# 2023 Zhengzhou Open – Singles

Zheng Qinwen defeated Barbora Krejčíková in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2023 Zhengzhou Open. It was her first WTA 500 title.
Karolína Plíšková was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but chose not to compete this year.

## Seeds

The top four seeds who did not withdraw received a bye into the second round.
* Coco Gauff (withdrew)
* Elena Rybakina (withdrew)
* Maria Sakkari (second round)
* Ons Jabeur (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Karolína Muchová (withdrew)
* Caroline Garcia (second round)
* Barbora Krejčíková (final)
* Daria Kasatkina (semifinals)
* Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
* Donna Vekić (second round)
* Liudmila Samsonova (second round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 3 | 0 | 7 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | Zheng Qinwen | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Zheng Qinwen | 6 | 6 | | Zheng Qinwen | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jasmine Paolini | 2 | 3 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 7 | B Krejčíková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | P Martić | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | 7 | B Krejčíková | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Tsurenko | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| LL | D Shnaider | 4 | 2 | | Q | L Tsurenko | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Hibino | 4 | 2 | | 10 | D Vekić | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Kasatkina | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | 4 | O Jabeur | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bronzetti | 7 | 6 | | | L Bronzetti | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Guo | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | O Jabeur | | | | | | |
| LL | T Korpatsch | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | 8 | D Kasatkina | w/o | | | | | |
| WC | Z Bai | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Z Bai | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Babos | 1 | 6$^7$ | | 8 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 9 | V Kudermetova | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | V Zvonareva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kalinina | 6 | 6 | | A Kalinina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Perez | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | A Kalinina | 3 | 2 | | | |
| Q | K Volodko | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Q Zheng | 6 | 6 | | Q Zheng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | M Sakkari | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q Zheng | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | L Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Paolini | 2 | 3 |
| | T Maria | 3 | 3 | 11 | L Samsonova | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 2 | 3 | Q | L Siegemund | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Siegemund | 0 | 5 | | | |
| LL | M Uchijima | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | J Paolini | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | J Paolini | 6 | 6 | | J Paolini | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
* Diana Shnaider (qualifying competition, retired, lucky loser)
* Lucia Bronzetti (moved to main draw)
* Camila Osorio (first round)
* Nao Hibino (qualified)
* Tamara Korpatsch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Laura Siegemund (qualified)
* Moyuka Uchijima (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tímea Babos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* You Xiaodi (qualifying competition)
* Ma Yexin (first round)
* Carol Zhao (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Lesia Tsurenko
* Laura Siegemund
* Kateryna Volodko
* Vera Zvonareva
* Nao Hibino
* Ellen Perez

### Lucky losers

* Tamara Korpatsch
* Diana Shnaider
* Moyuka Uchijima
* Tímea Babos

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ulrikke Eikeri | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Ulrikke Eikeri | 3 | 1 | 1 | Lesia Tsurenko | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Moyuka Uchijima | 5 | 1 |
| | Sofia Shapatava | 1 | 4 | 8 | Moyuka Uchijima | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Moyuka Uchijima | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Diana Shnaider | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Zijun Jiang | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Zijun Jiang | 0 | 3 | 2 | Diana Shnaider | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | 7 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 1 | 1 | 7 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Erin Routliffe | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Volodko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Volodko | 6 | 6 | | | Kateryna Volodko | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | You Xiaodi | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | Wei Sijia | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | You Xiaodi | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | You Xiaodi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Camila Osorio | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Vera Zvonareva | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 9 | Tímea Babos | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| | Miyu Kato | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 9 | Tímea Babos | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| 9 | Tímea Babos | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhao Xichen | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhao Xichen | 0 | 1 | | 5 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Carol Zhao | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Jiang Xinyu | 3 | 6 | 6$^8$ | 12 | Carol Zhao | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Carol Zhao | 6 | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Tamara Korpatsch | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ena Shibahara | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Ena Shibahara | 5 | 2 | 6 | Tamara Korpatsch | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | Ellen Perez | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Ellen Perez | 7 | 6 | | Ellen Perez | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Ma Yexin | 5 | 3 | | | | | |