Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 3, achieved October 2022, and in doubles of world No. 1, set on 11 September 2023. Pegula reached the single ...
defeated
Liudmila Samsonova
Liudmila Dmitrievna Samsonova ( rus, Людмила Дмитриевна Самсонова, , lʲʊdˈmʲiɫə sɐmˈsonəvə; born 11 November 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles ...
in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's singles title at the 2023 Canadian Open. It was her second
WTA 1000
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title. Due to rain, Samsonova had to play two matches (third round and quarterfinals) on Friday and two matches again (semifinals and final) on Sunday; she only had a two-hour break between the semifinal and final match. Pegula, on the other hand, played one match each day of the tournament from Wednesday through Sunday.
Simona Halep
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was the reigning champion, but could not defend her title due to a provisional suspension for violations of anti-doping rules.
Iga Świątek
Iga Natalia Świątek (; born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women’s singles by the Women's Tennis Association, Women’s Tenn ...
and
Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is currently ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is a former world No. 1 in women's doubles. ...
were in contention for the
WTA No. 1 ranking. Świątek retained the top ranking by reaching the quarterfinals.
This tournament marked the return to professional competition of former No. 1 player
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is an inactive Danish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, hold ...
, who previously retired from the sport in 2020. She lost to reigning
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champion
Markéta Vondroušová
Markéta Vondroušová (; born 28 June 1999) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 6 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Vondroušová has won two singles titles, including the 2023 Wimbledon Champio ...
in the second round.
Seeds
The top eight
seeds
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received a
bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 31 July 2023. Rank and points before are as of 7 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 7 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.
† Points from the player's 16th best result (for points defending) or 17th best result (for points earned), in each case as of 7 August 2023.
‡ The player is defending points from a WTA 125 tournament (
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).
§ No change in points because points from this tournament did not count as one of the player's 16 best results.
Withdrawn players
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
† Points from the player's 16th best result.
§ No change in points because the player's result from the 2022 tournament did not count towards her ranking as of 7 August 2023.
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Withdrawals
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links
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