# Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's singles

The women's singles badminton event at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 21 to 25 at the Olympic Training Center, located in Ñuñoa, a suburb of Santiago. The defending Pan American Games champion is Michelle Li of Canada, who did not compete.
Each National Olympic Committee could enter a maximum of three athletes into the competition. The athletes will be drawn into an elimination stage draw. Once an athlete lost a match, they will be no longer able to compete. Each match will be contested as the best of three games. A total of 35 athletes from 19 NOC's competed.

## Qualification

A total of 90 athletes (45 men and 45 women) qualified to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of four athletes per gender (five if qualified through the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. As host nation, Chile automatically qualified a full team of eights athletes. All other quotas will be awarded through the team world rankings as of May 2, 2023. Each nation's highest ranked athlete/pair's points in each of the five events will be added to determine a country's point total.

## Seeds

The following athletes were seeded:
* Beiwen Zhang (USA) (champion, gold medalist)
* Wen Yu Zhang (CAN) (third round)
* Juliana Vieira (BRA) (third round)
* Rachel Chan (CAN) (semi-finals, bronze medalist)
* Inés Castillo (PER) (quarter-finals)
* Haramara Gaitán (MEX) (quarter-finals)
* Jennie Gai (USA) (final, silver medalist)
* Nikté Sotomayor (EAI) (quarter-finals)

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Beiwen Zhang (USA) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 4 | Rachel Chan (CAN) | 16 | 11 | | | | |
| 4 | Rachel Chan (CAN) | 16 | 11 | 1 | Beiwen Zhang (USA) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | 7 | Jennie Gai (USA) | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Jennie Gai (USA) | 22 | 21 | 7 | Jennie Gai (USA) | 8 | 12 |
| | Taymara Oropesa (CUB) | 20 | 7 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 1 | Beiwen Zhang (USA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María Rojas (VEN) | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Beiwen Zhang (USA) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sâmia Lima (BRA) | 14 | 6 | | | | |
| | María Zambrano (ECU) | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sâmia Lima (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Beiwen Zhang (USA) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nikté Sotomayor (EAI) | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Nikté Sotomayor (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alisa Acosta (DOM) | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Nikté Sotomayor (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chequeda de Boulet (TRI) | 9 | 18 | | | | |
| | Chequeda de Boulet (TRI) | 9 | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniela Hernández (ESA) | 21 | 10 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 4 | Rachel Chan (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Yeily Ortiz (CUB) | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Rachel Chan (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Katherine Wynter (JAM) | 5 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | Katherine Wynter (JAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Juanita Siviora (BOL) | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Rachel Chan (CAN) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Inés Castillo (PER) | 17 | 10 |
| | | | 5 | Inés Castillo (PER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Laura Londoño (COL) | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Inés Castillo (PER) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ashley Montre (CHI) | 8 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Ashley Montre (CHI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Gabriela Barrios (ESA) | 9 | 18 | | Ailén Oliva (ARG) | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Ailén Oliva (ARG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Neila Jean (HAI) | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vania Diaz (CHI) | 21 | 21 | | Vania Diaz (CHI) | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tahlia Richardson (JAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Tahlia Richardson (JAM) | 14 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Jennie Gai (USA) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | Adriana Barrios (EAI) | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Jennie Gai (USA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jennie Gai (USA) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Eliana Zhang (CAN) | 12 | 18 |
| | | | | Eliana Zhang (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Iona Gualdi (ARG) | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Eliana Zhang (CAN) | 21 | 22 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Juliana Vieira (BRA) | 13 | 20 | | | | |
| | | | | Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Juliana Vieira (BRA) | 21 | 11 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | Fernanda Saponara (PER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariana Palacios (EAI) | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Fernanda Saponara (PER) | 9 | 20 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Haramara Gaitán (MEX) | 21 | 22 | | | | | | |
| | Fátima Centeno (ESA) | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Haramara Gaitán (MEX) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Haramara Gaitán (MEX) | 14 | 21 | 22 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Taymara Oropesa (CUB) | 21 | 18 | 24 |
| | Taymara Oropesa (CUB) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valeria Santos (CHI) | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Taymara Oropesa (CUB) | 8 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Wen Yu Zhang (CAN) | 21 | 16 | 19 | | | | | |
| | Nairoby Jiménez (DOM) | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wen Yu Zhang (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |