2023 China Open (tennis)

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2023 China Open
Date28 September – 4 October (ATP)
30 September – 8 October (WTA)
Edition22nd (ATP) / 24th (WTA)
Category ATP Tour 500 (men)
WTA 1000 (women)
Prize moneyATP $3,633,875
WTA $8,127,389
Surface Hard
Location Beijing, China
Venue National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner
Women's singles
Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek
Men's doubles
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig / Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
Women's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková / Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo
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The 2023 China Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the China Open for the men and the 24th for the women. The tournament is categorized as an ATP 500 event on the 2023 ATP Tour, [1] and as a WTA 1000 event on the 2023 WTA Tour. [2] Both the men's and the women's tournaments were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing from 28 September to 4 October for the men, and from 30 September to 8 October for the women. This was the first edition of the China Open since 2019, with the intervening editions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1
Men's singles [3] 5003001809045020100
Men's doubles [3] 045250
Women's singles [4] 1,000650390215120651030202
Women's doubles [4] 10

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
Men's singles$679,550$365,640$194,860$99,560$53,145$28,345$14,525$8,150
Men's doubles$223,210$119,050$60,240$30,110$15,590
Women's singles$1,324,000$780,000$402,000$185,018$92,500$52,000$32,325
Women's doubles$390,218$218,000$117,500$60,900$34,500$23,000

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carlos Alcaraz 21
Daniil Medvedev 32
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Holger Rune 43
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas 54
Andrey Rublev 65
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Jannik Sinner 76
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Casper Ruud 97
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Alexander Zverev 108

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Dodig Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Krajicek 31
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Wesley Koolhof Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Neal Skupski 72
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Máximo González Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Andrés Molteni 193
Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Santiago González Flag of France.svg  FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin 234

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 25 September 2023. Rankings and points before are as of 2 October 2023.

Because the tournament was not held in 2022, the points dropping column reflects (a) points from tournaments held during the week of 3 October 2022 (Ostrava and Monastir) or (b) the player's 16th best result (in brackets). Only points counting towards the players' rankings as of 2 October 2023 are shown in the table.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints dropping Points won Points afterStatus
11Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka 9,266(1)2159,480Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina [5]
22 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 8,1953051,0008,890Champion, defeated Flag placeholder.svg Liudmila Samsonova
33 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff 6,165(100)3906,455Semifinals lost to Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek [2]
44 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 5,955(185)1205,890Third round lost to Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko [13]
55 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina 5,6651853905,870Semifinals lost to Flag placeholder.svg Liudmila Samsonova
66 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 4,365(105)2154,475Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff [3]
77 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 4,14560654,150Second round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk
88 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 3,830(1)103,839First round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Anhelina Kalinina
910 Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia 3,335(100)2153,450Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek [2]
1012 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčiková 2,940470102,480First round lost to Flag placeholder.svg Mirra Andreeva [Q]
1113Flag placeholder.svg Daria Kasatkina 2,830(100)652,795Second round lost to Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinyu
1214 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 2,695100652,660Second round lost to Flag placeholder.svg Liudmila Samsonova
1317 Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 2,505(55)2152,665Quarterfinals lost to Flag placeholder.svg Liudmila Samsonova
1418Flag placeholder.svg Victoria Azarenka 2,225(55)102,180First round lost to Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette
1519 Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 2,210(55)102,165First round lost to Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini
1616Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Kudermetova 2,5401101202,550Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff [3]

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints droppingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová 3,718553,663
11 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 2,940(60)2,880
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 2,605(60)2,545Recovery from food poisoning [6]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Storm Hunter Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 31
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Coco Gauff Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Pegula 82
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčiková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 93
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Erin Routliffe 244
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Desirae Krawczyk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 245
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Hsieh Su-wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Xinyu 276
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shuko Aoyama Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ena Shibahara 317
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva 348

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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