The 2023 Japan Women's Open (also known as the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships for sponsorship purposes) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA 250 tournaments of the 2023 WTA Tour. It was held at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan, from 11 to 17 September 2023.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament since 2019, when it was held in Hiroshima. The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the 2022 edition was cancelled for financial reasons.[2]
| 2023 Japan Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 September |
| Edition | 12th |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $259,303 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Venue | Utsubo Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ashlyn Krueger | |
| Doubles | |
 Anna-Lena Friedsam /  Nadiia Kichenok | |
Champions
editSingles
edit
Ashlyn Krueger def. 
Zhu Lin 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles
edit
Anna-Lena Friedsam / 
Nadiia Kichenok def. 
Anna Kalinskaya / 
Yulia Putintseva 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CHN
|
Zhu Lin | 44 | 1 |
| GER
|
Tatjana Maria | 47 | 2 |
| CHN
|
Wang Xinyu | 53 | 3 |
 CZE
|
Linda Fruhvirtová | 56 | 4 |
 ARG
|
Nadia Podoroska | 70 | 5 |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 78 | 6 |
 JPN
|
Nao Hibino | 81 | 7 |
| UKR
|
Kateryna Baindl | 83 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 28 August 2023[3]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Tamara Korpatsch → replaced by
Viktorija Golubic - Peyton Stearns → replaced by Ashlyn Krueger
- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by
Panna Udvardy
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Latisha Chan | CHN
|
Zhu Lin | 127 | 1 |
| JPN
|
Eri Hozumi | JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | 143 | 2 |
 GBR
|
Naiktha Bains | GBR
|
Maia Lumsden | 181 | 3 |
| GBR
|
Alicia Barnett | GBR
|
Olivia Nicholls | 192 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 August 2023
Other entrants
editThe following teams received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
References
edit- ^ "Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships, Osaka". grandslamhistory.com.
- ^ "2023 Japan Open WTA Entry List featuring Tsurenko, Lin Zhu and Stearns". tennisuptodate.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.