# 2023 China Open – Women's singles

Iga Świątek defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 China Open. It was her sixth career WTA 1000 title.
Naomi Osaka was the reigning champion from 2019, when the event was last held, but was on maternity leave this year.

## Seeds

    01. Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
    02. Iga Świątek (champion)
    03. Coco Gauff (semifinals)
    04. Jessica Pegula (third round)
    05. Elena Rybakina (semifinals)
    06. Maria Sakkari (quarterfinals)
    07. Ons Jabeur (second round)
    08. Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
    09. Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
    10. Barbora Krejčíková (first round)
    11. Daria Kasatkina (second round)
    12. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    13. Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)
    14. Victoria Azarenka (first round)
    15. Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
    16. Veronika Kudermetova (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:
* Veronika Kudermetova
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
* Jessica Pegula
* Maria Sakkari

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Elena Rybakina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Elena Rybakina | 7 | 6 | | 5 | Elena Rybakina | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liudmila Samsonova | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 3 | 2 | | | Liudmila Samsonova | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Liudmila Samsonova | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Coco Gauff | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Caroline Garcia | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^5$ | 1 | 2 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Iga Świątek | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Kenin | 1 | 2 | | 1 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Fręch | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | K Boulter | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Boulter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Y Yuan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Paolini | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 1 | 4 | WC | Y Yuan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Paolini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Sabalenka | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | B Krejčíková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Rybakina | 7 | 6 |
| Q | M Andreeva | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Andreeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Andreeva | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Trevisan | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 5 | E Rybakina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Maria | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Maria | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Zheng | 1 | 2 | | 5 | E Rybakina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | J Pegula | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 3 | 5 | | | A Blinkova | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | J Pegula | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | F Tian | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Nosková | 6 | 6 | | | L Nosková | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Lys | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | J Ostapenko | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Ostapenko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Ostapenko | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | P Kvitová | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Samsonova | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Xiy Wang | 7$^8$ | 5 | 3 | 12 | P Kvitová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parks | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | L Samsonova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Samsonova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | L Samsonova | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | |
| | M Kostyuk | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Kostyuk | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| | E Cocciaretto | 6 | 3 | 4 | | M Kostyuk | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krueger | 3 | 4 | | 7 | O Jabeur | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Fruhvirtová | 6 | 6 | | | L Fruhvirtová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | M Sakkari | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Xin Wang | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 4 | 3 | | | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sherif | 6 | 4 | 6$^8$ | 11 | D Kasatkina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Kasatkina | 1 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Sakkari | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Gauff | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | V Kudermetova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 3 | | | L Tsurenko | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 16 | V Kudermetova | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 3 | C Gauff | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | P Martić | 5 | 7 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 5 | 3 | | 3 | C Gauff | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Gauff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kalinina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | A Kalinina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | D Saville | 6 | 6 | | PR | D Saville | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Kalinina | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 9 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | Y Putintseva | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Baindl | 2 | 4 | | 9 | C Garcia | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Garcia | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| 14 | V Azarenka | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Świątek | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | M Linette | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Linette | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Brady | 6 | 6 | | PR | J Brady | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Stearns | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Linette | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Potapova | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Gracheva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | V Gracheva | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 3 | | 2 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Peyton Stearns (qualified)
* Katie Boulter (qualified)
* Leylah Fernandez (first round)
* Mirra Andreeva (qualified)
* Bernarda Pera (first round)
* Lucia Bronzetti (qualifying competition)
* Rebeka Masarova (first round)
* Elina Avanesyan (qualifying competition)
* Magdalena Fręch (qualified)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Clara Tauson (withdrew)
* Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition)
* Yanina Wickmayer (qualifying competition)
* Cristina Bucșa (qualifying competition)
* Anna Kalinskaya (qualifying competition, retired)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Peyton Stearns
* Katie Boulter
* Eva Lys
* Mirra Andreeva
* Magdalena Fręch
* Ashlyn Krueger
* Kateryna Baindl
* Yulia Putintseva

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Peyton Stearns | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Peyton Stearns | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alt | Laura Pigossi | 1 | 1 |
| Alt | Laura Pigossi | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Alt | Laura Pigossi | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Katie Boulter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Bai Zhuoxuan | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Bai Zhuoxuan | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Katie Boulter | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Kamilla Rakhimova | 1 | 1 |
| | Emina Bektas | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | 12 | Kamilla Rakhimova | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Kamilla Rakhimova | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Leylah Fernandez | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alt | Eva Lys | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Eva Lys | 6 | 6 | | Alt | Eva Lys | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Cristina Bucșa | 2 | 1 |
| | Kayla Day | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Cristina Bucșa | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Cristina Bucșa | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Mirra Andreeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 4 | | 4 | Mirra Andreeva | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 15 | Anna Kalinskaya | 0 | 1$^r$ |
| WC | You Xiaodi | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | Anna Kalinskaya | 0 | 1$^r$ |
| 15 | Anna Kalinskaya | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Bernarda Pera | 2 | 0 | | | |
| | Claire Liu | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Claire Liu | 6 | 6 | | Claire Liu | |
| | | | | 9 | Magdalena Fręch | w/o |
| | Diane Parry | 4 | 4 | 9 | Magdalena Fręch | w/o |
| 9 | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lucia Bronzetti | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Rebecca Marino | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| Alt | Rebecca Marino | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Lucia Bronzetti | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | Alt | Ashlyn Krueger | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Tamara Korpatsch | 6$^7$ | 1 | | Alt | Ashlyn Krueger | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Alt | Ashlyn Krueger | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Rebeka Masarova | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Kateryna Baindl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kateryna Baindl | 6 | 6 | | Kateryna Baindl | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 13 | Yanina Wickmayer | 3 | 5 |
| WC | Wei Sijia | 1 | 3 | 13 | Yanina Wickmayer | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Elina Avanesyan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ren Yufei | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Ren Yufei | 3 | 1 | 8 | Elina Avanesyan | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | 10 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| | Jodie Burrage | 3 | 3 | 10 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |