2023 WTA Lyon Open: Preview, Schedule, Dates, Venue, Seeds, Prize Money, Live Streaming details

The WTA Lyon, now in its fourth year as a full-fledged Tour-level competition, boasts a strong field that might produce some thrilling contests. 2023’s WTA 250 competition will take place from January 30 to February 5th. It will be one of two WTA competitions taking place at the same time as the Thailand Open the week following the Australian Open. The Palais des Sports de Gerland, which has a main court that can accommodate roughly 6,000 spectators, will host the 2023 WTA Lyon Open. Since the Women’s Tour’s start in 2020, it has served as the tournament’s home. The competition was held in March of the previous year, but it has since been shifted back to the first week of February. Indoor hard courts will be used during the competition.

A 32-woman field will be present at the 2023 WTA Lyon Open. It is not surprising that Australian Open early exitees were vying for spots in this tournament’s main event. Numerous French athletes are competing on their home court, led by World No. 4 Caroline Garcia. The Top-50 contingent in the draw includes last year’s champion Shuai Zhang, Alize Cornet, Petra Martic, and Anastasia Potapova.

Schedule and dates

The 2023 WTA Lyon Open is set to commence on January 30 and conclude on February 5. The tournament will have five rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final. Here is the tentative day-wise schedule for the WTA 250 event.

Seeds

Like any WTA 250 competition, the 2023 Lyon Open will have eight seeded players. Top seed Caroline Garcia is the fourth ranked player in the world and the winner of the 2022 WTA Finals. The field also consists of players like Zhang Shuai, Alize Cornet, Petra Martic and others. Garcia was a part of the Australian Open earlier this month where she was eliminated in the fourth round by Magda Linette. Here are the seeds for the 2023 Lyon Open as per tennisworldlive.com.

Prize Money

The total financial commitment of the 2023 WTA Lyon Open is USD 259,303. The singles winner will receive a sum of USD 34,224. The runner up will receive USD 20,229. Here is a complete breakdown of the prize money distribution for the WTA 250 event.

Where to watch

Australia – beIN Sports

Canada – TVA Sports/ DAZN/ TSN

UK/ Ireland – Amazon Prime Video

USA – Tennis Channel

All ATP and WTA matches can also be streamed on demand on the Tennis TV app and website with a subscription.