Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but she chose to participate in the Fed Cup semifinals this year.
Irina Falconi was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Dalila Jakupović.
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Cincinnati Masters. By losing the final, Halep failed to take advantage of her third opportunity in 2017 to take over the WTA No. 1 singles ranking when the top ranking was only one match win away.
Caroline Garcia defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 China Open. As of 2019, Garcia is the only player to win singles titles in both Wuhan and Beijing in the same year.
Petra Kvitová defeated Kiki Bertens in the final, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Madrid Open. It was Kvitová's third Madrid Open title, and she became the first player to win three women's singles titles at the Madrid Open.
Lesia Tsurenko was the two-time defending champion, but chose not to defend her title.
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Beatriz Haddad Maia.
This was the first edition of this tennis tournament.
Iga Świątek defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the singles title at the 2022 WTA Qatar Open. This tournament marked the beginning of an eventual 37-match and six-title winning streak by Świątek.
Viktorija Golubic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Angelique Kerber defeated Kaja Juvan in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5) to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 Internationaux de Stasborg. It was her 14th WTA Tour singles title. The final lasted 3 hours and 16 minutes.
Beatriz Haddad Maia defeated Alison Riske in the final, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Nottingham Open. It was her first WTA Tour singles title, and she became the first Brazilian to win a WTA Tour title on grass since Maria Bueno in 1968.
Simona Halep defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Canadian Open. It was her third Canadian Open title. Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian to contest a WTA 1000-level final.
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 Tennis in the Land. It was Samsonova's third career WTA Tour title, and she won the title without dropping a set. It was also her second straight title, following Washington three weeks prior.
Kateřina Siniaková defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 WTA Slovenia Open. It was her first singles title since 2017.
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Zheng Qinwen in the final, 7–5, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 Pan Pacific Open. She did not drop a set en route to her third title of the season. By reaching her first WTA Tour final as a 19-year-old, Zheng became the first Chinese teenager to contest a WTA singles final.
Jessica Pegula defeated Maria Sakkari in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Guadalajara Open. It was her first WTA 1000 title, and she saved three match points en route, in her second-round match against Elena Rybakina. Pegula also defeated four consecutive major champions en route to the title – Rybakina, Bianca Andreescu, Sloane Stephens, and Victoria Azarenka.
Vitalia Diatchenko was the defending champion but withdrew before the tournament began.
Alison Van Uytvanck was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate.
The 2023 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twenty-eighth edition of the tournament and a part of the 2023 WTA 125 tournaments. It took place at the Tennis Club JA Saint-Malo in Saint-Malo, France between 1 and 7 May 2023.
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