| 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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The2022 Birmingham Classic (also known as theRothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women'stennis tournament being played on outdoorgrass courts. It was the 40th edition of theevent, and a WTA 250 tournament on the2022 WTA Tour. It took place at theEdgbaston Priory Club inBirmingham, United Kingdom, on 13–19 June 2022.[1]
Beatriz Haddad Maia def.
Zhang Shuai, 5–4, ret.This is Haddad Maia's second title of the year and also her career.
Lyudmyla Kichenok /Jeļena Ostapenko def.
Elise Mertens /Zhang Shuai, by walkover| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
*per team
| Country | Player | Rank1 | 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 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Yulia Putintseva → replaced by
Kaja Juvan
Emma Raducanu → replaced byDayana Yastremska
Mayar Sherif → replaced by
Viktorija Golubic
Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by
Petra MartićSloane Stephens → replaced by
Caroline Garcia
Clara Tauson → replaced by
Magdalena Fręch
Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by
Aleksandra Krunić| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | 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 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Anna Danilina /Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced byAlicia Barnett /Olivia NichollsKatarzyna Piter /Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced byKatarzyna Kawa /Katarzyna Piter