# 2023 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Coco Gauff defeated Karolína Muchová in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Cincinnati Open. It was her first WTA 1000 title and the first WTA 1000 final appearances for both Gauff and Muchová. Gauff became the youngest champion in Cincinnati history. By reaching the final, Muchová debuted in the top ten of the WTA rankings.
Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Sloane Stephens.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Iga Świątek (semifinals)
    02. Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals)
    03. Jessica Pegula (third round)
    04. Elena Rybakina (third round, retired)
    05. Ons Jabeur (quarterfinals)
    06. Caroline Garcia (second round)
    07. Coco Gauff (champion)
    08. Maria Sakkari (third round)
    09. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    10. Markéta Vondroušová (quarterfinals)
    11. Barbora Krejčíková (first round)
    12. Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
    13. Belinda Bencic (first round)
    14. Daria Kasatkina (third round)
    15. Madison Keys (first round)
    16. Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Iga Świątek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Markéta Vondroušová | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Markéta Vondroušová | 6$^3$ | 1 | 1 | Iga Świątek | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Coco Gauff | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Jasmine Paolini | 3 | 2 | 7 | Coco Gauff | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Karolína Muchová | 3 | 4 |
| | Karolína Muchová | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Karolína Muchová | 3 | 4 |
| | Marie Bouzková | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie Bouzková | 0$^r$ | | | Karolína Muchová | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Ons Jabeur | 5 | 3 | 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 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 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Collins | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Collins | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Q Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Q Zheng | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | A Sasnovich | 1 | 4 | | | Q Zheng | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 6 | 7 | | WC | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | V Kudermetova | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 10 | M Vondroušová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Vondroušová | 6$^3$ | 1 |
| | K Siniaková | 5 | 4 | | 10 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Naef | 6 | 4 | 5 | | A Potapova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Potapova | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | M Vondroušová | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Cocciaretto | 5 | 2 | | | S Stephens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | E Rybakina | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | J Ostapenko | 7$^8$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | E Rybakina | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | J Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Paolini | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Kostyuk | 2 | 1 | | Q | J Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Bucșa | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Bucșa | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Bencic | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Paolini | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | P Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Gauff | 6 | 6 |
| | A Blinkova | 6$^2$ | 0 | | 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Nosková | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Nosková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Samsonova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Q | L Nosková | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | Xiy Wang | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 7 | C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sherif | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | M Sherif | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | C Gauff | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | M Sakkari | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 0 | 2 | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Sakkari | 3 | 6 | 3 | | |
| | P Martić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | K Muchová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |
| Q | E Navarro | 2 | 6 | 3 | | P Martić | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | K Muchová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | K Muchová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | B Haddad Maia | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | K Muchová | 3 |
| 15 | M Keys | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M Bouzková | 0$^r$ |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Mertens | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 2 | 2 | | | M Bouzková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | B Pera | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | J Pegula | 4 | 0 | | | |
| Q | M Trevisan | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Trevisan | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Pegula | 6$^2$ | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 3 | 5 | | | A Kalinina | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kalinina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | O Jabeur | 5 | | | | | |
| PR | J Brady | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | D Vekić | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | D Vekić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 7 | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | B Krejčíková | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | O Jabeur | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 6 |
| WC | P Stearns | 2 | 1 | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Gracheva | 6 | 6 | | LL | V Gracheva | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wozniacki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Li | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | A Li | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 7 August 2023. Rank and points before are as of 14 August 2023.
The event is not mandatory on the women's side and points from the 2022 tournament are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of 14 August 2023. For other players, the points defending column shows the player's 16th best result.
Points defending will be replaced at the end of the tournament by the highest of (a) the player's points from the 2023 tournament, (b) her 17th best result, or (c) points from her second-highest non-mandatory WTA 1000 event.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Iga Świątek | 9,730 | (125)$^†$ | 350 | 9,955 | Semifinals lost to Coco Gauff [7] |
| 2 | 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 8,746 | 350 | 350 | 8,746 | Semifinals lost to Karolína Muchová |
| 3 | 3 | Jessica Pegula | 6,030 | 190 | 105 | 5,945 | Third round lost to Marie Bouzková |
| 4 | 4 | Elena Rybakina | 5,755 | 190 | 105 | 5,670 | Third round retired against Jasmine Paolini [Q] |
| 5 | 5 | Ons Jabeur | 4,746 | 105 | 190 | 4,831 | Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2] |
| 6 | 6 | Caroline Garcia | 4,685 | 930 | (65)$^‡$ | 3,825 | Second round lost to Sloane Stephens |
| 7 | 7 | Coco Gauff | 3,760 | (65)$^†$ | 900 | 4,595 | Champion, defeated Karolína Muchová |
| 8 | 8 | Maria Sakkari | 3,510 | (30)$^†$ | 105 | 3,585 | Third round lost to Karolína Muchová |
| 9 | 9 | Petra Kvitová | 3,445 | 585 | 60 | 2,920 | Second round lost to Linda Nosková [Q] |
| 10 | 10 | Markéta Vondroušová | 3,211 | (1)$^†$ | 190 | 3,400 | Quarterfinals lost to Iga Świątek [1] |
| 11 | 11 | Barbora Krejčíková | 2,840 | (30)$^†$ | 1 | 2,840$^§$ | First round lost to Victoria Azarenka |
| 12 | 19 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 2,220 | (60)$^†$ | 1 | 2,220$^§$ | First round lost to Karolína Muchová |
| 13 | 14 | Belinda Bencic | 2,605 | (60)$^†$ | 1 | 2,605$^§$ | First round lost to Cristina Bucșa [Q] |
| 14 | 13 | Daria Kasatkina | 2,735 | (60)$^†$ | 105 | 2,780 | Third round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2] |
| 15 | 15 | Madison Keys | 2,580 | 350 | (60)$^†$ | 2,290 | First round lost to Elise Mertens |
| 16 | 16 | Veronika Kudermetova | 2,485 | 105 | (100)$^†$ | 2,480 | First round lost to Venus Williams [WC] |
† Points from the player's 16th best result (for points defending) or 17th best result (for points earned), in each case as of 14 August 2023. ‡ Points from the player's second-best non-mandatory WTA 1000 event, which are required to be counted in her ranking. § No change in points because points from this tournament did not count as one of the player's 16 best results.

## Other entry information
### Wild cards

* Danielle Collins
* Céline Naef
* Peyton Stearns
* Venus Williams
* Caroline Wozniacki

### Protected ranking

* Jennifer Brady
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

### Withdrawals

* Paula Badosa → replaced by Zhu Lin
* Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Sloane Stephens
* Elina Svitolina → replaced by Varvara Gracheva

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Elisabetta Cocciaretto (moved to main draw)
* Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lesia Tsurenko (first round)
* Alycia Parks (qualifying competition)
* Jasmine Paolini (qualified)
* Lauren Davis (first round)
* Camila Giorgi (first round, retired)
* Linda Nosková (qualified)
* Emma Navarro (qualified)
* Linda Fruhvirtová (first round)
* Ana Bogdan (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (qualifying competition)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualifying competition)
* Martina Trevisan (qualified)
* Camila Osorio (qualifying competition)
* Lucia Bronzetti (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Wang Xiyu
* Cristina Bucșa
* Martina Trevisan
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich
* Jasmine Paolini
* Ann Li
* Emma Navarro
* Linda Nosková

### Lucky loser

* Varvara Gracheva

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Wang Xiyu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 13 | Yulia Putintseva | 1 | 3 |
| PR | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6$^4$ | 5 | 13 | Yulia Putintseva | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Yulia Putintseva | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Varvara Gracheva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anna Danilina | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Anna Danilina | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Varvara Gracheva | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 6 |
| | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 6 | | | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Linda Fruhvirtová | 0 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Lesia Tsurenko | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Taylor Townsend | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 14 | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| PR | Hsieh Su-wei | 1 | 0 | | 14 | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Alycia Parks | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| PR | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| PR | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 1 | | 4 | Alycia Parks | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^0$ |
| | | | | | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| 11 | Ana Bogdan | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Jasmine Paolini | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Rebeka Masarova | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Rebeka Masarova | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Jasmine Paolini | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | 15 | Camila Osorio | 5 | 5 |
| | Katie Boulter | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | 15 | Camila Osorio | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Camila Osorio | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Ann Li | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ann Li | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Ann Li | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Alizé Cornet | 3 | 3 |
| | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2$^r$ | 12 | Alizé Cornet | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Alizé Cornet | 3 | 7$^8$ | 5 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Rebecca Marino | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Rebecca Marino | 4 | 6 | 3 | | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | 9 | Emma Navarro | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Leylah Fernandez | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Emma Navarro | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Emma Navarro | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Linda Nosková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Linda Nosková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Diane Parry | 3 | 1 |
| | Diane Parry | 6 | 6 | | | Diane Parry | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Lucia Bronzetti | 2 | 2 | | | | | |