The WTA Tampico Open is a tennis tournament on the women’s tour that is played on outdoor hard courts in Tampico, Mexico.
The tournament is at the WTA 125 level of the WTA Tour with a draw size of 32 for singles and 16 for doubles.
I have put together the below guide so you can find out the latest information on the draws, tickets, schedule, players, and prize money for 2023.
WTA Tampico 2023
| Location: | Tampico, Mexico |
| Tour Level: | WTA 125 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Hard Courts |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | $115,000 |
Dates
The 2023 WTA Tampico Open was held from the 23rd to the 29th of October 2023, with the 2023 tournament being played in the same week as the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, the Swiss Indoors in Basel, and the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 Tournament were sold through the tournament’s official website.
Players
The official entry list for the 2023 tournament in Tampico has now been released and below is a selection of players who participated in the 2023 singles tournament, with Taylor Townsend, Caroline Dolehide, and Heather Watson being the best known players in the draw.
- Ajla Tomljanović
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Caroline Dolehide
- Emiliana Arango
- Emina Bektas
- Heather Watson
- Kamilla Rakhimova
- Katie Volynets
- Peyton Stearns
- Taylor Townsend
Schedule
Below is the schedule for the 2023 tournament in Tampico, with 1st round matches being played over two days (23-24 October), with the singles and doubles finals being played on Saturday, the 28th of October 2023*.
| Day | Dates | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Day 1 | 23 October 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday – Day 2 | 24 October 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 3 | 25 October 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 4 | 26 October 2023 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday – Day 5 | 27 October 2023 | Semifinals |
| Saturday – Day 6 | 28 October 2023 | Final |
*The semifinals and final were delayed so they ended up being played on Sunday, the 29th of October 2023.
Draw
The draws for the 2023 singles and doubles competitions in Tampico are available to view on the WTA Tour website (see links below).
Singles Qualifying: View Draw
Singles Main: View Draw
Doubles: View Draw
In 2023, there were 32 players included in the singles draw, while in the doubles draw there were a total of 16 teams.
Prize Money and Points
The total financial commitment (including Prize Money) for the 2023 Tampico Open tennis tournament was $115,000.
How the prize money and points were split for the 2023 tournament is detailed below.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the singles tournament in 2023 received $15,000 and 160 ranking points, while the runner-up won $8,000 and 95 ranking points.
| Performance | $ – Payout | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $15,000 | 160 |
| Finalist | $8,000 | 95 |
| Semifinalist | $5,300 | 57 |
| Quarterfinalist | $3,475 | 29 |
| 2nd Round | $2,000 | 15 |
| 1st Round | $1,250 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles (Per Team)
The winners of the doubles tournament in 2023 received $6,000 ($3,000 each) and 160 ranking points, while the runners-up won $4,300 ($2,150 each) and 95 ranking points.
| Performance | $ – Payout | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | $6,000 | 160 |
| Finalists | $4,300 | 95 |
| Semifinalists | $2,600 | 57 |
| Quarterfinalists | $2,000 | 1 |
Past Winners, Runners Up, and Results
NB: 2022 was the first year a WTA 125 tournament was held in Tampico but between 2012 and 2017, an ITF Women’s tournament was held in the city.
Women’s Singles
Emina Bektas won the 2023 women’s singles event in Tampico after she beat Anna Kalinskaya in three sets 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 in the 2023 singles final.
| Year | Winner | Runner up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Emina Bektas | Anna Kalinskaya | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 2022 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Magda Linette | 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Irina Falconi | Louisa Chirico | 7–5, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 2016 | Sofya Zhuk | Varvara Flink | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2015 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Alize Lim | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2014 | Mariana Duque | An-Sophie Mestach | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 2013 | Indy de Vroome | Doroteja Erić | 6–4, 6–3 |
Women’s Doubles
Kamilla Rakhimova and Anastasia Tikhonova won the 2023 doubles event in Tampico, beating Sabrina Santamaria and Heather Watson 7-6, 6-2 in the 2023 women’s doubles final.
| Year | Winners | Runners up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kamilla Rakhimova and Anastasia Tikhonova | Sabrina Santamaria and Heather Watson | 7-6, 6-2 |
| 2022 | Tereza Mihalikova and Aldila Sutjiadi | Ashlyn Krueger and Elizabeth Mandlik | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 2017 | Caroline Dolehide and Maria Irigoyen | Kaitlyn Christian and Giuliana Olmos | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Mihaela Buzarnescu and Elise Mertens | Usue Maitane Arconada and Katie Swan | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2015 | María Irigoyen and Barbora Krejcikova | Verónica Cepede Royg and Marina Melnikova | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2014 | Petra Martic and Maria Sanchez | Kateryna Bondarenko and Valeria Savinykh | 3–6, 6–3, 10–2 |
| 2013 | Maria Fernanda Alvarez Terán and María Irigoyen | Constanza Gorches and Victoria Rodríguez | 6–3, 6–4 |