The WTA Budapest tennis tournament is a WTA 250 level event on the women’s tour, that is played on outdoor red clay courts in Budapest, Hungary.
The tournament was previously known as the Budapest Grand Prix between 1996 and 2003 before it was replaced on the WTA calendar by the Bucharest Open from 2004 to 2020, before returning to Budapest in 2021 as a WTA 250 tournament.
2023 WTA Budapest Tennis Tournament
| Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Tour Level: | WTA 250 |
| Prize Money: | $251,750 (2022) |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Clay Court |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
Dates
The 2023 WTA Budapest open tennis tournament will take place from the 17th to the 23rd of July 2023.
The 2023 tournament will be held the week after the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tournament and in the same week as the WTA tournaments in Iasi and Palermo, as well as the ATP tournaments in Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 tournament in Budapest are not available yet.
Check back closer to the start of next year’s tournament for more information on ticketing for 2023.
Players
The entry list for the 2023 tournament in Budapest has yet to be released, but below is a selection of top WTA players who played in the singles event in 2022:
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Martina Trevisan
- Yulia Putintseva
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Zhang Shuai
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Anna Bondár
- Laura Siegemund
- Bernarda Pera
- Aleksandra Krunic
Schedule
Below is the expected schedule for the 2023 tournament in Budapest, starting on Monday, the 17th of July, and ending with the singles final on Sunday, the 23rd of July 2023.
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Monday, 17 July 2023 | 1st Round |
| Tuesday, 18 July 2023 | 1st Round |
| Wednesday, 19 July 2023 | 2nd Round |
| Thursday, 20 July 2023 | 2nd Round |
| Friday, 21 July 2023 | Quarter-finals |
| Saturday, 22 July 2023 | Semi-finals |
| Sunday, 23 July 2023 | Final |
Draw
The draw for the 2023 singles and doubles tournaments in Budapest will be 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 Draw: TBC
Prize Money and Points
The total prize fund for the 2023 tournament in Budapest has yet to be confirmed but in 2022 it was $251,750.
How the prize money and ranking points were split for the 2022 tournament are detailed below.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the Women’s Singles Event in 2022 received €26,770 and 280 ranking points, with the runner-up receiving €15,922 and 180 ranking points.
| Performance | € | Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €26,770 | 280 |
| Finalist | €15,922 | 180 |
| Semifinalist | €8,870 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalist | €5,000 | 60 |
| Round 2 | €3,065 | 30 |
| Round 1 | €2,200 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles
The winners of the Women’s Doubles Event in 2022 received €9,680 (€4,840 each) and 280 WTA points, with the runner-ups receiving €5,400 (€2,700 each) and 180 WTA points.
| Performance | € | Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €9,680 | 280 |
| Finalist | €5,400 | 180 |
| Semifinalist | €3,185 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalist | €1,895 | 60 |
| Round 1 | €1,450 | 1 |
Past Winners and Runner Ups
Women’s Singles
The winner of the singles tennis tournament in 2022 was Bernarda Pera who beat Aleksandra Krunić 6–3, 6–3 in the singles final.
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bernarda Pera | Aleksandra Krunic | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2021 | Yulia Putintseva | Anhelina Kalinina | 6–4, 6–0 |
Women’s Doubles
Oksana Kalashnikova and Ekaterine Gorgodze are the current champions in the women’s doubles event in Budapest after beating Kimberley Zimmermann and Katarzyna Piter 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 in the women’s doubles final in 2022.
| Year | Winners | Runner Ups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oksana Kalashnikova and Ekaterine Gorgodze | Kimberley Zimmermann and Katarzyna Piter | 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 |
| 2021 | Mihaela Buzărnescu and Fanny Stollár | Aliona Bolsova and Tamara Korpatsch | 6–4, 6–4 |