{{TennisEventInfo|2023|Ningbo Open| | date=25–30 September | edition=6th | category=WTA 250 | draw = 32S / 15D | prize_money = $259,303 | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=Ningbo, China | venue = Yinzhou Tennis Center | champs = {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur | champd = {{flagicon|GER}} Laura Siegemund / {{flagicon|}} Vera Zvonareva | before_year = 2014 | before_name = Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open }}
The '''2023 Ningbo Open''' was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th women's edition of the Ningbo International Tennis Open, but the first since 2014 and the first as a WTA 250 tournament on the 2023 WTA Tour. It took place at the Yinzhou Tennis Center in Ningbo, China, from 25 September through 30 September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ningbo Open Overview|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2092/ningbo|website=wtatennis.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WTA Tour makes historic debut in Ningbo with star-studded lineup|url=http://ningbo.chinadaily.com.cn/2023-07/27/c_906317.htm|website=ningbo.chinadaily.com.cn|date=27 July 2023}}</ref>
==Champions== ===Singles=== {{main|2023 Ningbo Open – Singles}} * {{flagicon|TUN}} '''Ons Jabeur''' def. {{flagicon|}} Diana Shnaider 6–2, 6–1
===Doubles=== {{main|2023 Ningbo Open – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|GER}} '''Laura Siegemund''' / {{flagicon|}} '''Vera Zvonareva''' def. {{flagicon|CHN}} Guo Hanyu / {{flagicon|CHN}} Jiang Xinyu, 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
==Singles main-draw entrants==
===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|TUN}} |Ons Jabeur |7 |1 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |Petra Kvitová |14 |2 |- |{{flag|ROU}} |Sorana Cîrstea |25 |3 |- | |Anna Blinkova |40 |4 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |Varvara Gracheva |44 |5 |- |{{flag|NED}} |Arantxa Rus |47 |6 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |Katie Boulter |50 |7 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |Lucia Bronzetti |60 |8 |} * <sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of 18 September 2023<ref>{{cite web|title=WTA Entry List 2023 Ningbo Open headlined by Kvitova, Brady, Potapova and Cirstea|url=https://tennisuptodate.com/wta/wta-entry-list-2023-ningbo-open-headlined-by-kvitova-brady-potapova-and-cirstea|date=7 September 2023|website=tennisuptodate.com}}</ref>
===Other entrants=== The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur * {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu * {{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Yue * {{flagicon|}} Vera Zvonareva
The following players received entry using a protected ranking: * {{flagicon|AUS}} Daria Saville
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|CHN}} Bai Zhuoxuan * {{flagicon|GBR}} Jodie Burrage * {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam * {{flagicon|SVK}} Viktória Hrunčáková * {{flagicon|}} Valeria Savinykh * {{flagicon|SUI}} Jil Teichmann
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Mandlik
=== Withdrawals === *{{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} Lucia Bronzetti *{{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Brady → replaced by {{flagicon|}} Elina Avanesyan *{{flagicon|AUT}} Julia Grabher → replaced by {{flagicon|}} Kamilla Rakhimova *{{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens → replaced by {{flagicon|ARG}} Nadia Podoroska *{{flagicon|USA}} Alycia Parks → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} Tamara Korpatsch *{{flagicon|}} Anastasia Potapova → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Claire Liu *{{flagicon|EGY}} Mayar Sherif → replaced by {{flagicon|ESP}} Rebeka Masarova *{{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Trevisan → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Mandlik
==Doubles main-draw entrants==
===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|GER}} |Laura Siegemund | |Vera Zvonareva |35 |1 |- |{{flag|KAZ}} |Anna Danilina | |Alexandra Panova |92 |2 |- |{{flag|USA}} |Sabrina Santamaria | |Yana Sizikova |119 |3 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |Anastasia Detiuc |{{flag|POL}} |Katarzyna Piter |154 |4 |} * <sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of 18 September 2023
===Other entrants=== The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|CHN}} Dang Yiming / {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Yidi
===Withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|GBR}} Naiktha Bains / {{flagicon|GBR}} Maia Lumsden → replaced by {{flagicon|CHN}} Dang Yiming / {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Yidi * {{flagicon|GBR}} Jodie Burrage / {{flagicon|ESP}} Rebeka Masarova
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{2023 WTA Tour}}
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