2023 Abu Dhabi Open

The 2023 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament as a WTA 500 event on the 2023 WTA Tour. It took place at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi, from 6 to 12 February 2023.^[1][2] The tournament returned to the WTA Tour after two years due to the suspension of St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^{[citation needed]}

2023 Abu Dhabi Open
Date	6–12 February
Edition	2nd
Category	WTA 500
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$780,637
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Venue	Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Belinda Bencic
Doubles
Luisa Stefani / Zhang Shuai

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2023 Abu Dhabi Open – Singles

• Belinda Bencic def. Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2023 Abu Dhabi Open – Doubles

• Luisa Stefani / Zhang Shuai def. Shuko Aoyama / Chan Hao-ching, 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	470	305	185	100	55	1	25	13	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q2	Q1
Singles	$120,150	$74,161	$43,323	$20,465	$11,145	$7,500	$5,590	$2,860
Doubles	$40,100	$24,300	$13,900	$7,200	$5,750	$4,350	—	—
Doubles prize money per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
	Daria Kasatkina	8	1
SUI	Belinda Bencic	9	2
KAZ	Elena Rybakina	10	3
	Veronika Kudermetova	11	4
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	12	5
BRA	Beatriz Haddad Maia	14	6
EST	Anett Kontaveit	18	7
	Liudmila Samsonova	19	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of January 30, 2023

Other entrants

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

• Sorana Cîrstea
• Marta Kostyuk
• Garbiñe Muguruza

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

• Bianca Andreescu

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Leylah Fernandez
• Rebecca Marino
• Yulia Putintseva
• Shelby Rogers
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Dayana Yastremska

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Zheng Qinwen
• Paula Badosa → replaced by Claire Liu
• Ons Jabeur → replaced by Karolína Plíšková
• Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure

Retirements

• Anett Kontaveit (lower back injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Desirae Krawczyk	MEX	Giuliana Olmos	21	1
KAZ	Anna Danilina	UKR	Lyudmyla Kichenok	34	2
USA	Nicole Melichar-Martinez	AUS	Ellen Perez	35	3
CHN	Yang Zhaoxuan		Vera Zvonareva	50	4

• Rankings are as of January 30, 2023

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Desirae Krawczyk / Demi Schuurs → replaced by Desirae Krawczyk / Giuliana Olmos

During the tournament

• Belinda Bencic / Elise Mertens (fatigue)