Details | |
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Duration | 29 December 2022 – 12 November 2023 |
Edition | 53rd |
Tournaments | 58 |
Categories |
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Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | Iga Świątek (6) |
Most finals | Iga Świątek (8) |
Prize money leader | Iga Świątek ($9,857,686) [1] |
Points leader | Iga Świątek (9,295) [2] |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Iga Świątek |
Doubles 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 |
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The 2023 WTA Tour (branded as the 2023 Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2023 tennis season. 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. [3] [4]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2023 calendar. [5]
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA 1000 [a] |
WTA 500 [a] |
WTA 250 [a] |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Mar 13 Mar | Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA 1000 (Mandatory) Hard – $8,800,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – 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/32D Singles – 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 | ||||
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Round robin |
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6 Nov | Billie Jean King Cup Finals Seville, Spain Hard (i) – 12 teams | Canada 2–0 | Italy | Slovenia Czech Republic | United States Switzerland Kazakhstan Australia Spain Poland France Germany |
The following tournaments were cancelled due to various reasons.
Week | Tournament | Status |
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17 Apr | İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA 250 Clay | Cancelled due to diversion of funds towards earthquake relief |
31 Jul | Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, United States WTA 500 Hard | Combined with the WTA 500 Citi Open in Washington, D.C. |
21 Aug | Championnats de Granby Granby, Canada WTA 250 Hard | Cancelled due to scheduling issues with US Open qualifying in the same week |
2 Oct | Tallinn Open Tallinn, Estonia WTA 250 Hard (i) | Cancelled due to lack of financial support from local administration |
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:
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA 1000 (Mandatory) |
WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory) |
WTA 500 |
WTA 250 |
Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | WTA 1000 (M) | WTA 1000 (NM) | WTA 500 | WTA 250 | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
21 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | |||||
14 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||
9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
8 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
7 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
7 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Georgia (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players achieved their career-high ranking in this season inside top 50 (players who made their top 10 debut indicated in bold): [c]
Below are the tables for the yearly WTA Race rankings [d] and the WTA rankings [e] of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and doubles teams.
Qualified for the WTA Finals. |
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Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Iga Świątek (POL) | Year-end 2022 | 10 September 2023 |
Aryna Sabalenka [b] | 11 September 2023 | 5 November 2023 |
Iga Świątek (POL) | 6 November 2023 | Year-end 2023 |
Qualified for the WTA Finals. |
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Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | Year end 2022 | 10 September 2023 |
Coco Gauff (USA) Jessica Pegula (USA) | 11 September 2023 | 17 September 2023 |
Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | 18 September 2023 | 24 September 2023 |
Elise Mertens (BEL) | 25 September 2023 | 22 October 2023 |
Coco Gauff (USA) Jessica Pegula (USA) | 23 October 2023 | 5 November 2023 |
Storm Hunter (AUS) | 6 November 2023 | Year end 2023 |
Points are awarded as follows: [12]
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 won in 2023 in US$ [1] | |||||
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# | 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 |
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