2023 Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger – Singles

Ramkumar Ramanathan was the defending champion^[1] but chose not to defend his title.

Singles
2023 Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger
Champion	Thanasi Kokkinakis
Runner-up	Abedallah Shelbayh
Score	6–1, 6–4

Main article: 2023 Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger

Thanasi Kokkinakis won the title after defeating Abedallah Shelbayh 6–1, 6–4 in the final. Shelbayh became the first Jordanian player to reach a final on the Challenger tour.^[2]

Seeds

1. Jason Kubler (quarterfinals)
2. Alexei Popyrin (quarterfinals)
3. Christopher O'Connell (second round)
4. Francesco Passaro (second round)
5. Matteo Arnaldi (first round)
6. Tomáš Macháč (quarterfinals)
7. Pavel Kotov (first round)
8. Thanasi Kokkinakis (champion)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	WC	Abedallah Shelbayh	7	6
	LL	Salvatore Caruso	5	2
								WC	Abedallah Shelbayh	1	4
								8	Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	6
		Jan-Lennard Struff	4	77	1
	8	Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	63	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Kubler	5	6	713
	SE	S Travaglia	7	1	611			1	J Kubler	6	6
	WC	Y Qaed	1	3					D Michalski	3	3
		D Michalski	6	6											1	J Kubler	2	7	62
	WC	Bekkhan Atlangeriev	2	3											WC	A Shelbayh	6	5	77
	WC	A Shelbayh	6	6				WC	A Shelbayh	6	3	6
		V Kopřiva	6	6					V Kopřiva	4	6	3
	7	P Kotov	2	1																		WC	A Shelbayh	7	6
	4	F Passaro	6	6																		LL	S Caruso	5	2
		K Uchida	1	4				4	F Passaro	5	3
		L Giustino	6	6					L Giustino	7	6
	Q	M Safwat	4	4												L Giustino	5	2
		FC Jianu	63	77	63										LL	S Caruso	7	6
		M Gengel	77	62	77				M Gengel	1	2
	LL	S Caruso	3	6	6			LL	S Caruso	6	6
	5	M Arnaldi	6	3	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	T Macháč	6	2	6
		A Giannessi	2	6	2			6	T Macháč	6	6
	LL	C Sinclair	77	2	6			LL	C Sinclair	0	2
	Q	A Arnaboldi	63	6	3										6	T Macháč	4	3
		J-L Struff	6	6												J-L Struff	6	6
	LL	Andrey Chepelev	2	2					J-L Struff	6	77
		M Neuchrist	4	4				3	C O'Connell	1	61
	3	C O'Connell	6	6																			J-L Struff	4	77	1
	8	T Kokkinakis	7	6																		8	T Kokkinakis	6	63	6
	Q	Y Erel	5	1				8	T Kokkinakis	6	4	6
		A Müller	6	6					A Müller	4	6	4
	Alt	O Roca Batalla	3	1											8	T Kokkinakis	6	77
	Q	V Durasovic	66	6	7										2	A Popyrin	3	65
	Q	Aleksandr Braynin	78	1	5			Q	V Durasovic	6	1	4
		O Virtanen	5	2				2	A Popyrin	1	6	6
	2	A Popyrin	7	6