Women's tennis circuit
2023 WTA Tour Duration 29 December 2022 – 12 November 2023 Edition 53rd Tournaments 58 Categories Most tournament titles Iga Świątek (6)Most tournament finals Iga Świątek (8)Prize money leader Iga Świątek ($9,857,686)Points leader Iga Świątek (9,295 )Player of the year Iga ŚwiątekDoubles team of the year Storm Hunter Elise Mertens Most improved player of the year Zheng Qinwen Newcomer of the year Mirra Andreeva Comeback player of the year Elina Svitolina
The 2023 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments , the WTA 500 tournaments , the WTA 250 tournaments , the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the 2023 WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy ), and the team events United Cup (combined event with ATP ) and Hopman Cup (sanctioned by the ITF). 2023 also marked the return of the WTA to China, after strict COVID-19 protocols in the country and the disappearance of former tennis player Peng Shuai .
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2023 calendar.
January Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Jan United Cup Brisbane /Perth /Sydney , Australia Hard – $7,500,000 – 18 teams United States 4–0 Italy Poland Greece Adelaide International 1 Adelaide , Australia WTA 500 Hard – $826,837 – 30S/24Q/24DSingles – Doubles Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Linda Nosková Ons Jabeur Irina-Camelia Begu Marta Kostyuk Victoria Azarenka Veronika Kudermetova Markéta Vondroušová Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend 6–2, 7–6(7–2) Storm Hunter Kateřina Siniaková Auckland Open Auckland , New Zealand WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Coco Gauff 6–1, 6–1 Rebeka Masarova Danka Kovinić Ysaline Bonaventure Zhu Lin Viktória Kužmová Leylah Fernandez Karolína Muchová Miyu Kato Aldila Sutjiadi 1–6, 7–5, [10–4] Leylah Fernandez Bethanie Mattek-Sands 9 Jan Adelaide International 2 Adelaide , Australia WTA 500 Hard – $780,637 – 30S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Belinda Bencic 6–0, 6–2 Daria Kasatkina Veronika Kudermetova Paula Badosa Caroline Garcia Danielle Collins Beatriz Haddad Maia Petra Kvitová Luisa Stefani Taylor Townsend 7–5, 7–6(7–3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Elena Rybakina Hobart International Hobart , Australia WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Lauren Davis 7–6(7–0) , 6–2 Elisabetta Cocciaretto Anna Blinkova Sofia Kenin Yulia Putintseva Wang Xinyu Bernarda Pera Anhelina Kalinina Kirsten Flipkens Laura Siegemund 6–4, 7–5 Viktorija Golubic Panna Udvardy 16 Jan 23 Jan Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – A$ 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed Aryna Sabalenka 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Elena Rybakina Victoria Azarenka Magda Linette Jeļena Ostapenko Jessica Pegula Karolína Plíšková Donna Vekić Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–4, 6–3 Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara Luisa Stefani Rafael Matos 7–6(7–2) , 6–2 Sania Mirza Rohan Bopanna 30 Jan Thailand Open Hua Hin , Thailand WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Zhu Lin 6–4, 6–4 Lesia Tsurenko Bianca Andreescu Wang Xinyu Marta Kostyuk Tatjana Maria Tamara Zidanšek Heather Watson Chan Hao-ching Wu Fang-hsien 6–1, 7–6(8–6) Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin Lyon Open Lyon , France WTA 250 Hard (i) – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Alycia Parks 7–6(9–7) , 7–5 Caroline Garcia Camila Osorio Maryna Zanevska Jasmine Paolini Linda Nosková Danka Kovinić Anastasia Potapova Cristina Bucșa Bibiane Schoofs 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 Olga Danilović Alexandra Panova
February Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Feb Abu Dhabi Open Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates WTA 500 Hard – $780,637 – 28S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Belinda Bencic 1–6, 7–6(10–8) , 6–4 Liudmila Samsonova Zheng Qinwen Beatriz Haddad Maia Daria Kasatkina Veronika Kudermetova Elena Rybakina Shelby Rogers Luisa Stefani Zhang Shuai 3–6, 6–2, [10–8] Shuko Aoyama Chan Hao-ching Linz Open Linz , Austria WTA 250 Hard (i) – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Anastasia Potapova 6–3, 6–1 Petra Martić Maria Sakkari Markéta Vondroušová Donna Vekić Clara Tauson Anna-Lena Friedsam Dalma Gálfi Natela Dzalamidze Viktória Kužmová 4–6, 7–5, [12–10] Anna-Lena Friedsam Nadiia Kichenok 13 Feb Qatar Open Doha , Qatar WTA 500 Hard – $780,637 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Iga Świątek 6–3, 6–0 Jessica Pegula Veronika Kudermetova Maria Sakkari Belinda Bencic Coco Gauff Caroline Garcia Beatriz Haddad Maia Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula 6–4, 2–6, [10–7] Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko 20 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory) Hard – $2,788,468 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Barbora Krejčíková 6–4, 6–2 Iga Świątek Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula Karolína Plíšková Madison Keys Karolína Muchová Aryna Sabalenka Veronika Kudermetova Liudmila Samsonova 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–1] Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan Mérida Open Mérida , Mexico WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Camila Giorgi 7–6(7–3) , 1–6, 6–2 Rebecca Peterson Caty McNally Kateřina Siniaková Magda Linette Kimberly Birrell Elisabetta Cocciaretto Sloane Stephens Caty McNally Diane Parry 6–0, 7–5 Wang Xinyu Wu Fang-hsien 27 Feb Monterrey Open Monterrey , Mexico WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Donna Vekić 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 Caroline Garcia Elise Mertens Zhu Lin Mayar Sherif Elisabetta Cocciaretto Ysaline Bonaventure Caroline Dolehide Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez 6–3, 5–7, [10–5] Kimberly Birrell Fernanda Contreras Gómez ATX Open Austin , United States WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Marta Kostyuk 6–3, 7–5 Varvara Gracheva Katie Volynets Danielle Collins Sloane Stephens Peyton Stearns Anna Kalinskaya Anna-Lena Friedsam Erin Routliffe Aldila Sutjiadi 6–4, 3–6, [10–8] Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
March Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Mar 13 Mar Indian Wells Open Indian Wells , United States WTA 1000 (Mandatory) Hard – $8,800,000 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Elena Rybakina 7–6(13–11) , 6–4 Aryna Sabalenka Iga Świątek Maria Sakkari Sorana Cîrstea Karolína Muchová Petra Kvitová Coco Gauff Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–1, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7] Beatriz Haddad Maia Laura Siegemund 20 Mar 27 Mar Miami Open Miami Gardens , United States WTA 1000 (Mandatory) Hard – $8,800,000 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 7–6(16–14) , 6–2 Elena Rybakina Jessica Pegula Sorana Cîrstea Martina Trevisan Anastasia Potapova Ekaterina Alexandrova Aryna Sabalenka Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula 7–6(8–6) , 6–2 Leylah Fernandez Taylor Townsend
April Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Apr Charleston Open Charleston , United States WTA 500 Clay (Green) – $780,637 – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Ons Jabeur 7–6(8–6) , 6–4 Belinda Bencic Jessica Pegula Daria Kasatkina Paula Badosa Ekaterina Alexandrova Madison Keys Anna Kalinskaya Danielle Collins Desirae Krawczyk 0–6, 6–4, [14–12] Giuliana Olmos Ena Shibahara Copa Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia WTA 250 Clay – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Tatjana Maria 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 Peyton Stearns Kamilla Rakhimova Francesca Jones Tamara Zidanšek Sara Sorribes Tormo Laura Pigossi Nuria Brancaccio Irina Khromacheva Iryna Shymanovich 6–1, 3–6, [10–6] Oksana Kalashnikova Katarzyna Piter 10 Apr Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round Marbella , Spain – clayAntalya , Turkey – clayCoventry , United Kingdom – hard (i)Vancouver , Canada – hard (i)Delray Beach , United States – hardBratislava , Slovakia – hard (i)Stuttgart , Germany – clay (i)Astana , Kazakhstan – clay (i)Koper , Slovenia – clay Qualifying-round winners Spain , 3–1 Czech Republic , 3–1 France , 3–1 Canada , 3–2 United States , 4–0 Italy , 3–2 Germany , 3–1 Kazakhstan , 3–1 Slovenia , 3–2 Qualifying-round losers Mexico Ukraine Great Britain Belgium Austria Slovakia Brazil Poland Romania 17 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart , Germany WTA 500 Clay (red) (i) – $780,637 – 28S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Iga Świątek 6–3, 6–4 Aryna Sabalenka Ons Jabeur Anastasia Potapova Karolína Plíšková Beatriz Haddad Maia Caroline Garcia Paula Badosa Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs 6–4, 6–1 Nicole Melichar-Martinez Giuliana Olmos 24 Apr 1 May Madrid Open Madrid , Spain WTA 1000 (Mandatory) Clay (red) – €7,705,780 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Iga Świątek Veronika Kudermetova Maria Sakkari Petra Martić Jessica Pegula Irina-Camelia Begu Mayar Sherif Victoria Azarenka Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–1, 6–4 Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula
May Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 8 May 15 May Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory) Clay (red) – $3,572,618 –96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Elena Rybakina 6–4, 1–0, ret. Anhelina Kalinina Jeļena Ostapenko Veronika Kudermetova Iga Świątek Paula Badosa Zheng Qinwen Beatriz Haddad Maia Storm Hunter Elise Mertens 6–4, 6–4 Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula 22 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France WTA 250 Clay (red) – $259,303 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina 6–2, 6–3 Anna Blinkova Lauren Davis Clara Burel Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Emma Navarro Bernarda Pera Varvara Gracheva Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan 6–3, 6–2 Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos Morocco Open Rabat , Morocco WTA 250 Clay (red) – $259,303 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Lucia Bronzetti 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 Julia Grabher Julia Riera Sloane Stephens Martina Trevisan Yulia Putintseva Alycia Parks Peyton Stearns Sabrina Santamaria Yana Sizikova 3–6, 6–1, [10–8] Ingrid Gamarra Martins Lidziya Marozava 29 May 5 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $23,352,500 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed Iga Świątek 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 Karolína Muchová Beatriz Haddad Maia Aryna Sabalenka Coco Gauff Ons Jabeur Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Elina Svitolina Hsieh Su-wei Wang Xinyu 1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–1 Leylah Fernandez Taylor Townsend Miyu Kato Tim Pütz 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] Bianca Andreescu Michael Venus
June Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 12 Jun Rosmalen Open Rosmalen , Netherlands WTA 250 Grass – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Ekaterina Alexandrova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) Veronika Kudermetova Viktória Hrunčáková Aliaksandra Sasnovich Céline Naef Ashlyn Krueger Emina Bektas Liudmila Samsonova Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 6–3, 6–3 Viktória Hrunčáková Tereza Mihalíková Nottingham Open Nottingham , United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Katie Boulter 6–3, 6–3 Jodie Burrage Alizé Cornet Heather Watson Elizabeth Mandlik Magdalena Fręch Viktorija Golubic Harriet Dart Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel 7–6(8–6) , 5–7, [10–8] Harriet Dart Heather Watson 19 Jun German Open Berlin, Germany WTA 500 Grass – $780,637 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 6–2, 7–6(8–6) Donna Vekić Ekaterina Alexandrova Maria Sakkari Veronika Kudermetova Caroline Garcia Markéta Vondroušová Elina Avanesyan Caroline Garcia Luisa Stefani 4–6, 7–6(10–8) , [10–4] Kateřina Siniaková Markéta Vondroušová Birmingham Classic Birmingham , United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jeļena Ostapenko 7–6(10–8) , 6–4 Barbora Krejčíková Zhu Lin Anastasia Potapova Linda Fruhvirtová Rebecca Marino Harriet Dart Magdalena Fręch Marta Kostyuk Barbora Krejčíková 6–2, 7–6(9–7) Storm Hunter Alycia Parks 26 Jun Eastbourne International Eastbourne , United Kingdom WTA 500 Grass – $780,637 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Madison Keys 6–2, 7–6(15–13) Daria Kasatkina Coco Gauff Camila Giorgi Petra Martić Jessica Pegula Jeļena Ostapenko Caroline Garcia Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–4 Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez Bad Homburg Open Bad Homburg , Germany WTA 250 Grass – $259,303 – 32S/8Q/16DSingles – Doubles Kateřina Siniaková 6–2, 7–6(7–5) Lucia Bronzetti Iga Świątek Emma Navarro Anna Blinkova Varvara Gracheva Rebeka Masarova Liudmila Samsonova Ingrid Gamarra Martins Lidziya Marozava 6–0, 7–6(7–3) Eri Hozumi Monica Niculescu
July Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Jul 10 Jul Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – £44,700,000 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed Markéta Vondroušová 6–4, 6–4 Ons Jabeur Elina Svitolina Aryna Sabalenka Iga Świątek Jessica Pegula Elena Rybakina Madison Keys Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 7–5, 6–4 Storm Hunter Elise Mertens Lyudmyla Kichenok Mate Pavić 6–4, 6–7(9–11) , 6–3 Xu Yifan Joran Vliegen 17 Jul Hopman Cup Nice , France ITF Mixed Teams Championships Clay (red) – 6 teams (RR) Croatia 2–0 Switzerland Round Robin (Group 1)
Denmark France Round Robin (Group 2)
Belgium Spain Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary WTA 250 Clay (red) – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Maria Timofeeva 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 Kateryna Baindl Nadia Podoroska Claire Liu Kaja Juvan Elina Avanesyan Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Fanny Stollár Katarzyna Piter Fanny Stollár 6–2, 4–6, [10–4] Jessie Aney Anna Sisková Palermo International Palermo , Italy WTA 250 Clay (red) – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/15DSingles – Doubles Zheng Qinwen 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 Jasmine Paolini Sara Sorribes Tormo Mayar Sherif Daria Kasatkina Clara Burel Camila Osorio Emma Navarro Yana Sizikova Kimberley Zimmermann 6–2, 6–4 Angelica Moratelli Camilla Rosatello 24 Jul Hamburg European Open Hamburg , Germany WTA 250 Clay (red) – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Arantxa Rus 6–0, 7–6(7–3) Noma Noha Akugue Diana Shnaider Daria Saville Martina Trevisan Bernarda Pera Jule Niemeier Eva Lys Anna Danilina Alexandra Panova 6–4, 6–2 Miriam Kolodziejová Angela Kulikov Poland Open Warsaw , Poland WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Iga Świątek 6–0, 6–1 Laura Siegemund Yanina Wickmayer Tatjana Maria Linda Nosková Heather Watson Lucrezia Stefanini Rebecca Šramková Heather Watson Yanina Wickmayer 6–4, 6–4 Weronika Falkowska Katarzyna Piter Swiss Open Lausanne , Switzerland WTA 250 Clay (red) – $259,303 – 32S/8Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 Clara Burel Diane Parry Anna Bondár Alizé Cornet Ana Bogdan Tamara Zidanšek Elina Avanesyan Anna Bondár Diane Parry 6–2, 6–1 Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc 31 Jul Washington Open Washington, D.C. , United States WTA 500 Hard – $780,637 – 28S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Coco Gauff 6–2, 6–3 Maria Sakkari Jessica Pegula Liudmila Samsonova Elina Svitolina Madison Keys Belinda Bencic Marta Kostyuk Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–4 Alexa Guarachi Monica Niculescu Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Nao Hibino 6–4, 6–1 Linda Nosková Jaqueline Cristian Tamara Korpatsch Kateryna Baindl Tereza Martincová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Alizé Cornet Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova 6–7(7–9) , 7–5, [10–3] Quinn Gleason Elixane Lechemia
August Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 Aug Canadian Open Montreal , Canada WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory) Hard – $2,788,468 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Jessica Pegula 6–1, 6–0 Liudmila Samsonova Iga Świątek Elena Rybakina Danielle Collins Coco Gauff Daria Kasatkina Belinda Bencic Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 6–4, 4–6, [13–11] Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs 14 Aug Cincinnati Open Mason , United States WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory) Hard – $2,788,468 – 56S/31Q/28D Singles – Doubles Coco Gauff 6–3, 6–4 Karolína Muchová Iga Świątek Aryna Sabalenka Markéta Vondroušová Jasmine Paolini Marie Bouzková Ons Jabeur Alycia Parks Taylor Townsend 6–7(1–7) , 6–4, [10–6] Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez 21 Aug Tennis in the Land Cleveland , United States WTA 250 Hard – $271,363 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Sara Sorribes Tormo 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Ekaterina Alexandrova Zhu Lin Tatjana Maria Caroline Garcia Wang Xinyu Sloane Stephens Leylah Fernandez Miyu Kato Aldila Sutjiadi 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–8] Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez 28 Aug 4 Sep US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $29,488,400 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed Coco Gauff 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 Aryna Sabalenka Karolína Muchová Madison Keys Jeļena Ostapenko Sorana Cîrstea Markéta Vondroušová Zheng Qinwen Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe 7–6(11–9) , 6–3 Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva Anna Danilina Harri Heliövaara 6–3, 6–4 Jessica Pegula Austin Krajicek
September Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 11 Sep Southern California Open San Diego , United States WTA 500 Hard – $780,637 – 28S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Barbora Krejčíková 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 Sofia Kenin Emma Navarro Danielle Collins Anastasia Potapova Maria Sakkari Beatriz Haddad Maia Caroline Garcia Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–1, 6–4 Danielle Collins CoCo Vandeweghe Japan Women's Open Osaka , Japan WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Ashlyn Krueger 6–3, 7–6(8–6) Zhu Lin Wang Xinyu Mai Hontama Elizabeth Mandlik Yulia Putintseva Anna Kalinskaya Arianne Hartono Anna-Lena Friedsam Nadiia Kichenok 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Anna Kalinskaya Yulia Putintseva 18 Sep Guadalajara Open Guadalajara , Mexico WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory) Hard – $2,788,468 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Maria Sakkari 7–5, 6–3 Caroline Dolehide Sofia Kenin Caroline Garcia Martina Trevisan Leylah Fernandez Victoria Azarenka Emiliana Arango Storm Hunter Elise Mertens 3–6, 6–2, [10–4] Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe Guangzhou Open Guangzhou , China WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Wang Xiyu 6–0, 6–2 Magda Linette Yulia Putintseva Greet Minnen Rebeka Masarova Tatjana Maria Lucia Bronzetti Viktória Hrunčáková Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya 25 Sep Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan WTA 500 Hard – $780,637 – 28S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Veronika Kudermetova 7–5, 6–1 Jessica Pegula Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Maria Sakkari Iga Świątek Ekaterina Alexandrova Caroline Garcia Daria Kasatkina Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel 3–6, 7–5, [10–5] Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya Ningbo Open Ningbo , China WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/24Q/15DSingles – Doubles Ons Jabeur 6–2, 6–1 Diana Shnaider Nadia Podoroska Linda Fruhvirtová Vera Zvonareva Kateřina Siniaková Lucia Bronzetti Petra Kvitová Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu
October Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Oct China Open Beijing , China WTA 1000 (Mandatory) Hard – $8,127,389 – 60S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles Iga Świątek 6–2, 6–2 Liudmila Samsonova Elena Rybakina Coco Gauff Aryna Sabalenka Jeļena Ostapenko Maria Sakkari Caroline Garcia Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo 3–6, 6–0, [10–4] Chan Hao-ching Giuliana Olmos 9 Oct Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou , China WTA 500 Hard – $780,637 – 28S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Zheng Qinwen 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 Barbora Krejčíková Daria Kasatkina Jasmine Paolini Lesia Tsurenko Ons Jabeur Anhelina Kalinina Laura Siegemund Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe 6–2, 6–4 Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara Hong Kong Open Hong Kong , China SAR WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Leylah Fernandez 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Kateřina Siniaková Anna Blinkova Martina Trevisan Linda Fruhvirtová Sara Sorribes Tormo Elise Mertens Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Tang Qianhui Tsao Chia-yi 7–5, 1–6, [11–9] Oksana Kalashnikova Aliaksandra Sasnovich Korea Open Seoul , South Korea WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jessica Pegula 6–2, 6–3 Yuan Yue Yanina Wickmayer Emina Bektas Claire Liu Polina Kudermetova Marie Bouzková Kimberly Birrell Marie Bouzková Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–2, 6–1 Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech 16 Oct Jiangxi Open Nanchang , China WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/13Q/16DSingles – Doubles Kateřina Siniaková 1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–4) Marie Bouzková Diana Shnaider Leylah Fernandez Nao Hibino Camila Osorio Laura Siegemund Aliaksandra Sasnovich Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–2 Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya Transylvania Open Cluj-Napoca , Romania WTA 250 Hard (i) – $259,303 – 32S/15Q/16DSingles – Doubles Tamara Korpatsch 6–3, 6–4 Elena-Gabriela Ruse Eva Lys Rebeka Masarova Ekaterina Makarova Daria Snigur Ana Bogdan Emiliana Arango Jodie Burrage Jil Teichmann 6–1, 6–4 Léolia Jeanjean Valeriya Strakhova Jasmin Open Monastir , Tunisia WTA 250 Hard – $259,303 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elise Mertens 6–3, 6–0 Jasmine Paolini Lesia Tsurenko Clara Burel Lucia Bronzetti Nuria Párrizas Díaz Lucrezia Stefanini Mai Hontama Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini 2–6, 7–6(7–4) , [10–6] Mai Hontama Natalija Stevanović 23 Oct WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai , China Year-end championships Hard – $2,600,000 – 12S/6DSingles – Doubles Beatriz Haddad Maia 7–6(13–11) , 7–6(7–4) Zheng Qinwen Daria Kasatkina Zhu Lin Round robin Barbora Krejčíková Magda Linette Caroline Garcia Madison Keys Jeļena Ostapenko Donna Vekić Liudmila Samsonova Veronika Kudermetova Beatriz Haddad Maia Veronika Kudermetova 6–3, 6–3 Miyu Kato Aldila Sutjiadi 30 Oct WTA Finals Cancún , Mexico Year-end championships Hard – $9,000,000 – 8S/8DSingles – Doubles Iga Świątek 6–1, 6–0 Jessica Pegula Coco Gauff Aryna Sabalenka Round robin Maria Sakkari Elena Rybakina Markéta Vondroušová Ons Jabeur Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–4 Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
November Cancelled tournaments The following tournaments were cancelled due to various reasons.
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2022 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Finals ), the WTA Premier tournaments (WTA 1000 and WTA 500), and the WTA 250 . The players/nations are sorted by:
total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two WTA 1000 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half WTA 1000 win, one WTA 1000 win equalling two WTA 500 wins, one WTA 500 win equalling two WTA 250 wins); a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; alphabetical order (by family names for players). Key Grand Slam tournaments Year-end championships WTA 1000 (Mandatory) WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory) WTA 500 WTA 250
Titles won by player Titles won by nation The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Zhu Lin ( 29 years, 8 days) – Hua Hin (draw ) Alycia Parks ( 22 years, 36 days) – Lyon (draw ) Marta Kostyuk ( 20 years, 250 days) – Austin (draw ) Lucia Bronzetti ( 24 years, 168 days) – Rabat (draw ) Katie Boulter ( 27 years, 161 days) – Nottingham (draw ) Maria Timofeeva ( 19 years, 247 days) – Budapest (draw ) Zheng Qinwen ( 20 years, 288 days) – Palermo (draw ) Arantxa Rus ( 32 years, 228 days) – Hamburg (draw ) Elisabetta Cocciaretto ( 22 years, 186 days) – Lausanne (draw ) Ashlyn Krueger ( 19 years, 133 days) – Osaka (draw ) Wang Xiyu ( 22 years, 179 days) – Guangzhou (draw ) Tamara Korpatsch ( 28 years, 163 days) – Cluj-Napoca (draw ) The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Best ranking The following players achieved their career-high ranking in this season inside top 50 (players who made their top 10 debut indicated in bold ):
WTA rankings Below are the tables for the yearly WTA Race rankings and the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and doubles teams.
Singles Final singles race rankings No. Player Points Tourn 1 Iga Świątek (POL ) 9,295 19 2 Aryna Sabalenka 9,050 16 3 Coco Gauff (USA ) 6,580 19 4 Elena Rybakina (KAZ ) 6,365 18 5 Jessica Pegula (USA ) 5,975 20 6 Ons Jabeur (TUN ) 4,195 21 7 Markéta Vondroušová (CZE ) 4,075 17 8 Karolína Muchová (CZE ) 3,651 16 9 Maria Sakkari (GRE ) 3,620 24 10 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE ) 2,880 21 11 Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA ) 2,855 23 12 Madison Keys (USA ) 2,816 18 13 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT ) 2,720 23 14 Petra Kvitová (CZE ) 2,660 17 15 Zheng Qinwen (CHN ) 2,660 25 16 Liudmila Samsonova 2,650 24 17 Belinda Bencic (SUI ) 2,570 18 18 Daria Kasatkina 2,550 25 19 Veronika Kudermetova 2,520 25 20 Caroline Garcia (FRA ) 2,095 27
Champions in bold Runners-up in italics
Qualified for the WTA Finals.
WTA singles year-end rankings # Player Points #Trn '22 Rk High Low '22→'23 1 Iga Świątek (POL ) 9,295 19 1 1 2 2 Aryna Sabalenka 9,050 16 5 1 5 3 3 Coco Gauff (USA ) 6,580 19 7 3 7 4 4 Elena Rybakina (KAZ ) 6,365 18 22 3 25 18 5 Jessica Pegula (USA ) 5,975 20 3 3 5 2 6 Ons Jabeur (TUN ) 4,195 21 2 2 7 4 7 Markéta Vondroušová (CZE ) 4,075 17 99 6 105 92 8 Karolína Muchová (CZE ) 3,651 16 149 8 151 141 9 Maria Sakkari (GRE ) 3,620 24 6 6 10 3 10 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE ) 2,880 21 21 10 30 11 11 Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA ) 2,855 23 15 10 21 4 12 Madison Keys (USA ) 2,816 18 11 10 25 1 13 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT ) 2,720 23 18 12 26 5 14 Petra Kvitová (CZE ) 2,660 17 16 8 16 2 15 Zheng Qinwen (CHN ) 2,660 23 25 15 30 10 16 Liudmila Samsonova 2,650 24 20 12 22 4 17 Belinda Bencic (SUI ) 2,570 18 12 9 17 5 18 Daria Kasatkina 2,550 25 8 8 18 10 19 Veronika Kudermetova 2,520 25 9 9 19 10 20 Caroline Garcia (FRA ) 2,095 27 4 4 20 16
No. 1 ranking Holder Date gained Date forfeited Iga Świątek (POL ) Year-end 2022 10 September 2023 Aryna Sabalenka (25x17px ) 11 September 2023 5 November 2023 Iga Świątek (POL ) 6 November 2023 Year-end 2023
Doubles Final Doubles Race rankings No. Player Points Tourn 1 Coco Gauff (USA ) Jessica Pegula (USA ) 5,565 13 2 Storm Hunter (AUS ) Elise Mertens (BEL ) 5,130 12 3 Shuko Aoyama (JPN ) Ena Shibahara (JPN ) 3,790 21 4 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE ) Barbora Krejčíková (CZE ) 3,785 8 5 Desirae Krawczyk (USA ) Demi Schuurs (NED ) 3,570 18 6 Laura Siegemund (GER ) Vera Zvonareva 3,405 14 7 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN ) Erin Routliffe (NZ ) 3,386 8 8 Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA ) Ellen Perez (AUS ) 3,325 24 9 Taylor Townsend (USA ) Leylah Fernandez (CAN ) 3,310 8 10 Hsieh Su-wei (TPE ) Wang Xinyu (CHN ) 2,955 5
Champions in bold Runners-up in italics
Qualified for the WTA Finals.
WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings # Player Points #Trn '22 Rk High Low '22→'23 1 Storm Sanders (AUS ) 6,055 18 10 1 14 9 2 Elise Mertens (BEL ) 5,870 15 5 1 9 3 3 Jessica Pegula (USA ) 5,755 15 6 1 6 3 3 Coco Gauff (USA ) 5,755 14 4 1 6 1 5 Laura Siegemund (GER ) 5,585 22 27 5 31 22 6 Hsieh Su-wei (TPE ) 5,241 10 355 4 355 349 7 Taylor Townsend (USA ) 5,180 12 31 5 31 24 8 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN ) 5,115 20 7 6 20 1 9 Vera Zvonareva 5,070 23 34 9 135 25 10 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE ) 4,895 12 1 1 10 9 11 Erin Routliffe (NZ ) 6,035 33 30 11 60 19 12 Shuko Aoyama (JPN ) 4,695 27 23 10 25 11 13 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE ) 4,665 11 3 2 13 10 14 Ena Shibahara (JPN ) 4,525 26 22 13 25 8 15 Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA ) 4,275 29 19 6 23 4 16 Desirae Krawczyk (USA ) 4,166 23 16 8 17 17 Ellen Perez (AUS ) 4,150 29 20 9 25 3 18 Luisa Stefani (BRA ) 3,970 20 47 10 47 29 19 Demi Schuurs (NED ) 3,815 12 18 9 19 1 20 Leylah Fernandez (CAN ) 3,690 12 77 17 83 57
No. 1 ranking Points distribution Points are awarded as follows:
Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1 Grand Slam (S) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2 Grand Slam (D) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 10 – 40 – – – WTA Finals (S) 1500* 1080* 750* (+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win) WTA Finals (D) 1500 1080 750 375 – WTA 1000 (96S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 35 10 30 – 20 2 WTA 1000 (64/60S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 10 – 30 – 20 2 WTA 1000 (28/32D) 1000 650 390 215 120 10 – – – – – – WTA 1000 (56S, 48Q/32Q) 900 585 350 190 105 60 1 – 30 – 20 1 WTA 1000 (28D) 900 585 350 190 105 1 – – – – – – WTA 500 (64/56S) 470 305 185 100 55 30 1 – 25 – 13 1 WTA 500 (32/30/28S) 470 305 185 100 55 1 – – 25 18 13 1 WTA 500 (28D) 470 305 185 100 55 1 – – – – – – WTA 500 (16D) 470 305 185 100 1 – – – – – – – WTA 250 (32S, 32Q) 280 180 110 60 30 1 – – 18 14 10 1 WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q) 280 180 110 60 30 1 – – 18 – 12 1 WTA 250 (28D) 280 180 110 60 30 1 – – – – – – WTA 250 (16D) 280 180 110 60 1 – – – – – – – United Cup 500 (max) For details, see 2023 United Cup
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players * Assumes undefeated round robin match record
Prize money leaders Prize money won in 2023 in US$ # Player Singles Doubles Mixed doubles Total 1. Iga Świątek $9,857,686 $0 $0 $9,857,686 2. Aryna Sabalenka $8,195,703 $6,950 $0 $8,202,653 3. Coco Gauff $5,953,882 $715,740 $0 $6,669,622 4. Jessica Pegula $5,200,095 $715,740 $52,054 $5,967,890 5. Elena Rybakina $5,429,334 $64,103 $0 $5,493,437 6. Markéta Vondroušová $4,334,528 $138,750 $0 $4,473,278 7. Ons Jabeur $3,175,679 $18,885 $0 $3,194,564 8. Beatriz Haddad Maia $2,468,715 $390,106 $0 $2,858,821 9. Karolína Muchová $2,796,338 $8,100 $0 $2,804,438 10. Maria Sakkari $2,600,139 $5,274 $0 $2,605,413
Retirements The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in doubles, for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2023 season:
Jana Čepelová (born 29 May 1993 in Košice , Slovakia) joined the professional tour in 2012. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 50 in singles in May 2014. Čepelová announced her retirement in June and played her last professional match at the 2023 US Open . Misaki Doi announced in August that she will play the final tournaments of her career on home soil in Osaka and Tokyo. Irina Falconi (born 4 May 1990 in Portoviejo , Ecuador) joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 63 in singles in May 2016 and No. 70 in doubles in June 2013. She won one singles title. Falconi announced her retirement in August 2023 and played her last professional match at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships . Kirsten Flipkens (born 10 January 1986 in Geel , Belgium) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in singles in August 2013 and No. 23 in doubles in July 2019. She won one singles title and seven doubles titles. Flipkens announced her retirement in July 2023 and played her last professional match at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships . Kontaveit (pictured in 2019) reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 2 and won six singles titles. Anett Kontaveit (born 24 December 1995 in Tallinn , Estonia) joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 in singles in June 2022 to become the highest-ranked Estonian player in history. She won six singles titles and reached the final of the 2021 WTA Finals . Kontaveit produced her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2020 Australian Open , where she reached the quarterfinals. She announced her retirement on 20 June following her diagnosis of lumbar disc degeneration and played her last professional matches in the singles and mixed doubles tournaments at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships . Sania Mirza (born 15 November 1986 in Mumbai , Maharashtra , India) announced her retirement on 7 January after the Dubai Tennis Championships in February. Ayumi Morita (born 11 March 1990 in Ōta, Gunma , Japan) joined the professional tour in 2005. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 40 in singles in October 2011 and world No. 65 in doubles in February 2009, and was a two-time doubles finalist on the WTA Tour. She produced her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open in 2011 and 2013 when she reached the third round on both occasions. She played her last professional match in November 2022 at an event in Tokyo on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour , where she lost to Han Na-lae . Morita announced her retirement on 4 August 2023 following a string of injuries and will receive a ceremony at the Ariake Coliseum in September 2023. Anastasia Rodionova (born 12 May 1982 in Tambov , Soviet Union) joined the professional tour in 1997 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 62 in singles in August 2010 and No. 15 in doubles in September 2014. She won eleven doubles titles. Her greatest career achievements have come in doubles, having reached the finals of the mixed-doubles event at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships with Andy Ram and the semifinals of the women's doubles event at the 2010 US Open with Cara Black . Rodionova announced her retirement in August 2023. Samantha Stosur (born 30 March 1984 in Gold Coast, Queensland , Australia) announced on 14 January on her Instagram that the 2023 Australian Open will be the last tournament of her career. Barbora Strýcová played her last professional match in September 2023 at the US Open in mixed doubles partnering Santiago Gonzalez . CoCo Vandeweghe (born 6 December 1991 in Rancho Santa Fe , California) joined the professional tour in 2008. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 9 in singles in January 2018 and world No. 14 in doubles in October 2018. Vandeweghe won two singles titles and four doubles titles. In singles, she reached the semifinals of the 2017 Australian Open and 2017 US Open . Vandeweghe announced her retirement in August 2023 and made her last professional appearance at the 2023 San Diego Open . Maryna Zanevska (born 24 August 1993 in Odesa , Ukraine) joined the professional tour in 2009. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 62 in singles in May 2022 and world No. 86 in doubles in June 2014. She is a one-time WTA singles titleholder and has been runner-up in four additional doubles finals. Zanevska produced her best performances at the Grand Slam tournaments all in 2022. In singles, she reached the second round at both the Australian Open and US Open , and in doubles, she achieved a quarterfinal berth at the French Open . Zanevska announced her retirement on 8 August 2023 after revealing her struggles with chronic back pain and made her last professional appearance at the 2023 US Open . Inactivity Mihaela Buzărnescu became inactive after not playing for more than a year. Simona Halep became inactive after not playing for more than a year. In September, she further received a four-year ban from tennis after her suspension was upheld. Raluca Olaru became inactive after not playing for more than a year. Wang Qiang became inactive after not playing for more than a year. Darija Jurak Schreiber became inactive after not playing for more than a year. Andreja Klepač became inactive after not playing for more than a year. Garbiñe Muguruza announced in February she was taking an indefinite break from tennis, not competing in any tournaments for the rest of the year. In an interview later in October, she stated that she had "no intention" to return to the WTA Tour, as she was enjoying her hiatus. Maternity
Comebacks See also Notes