| 2022 Birmingham Classic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 13–19 June | |||
| Edition | 40th | |||
| Category | WTA 250 tournaments | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Beatriz Haddad Maia | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Lyudmyla Kichenok /  Jeļena Ostapenko | ||||
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The 2022 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 40th edition of the event, and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2022 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 13–19 June 2022.
Champions
Singles
Main article: 2022 Birmingham Classic – Singles- Beatriz Haddad Maia def.
Zhang Shuai, 5–4, ret.
This is Haddad Maia's second title of the year and also her career.
Doubles
Main article: 2022 Birmingham Classic – Doubles- Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko def.
Elise Mertens / Zhang Shuai, by walkover
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $29,800 | $16,398 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $3,675 | $2,675 | $1,950 | $1,270 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles * | $10,300 | $6,000 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 16 | 1 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 20 | 2 |
 ITA
|
Camila Giorgi | 26 | 3 |
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 29 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 31 | 5 |
| ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 34 | 6 |
 USA
|
Alison Riske | 40 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 41 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 6 June 2022.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawal
- Before the tournament
Yulia Putintseva → replaced by 
Kaja Juvan
Emma Raducanu → replaced by Dayana Yastremska
Mayar Sherif → replaced by 
Viktorija Golubic
Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by 
Petra Martić- Sloane Stephens → replaced by
Caroline Garcia 
Clara Tauson → replaced by 
Magdalena Fręch
Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by 
Aleksandra Krunić
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 5 | 1 |
| UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 41 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká |  IND
|
Sania Mirza | 41 | 3 |
 JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama |  TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | 63 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 6 June 2022.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Anna Danilina / Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls
- Katarzyna Piter / Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced by Katarzyna Kawa / Katarzyna Piter
References
- "Rothesay Classic Birmingham Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
- "Emma Raducanu joined by Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens, Jelena Ostapenko at Birmingham event". tennis365.com. 18 May 2022.
- "Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2022: Barbora Krejcikova and Petra Kvitova added to star-studded field". LTA. 31 May 2022.
External links
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