# 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Barbora Krejčíková defeated Iga Świątek in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships. It was her first WTA 1000 title.
In addition to world No. 1 Świątek, Krejčíková also defeated No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 Jessica Pegula, becoming the fifth woman to defeat the top three ranked players in a single tournament, the third to do so outside of the WTA Finals and the first to be ranked (No. 30) outside of the top ten while matches being played. Krejčíková also saved four match points en route to the title, in the second round against Daria Kasatkina.
Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sabalenka.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Iga Świątek (final)
    02. Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
    03. Jessica Pegula (semifinals)
    04. Caroline Garcia (second round)
    05. Coco Gauff (semifinals)
    06. Maria Sakkari (second round)
    07. Daria Kasatkina (second round)
    08. Belinda Bencic (third round)
    09. Elena Rybakina (third round, withdrew)
    10. Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
    11. Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
    12. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    13. Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
    14. Liudmila Samsonova (third round)
    15. Victoria Azarenka (third round)
    16. Ekaterina Alexandrova (withdrew)
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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Iga Świątek | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková | | | | 1 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Coco Gauff | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Madison Keys | 2 | 5 | | 5 | Coco Gauff | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | Iga Świątek | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 |
| PR | Karolína Muchová | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | w/o | | | 3 | Jessica Pegula | 1 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabher | 4 | 2 | | | L Fernandez | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Q Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | L Samsonova | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 3 | 1 | | | Q Zheng | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Badosa | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | 14 | L Samsonova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | L Samsonova | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | w/o |
| 10 | V Kudermetova | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková | |
| | A Kalinina | 6 | 5 | 7 | | A Kalinina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Yastremska | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Kalinina | 5 | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | |
| PR | M Vondroušová | 3 | 4 | | | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Sakkari | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | C Garcia | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Paolini | 1 | 1 | | | M Keys | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | V Azarenka | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 3 | 2 | | | A Anisimova | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 5 | | 15 | V Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | V Azarenka | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Keys | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Gauff | 6 | 7 |
| | B Andreescu | 3 | 4 | | 9 | E Rybakina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Kenin | 1 | 1 | | | M Bouzková | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | E Rybakina | | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Gauff | w/o | | | | | |
| Q | R Masarova | 6 | 4 | 4 | | A Sasnovich | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | B Bencic | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | İ Öz | 6 | 4 | 2 | WC | M Kostyuk | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Kostyuk | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B Bencic | 1 | 4 | | | |
| PR | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | PR | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | B Pera | 1 | 4 | | PR | K Muchová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 4 | 7$^9$ | 7 | | S Cîrstea | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | PR | K Muchová | |
| LL | C Liu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Pegula | w/o |
| | S Rogers | 6 | 6 | | | S Rogers | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Siegemund | 5 | 3 | | Q | A Bogdan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bogdan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Bogdan | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | V Tomova | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Tomova | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Pegula | 6 | 5 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | D Kasatkina | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 4 | 2 | | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | P Kvitová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 0 | 6 | | Y Putintseva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Trevisan | 2 | 1 | | 12 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Krejčíková | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 13 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| Q | K Zavatska | 1 | 4 | | 13 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Fruhvirtová | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Fruhvirtová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Collins | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | L Davis | 6 | 4 | 6 | LL | L Davis | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lauren Davis (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Anna Kalinskaya (first round)
* Claire Liu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Danka Kovinić (first round)
* Jasmine Paolini (qualified)
* Rebecca Marino (qualifying competition)
* Ana Bogdan (qualified)
* Maryna Zanevska (first round)
* Madison Brengle (first round)
* Cristina Bucșa (first round)
* Julia Grabher (qualified)
* Rebeka Masarova (qualified)
* Tereza Martincová (qualifying competition)
* Dayana Yastremska (qualified)
* Viktoriya Tomova (qualified)
* Océane Dodin (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Dayana Yastremska
* Viktoriya Tomova
* Laura Siegemund
* Katarina Zavatska
* Jasmine Paolini
* Rebeka Masarova
* Ana Bogdan
* Julia Grabher

### Lucky losers

* Lauren Davis
* Claire Liu

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Anna Danilina | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Anna Danilina | 3 | 1 | 1 | Lauren Davis | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | 14 | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 6 |
| | Sara Errani | 1 | 3 | 14 | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Jang Su-jeong | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Jang Su-jeong | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Jang Su-jeong | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | 15 | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Ankita Raina | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | Viktoriya Tomova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Claire Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 4 | 3 | Claire Liu | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 |
| | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Cristina Bucșa | 2 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| WC | Ștefania Bojică | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Ștefania Bojică | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | Ștefania Bojică | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | PR | Katarina Zavatska | 6 | 6 |
| PR | Katarina Zavatska | 3 | 6 | 6 | PR | Katarina Zavatska | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Jasmine Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Margarita Betova | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| PR | Margarita Betova | 4 | 1 | | 5 | Jasmine Paolini | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 16 | Océane Dodin | 1 | 5 |
| | Réka Luca Jani | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Océane Dodin | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Océane Dodin | 3 | 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 | Rebecca Marino | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Harriet Dart | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Harriet Dart | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 12 | Rebeka Masarova | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Olga Danilović | 3 | 2 | | 12 | Rebeka Masarova | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | Rebeka Masarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Clara Burel | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Clara Burel | 0 | 3 | 7 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 13 | Tereza Martincová | 4 | 5 |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 4 | 4 | 13 | Tereza Martincová | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Kristina Mladenovic | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 11 | Julia Grabher | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Eden Silva | 2 | 3 | | 11 | Julia Grabher | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Julia Grabher | 6 | 6 | | | | | |