{"id":24995,"date":"2023-07-18T14:17:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=24995"},"modified":"2023-11-10T16:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:27:53","slug":"wta-zhengzhou-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wta-zhengzhou-open\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Zhengzhou Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>WTA Zhengzhou Open<\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/2024-wta-tournament-schedule\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21213\">women&#8217;s tennis tournament<\/a> that is played on outdoor hard courts in Zhengzhou, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament was an ITF event from 2014 to 2016 before it was upgraded to a WTA 125 tournament in 2017 and a WTA 500 event in 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No tournament was held in 2020, 2021, or 2022 so the 2023 tournament was the first one in four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WTA-Zhengzhou-Open.png\" alt=\"WTA Zhengzhou Open\" class=\"wp-image-24997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WTA-Zhengzhou-Open.png 640w, https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WTA-Zhengzhou-Open-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zhengzhou Open 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tour Level:<\/strong><\/td><td>WTA 500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Court Surface:<\/strong><\/td><td>Outdoor Hard Courts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Prize Money:<\/strong><\/td><td>$780,637<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Draw Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>32 Singles, 16 Doubles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/tournament\/2008\/zhengzhou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Zhengzhou Open<\/a> tennis tournament was held from the <strong>9th to the 15th of October 2023<\/strong>, with this year&#8217;s competition taking place in the same week as the tournaments in <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wta-korea-open\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8779\">South Korea<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wta-hong-kong-open\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"25052\">Hong Kong<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/shanghai-masters\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12567\">Shanghai<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singles Qualifying took place on the weekend immediately before the start of the main draws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Players<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The official entry list for the 2023 tournament in Zhengzhou has now been released, and below is a selection of players who participated in the WTA singles tournament in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Barbora Krejcikova<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caroline Garcia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daria Kasatkina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donna Vekic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Siegemund<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liudmila Samsonova<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magda Linette<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Sakkari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/ons-jabeur-next-tournament-match-and-schedule\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"24559\">Ons Jabeur<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qinwen Zheng<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veronika Kudermetova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/coco-gauff-schedule\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19057\">Coco Gauff <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/elena-rybakina-schedule\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28532\">Elena Rybakina<\/a> were also due to play in 2023 but they pulled out of the tournament to rest after they both reached the semifinals of the <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wta-china-open\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"24734\">China Open<\/a> in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Draw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The draws for the 2023 singles and doubles tournaments in Zhengzhou are available on the WTA Tour website (see links below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Singles Qualifying:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wtafiles.wtatennis.com\/pdf\/draws\/2023\/2008\/QS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Draw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Singles Main:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wtafiles.wtatennis.com\/pdf\/draws\/2023\/2008\/MDS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Draw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doubles:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wtafiles.wtatennis.com\/pdf\/draws\/2023\/2008\/MDD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Draw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the tennis schedule for the 2023 WTA 500 Zhengzhou tennis tournament, with the women&#8217;s singles final being played on <strong>Sunday, the 15th of October 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, 9th of October 2023 &#8211; 1st Round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday, 10th of October 2023 &#8211; 1st Round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, 11th of October 2023 &#8211; 2nd Round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, 12th of October 2023 &#8211; 2nd Round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, 13th of October 2023 &#8211; Quarterfinals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, 14th of October 2023 &#8211; Semifinals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, 15th of October 2023 &#8211; Final<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prize Money and Ranking Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The total financial commitment (including <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/2023-wta-prize-money-leaders\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18849\">prize money<\/a>) for the 2023 Zhengzhou Open was <strong>$780,637<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How the <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/2022-atp-prize-money-leaders-ytd\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4269\">prize money<\/a> and points were split by round for the 2023 tennis tournament is detailed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women&#8217;s Singles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner of the WTA 500 singles event in 2023 received <strong>$120,150<\/strong> and 470 WTA points, with the runner-up winning $74,161 and 305 WTA points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Performance<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$ &#8211; Payout<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Winner<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$120,150<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">470<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Finalist<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$74,161<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">305<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Semifinalist<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$43,323<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">185<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Quarterfinalist<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$21,075<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2nd Round<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$11,500<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1st Round<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$8,310<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women&#8217;s Doubles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners of the WTA 500 doubles event in 2023 received <strong>$40,100 ($20,050 each)<\/strong> and 470 WTA points, with the runners up winning $24,300 ($12,150 each) and 305 WTA points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Performance<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$ &#8211; Payout<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Winners<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$40,100<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">470<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Finalists<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$24,300<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">305<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Semifinalists<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$13,900<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">185<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Quarterfinalists<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$7,200<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1st Round<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$4,350<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prize money at all levels decreased in 2023, as the tournament&#8217;s financial commitment decreased from $1,500,000 in 2019 to $780,637 in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 Winners, Runners Up, and Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women&#8217;s Singles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The current champion in the women&#8217;s singles tournament is <strong>Zheng Qinwen<\/strong> who defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/barbora-krejcikova-racket\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4551\">Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1<\/a> <strong>2\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20134<\/strong> in the final of the 2023 tournament (see match highlights below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barbora Krejcikova vs. Zheng Qinwen | 2023 Zhengzhou Open Final | WTA Match Highlights\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" 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