# 2023 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Defending champion Iga Świątek defeated Jessica Pegula in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2023 WTA Qatar Open. Światek lost only five games across three matches en route to the title, the record fewest en route to a WTA Tour-level title (breaking Chris Evert's record from 1981).

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Iga Świątek (champion)
* Jessica Pegula (final)
* Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
* Coco Gauff (quarterfinals)
* Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
* Daria Kasatkina (second round)
* Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Veronika Kudermetova (semifinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Veronika Kudermetova | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Veronika Kudermetova | 0 | 1 | | 1 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jessica Pegula | 3 | 0 |
| 5/WC | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Jessica Pegula | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Jessica Pegula | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Mertens | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | D Collins | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Collins | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | w/o | | | | | | |
| WC | İ Öz | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | B Bencic | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Tomova | 0 | 1 | | 7 | B Bencic | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | V Kudermetova | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | C Gauff | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 7 | 6 | | | P Kvitová | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | C Gauff | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | V Kudermetova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Samsonova | 3 | 1 | | WC | S Kenin | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Krejčíková | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 8 | V Kudermetova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Kudermetova | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5/WC | M Sakkari | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | Q Zheng | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5/WC | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | E Alexandrova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 5/WC | M Sakkari | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| PR | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Garcia | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | M Trevisan | 2 | 2 | | PR | K Muchová | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | C Garcia | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/WC | M Sakkari | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | D Kasatkina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Pegula | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Q | R Marino | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 6 | D Kasatkina | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Badosa | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Haddad Maia | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | B Haddad Maia | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 7 | 6 | | | J Ostapenko | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Pegula | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Karolína Plíšková (qualified)
* Marie Bouzková (qualifying competition)
* Jil Teichmann (second round)
* Anhelina Kalinina (first round)
* Elise Mertens (qualified)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (second round)
* Leylah Fernandez (qualifying competition)
* Bernarda Pera (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Karolína Plíšková
* Rebecca Marino
* Elise Mertens
* Viktoriya Tomova

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Harriet Dart | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Harriet Dart | 6 | 6 | | | Harriet Dart | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Dalila Jakupović | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dalila Jakupović | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Leylah Fernandez | 2 | 5 |
| | Claire Liu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Leylah Fernandez | 2 | 5 |
| | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Leylah Fernandez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jasmine Paolini | 2 | 4 | | 7 | Leylah Fernandez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Leylah Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tereza Martincová | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Tereza Martincová | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Nigina Abduraimova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigina Abduraimova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Marie Bouzková | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Rebecca Marino | 7 | 6 |
| | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Rebecca Marino | 7 | 6 |
| PR | Katarina Zavatska | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Katarina Zavatska | 3 | 6 | 3 | | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2 | 4 | | 6 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 3 | | 3 | Jil Teichmann | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Moyuka Uchijima | 2 | 0 | | | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| WC | Diane Parry | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Magdalena Fręch | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 0 | 0 | | 5 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anhelina Kalinina | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lauren Davis | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lauren Davis | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1$^r$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Viktoriya Tomova | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | Viktoriya Tomova | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | |
| | Viktoriya Tomova | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Tomova | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Madison Brengle | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Ekaterina Yashina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Madison Brengle | 3 | 3 |
| | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Bernarda Pera | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 1 | 6 | 6$^4$ | 8 | Bernarda Pera | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |