The Ningbo Open is a WTA 250 tennis tournament that will be played on outdoor hard courts at the Ningbo (Yinzhou) Tennis Center in China.
The tournament was previously an ITF 100,000+H event (2010-2012), and a WTA 125 event (2013-214) but in 2023, the tournament was upgraded to a WTA 250 event on the WTA Calander.
Ningbo Open 2023
| Tour Level: | WTA 250 |
| Dates: | 25-30 September 2023 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Hard |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | $259,303 |
Dates
The 2023 WTA Ningbo Open tennis tournament will take place from the 25th to the 30th of September 2023, with qualifying for the singles tournament likely to take place on the 23rd and 24th of September 2023.
The 2023 tournament will be played in the same week as the Pan Pacific Open in Japan and the ATP Tournaments in Nur-Sultan and Beijing.
Players
The official entry list for 2023 has yet to be released but below is a list of players that played in the 2014 women’s singles event in Ningbo:
- Alla Kudryavtseva
- Luksika Kumkhum
- Magda Linette
- Misaki Doi
- Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
- Shahar Pe’er
- Vitalia Diatchenko
- Wang Qiang
- Zheng Saisai
Schedule
Below is the expected schedule for the 2023 tournament in Ningbo with the singles final being played on Saturday, the 30th of September 2023.
| Day | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Day 1 | 25th of September 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday – Day 2 | 26th of September 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 3 | 27th of September 2023 | 3rd Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 4 | 28th of September 2023 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Friday – Day 5 | 29th of September 2023 | Semifinal Matches |
| Saturday – Day 6 | 30th of September 2023 | Final |
Draw
The draws for the 2023 tournament in Ningbo will be available to view on the WTA Tour website a few days before the start of the tournament.
2023 Women’s Singles Draw: TBD
2023 Women’s Singles Qualifying Draw: TBD
2023 Women’s Doubles Draw: TBD
Points and Prize Money
The total financial commitment (including prize money) for the 2023 WTA Ningbo tennis tournament will be $259,303.
How the prize money and ranking Points are expected to be split by round for the 2023 tournament is detailed below.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the women’s singles tournament in 2023 is expected to receive $34,228 and 280 WTA points, while the runner-up is expected to receive $20,226 and 180 WTA points.
| Performance | $ | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $34,228 | 280 |
| Finalist | $20,226 | 180 |
| Semifinalist | $11,275 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalist | $6,418 | 60 |
| 2nd Round | $3,920 | 30 |
| 1st Round | $2,804 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles (Per Team)
The winners of the women’s doubles tournament in 2023 are expected to win $12,447 and 280 ranking points, while the runner-ups are expected to win $7,000 and 180 ranking points.
| Performance | $ | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | $12,447 | 280 |
| Finalists | $7,000 | 180 |
| Semifinalists | $4,020 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalists | $2,400 | 60 |
| 1st Round | $1,848 | 1 |
Past Winners and Runners Up
The current champion in the women’s singles event is Magda Linette who defeated Wang Qiang in the 2014 singles final in Ningbo.
In the Women’s doubles event, Arina Rodionova and Olga Savchuk are the current champions after defeating Han Xinyun and Zhang Kailin in the 2014 doubles final.
Women’s Singles
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2014 | Magda Linette | Wang Qiang | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2013 | Bojana Jovanovski | Zhang Shuai | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2012 | Hsieh Su-wei | Zhang Shuai | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2011 | Anastasiya Yakimova | Erika Sema | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 2010 | Alberta Brianti | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–4, 6–4 |
Women’s Doubles
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2014 | Arina Rodionova and Olga Savchuk | Han Xinyun and Zhang Kailin | 4–6, 7–6, 10–6 |
| 2013 | Chan Yung-jan and Zhang Shuai | Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2012 | Shuko Aoyama and Chang Kai-chen | Tetiana Luzhanska and Zheng Saisai | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2011 | Tetiana Luzhanska and Zheng Saisai | Chan Chin-wei and Han Xinyun | 6–4, 5–7, 10–4 |
| 2010 | Chan Chin-wei and Chen Yi | Jill Craybas and Olga Savchuk | 6–3, 3–6, 10–8 |