2023 Hamburg European Open – Women's singles

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
2023 Hamburg European Open
Final
ChampionNetherlands Arantxa Rus
Runner-upGermany Noma Noha Akugue
Score6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Bernarda Pera was the defending champion,[2] but lost to Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals.

Seeds edit

  1.   Donna Vekić (first round)
  2.   Mayar Sherif (first round)
  3.   Bernarda Pera (quarterfinals)
  4.   Jasmine Paolini (first round)
  5.   Julia Grabher (second round)
  6.   Yulia Putintseva (second round)
  7.   Arantxa Rus (champion)
  8.   Camila Osorio (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

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

  1.   Polina Kudermetova (qualified)
  2.   Kaja Juvan (qualified)
  3.   Emiliana Arango (qualifying competition)
  4.   Nuria Brancaccio (qualifying competition)
  5.   Elsa Jacquemot (qualified)
  6.   Sinja Kraus (qualifying competition)
  7.   Despina Papamichail (qualifying competition)
  8.   Zeynep Sönmez (qualified)
  9.   Ekaterina Makarova (qualifying competition)
  10.   Barbora Palicová (first round)
  11.   Mona Barthel (first round)
  12.   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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Bernarda Pera beats Anett Kontaveit in Hamburg final, seals second straight title without dropping a set". tennis.com. 2022-07-23.

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