2023 WTA Tour


The 2023 WTA Tour was the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association for the 2023 tennis season. The 2023 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup, the year-end championships, and the team events United Cup and Hopman Cup. 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.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2023 calendar.
;Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250
Team events

August

Cancelled tournaments

The following tournaments were cancelled due to various reasons.
WeekTournamentStatus
17 Aprİstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA 250
Clay
Cancelled due to diversion of funds towards earthquake relief
31 JulSilicon Valley Classic
San Jose, United States
WTA 500
Hard
Combined with the WTA 500 Citi Open in Washington, D.C.
21 AugChampionnats de Granby
Granby, Canada
WTA 250
Hard
Cancelled due to scheduling issues with US Open qualifying in the same week
2 OctTallinn Open
Tallinn, Estonia
WTA 250
Hard
Cancelled due to lack of financial support from local administration

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and [Mixed doubles (tennis)|doubles tennis|mixed doubles] 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 Premier tournaments, and the WTA 250. The players/nations are sorted by:
  1. total number of titles ;
  2. cumulated importance of those titles ;
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order.

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
;Singles
;Doubles
;Mixed
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
; Singles
; Doubles

Best ranking

The following players achieved their career-high ranking in this season inside top 50 :
; Singles
; Doubles Anna Danilina

WTA rankings

Below are the tables for the yearly WTA Race rankings and the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and doubles teams.

Points distribution

Points are awarded as follows:
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players

* Assumes undefeated round robin match record

Retirements

The following is a list of notable players who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2023 season:Jana Čepelová joined the professional tour in 2012. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 50 in singles in May 2014. Čepelová announced her retirement in June and played her last professional match at the 2023 US Open.Misaki Doi announced in August that she will play the final tournaments of her career on home soil in Osaka and Tokyo.Irina Falconi joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 63 in singles in May 2016 and No. 70 in doubles in June 2013. She won one singles title. Falconi announced her retirement in August 2023 and played her last professional match at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.Kirsten Flipkens joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in singles in August 2013 and No. 23 in doubles in July 2019. She won one singles title and seven doubles titles. Flipkens announced her retirement in July 2023 and played her last professional match at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.Anett Kontaveit joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 in singles in June 2022 to become the highest-ranked Estonian player in history. She won six singles titles and reached the final of the 2021 WTA Finals. Kontaveit produced her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2020 Australian Open, where she reached the quarterfinals. She announced her retirement on 20 June following her diagnosis of lumbar disc degeneration and played her last professional matches in the singles and mixed doubles tournaments at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.Kristína Kučová joined the professional tour in 2007 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 71 in singles in September 2016. Kučová retired from professional tennis in October 2023, with her final appearance being at the 2023 Jasmin Open.Sania Mirza announced her retirement on 7 January after the Dubai Tennis Championships in February.Ayumi Morita joined the professional tour in 2005. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 40 in singles in October 2011 and world No. 65 in doubles in February 2009, and was a two-time doubles finalist on the WTA Tour. She produced her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open in 2011 and 2013 when she reached the third round on both occasions. She played her last professional match in November 2022 at an event in Tokyo on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, where she lost to Han Na-lae. Morita announced her retirement on 4 August 2023 following a string of injuries and will receive a ceremony at the Ariake Coliseum in September 2023.Anastasia Rodionova joined the professional tour in 1997 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 62 in singles in August 2010 and No. 15 in doubles in September 2014. She won eleven doubles titles. Her greatest career achievements have come in doubles, having reached the finals of the mixed-doubles event at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships with Andy Ram and the semifinals of the women's doubles event at the 2010 US Open with Cara Black. Rodionova announced her retirement in August 2023.Samantha Stosur announced on 14 January on her Instagram that the 2023 Australian Open will be the last tournament of her career.Barbora Strýcová played her last professional match in September 2023 at the US Open in mixed doubles partnering Santiago Gonzalez.CoCo Vandeweghe joined the professional tour in 2008. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 9 in singles in January 2018 and world No. 14 in doubles in October 2018. Vandeweghe won two singles titles and four doubles titles. In singles, she reached the semifinals of the 2017 Australian Open and 2017 US Open. Vandeweghe announced her retirement in August 2023 and made her last professional appearance at the 2023 San Diego Open.Maryna Zanevska joined the professional tour in 2009. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 62 in singles in May 2022 and world No. 86 in doubles in June 2014. She is a one-time WTA singles titleholder and has been runner-up in four additional doubles finals. Zanevska produced her best performances at the Grand Slam tournaments all in 2022. In singles, she reached the second round at both the Australian Open and US Open, and in doubles, she achieved a quarterfinal berth at the French Open. Zanevska announced her retirement on 8 August 2023 after revealing her struggles with chronic back pain and made her last professional appearance at the 2023 US Open.

Inactivity

Zarina Diyas became inactive after not playing for more than a year.Mihaela Buzărnescu became inactive after not playing for more than a year.Simona Halep became inactive after not playing for more than a year. In September, she further received a four-year ban from tennis after her suspension was upheld.Alizé Lim became inactive after not playing for more than a year.Raluca Olaru became inactive after not playing for more than a year. Wang Qiang became inactive after not playing for more than a year.Darija Jurak became inactive after not playing for more than a year. Andreja Klepač became inactive after not playing for more than a year.Garbiñe Muguruza announced in February she was taking an indefinite break from tennis, not competing in any tournaments for the rest of the year. In an interview later in October, she stated that she had "no intention" to return to the WTA Tour, as she was enjoying her hiatus.
Maternity Angelique Kerber became inactive after not playing for more than a year due to pregnancy. Naomi Osaka became inactive after not playing for more than a year due to pregnancy.Ivana Jorović

Comebacks

Margarita Betova came back in February and played her first qualifying matches at the Abu Dhabi Open and at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Jennifer Brady made her comeback in July at ITF 100K Granby. Anna Chakvetadze made her comeback in August at ITF 15K Duffel in doubles. Polona Hercog made her comeback in May in the qualification for French Open. Hsieh Su-wei made her comeback in April at the Madrid Open in doubles. Sesil Karatancheva made her comeback in April at ITF 80K Zaragoza in singles. Varvara Lepchenko made her comeback in May at ITF 15K Málaga in singles. Aravane Rezaï made her comeback in July at ITF 60K Montpellier in singles. Lucie Šafářová made her comeback in October at ITF 25K Reims in singles and doubles, although she did not call it a comeback herself. Anastasija Sevastova made her comeback in November at the Creand Andorrà Open in singles. Barbora Strýcová made her comeback in April at the Madrid Open in singles and doubles. Elina Svitolina made her return to the tour at the Charleston Open in April with a wild card. Caroline Wozniacki made her comeback in August at the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal. Vera Zvonareva made her comeback in February and played her first qualifying matches at the Abu Dhabi Open.