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. The 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
Camila Giorgi def. Rebecca Peterson, 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–2
Doubles
Caty McNally / Diane Parry def. Wang Xinyu / Wu Fang-hsien, 6–0, 7–5
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Women's singles$34,228$20,226$11,275$6,418$3,922$2,804$2,075$1,340Women's doubles$12,447$7,000$4,020$2,400$1,848
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedMagda Linette211Sloane Stephens402Zhu Lin413Kateřina Siniaková474Alycia Parks515Mayar Sherif536Elisabetta Cocciaretto547Alison Riske-Amritraj588 Rankings are as of February 13, 2023.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Fernanda Contreras Gómez Katie Volynets Simona Waltert
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Nadia Podoroska
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Elina Avanesyan Kimberly Birrell Léolia Jeanjean Ana Konjuh Rebecca Peterson Lesia Tsurenko
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Varvara Gracheva
Withdrawals Before the tournament Kateryna Baindl → replaced by Varvara Gracheva Dalma Gálfi → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure Donna Vekić → replaced by Panna Udvardy
Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank† SeedAlicia BarnettOlivia Nicholls1291Kaitlyn ChristianSabrina Santamaria1342Anastasia DețiucEri Hozumi1363Han XinyunLidziya Marozava1374 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2023.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Estelle Cascino / Jesika Malečková Despina Papamichail / Simona Waltert
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