Rothesay Classic 2023: WTA Players And Prize Money Announced In Birmingham

Last Updated on June 19, 2023

The Rothesay Classic, also known as the Birmingham Classic, is a WTA 250 level tennis tournament. It’s scheduled to occur on the lush green courts of the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The Edgbaston Priory Club, the venue for this event, is an exclusive sports and leisure club. It boasts more than 30 courts, including a main court that can seat 1,000 people. There’s also the option to set up an additional 1,500 temporary seats if needed. This club was created in 1964, through a merger between two of Birmingham’s oldest clubs: the Priory Lawn Tennis Club, established in 1875, and the Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club, which started in 1878.

The 2023 Rothesay Classic marks the 41st iteration of this prestigious event. The tournament is set to take place between the 19th and 25th of June, 2023.

WTA Birmingham Classic Prize Money

The prize money purse at the WTA Rothesay Classic has increased for the 2023 tennis season. The total prize money came to – $259,303, up 3.00% from 2022. The champion in Birmingham will receive just over 13% of that total – $34,228 if she wins the trophy. The runner-up will receive a small payout, pocketing $20,226 for her efforts. There is a significant drop off in prize money after the semi-final stage, with the two losing players in that round taking home $11,276 each. Those eliminated in the quarter-finals will receive $6,418 for their efforts. First-round losers will walk away with $2,804.

The below tables give you a full breakdown of prize money for the WTA 250 event in Birmingham this year.

Singles

Doubles

Rothesay Classic Prize Money History

In the table below we have collected data on how prize money in this tournament has changed in recent years.

WTA Rothesay Classic Entry List Will Be Headed by Barbora Krejcikova

The event will feature the participation of notable figures of British tennis such as Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, and Jodie Burrage.

In singles, the trophy will be contested by 32 athletes, while 16 will take part in the doubles event. The top seeds are the Czech Barbora Krejcikova and the Latvian Jeļena Ostapenko.

The last event in 2022 was won by Beatriz Haddad Maia, beating Zhang Shuai in the final. A Brazilian tennis player, Beatriz Haddad Maia, will not defend her title this year.

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CZE	Barbora Krejcikova	12	1
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	17	2
POL	Magda Linette	21	3
	Anastasia Potapova	22	4
UKR	Anhelina Kalinina	25	5
USA	Bernarda Pera	27	6
CHN	Zhang Shuai	31	7
ROU	Sorana Cirstea	32	8

WTA Birmingham Classic History

The Birmingham Classic, held in the West Midlands, first took place in 1982. Over the years, its name has changed several times depending on who was sponsoring the tournament:

• For the first five years, it was known as the Edgbaston Cup.
• Between 1987 and 2008, it was sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company, an international chemical corporation. During this time, the tournament was named variously the Dow Chemical Classic, Dow Classic, and DFS Classic.
• From the 2009 season onwards, the tournament has been named the AEGON Classic, after its sponsor Aegon, an insurance and asset management company. However, from 2015, the decision was made to call it the Birmingham Classic.

In the beginning, the Birmingham Classic was a fifth category tournament. In 1990, it was upgraded to the fourth category, and in 1993 it reached the third category. After a reorganization of the WTA tour in 2009, the competition became part of the International series. Then, from 2014 to 2019, it was classified as a Premier event (now the WTA 500). Since 2021, the tournament has been part of the WTA 250.

American women have been particularly successful at the Birmingham Classic, winning nine out of the first ten tournaments. The most successful player in the history of the tournament is Pam Shriver from the United States, with four titles. Other notable winners include Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Zina Garrison, and Laurie McNeil, all from the United States, as well as Nathalie Tozia from France, Maria Sharapova from Russia, and Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic, each with two titles.

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WTA Rothesay Classic Ranking Points

The below tables give you a full breakdown of ranking points across the WTA 250 event in Birmingham.