# 2023 Ningbo Open – Singles

Ons Jabeur defeated Diana Shnaider in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2023 Ningbo Open. It was her first hardcourt title on the WTA Tour, after prior championships on clay and grass surfaces. Shnaider was contesting her first WTA Tour final.
Magda Linette was the reigning champion from 2014, when the tournament was last held, but did not participate this year.

## Seeds

* Ons Jabeur (Champion)
* Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
* Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
* Anna Blinkova (second round)
* Varvara Gracheva (first round)
* Arantxa Rus (first round)
* Katie Boulter (first round)
* Lucia Bronzetti (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1/WC | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nadia Podoroska | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Nadia Podoroska | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1/WC | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Diana Shnaider | 2 | 1 |
| | Linda Fruhvirtová | 4 | 1 | | | Diana Shnaider | 2 | 1 |
| | Diana Shnaider | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | O Jabeur | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Parry | 6$^3$ | 5 | | 1/WC | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Korpatsch | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Korpatsch | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Burrage | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 1/WC | O Jabeur | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Avanesyan | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | V Zvonareva | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Tauson | 6 | 6 | | | C Tauson | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | WC | V Zvonareva | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Boulter | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | O Jabeur | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | S Cîrstea | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Podoroska | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | C Liu | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | S Cîrstea | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Mandlik | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | N Podoroska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | N Podoroska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Xiy Wang | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | N Podoroska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Savinykh | 7 | 7 | | Q | V Savinykh | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Gracheva | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | L Bronzetti | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Teichmann | 6$^6$ | 4 | | 8 | L Bronzetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Yuan | 6 | 4 | 3 | | K Baindl | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Baindl | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | L Bronzetti | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Masarova | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | L Fruhvirtová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Fruhvirtová | 1 | 6 | 1 | | L Fruhvirtová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Hrunčáková | 3 | 5 | | 4 | A Blinkova | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Blinkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Fruhvirtová | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | A Rus | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | D Shnaider | 6 | 6 |
| | K Rakhimova | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | K Rakhimova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Shnaider | 6 | 1 | 6 | | D Shnaider | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Bai | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | D Shnaider | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| PR | D Saville | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | Y Putintseva | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-L Friedsam | 6$^2$ | 1 | | 2 | P Kvitová | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jodie Burrage (qualified)
* Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualified)
* Viktória Hrunčáková (qualified)
* Bai Zhuoxuan (qualified)
* Rebecca Marino (qualifying competition)
* Jil Teichmann (qualified)
* Elizabeth Mandlik (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Valeria Savinykh (qualified)
* Arianne Hartono (qualifying competition)
* You Xiaodi (qualifying competition)
* Jana Kolodynska (qualifying competition)
* Kateryna Volodko (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Jodie Burrage
* Anna-Lena Friedsam
* Viktória Hrunčáková
* Bai Zhuoxuan
* Valeria Savinykh
* Jil Teichmann

### Lucky loser

* Elizabeth Mandlik

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jodie Burrage | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jiajing | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jiajing | 4 | 1 | 1 | Jodie Burrage | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Jana Kolodynska | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 1 | 5 | 11 | Jana Kolodynska | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Jana Kolodynska | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Ren Yufei | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Ren Yufei | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 2 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Kateryna Volodko | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Zheng Wushuang | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Kateryna Volodko | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Kateryna Volodko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Viktória Hrunčáková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 1 | 3 | Viktória Hrunčáková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | You Xiaodi | 4 | 2 |
| | Li Zongyu | 3 | 5 | 10 | You Xiaodi | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | You Xiaodi | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Bai Zhuoxuan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Yao Xinxin | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Yao Xinxin | 6$^2$ | 0 | 4 | Bai Zhuoxuan | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Elizabeth Mandlik | 5 | 4 |
| | Olivia Tjandramulia | 0 | 1 | 7 | Elizabeth Mandlik | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Mandlik | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Rebecca Marino | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | Feng Shuo | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Feng Shuo | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | 8 | Valeria Savinykh | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| | Wei Sijia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Valeria Savinykh | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Valeria Savinykh | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Yidi | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Yidi | 2 | 1 | 6 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | 9 | Arianne Hartono | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | Quinn Gleason | 3 | 4 | 9 | Arianne Hartono | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Arianne Hartono | 6 | 6 | | | | | |