2023 Birmingham Classic

{{Infobox tennis event|2023|Birmingham Classic|

| date = 19–25 June

| edition = 41st

| category = WTA 250 tournaments

| draw = 32S / 16D

| surface = Grass

| location = Birmingham, United Kingdom

| venue = Edgbaston Priory Club

| champs = {{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko

| champd = {{flagicon|UKR}} Marta Kostyuk / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková

| main_name = Birmingham Classic (tennis) {{!}} Birmingham Classic

}}

The 2023 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 41st edition of the event, and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2023 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 19–25 June 2023.{{cite web|title=Rothesay Classic Birmingham Overview|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1052/birmingham|website=www.wtatennis.com|publisher=WTA Tour}}

Champions

=Singles=

{{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko def. {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková, 7–6^(10–8), 6–4

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|UKR}} Marta Kostyuk / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková def. {{flagicon|AUS}} Storm Hunter / {{flagicon|USA}} Alycia Parks, 6–2, 7–6^(9–7)

Points distribution

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style="background:#f3f3f3;"\|Doubles \|1 \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}}

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|style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

|style="width:80px; background:thistle;"|F

|style="width:80px; background:#ffff00;"|SF

|style="width:80px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32¹

|style="width:80px;"|Q

|style="width:80px;"|Q2

|style="width:80px;"|Q1

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Singles

|rowspan="2"|280

|rowspan="2"|180

|rowspan="2"|110

|rowspan="2"|60

|30

|18

|12

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles

|{{n/a}}

Singles main draw entrants

=Seeds=

class="wikitable" border="1"
width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
style="background:#fcc;" \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Barbora Krejčíková \|12 \|1
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|LAT}} \|Jeļena Ostapenko \|17 \|2
{{flag\|POL}} \|Magda Linette \|21 \|3
\|Anastasia Potapova \|22 \|4
{{flag\|UKR}} \|Anhelina Kalinina \|25 \|5
{{flag\|USA}} \|Bernarda Pera \|27 \|6
{{flag\|CHN}} \|Zhang Shuai \|31 \|7
{{flag\|ROU}} \|Sorana Cîrstea \|32 \|8

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width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

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|{{flag|CZE}}

|Barbora Krejčíková

|12

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|LAT}}

|17

|21

|22

|25

|27

|31

|32

¹ Rankings are as of 12 June 2023. {{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/rothesay-classic-birmingham/news/2023-former-grand-slam-champions-headline-entries/?_gl=1*1azaz17*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTUyMzc2OTA2MC4xNjg0OTMxOTY3*_ga_R8CDFT1V4H*MTY4NDkzMTk2Ni4xLjAuMTY4NDkzMTk2Ni4wLjAuMA..|title=Rothesay Classic Birmingham 2023: Former Grand Slam champions headline entries|website=lta.org.uk|date=24 May 2023}}

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

{{flagicon|GBR}} Jodie Burrage
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harriet Dart
{{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina
{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

{{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Boulter

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas
{{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Bogdan
{{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Bucșa
{{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Fręch
{{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Martincová
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

{{flagicon|CAN}} Rebecca Marino
{{flagicon|BUL}} Viktoriya Tomova

=Withdrawals=

{{flagicon|BRA}} Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by {{flagicon|BUL}} Viktoriya Tomova
{{flagicon|ITA}} Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by {{flagicon|CAN}} Rebecca Marino
{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Keys → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} Linda Fruhvirtová
{{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Davis
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Caty McNally

Doubles main draw entrants

=Seeds=

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width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
{{flag\|UKR}} \|Lyudmyla Kichenok \|{{flag\|LAT}} \|Jeļena Ostapenko \|29 \|1
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|UKR}} \|Marta Kostyuk \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Barbora Krejčíková \|32 \|2
style="background:#fcc;" \|{{flag\|AUS}} \|Storm Hunter \|{{flag\|USA}} \|Alycia Parks \|45 \|3
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Miriam Kolodziejová \|{{flag\|SVK}} \|Tereza Mihalíková \|89 \|4

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width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

|Lyudmyla Kichenok

|{{flag|LAT}}

|Jeļena Ostapenko

|29

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