2023 Mérida Open

2023 Mérida Open
Date20–26 February
Edition1st
CategoryWTA 250
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money$259,303
SurfaceHard (Outdoor)
LocationMérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Champions
Singles
Italy Camila Giorgi
Doubles
United States Caty McNally / France Diane Parry
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The 2023 Mérida Open Akron was a WTA 250 tournament organised for female professional tennis players on outdoor hardcourts as part of the 2023 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Yucatán Country Club in Mérida, Mexico, from 20 through 26 February 2023 as a replacement for Abierto Zapopan.[1] This tournament was the first of its class in the city of Mérida. The main sponsor of the tournament was AKRON, and it was organized with a team formed by WTA representatives and GSSPORTS management; a Mexican enterprise dedicated to conducting and directing this event under the lead of tournament director Gustavo Santoscoy.

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2023 Mérida Open – Singles

Doubles

Main article: 2023 Mérida Open – Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 1 — — — —

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Women's singles $34,228 $20,226 $11,275 $6,418 $3,922 $2,804 $2,075 $1,340
Women's doubles $12,447 $7,000 $4,020 $2,400 $1,848 — — —

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 POL Magda Linette 21 1
 USA Sloane Stephens 40 2
 CHN Zhu Lin 41 3
 CZE Kateřina Siniaková 47 4
 USA Alycia Parks 51 5
 EGY Mayar Sherif 53 6
 ITA Elisabetta Cocciaretto 54 7
 USA Alison Riske-Amritraj 58 8
  • Rankings are as of February 13, 2023.[2]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank† Seed
 GBR Alicia Barnett  GBR Olivia Nicholls 129 1
 USA Kaitlyn Christian  USA Sabrina Santamaria 134 2
 CZE Anastasia Dețiuc  JPN Eri Hozumi 136 3
 CHN Han Xinyun Lidziya Marozava 137 4
  • 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2023.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

References

  1. ^ "Mérida Open Akron Overview". wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ "Merida Open Akron to be honored with WTA top players". theyucatantimes.com.