2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season

The 2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 4 January 2023 with the start of the Adelaide International.[1]

2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season
Sabalenka at the 2023 US Open
Full nameAryna Sabalenka
Country Belarus[lower-alpha 1]
Calendar prize money$5,869,635
Singles
Season record50–11 (82.0%)
Calendar titles4
Current rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 4
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French OpenSF
WimbledonSF
US OpenF
Doubles
Season record3–1 (75.0%)
Calendar titles0
Last updated on: 11 September 2023.

During this season, Sabalenka:

Yearly summary

Early hard court sesaon

Sabalenka entered Adelaide 1 as the second seed. She reached her first final of the season by defeating Liudmila Samsonova,[1] Markéta Vondroušová, Irina-Camelia Begu en route.[4] Then, she defeated Czech teenage qualifier Linda Nosková to win her first title since Madrid 2021 and her 11th career title without dropping a set all week.[5]

Sabalenka entered the Australian Open as tbe fifth seed. She defeated Tereza Martincová, Shelby Rogers, former doubles partner and 26th seed Elise Mertens,[6] and the previous week's Adelaide 2 champion and world no. 10 Belinda Bencic[7] to reach her first-ever Australian Open quarterfinal. She then beat Donna Vekić to reached her fourth Grand Slam semifinal,[8] and won her tenth consecutive match by beating Magda Linette to make her first ever major final.[9][10] In the final, she defeated reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in three sets to win her first major title.[11][12] She became the second Belarusian to ever win a major singles title, and the first since Victoria Azarenka, a decade ago.[13][14][15][16] After winning the title in Melbourne, Sabalenka rose back to No. 2 in the WTA rankings.

In Dubai, Sabalenka defeated Lauren Davis[17] and Jeļena Ostapenko to reach the quarterfinals, where she fell to the eventual champion Barbora Krejčíková in three sets.[18] She then participated in Indian Wells, where she defeated Evgeniya Rodina[19] and took revenge from Barbora Krejčíková for her last defeat in three sets.[20] Then she beat Coco Gauff[21] and Maria Sakkari to reach her first Indian Wells final,[22] where she lost to Elena Rybakina in a rematch of the 2023 Australian Open final.[23] In Miami, Sabalenka defeated Shelby Rogers, Marie Bouzková, and Barbora Krejčíková each in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by Sorana Cîrstea.

Early clay court season

Sabalenka started her clay court season in Stuttgart, where she defeated Barbora Krejčíková, Paula Badosa, and Anastasia Potapova to reach her fourth final of the year. In the final, which was a rematch of last year's final, she was defeated by world No. 1 Iga Świątek in straight sets for the second consecutive year. In Madrid, Sabalenka reached her second final at this tournament, defeating Sorana Cîrstea, Camila Osorio, Mirra Andreeva, Mayar Sherif, and Maria Sakkari, dropping just one set en route to the final. In the final, she would once again face Iga Świątek, and would win her third title of the year in three sets.

In Rome, Sabalenka would suffer her first early defeat of the year, losing in straight sets to former Grand Slam champion Sofia Kenin. At the French Open, she would reach the semifinals without dropping a set, defeating Marta Kostyuk, Iryna Shymanovich, Kamilla Rakhimova, Sloane Stephens, and Elina Svitolina. In the semifinals, she would face Karolína Muchová. Sabalenka lost this match in three sets, despite leading 5–2 and holding match point.[24]

Grass court season

Sabalenka began her grass court season in Berlin, defeating Vera Zvonareva before losing to Veronika Kudermetova. Sabalenka next competed at Wimbledon, where she would reach her fourth straight major semifinal. Sabalenka defeated Panna Udvardy, Varvara Gracheva, Anna Blinkova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, and Madison Keys, before losing to Ons Jabeur, despite leading by a set and a break.

North American hard court season

Her next tournament would be Montréal, where she would defeat Petra Martić, before losing in three sets to eventual runner-up Liudmila Samsonova. She next reached the semifinals in Cincinnati, defeating Ann Li, Daria Kasatkina, and Ons Jabeur, before falling once again in three sets to Karolína Muchová.

At the US Open, Sabalenka would reach the semifinals by defeating Maryna Zanevska, Jodie Burrage, Clara Burel, Daria Kasatkina, and Zheng Qinwen in straight sets, dropping just 21 games in all five matches. Following these wins, Sabalenka became the first player since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events in one year. She faced Madison Keys in the semifinals, recovering from a set and break deficit and serving to stay in the match four times in the final two sets. In her second major final of the year, Sabalenka faced Coco Gauff, and would lose in three sets. Due to the loss of world No. 1 Iga Świątek in the fourth round, Sabalenka became the world No. 1 tennis player at the conclusion of the tournament. Sabalenka became the 29th player to be ranked No. 1 in the world on the WTA Tour, and the second Belarusian, after Victoria Azarenka. She was also just the eighth female player to have been ranked No. 1 in the Open Era in both singles and doubles at some point in their careers.[25][lower-alpha 2] With Sabalenka reaching the final, she became the first woman since Serena Williams to reach the semifinals or better at all four majors in a season since 2016.[26]

All matches

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
1R Bye
1 2R Liudmila Samsonova[lower-alpha 1] 20 Win 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
2 QF Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová (PR) 92 Win 6–3, 7–5
3 SF Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 34 Win 6–3, 6–2
4 W Czech Republic Linda Nosková (Q) 102 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
5 1R Czech Republic Tereza Martincová 74 Win 6–1, 6–4
6 2R United States Shelby Rogers 51 Win 6–3, 6–1
7 3R Romania Elise Mertens (26) 32 Win 6–2, 6–3
8 4R Switzerland Belinda Bencic (12) 10 Win 7–5, 6–2
9 QF Croatia Donna Vekić 64 Win 6–3, 6–2
10 SF Poland Magda Linette 45 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–2
11 W Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (22) 25 Win (2) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1R Bye
12 2R United States Lauren Davis (LL) 49 Win 6–0, 6–1
13 3R Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (13) 20 Win 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
14 QF Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 30 Loss 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 1–6
1R Bye
15 2R Evgeniya Rodina[lower-alpha 1] (PR) 427 Win 6–2, 6–0
3R Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (Q) 95 Walkover
16 4R Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (16) 16 Win 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
17 QF United States Coco Gauff (6) 6 Win 6–4, 6–0
18 SF Greece Maria Sakkari (7) 7 Win 6–2, 6–3
19 F Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (10) 10 Loss 6–7(11–13), 4–6
1R Bye
20 2R United States Shelby Rogers 42 Win 6–4, 6–3
21 3R Czech Republic Marie Bouzková (31) 36 Win 6–1, 6–2
22 4R Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (16) 13 Win 6–3, 6–2
23 QF Romania Sorana Cîrstea 74 Loss 4–6, 4–6
1R Bye
24 2R Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 12 Win 6–2, 6–3
25 QF Spain Paula Badosa (WC) 31 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
26 SF Anastasia Potapova[lower-alpha 1] 24 Win 6–1, 6–2
27 F Poland Iga Świątek (1) 1 Loss 3–6, 4–6
1R Bye
28 2R Romania Sorana Cîrstea 44 Win 6–3, 6–4
29 3R Colombia Camila Osorio (WC) 115 Win 6–4, 7–5
30 4R Mirra Andreeva[lower-alpha 1] (WC) 194 Win 6–3, 6–1
31 QF Egypt Mayar Sherif 59 Win 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
32 SF Greece Maria Sakkari (9) 9 Win 6–4, 6–1
33 W Poland Iga Świątek (1) 1 Win (3) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1R Bye
34 2R United States Sofia Kenin (PR) 134 Loss 6–7(4–7), 2–6
35 1R Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 39 Win 6–3, 6–2
36 2R Iryna Shymanovich[lower-alpha 1] (Q) 214 Win 7–5, 6–2
37 3R Kamilla Rakhimova[lower-alpha 1] 82 Win 6–2, 6–2
38 4R United States Sloane Stephens 30 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4
39 QF Ukraine Elina Svitolina (PR) 192 Win 6–4, 6–4
40 SF Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 43 Loss 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 5–7
41 1R Vera Zvonareva[lower-alpha 1] (Q) 1243 Win 6–3, 6–2
42 2R Veronika Kudermetova[lower-alpha 1] (WC) 13 Loss 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
  • Wimbledon
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Grand Slam
  • Grass, outdoor
  • 3 July 2023 – 16 July 2023
43 1R Hungary Panna Udvardy 82 Win 6–1, 6–3
44 2R France Varvara Gracheva 41 Win 2–6, 7–5, 6–2
45 3R Anna Blinkova[lower-alpha 1] 40 Win 6–2, 6–3
46 4R Ekaterina Alexandrova[lower-alpha 1] (21) 22 Win 6–4, 6–0
47 QF United States Madison Keys (25) 18 Win 6–2, 6–4
48 SF Tunisia Ons Jabeur (6) 6 Loss 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6
1R Bye
49 2R Croatia Petra Martić 35 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
50 3R Liudmila Samsonova[lower-alpha 1] (15) 18 Loss 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6
1R Bye
51 2R United States Ann Li (Q) 192 Win 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
52 3R Daria Kasatkina[lower-alpha 1] (14) 13 Win 6–3, 6–3
53 QF Tunisia Ons Jabeur (5) 5 Win 7–5, 6–3
54 SF Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 17 Loss 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 2–6
55 1R Belgium Maryna Zanevska 112 Win 6–3, 6–2
56 2R United Kingdom Jodie Burrage 96 Win 6–3, 6–2
57 3R France Clara Burel 62 Win 6–1, 6–1
58 4R Daria Kasatkina[lower-alpha 1] (13) 14 Win 6–1, 6–3
59 QF China Zheng Qinwen (23) 23 Win 6–1, 6–4
60 SF United States Madison Keys (17) 17 Win 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(10–5)
61 F United States Coco Gauff (6) 6 Loss 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
62 1R United States Sofia Kenin (WC) 31 Win 6–1, 6–2
63 2R United Kingdom Katie Boulter (Q) 56 Win 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
64 3R Italy Jasmine Paolini 36 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
65 QF Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (5) 5 Pending

Doubles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent Combined Rank Result Score
1 1R Hungary Anna Bondár / Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Win 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2 2R Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching / China Yang Zhaoxuan (5) 52 Win 4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
3 QF Spain Cristina Bucșa / Japan Makoto Ninomiya Win 6–2, 6–2
4 SF Australia Storm Hunter / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (1) 11 Loss 4–6, 6–1, [3–10]

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date Tournament Location Category Surface Previous
result
Previous
points
New
points
Outcome
1 January 2023 –
8 January 2023
Adelaide International 1 Australia WTA 500 Hard First round 10 500 Winner, defeated Czech Republic Linda Nosková
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
16 January 2023 –
29 January 2023
Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard Fourth round 240 2000 Winner, defeated Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
20 February 2023 –
26 February 2023
Dubai Tennis Championships United Arab Emirates WTA 1000 Hard Second round 55 105 Quarterfinals lost to Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
6–0, 6–7(2–7), 1–6
6 March 2023 –
19 March 2023
Indian Wells Open United States WTA 1000 Hard Second round 10 650 Final lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
6–7(11–13), 4–6
21 March 2023 –
2 April 2023
Miami Open United States WTA 1000 Hard Second round 10 215 Quarterfinals lost to Romania Sorana Cîrstea
4–6, 4–6
17 April 2023 –
23 April 2023
Stuttgart Open Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) Final 305 305 Final lost to Poland Iga Świątek
3–6, 4–6
24 April 2023 –
7 May 2023
Madrid Open Spain WTA 1000 Clay Second round 10 1000 Winner, defeated Poland Iga Świątek
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
9 May 2023 –
21 May 2023
Italian Open Italy WTA 1000 Clay Semifinals 350 10 Second round lost to United States Sofia Kenin
6–7(4–7), 2–6
28 May 2023 –
11 June 2023
French Open France Grand Slam Clay Third round 130 780 Semifinals lost to Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 5–7
19 June 2023 –
25 June 2023
German Open Germany WTA 500 Grass First round 1 55 Second round lost to Veronika Kudermetova[lower-alpha 1]
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
3 July 2022 –
16 July 2022
Wimbledon United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass Could not participate[lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] 780 Semifinals lost to Tunisia Ons Jabeur
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6
7 August 2023 –
13 August 2023
Canadian Open Canada WTA 1000 Hard Third round 105 105 Third round lost to Liudmila Samsonova[lower-alpha 1]
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6
13 August 2023 –
20 August 2023
Cincinnati Open United States WTA 1000 Hard Semifinals 350 350 Semifinals lost to Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 2–6
28 August 2023 –
4 September 2023
US Open United States Grand Slam Hard Semifinals 780 1300 Final lost to United States Coco Gauff
6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Total year-end points 8,210

Doubles schedule

Date Tournament Location Category Surface Previous
result
Outcome
1 January 2023–
8 January 2023
Adelaide International 1 Australia WTA 500 Hard Did not
participate
Semifinals lost to Australia Storm Hunter / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 6–1, [3–10]

Yearly records

Head-to-head match-ups

Sabalenka has a 50–11 (82.0%) WTA match win–loss record in the 2023 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is 6–4 (60.0%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Singles

# Oppoent Rank Tournament Surface Round Score ASR
1. Switzerland Belinda Bencic No. 10 Australian Open, Australia Hard 4R 7–5, 6–2 No. 5
2. United States Coco Gauff No. 6 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–0 No. 2
3. Greece Maria Sakkari No. 7 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard SF 6–2, 6–3 No. 2
4. Greece Maria Sakkari No. 9 Madrid Open, Spain Clay SF 6–4, 6–1 No. 2
5. Poland Iga Świątek No. 1 Madrid Open, Spain Clay F 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 No. 2
6. Tunisia Ons Jabeur No. 5 Cincinnati Open, USA Hard QF 7–5, 6–3 No. 2

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–0)
WTA 1000 (1–1)
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2023 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 500 Hard Czech Republic Linda Nosková 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–0 Jan 2023 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Mar 2023 Indian Wells Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 6–7(11–13), 4–6
Loss 2–2 Apr 2023 Stuttgart Open, Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) Poland Iga Świątek 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 May 2023 Madrid Open, Spain WTA 1000 Clay Poland Iga Świątek 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Sep 2023 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard United States Coco Gauff 6–2, 3–6, 2–6

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
# Tournament Singles
Prize money
Doubles
Prize money
Year-to-date
1. Adelaide International 1 $120,150 $6,950 $127,100
2. Australian Open A$2,975,000 $0 $2,202,162
3. Dubai Tennis Championships $63,350 $0 $2,265,512
4. Indian Wells Open $662,360 $0 $2,927,872
5. Miami Open $184,465 $0 $3,112,337
6. Stuttgart Open €64,500 $0 $3,181,600
7. Madrid Open €1,105,265 $0 $4,368,360
8. Italian Open €12,652 $0 $4,381,945
9. French Open €630,000 $0 $5,058,398
10. German Open €9,156 $0 $5,068,230
11. Wimbledon Championships £600,000 $0 $5,817,363
12. Canadian Open $31,650 $0 $5,849,013
13. Cincinnati Open $138,000 $0 $5,987,013
14. US Open $1,500,000 $0 $7,487,013
Total prize money[28] $7,480,063 $6,950 $7,487,013

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

Notes

  1. Russian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[lower-alpha 5]
  2. The other seven players to have been ranked No. 1 by the WTA in both singles and doubles in their career are Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Lindsay Davenport, Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams.
  3. Russian and Belarusian players were banned from participating in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  4. Following the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ITF, ATP, and WTA stripped the event of ranking points.[27]
  5. "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tennis. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

References

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  2. "BBC News:Australian Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina to win Melbourne title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. Carayol, Tumaini (September 4, 2023). "Iga Swiatek's US Open title defence ended by Jelena Ostapenko". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  4. "Sabalenka into Adelaide 1 final, faces Czech teen Noskova". Women's Tennis Association.
  5. "Sabalenka stops Noskova for 11th career title at Adelaide 1". Women's Tennis Association.
  6. "Bencic, Sabalenka set up Round of 16 showdown in Melbourne". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  7. "Sabalenka tops Bencic, will face Vekic in Australian Open quarterfinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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  12. "10 incredible things Aryna Sabalenka achieved by winning the Australian Open". Tennis.com.
  13. "'A joy to watch': Social media reacts to Australian Open final". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  14. "'I still feel like I'm on another planet': Sabalenka steps out with Australian Open trophy". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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  27. "Statement from Steve Simon on UK grass-court events". WTA Tennis. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  28. "WTA prize money leaders" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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