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.[1] 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.[1]

Women's singles
2023 Western & Southern Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Coco Gauff
Runner-upCzech Republic Karolína Muchová
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Caroline Garcia was the defending champion,[2] but lost in the second round to Sloane Stephens.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Iga Świątek 77 6
10   Markéta Vondroušová 63 1
1   Iga Świątek 62 6 4
7   Coco Gauff 77 3 6
Q   Jasmine Paolini 3 2
7   Coco Gauff 6 6
7   Coco Gauff 6 6
  Karolína Muchová 3 4
  Karolína Muchová 3
  Marie Bouzková 0r
  Karolína Muchová 64 6 6
2   Aryna Sabalenka 77 3 2
5   Ons Jabeur 5 3
2   Aryna Sabalenka 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round 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 77 6
10   M Vondroušová 7 6 10   M Vondroušová 63 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

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   E Rybakina 66 6 6
  J Ostapenko 1 6 6   J Ostapenko 78 2 4
  Ka Plíšková 6 3 4 4   E Rybakina 6 2r
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 77 6 7   C Gauff 6 6
  A Blinkova 62 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 63 6 65 7   C Gauff 6 6
  M Sherif 77 4 77   M Sherif 2 2
7   C Gauff 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round 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 63 6 6   K Muchová 6 3 6
12   B Haddad Maia 77 1 4   K Muchová 3
15   M Keys 3 6 3   M Bouzková 0r
  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 77 2 3
3   J Pegula 62 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   O Jabeur 6 62 77
  L Zhu 3 5   A Kalinina 3 77 62
  A Kalinina 6 7 5   O Jabeur 5
PR   J Brady 65 5   D Vekić 2r
  D Vekić 77 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 65 2 2   A Sabalenka 6 6
Q   A Li 0 77 6 Q   A Li 5 6 4
2   A Sabalenka 7 2 6

Seeded players

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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

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Withdrawals

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Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Elisabetta Cocciaretto (moved to main draw)
  2.   Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3.   Lesia Tsurenko (first round)
  4.   Alycia Parks (qualifying competition)
  5.   Jasmine Paolini (qualified)
  6.   Lauren Davis (first round)
  7.   Camila Giorgi (first round, retired)
  8.   Linda Nosková (qualified)
  9.   Emma Navarro (qualified)
  10.   Linda Fruhvirtová (first round)
  11.   Ana Bogdan (first round)
  12.   Alizé Cornet (qualifying competition)
  13.   Yulia Putintseva (qualifying competition)
  14.   Martina Trevisan (qualified)
  15.   Camila Osorio (qualifying competition)
  16.   Lucia Bronzetti (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
    Wang Xiyu 6 6
13   Yulia Putintseva 1 3
PR   Sara Sorribes Tormo 64 5
13   Yulia Putintseva 77 7

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Lesia Tsurenko 1 6 3
    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 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Alycia Parks 6 6
PR   Vera Zvonareva 3 1
4   Alycia Parks 1 77 60
    Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 65 77
    Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 2 6
11   Ana Bogdan 3 6 1

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Jasmine Paolini 1 6 7
    Rebeka Masarova 6 3 5
5   Jasmine Paolini 7 7
15   Camila Osorio 5 5
    Katie Boulter 6 65 0r
15   Camila Osorio 4 77 1

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Lauren Davis 6 2 1
  Ann Li 4 6 6
  Ann Li 6 6
12   Alizé Cornet 3 3
    Laura Siegemund 6 66 2r
12   Alizé Cornet 3 78 5

Seventh qualifier

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

Eighth qualifier

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Coco Gauff bests Muchova in Cincinnati to win first WTA 1000 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. ^ "Garcia soars past Kvitova in Cincinnati to claim 10th career title". Women's Tennis Association. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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