{"id":5372,"date":"2022-04-21T11:28:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=5372"},"modified":"2023-06-26T09:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T09:27:37","slug":"birmingham-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/birmingham-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Birmingham Classic<\/strong> is a WTA 250 tennis tournament that is played on outdoor grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament has had many different names over the years including the Aegon Classic, the DFS Classic, the Dow Classic, the Edgbaston Cup, and the Viking Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, the tournament will be sponsored by the pensions insurance specialist Rothesay Life PLC<\/a> so the 2023 tournament will be called the Rothesay Classic Birmingham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birmingham Classic 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Location:<\/strong><\/td>Birmingham, England<\/td><\/tr>
Tour Level:<\/strong><\/td>WTA 250<\/td><\/tr>
Tournament Sponsor:<\/strong><\/td>Rothesay Life PLC<\/td><\/tr>
Court Surface:<\/strong><\/td>Outdoor Grass<\/td><\/tr>
Draw Size:<\/strong><\/td>32 Singles, 16 Doubles<\/td><\/tr>
Prize Money:<\/strong><\/td>$259,303<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 WTA Birmingham Classic tennis tournament took place from the 19th to the 25th of June 2023<\/strong>, with qualifying for the singles tournament taking place on the 17th and 18th of June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 tournament was played in the same week as the ATP 500 tournaments in London<\/a>, England, and Halle<\/a>, Germany, and the WTA tournaments in Berlin<\/a> and Venice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for the 2023 Birmingham open tennis tournament were sold through the LTA’s official ticketing website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The official entry list for 2023 has now been released and below is a list of players that played in the 2023 WTA singles tournament in Birmingham:<\/p>\n\n\n\n