2023 Australian Open – Women's singles

Further information: 2023 Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title.^[1] By reaching the final, Rybakina made her debut in the top ten of the WTA rankings, making her the first Kazakhstani, male or female, to do so.^[2]

Women's singles
2023 Australian Open
Champion	Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up	Elena Rybakina
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion,^[3] but she retired from professional tennis in March 2022.^[4] Barty's retirement and Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka’s absences (both due to pregnancy) meant that Victoria Azarenka and Sofia Kenin were the only former champions left in the draw. They met in the first round, with Azarenka winning in straight sets.^[5]

Jeļena Ostapenko became the first Latvian to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.^[6]

This tournament marked the final major appearance of former world No. 1 and two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza. She lost in the first round to Elise Mertens. Muguruza later announced her retirement from professional tennis the following year.

Seeds

01.   Iga Świątek (fourth round)

02.   Ons Jabeur (second round)

03.   Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)

04.   Caroline Garcia (fourth round)

05.   ^[a]Aryna Sabalenka (champion)

06.   Maria Sakkari (third round)

07.   Coco Gauff (fourth round)

08.   ^[a]Daria Kasatkina (first round)

09.   ^[a]Veronika Kudermetova (second round)

10.   Madison Keys (third round)

11.   Paula Badosa (withdrew)

12.   Belinda Bencic (fourth round)

13.   Danielle Collins (third round)

14.   Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)

15.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

16.   Anett Kontaveit (second round)

17.   Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)

18.   ^[a]Liudmila Samsonova (second round)

19.   ^[a]Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)

20.   Barbora Krejčíková (fourth round)

21.   Martina Trevisan (first round)

22.   Elena Rybakina (final)

23.   Zhang Shuai (fourth round)

24.   ^[a]Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)

25.   Marie Bouzková (first round)

26.   Elise Mertens (third round)

27.   Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)

28.   Amanda Anisimova (first round)

29.   Zheng Qinwen (second round)

30.   Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)

31.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)

32.   Jil Teichmann (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	22	Elena Rybakina	6	6
	17	Jeļena Ostapenko	2	4
								22	Elena Rybakina	77	6
								24	Victoria Azarenka	64	3
	3	Jessica Pegula	4	1
	24	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
															22	Elena Rybakina	6	3	4
															5	Aryna Sabalenka	4	6	6
	30	Karolína Plíšková	3	5
		Magda Linette	6	7
									Magda Linette	61	2
								5	Aryna Sabalenka	77	6
	5	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
		Donna Vekić	3	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	I Świątek	6	7
		J Niemeier	4	5				1	I Świątek	6	6
		P Udvardy	4	1					C Osorio	2	3
		C Osorio	6	6											1	I Świątek	6	6
	Q	C Bucșa	2	6	6										Q	C Bucșa	0	1
	Q	E Lys	6	0	2			Q	C Bucșa	2	79	6
		B Andreescu	6	6					B Andreescu	6	67	4
	25	M Bouzková	2	4																		1	I Świątek	4	4
	22	E Rybakina	7	6																		22	E Rybakina	6	6
		E Cocciaretto	5	3				22	E Rybakina	6	6
		K Juvan	7	6					K Juvan	2	1
	Q	S Janicijevic	5	1											22	E Rybakina	6	5	6
	Q	L Tsurenko	2	1											13	D Collins	2	7	2
	PR	K Muchová	6	6				PR	K Muchová	77	2	66
		A Kalinskaya	5	7	4			13	D Collins	61	6	710
	13	D Collins	7	5	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	LL	L Pigossi	5	1
		C McNally	7	6					C McNally	1	64
		K Rakhimova	5	710	1				K Baindl	6	77
		K Baindl	7	68	6											K Baindl	3	0
		A Bondár	6	2	6										17	J Ostapenko	6	6
		A Bogdan	2	6	3				A Bondár	65	7	0
		D Yastremska	4	2				17	J Ostapenko	77	5	6
	17	J Ostapenko	6	6																		17	J Ostapenko	7	6
	29	Q Zheng	6	6																		7	C Gauff	5	3
		D Gálfi	0	2				29	Q Zheng	4	4
		B Pera	2	6	6				B Pera	6	6
	WC	M Uchijima	6	3	1											B Pera	3	2
		E Raducanu	6	6											7	C Gauff	6	6
		T Korpatsch	3	2					E Raducanu	3	64
		K Siniaková	1	4				7	C Gauff	6	77
	7	C Gauff	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	J Pegula	6	6
	PR	J Cristian	0	1				3	J Pegula	6	77
	Q	B Fruhvirtová	5	2					A Sasnovich	2	65
		A Sasnovich	7	6											3	J Pegula	6	6
	Q	P Kudermetova	5	1												M Kostyuk	0	2
	WC	O Gadecki	7	6				WC	O Gadecki	2	1
		M Kostyuk	6	6					M Kostyuk	6	6
	28	A Anisimova	3	4																		3	J Pegula	7	6
	20	B Krejčíková	6	6																		20	B Krejčíková	5	2
	Q	S Bejlek	3	1				20	B Krejčíková	6	6
	WC	T Gibson	3	4				Q	C Burel	4	1
	Q	C Burel	6	6											20	B Krejčíková	6	6
	Q	C Vandeweghe	3	1												A Kalinina	2	3
		A Kalinina	6	6					A Kalinina	7	6
		A Van Uytvanck	63	2				15	P Kvitová	5	4
	15	P Kvitová	77	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	M Keys	6	3	6
		A Blinkova	4	6	2			10	M Keys	6	6
		Xin Wang	77	6					Xin Wang	3	2
	WC	S Hunter	62	4											10	M Keys	6	2	1
	LL	L Jeanjean	0	3											24	V Azarenka	1	6	6
	PR	N Podoroska	6	6				PR	N Podoroska	1	0
	PR	S Kenin	4	63				24	V Azarenka	6	6
	24	V Azarenka	6	77																		24	V Azarenka	4	6	6
	32	J Teichmann	7	6																			L Zhu	6	1	4
		H Dart	5	1				32	J Teichmann	2	2
		L Zhu	6	6					L Zhu	6	6
		R Marino	2	4												L Zhu	77	1	6
	PR	K Kučová	66	5											6	M Sakkari	63	6	4
	Q	D Shnaider	78	7				Q	D Shnaider	6	5	3
		Y Yuan	1	4				6	M Sakkari	3	7	6
	6	M Sakkari	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	D Kasatkina	1	1
		V Gracheva	6	6					V Gracheva	6	6
	Q	L Stefanini	3	7	6			Q	L Stefanini	3	1
		T Maria	6	5	4											V Gracheva	4	2
		S Cîrstea	6	4	3										30	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		Y Putintseva	2	6	6				Y Putintseva	0	5
		Xiy Wang	1	3				30	Ka Plíšková	6	7
	30	Ka Plíšková	6	6																		30	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	23	S Zhang	6	4	6																	23	S Zhang	0	4
	PR	PM Țig	1	6	0			23	S Zhang	6	6
		P Martić	6	6					P Martić	3	3
		V Golubic	3	4											23	S Zhang	6	6
	Q	K Volynets	6	6											Q	K Volynets	3	2
	PR	E Rodina	3	2				Q	K Volynets	6	2	6
		M Zanevska	2	64				9	V Kudermetova	4	6	2
	9	V Kudermetova	6	77

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	A Kontaveit	6	6
		J Grabher	2	3				16	A Kontaveit	6	3	4
		M Sherif	5	1					M Linette	3	6	6
		M Linette	7	6												M Linette	6	6
	WC	D Parry	1	1											19	E Alexandrova	3	4
	WC	T Townsend	6	6				WC	T Townsend	6	2	3
		Y Bonaventure	2	1				19	E Alexandrova	1	6	6
	19	E Alexandrova	6	6																			M Linette	77	6
	27	I-C Begu	3	77	6																	4	C Garcia	63	4
	LL	E Mandlik	6	61	2			27	I-C Begu	7	5	3
		L Bronzetti	6	4	3			PR	L Siegemund	5	7	6
	PR	L Siegemund	2	6	6										PR	L Siegemund	6	3	3
		L Fernandez	7	6											4	C Garcia	1	6	6
		A Cornet	5	2					L Fernandez	65	5
	Q	K Sebov	3	0				4	C Garcia	77	7
	4	C Garcia	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	A Sabalenka	6	6
		T Martincová	1	4				5	A Sabalenka	6	6
	Q	A Hartono	4	3					S Rogers	3	1
		S Rogers	6	6											5	A Sabalenka	6	6
		L Davis	1	7	6										26	E Mertens	2	3
		D Kovinić	6	5	1				L Davis	4	3
		G Muguruza	6	63	1			26	E Mertens	6	6
	26	E Mertens	3	77	6																	5	A Sabalenka	7	6
	21	M Trevisan	3	2																		12	B Bencic	5	2
	Q	AK Schmiedlová	6	6				Q	AK Schmiedlová	4	3
	PR	A Pavlyuchenkova	0	1					C Giorgi	6	6
		C Giorgi	6	6												C Giorgi	2	5
		C Liu	6	6											12	B Bencic	6	7
		M Brengle	3	4					C Liu	63	3
		V Tomova	1	2				12	B Bencic	77	6
	12	B Bencic	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	B Haddad Maia	611	2
		N Párrizas Díaz	713	6					N Párrizas Díaz	6	6
		S Stephens	62	4					A Potapova	3	2
		A Potapova	77	6												N Párrizas Díaz	2	2
		D Vekić	6	2	710											D Vekić	6	6
	Q	O Selekhmeteva	2	6	67				D Vekić	6	6
		J Paolini	2	4				18	L Samsonova	3	0
	18	L Samsonova	6	6																			D Vekić	6	1	6
	31	K Kanepi	6	64	1																		L Fruhvirtová	2	6	3
	WC	K Birrell	3	77	6			WC	K Birrell	3	2
		L Fruhvirtová	6	6					L Fruhvirtová	6	6
	WC	J Fourlis	0	4												L Fruhvirtová	7	2	6
		A Riske-Amritraj	7	1	4										PR	M Vondroušová	5	6	3
	PR	M Vondroušová	5	6	6			PR	M Vondroušová	6	5	6
		T Zidanšek	68	6	1			2	O Jabeur	1	7	1
	2	O Jabeur	710	4	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Sabalenka	Rybakina
1st serve %	70/108 (65%)	62/105 (59%)
1st serve points won	50 of 70 = 71%	44 of 62 = 71%
2nd serve points won	18 of 38 = 47%	19 of 43 = 44%
Total service points won	68 of 108 = 62.96%	63 of 105 = 60.00%
Aces	17	9
Double faults	7	1
Winners	51	31
Unforced errors	28	25
Net points won	7 of 8 = 88%	9 of 12 = 75%
Break points converted	3 of 13 = 23%	2 of 7 = 29%
Return points won	42 of 105 = 40%	40 of 108 = 37%
Total points won	110	103
Source

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 9 January 2023. Rankings and points before are as of 16 January 2023.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Iga Świątek	11,025	780	240	10,485	Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina [22]
2	2	Ons Jabeur	5,140	0	70	5,210	Second round lost to Markéta Vondroušová [PR]
3	3	Jessica Pegula	5,000	430	430	5,000	Quarterfinals lost to [a]Victoria Azarenka [24]
4	4	Caroline Garcia	4,415	10	240	4,645	Fourth round lost to Magda Linette
5	5	[a]Aryna Sabalenka	4,340	240	2,000	6,100	Champion, defeated Elena Rybakina [22]
6	6	Maria Sakkari	3,921	240	130	3,811	Third round lost to Zhu Lin
7	7	Coco Gauff	3,762	10	240	3,992	Fourth round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko [17]
8	8	[a]Daria Kasatkina	3,500	130	10	3,380	First round lost to [a]Varvara Gracheva
9	9	[a]Veronika Kudermetova	2,800	130	70	2,740	Second round lost to Katie Volynets [Q]
10	13	Madison Keys	2,318	780	130	1,668	Third round lost to [a]Victoria Azarenka [24]
11	16	Paula Badosa	2,102	240	0	1,862	Withdrew due to right abductor injury
12	10	Belinda Bencic	2,735	70	240	2,905	Fourth round lost to [a]Aryna Sabalenka [5]
13	11	Danielle Collins	2,388	1,300	130	1,218	Third round lost to Elena Rybakina [22]
14	14	Beatriz Haddad Maia	2,255	70	10	2,195	First round lost to Nuria Párrizas Díaz
15	15	Petra Kvitová	2,221	10	70	2,281	Second round lost to Anhelina Kalinina
16	19	Anett Kontaveit	1,909	70	70	1,909	Second round lost to Magda Linette
17	17	Jeļena Ostapenko	2,040	130	430	2,340	Quarterfinals lost to Elena Rybakina [22]
18	20	[a]Liudmila Samsonova	1,905	70	70	1,905	Second round lost to Donna Vekić
19	18	[a]Ekaterina Alexandrova	1,910	10	130	2,030	Third round lost to Magda Linette
20	23	Barbora Krejčíková	1,600	430	240	1,410	Fourth round lost to Jessica Pegula [3]
21	21	Martina Trevisan	1,672	110	10	1,572	First round lost to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová [Q]
22	25	Elena Rybakina	1,585	70	1,300	2,815	Runner-up, lost to [a]Aryna Sabalenka [5]
23	22	Zhang Shuai	1,600	130	240	1,710	Fourth round lost to Karolína Plíšková [30]
24	24	[a]Victoria Azarenka	1,598	240	780	2,138	Semifinals lost to Elena Rybakina [22]
25	26	Marie Bouzková	1,581	70	10	1,521	First round lost to Bianca Andreescu
26	32	Elise Mertens	1,449	240	130	1,339	Third round lost to [a]Aryna Sabalenka [5]
27	30	Irina-Camelia Begu	1,472	70	70	1,472	Second round lost to Laura Siegemund [PR]
28	27	Amanda Anisimova	1,535	240	10	1,305	First round lost to Marta Kostyuk
29	28	Zheng Qinwen	1,534	110+80	70+1	1,415	Second round lost to Bernarda Pera
30	31	Karolína Plíšková	1,450	0	430	1,880	Quarterfinals lost to Magda Linette
31	29	Kaia Kanepi	1,472	430	10	1,052	First round lost to Kimberly Birrell [WC]
32	33	Jil Teichmann	1,429	70	70	1,429	Second round lost to Zhu Lin

Withdrawn players

The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points after	Withdrawal reason
12	Simona Halep	2,381	240	2,141	Provisional suspension due to positive doping test[8]

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Kimberly Birrell^[b]
• Jaimee Fourlis
• Olivia Gadecki
• Talia Gibson
• Storm Hunter
• Diane Parry
• Taylor Townsend^[c]
• Moyuka Uchijima

Sources:^[12][13]

Protected ranking

• Jaqueline Cristian (65)
• Sofia Kenin (4)
• Kristína Kučová (90)
• Karolína Muchová (22)
• ^[a]Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (21)
• Nadia Podoroska (39)
• ^[a]Evgeniya Rodina (73)
• Laura Siegemund (57)
• Patricia Maria Țig (65)
• Markéta Vondroušová (32)
• Zheng Saisai (89)

Qualifiers

Main article: 2023 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

• Sára Bejlek
• Cristina Bucșa
• Clara Burel
• Brenda Fruhvirtová
• Arianne Hartono
• Séléna Janicijevic
• ^[a]Polina Kudermetova
• Eva Lys
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
• Katherine Sebov
• ^[a]Oksana Selekhmeteva
• ^[a]Diana Shnaider
• Lucrezia Stefanini
• Lesia Tsurenko
• CoCo Vandeweghe
• Katie Volynets

Lucky losers

• Léolia Jeanjean
• Elizabeth Mandlik
• Laura Pigossi

Withdrawals

The entry list was released by Tennis Australia based on the WTA rankings for the week of 5 December 2022.^[14]

• † Simona Halep (10) → replaced by ^[a]Varvara Gracheva (94)
• † Daria Saville (54) → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure (95)
• ‡ Wang Qiang (91) → replaced by Harriet Dart (96)
• ‡ Sara Sorribes Tormo (62) → replaced by Kateryna Baindl (98)
• ‡ Naomi Osaka (42) → replaced by Dayana Yastremska (99)^[d]
• § Paula Badosa (13) → replaced by Laura Pigossi (LL)
• § Ajla Tomljanović (33) → replaced by Léolia Jeanjean (LL)
• § Zheng Saisai (89 PR) → replaced by Elizabeth Mandlik (LL)

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw

See also

• 2023 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries
• 2023 WTA Tour
• 2023 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
• International Tennis Federation

Notes

1. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[7]
2. Venus Williams was originally chosen to participate as a Wild Card, but she withdrew due to injury sustained in Auckland.^[9] She was replaced by Kimberly Birrell, the next highest ranked Australian player outside of the entry list after Priscilla Hon declined to take the spot.^[10]
3. Caty McNally was the original winner for the US Wildcard Playoff Challenge. However, she got a direct entry at the tournament. The first runner-up, Madison Brengle, also got a direct entry. Therefore, the wild card was given to the second runner-up, Taylor Townsend.^[11]
4. Last direct acceptance