2023 Abu Dhabi Open – Singles

Belinda Bencic defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the final, 1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Open. It was her eighth career WTA Tour-level singles title. She saved three championship points en route to the title.

Singles
2023 Abu Dhabi Open
ChampionSwitzerland Belinda Bencic
Runner-up Liudmila Samsonova
Score1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Draw28
Seeds8
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Aryna Sabalenka was the reigning champion, when the tournament was last held in 2021,[1] but chose not to compete this year.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)
  2. Switzerland Belinda Bencic (champion)
  3. Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals)
  4. Veronika Kudermetova (quarterfinals)
  5. Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
  6. Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia (semifinals)
  7. Estonia Anett Kontaveit (second round, retired)
  8. Liudmila Samsonova (final)

Draw

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  China Zheng Qinwen 4 6 4
8 Liudmila Samsonova 6 1 6
8 Liudmila Samsonova 6 68 4
2 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 1 710 6
6 Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 2 3
2 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 6 6

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 D Kasatkina 1 6 6
Switzerland J Teichmann 6 77   Switzerland J Teichmann 6 0 2
Q Ukraine D Yastremska 3 65 1 D Kasatkina 1 2
Q Canada R Marino 3 3   China Q Zheng 6 6
China Q Zheng 6 6   China Q Zheng 712 6
United States D Collins 5 6 5 5 Latvia J Ostapenko 610 1
5 Latvia J Ostapenko 7 1 7   China Q Zheng 4 6 4
8 L Samsonova 6 1 6
4 V Kudermetova 6 7
Belgium E Mertens 6 6   Belgium E Mertens 1 5
Italy M Trevisan 0 2 4 V Kudermetova 3 3
Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 6 8 L Samsonova 6 6
Q Romania E-G Ruse 1 4   Czech Republic B Krejčíková 5 66
LL United States C Liu 6 2 0 8 L Samsonova 7 78
8 L Samsonova 3 6 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Brazil B Haddad Maia 4 6 6
Czech Republic M Bouzková 6 3 0 6 Brazil B Haddad Maia 6 65 77
PR Canada B Andreescu 62 2 Q Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 4 77 64
Q Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 77 6 6 Brazil B Haddad Maia 3 6 6
Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6 3 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 3 2
LL Belgium Y Bonaventure 1 3   Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 4 2
3 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
6 Brazil B Haddad Maia 2 3
7 Estonia A Kontaveit 4 77 6 2 Switzerland B Bencic 6 6
China S Zhang 6 64 4 7 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 3 1r
Q United States S Rogers 6 65 6 Q United States S Rogers 4 6 4
Q Canada L Fernandez 4 77 1 Q United States S Rogers 65 2
WC Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 1 6 2 Switzerland B Bencic 77 6
WC Romania S Cîrstea 2 6 2 WC Ukraine M Kostyuk 4 5
2 Switzerland B Bencic 6 7

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
  2. Canada Leylah Fernandez (qualified)
  3. Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
  4. United States Shelby Rogers (qualified)
  5. United States Claire Liu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Canada Rebecca Marino (qualified)
  7. Czech Republic Tereza Martincová (first round, retired)
  8. Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  9. Poland Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition)
  10. Ukraine Dayana Yastremska (qualified)
  11. France Diane Parry (first round)
  12. Japan Moyuka Uchijima (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse
  2. Canada Leylah Fernandez
  3. Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
  4. United States Shelby Rogers
  5. Ukraine Dayana Yastremska
  6. Canada Rebecca Marino

Lucky losers
  1. United States Claire Liu
  2. Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3 79 5
  Sweden Mirjam Björklund 6 67 7
  Sweden Mirjam Björklund 4 1
  Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 6
  Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 3
7 Czech Republic Tereza Martincová 3 0r

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Canada Leylah Fernandez 6 6
  France Kristina Mladenovic 1 2
2 Canada Leylah Fernandez 6 6
PR Ukraine Katarina Zavatska 1 4
PR Ukraine Katarina Zavatska 1 6 6
12 Japan Moyuka Uchijima 6 3 2

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 6 7
WC Anastasia Zakharova 2 5
3 Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 6 6
  Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova 2 2
  Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova 6 6
11 France Diane Parry 3 3

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 United States Shelby Rogers 6 6
WC Vera Zvonareva 2 3
4 United States Shelby Rogers 1 6 6
9 Poland Magdalena Fręch 6 3 4
  South Korea Jang Su-jeong 6 5 2
9 Poland Magdalena Fręch 4 7 6

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 United States Claire Liu 77 6
WC Romania Ștefania Bojică 63 1
5 United States Claire Liu 3 6 4
10 Ukraine Dayana Yastremska 6 3 6
  Germany Laura Siegemund 3 1
10 Ukraine Dayana Yastremska 6 6

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Canada Rebecca Marino 7 6
PR Margarita Betova 5 3
6 Canada Rebecca Marino 6 6
8 Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure 1 4
WC Brazil Luisa Stefani 77 3 1
8 Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure 63 6 6

References
  1. "Aryna Sabalenka wins Abu Dhabi Open for her third straight WTA tour title". skysports.com.
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