Main Sponsor:Nordea Bank
Tour Level:ATP 250 / WTA 125
Court Surface:Outdoor Clay
ATP Draw Size:28 Singles, 16 Doubles
WTA Draw Size:32 Singles, 16 Doubles
Prize Money:€562,815 (ATP), $115,000 (WTA)

Dates

The 2023 Swedish Open tennis tournament in Bastad took place from the 10th to the 23rd of July 2023 with the WTA 125 tournament being played from the 10th to the 15th of July and the ATP 250 tournament being played from the 16th to the 23rd of July.

The ATP 250 tournament was played in the same week as the tournaments in Newport, Gstaad, Iasi, Nice, Palermo, and Budapest while the WTA 125 tournament was played in the same week as the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, a Challenger 75 in Chicago, and another WTA 125 tournament in Contrexeville, France.

Tickets

According to the tournament’s official website, tickets for the 2023 tournament in Bastad went on sale on the 1st of February 2023.

In 2023, there was free admission to watch the first six days of the WTA 125 tournament, with tickets for the 2023 ATP 250 tournament starting from 170 SEK for kids and 320 SEK for adults.

Players

Women’s Event

The official entry list for the 2023 WTA 125 tournament has now been released and below is a selection of players that were included in the singles draw for 2023.

  • Aliona Bolsova
  • Caijsa Hennemann
  • Claire Liu
  • Emma Navarro
  • Julia Riera
  • Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
  • Kamilla Rakhimova
  • Kateryna Baindl
  • Katie Volynets
  • Mirjam Björklund
  • Olga Danilovic
  • Panna Udvardy
  • Polina Kudermetova
  • Rebecca Peterson
  • Su Jeong Jang
  • Tamara Zidansek
  • Taylor Townsend
  • Viktoriya Tomova
  • Yulia Putintseva

Men’s Event

The entry list for the 2023 ATP 250 tournament has now been released and below is a selection of top male players that will be playing in Bastad in 2023.

  • Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
  • Alex Molcan
  • Alexander Shevchenko
  • Alexander Zverev
  • Andrey Rublev
  • Bernabe Zapata Miralles
  • Casper Ruud
  • Daniel Elahi Galan
  • Dragos Nicolae Madaras
  • Dusan Lajovic
  • Elias Ymer
  • Emil Ruusuvuori
  • Federico Coria
  • Francisco Cerundolo
  • Juan Manuel Cerundolo
  • Leo Borg
  • Lorenzo Musetti
  • Luca Van Assche
  • Marco Cecchinato
  • Matteo Arnaldi
  • Sebastian Baez
  • Sebastian Ofner
  • Thiago Monteiro
  • Tomas Martin Etcheverry

Schedule and Order of Play

Below was the schedule for the 2023 tournament in Bastad, with the women’s singles and doubles finals being played on the 15th of July 2023, and the men’s singles and doubles finals being played on the 23rd of July 2023.

DayDateRound
Monday – Day 110th of July 20231st Round Matches (WTA)
Tuesday – Day 211th of July 20231st Round Matches (WTA)
Wednesday – Day 312th of July 20232nd Round Matches (WTA)
Thursday – Day 413th of July 2023Singles and Doubles Quarterfinals (WTA)
Friday – Day 514th of July 2023Singles and Doubles Semifinals (WTA)
Saturday – Day 615th of July 2023Singles and Doubles Finals (WTA)
Sunday – Day 716th of July 2023Qualifying Matches (ATP)
Monday – Day 817th of July 20231st Round Matches (ATP)
Tuesday- Day 918th of July 20231st Round Matches (ATP)
Wednesday – Day 1019th of July 20232nd Round Matches (ATP)
Thursday – Day 1120th of July 20232nd Round Matches (ATP)
Friday – Day 1221st of July 2023Singles and Doubles Quarterfinals (ATP)
Saturday – Day 1322nd of July 2023Singles and Doubles Semifinals (ATP)
Sunday – Day 1423rd of July 2023Singles and Doubles Finals (ATP)

You were able to view the order of play for each day of the 2023 tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour websites.

Draw

2023 WTA Bastad Draw

The draws for the WTA Bastad open tennis tournament are available to view on the WTA Tour website (see link below).

2023 Women’s Singles and Doubles: View Draws

2023 ATP Bastad Draw

The draws for the ATP Bastad open tennis tournament are available to view on the ATP Tour website (see links below).

2023 Men’s Singles: View Draw

2023 Men’s Singles Qualifying: View Draw

2023 Men’s Doubles: View Draw

Prize Money and Points

The total prize fund for the 2023 tournaments in Bastad has now been confirmed, with the prize money for the ATP 250 tournament being €562,815 and for the WTA 125 tournament, it will be $115,000.

How the prize money and points were split for the 2023 men’s and women’s tournaments is detailed below.

Men’s Singles

The winner of the Men’s Singles Event in 2023 won €85,605 (2022: €81,310) and 250 points, with the runner-up winning €49,940 (2022: €47,430) and 150 points.

PerformanceRanking Points
Winner€85,605250
Finalist€49,940150
Semifinalist€29,35590
Quarterfinalist€17,01045
2nd Round€9,88020
1st Round€6,0350-12
Q2€3,0206
Q1€1,6450

Men’s Doubles

The winners of the Men’s Doubles Event in 2023 won €29,740 (€14,870 each) and 250 points, with the runners-up winning €15,910 (€7,955 each) and 150 points.

PerformanceRanking Points
Winners€29,740250
Finalists€15,910150
Semifinalists€9,33090
Quarterfinalists€5,22045
1st Round€3,0700

Women’s Singles

The winner of the Women’s Singles Event in 2023 won $15,000 and 160 ranking points, with the runner-up winning $8,500 and 95 ranking points.

Performance$Points
Winner$15,000160
Finalist$8,50095
Semifinalist$6,00057
Quarterfinalist$4,00029
2nd Round$2,40015
1st Round$1,3001

Women’s Doubles

The winners of the Women’s Doubles Event in 2023 won $5,000 ($2,500 each) and 160 ranking points, with the runners-up winning $2,500 ($1,250 each) and 95 ranking points.

Performance$Points
Winners$5,000160
Finalists$2,50095
Semifinalists$1,50057
Quarterfinalists$1,25029
1st Round$1,0001

Swedish Open Past Winners and Runner Ups

ATP Bastad

Andrey Rublev is the current singles champion in Bastad after defeating Casper Ruud 7-6, 6-0 in the singles final in 2023 (see match highlights below).

In the 2023 men’s doubles final, Gonzalo Escobar and Aleksandr Nedovyesov defeated Rafael Matos and Francisco Cabral in straight sets 6–2, 6-2.

WTA Bastad

Olga Danilovic won the Women’s singles tournament in 2023 defeating Emma Navarro 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.

In the 2023 women’s doubles tournament, Irina Khromacheva and Panna Udvardy won the doubles title after they defeated Eri Hozumi and Jang Su-jeong in the final (4–6, 6–3, 10–5).