Arantxa Rus defeated Noma Noha Akugue in the final, 6–0, 7–6(7–3) to win the women's singles title at the 2023 Hamburg European Open. It was her first WTA Tour title. Rus, at 32 years of age, became the oldest first-time WTA champion in the last 40 years. She was playing in her 126th tour-level main-draw. It was Noha Akuge's first WTA Tour main draw singles appearance. The final was the first between two left-handed players since the 2018 Prague Open.[1]
Women's singles | |
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2023 Hamburg European Open | |
Champion | Arantxa Rus |
Runner-up | Noma Noha Akugue |
Score | 6–0, 7–6(7–3) |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Bernarda Pera was the defending champion,[2] but lost to Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals.
Seeds edit
- Donna Vekić (first round)
- Mayar Sherif (first round)
- Bernarda Pera (quarterfinals)
- Jasmine Paolini (first round)
- Julia Grabher (second round)
- Yulia Putintseva (second round)
- Arantxa Rus (champion)
- Camila Osorio (second round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
WC | Noma Noha Akugue | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Diana Shnaider | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
WC | Noma Noha Akugue | 0 | 63 | ||||||||||
7 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Q | Daria Saville | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | Arantxa Rus | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Top half edit
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | D Vekić | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Hunter | 3 | 6 | 6 | S Hunter | 6 | 62 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Noha Akugue | 7 | 6 | WC | N Noha Akugue | 0 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Pigossi | 5 | 4 | WC | N Noha Akugue | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Trevisan | 6 | 6 | M Trevisan | 7 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Kalieva | 1 | 0 | M Trevisan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Rakhimova | 4 | 3 | 8 | C Osorio | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | C Osorio | 6 | 6 | WC | N Noha Akugue | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | B Pera | 6 | 1 | 6 | D Shnaider | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Z Sönmez | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | B Pera | 78 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Juvan | 1 | 4 | K Kanepi | 66 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | 3 | B Pera | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Shnaider | 6 | 4 | 6 | D Shnaider | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | P Kudermetova | 0 | 6 | 1 | D Shnaider | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Bulgaru | 4 | 4 | 5 | J Grabher | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J Grabher | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half edit
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Jacquemot | 2 | 4 | 6 | Y Putintseva | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | E Seidel | 65 | 6 | 3 | WC | J Niemeier | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Niemeier | 77 | 1 | 6 | WC | J Niemeier | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
ML Carlé | 6 | 2 | 1 | Q | D Saville | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Korpatsch | 3 | 6 | 6 | T Korpatsch | 66 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Saville | 6 | 77 | Q | D Saville | 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Paolini | 0 | 63 | Q | D Saville | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Rus | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | A Rus | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
SE | M Timofeeva | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | A Rus | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
V Tomova | 1 | 5 | N Podoroska | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Podoroska | 6 | 7 | 7 | A Rus | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 3 | 1 | E Lys | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Udvardy | 3 | 6 | 6 | P Udvardy | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Lys | 6 | 6 | E Lys | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M Sherif | 1 | 1 |
Qualifying edit
Seeds edit
- Polina Kudermetova (qualified)
- Kaja Juvan (qualified)
- Emiliana Arango (qualifying competition)
- Nuria Brancaccio (qualifying competition)
- Elsa Jacquemot (qualified)
- Sinja Kraus (qualifying competition)
- Despina Papamichail (qualifying competition)
- Zeynep Sönmez (qualified)
- Ekaterina Makarova (qualifying competition)
- Barbora Palicová (first round)
- Mona Barthel (first round)
- Miriam Bulgaru (qualified)
Qualifiers edit
Qualifying draw edit
First qualifier edit
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
1 | Polina Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Magali Kempen | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | Polina Kudermetova | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
9 | Ekaterina Makarova | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
WC | Melanie Klaffner | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
9 | Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 6 |
Second qualifier edit
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
2 | Kaja Juvan | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Berfu Cengiz | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
2 | Kaja Juvan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Despina Papamichail | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Katharina Hobgarski | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
7 | Despina Papamichail | 6 | 6 |
Third qualifier edit
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
3 | Emiliana Arango | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
İpek Öz | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Emiliana Arango | 65 | 5 | ||||||||||
12 | Miriam Bulgaru | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||
WC | Lena Papadakis | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
12 | Miriam Bulgaru | 6 | 6 |
Fourth qualifier edit
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
4 | Nuria Brancaccio | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||
Kathinka von Deichmann | 65 | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | Nuria Brancaccio | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
8 | Zeynep Sönmez | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Astra Sharma | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
8 | Zeynep Sönmez | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Fifth qualifier edit
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
5 | Elsa Jacquemot | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Tatiana Prozorova | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | Elsa Jacquemot | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Kathleen Kanev | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
WC | Kathleen Kanev | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
11 | Mona Barthel | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Sixth qualifier edit
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
6 | Sinja Kraus | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Julia Middendorf | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
6 | Sinja Kraus | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
Daria Saville | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Daria Saville | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
10 | Barbora Palicová | 4 | 3 |
References edit
- ^ "Rus ends Noha Akugue's dream week to win Hamburg title". www.wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Bernarda Pera beats Anett Kontaveit in Hamburg final, seals second straight title without dropping a set". tennis.com. 2022-07-23.