2023 Australian Open – Women's singles

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] Sabalenka dropped just one set during the tournament, to Rybakina in the championship match. Rybakina became the first Kazakhstani player to progress past the fourth round, and the first player since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to defeat three consecutive major champions in a single edition of the Australian Open.[2] By reaching the final, Rybakina made her debut in the top ten of the WTA rankings making her the first player representing Kazakhstan, male or female, ever to reach this milestone.[3]

Women's singles
2023 Australian Open
Final
Champion Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-upKazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion,[4] but she retired from professional tennis in March 2022.[5] 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.[6]

Jeļena Ostapenko became the first Latvian to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.[7]

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

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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Seeded players

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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

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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[9]

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Sources:[13][14]

Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Withdrawals

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The entry list was released by Tennis Australia based on the WTA rankings for the week of 5 December 2022.[15]

† – not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x 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.[8]
  2. ^ Venus Williams was originally chosen to participate as a Wild Card, but she withdrew due to injury sustained in Auckland.[10] 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.[11]
  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.[12]
  4. ^ Last direct acceptance

References

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  1. ^ "Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina in three sets to win Australian Open title". Guardian. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (22 January 2023). "Australian Open 2023 results: Iga Swiatek loses to Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff out to Jelena Ostapenko". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Ranking Reaction: Novak Djokovic returns to No. 1 after winning 10th Australian Open title".
  4. ^ "Barty triumphs over Collins, becomes first Australian Open home champion since 1978". Women's Tennis Association. 29 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Ash Barty announces retirement from tennis after decorated career". Women's Tennis Association. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ^ Carayol, Tumaini (12 January 2023). "British players handed tough Australian Open draw as Draper faces Nadal". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Aussie Open Day 7 by the numbers: Azarenka's experience, Ostapenko's milestone". WTATour.com. 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tour. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Simona Halep Suspended for a Positive Doping Test at U.S. Open". The New York Times. 21 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Venus Williams awarded wild card entry for Australian Open, will make 22nd Melbourne appearance". Sky Sports. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ^ Ronald, Issy (7 January 2023). "Venus Williams forced to withdraw from Australian Open with injury". CNN. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Caty McNally earns 2023 Australian Open wild card". United States Tennis Association. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Aussies awarded Australian Open 2023 main-draw singles wildcards". Tennis Australia. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ Vergne, Laurent (13 December 2022). "Une wild-card pour Melbourne : Noël en avance pour Luca Van Assche et Diane Parry" (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Australian Open 2023 main-draw entry lists unveiled". ausopen.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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