Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title. Sabalenka dropped just one set during the tournament, to Rybakina in the championship match. Rybakina became the first Kazakhstani player to progress past the fourth round, and the first player since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to defeat three consecutive major champions in a single edition of the Australian Open. By reaching the final, Rybakina made her debut in the top ten of the WTA Rankings.
Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis in March 2022.
Barty's retirement and Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka’s absences (both due to pregnancy) meant that Victoria Azarenka and Sofia Kenin were the only former champions left in the draw. They met in the first round, with Azarenka winning in straight sets.
Jeļena Ostapenko became the first Latvian to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics
Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 9 January 2023. Rankings and points before are as of 16 January 2023.
Withdrawn players
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Other entry information
Wild cards
Sources:
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Withdrawals
The entry list was released by Tennis Australia based on the WTA rankings for the week of 5 December 2022.
– not included on entry list& – withdrew from entry list
See also
2023 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries
2023 WTA Tour
2023 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
International Tennis Federation
Notes
References
External links
2023 Australian Open Women's Singles draw
2023 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation