Jessica Pegula defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's singles title at the 2023 Canadian Open. It was her second WTA 1000 title. Due to rain, Samsonova had to play two matches (third round and quarterfinals) on Friday and two matches again (semifinals and final) on Sunday; she only had a two-hour break between the semifinal and final match. Pegula, on the other hand, played one match each day of the tournament from Wednesday through Sunday.
Simona Halep was the reigning champion, but could not defend her title due to a provisional suspension for violations of anti-doping rules.
Iga Świątek and Aryna Sabalenka were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Świątek retained the top ranking by reaching the quarterfinals.
This tournament marked the return to professional competition of former No. 1 player Caroline Wozniacki, who previously retired from the sport in 2020. She lost to reigning Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová in the second round.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 31 July 2023. Rank and points before are as of 7 August 2023.
The event is not mandatory on the women's side and points from the 2022 tournament are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of 7 August 2023. For other players, the points defending column shows the player's 16th best result.
Points defending will be replaced at the end of the tournament by the highest of (a) the player's points from the 2023 tournament, (b) her 17th best result, or (c) points from her second-highest non-mandatory WTA 1000 event.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Iga Świątek 9,490 (110)† 350 9,730 Semifinals lost to Jessica Pegula 2 2 Aryna Sabalenka 8,746 105 105 8,746 Third round lost to Liudmila Samsonova 3 4 Elena Rybakina 5,465 60 350 5,755 Semifinals lost to Liudmila Samsonova 4 3 Jessica Pegula 5,480 350 900 6,030 5 6 Caroline Garcia 4,685 (100)† 1 4,685§ Second round lost to Marie Bouzková 6 7 Coco Gauff 3,760 190 190 3,760 Quarterfinals lost to Jessica Pegula 7 9 Petra Kvitová 3,341 1 105 3,445 Third round lost to Belinda Bencic 8 8 Maria Sakkari 3,585 105 (30)† 3,510 9 10 3,106 0 105 3,211 Third round lost to Coco Gauff 10 14 Daria Kasatkina 2,600 (55)† 190 2,735 Quarterfinals lost Elena Rybakina 11 12 Beatriz Haddad Maia 2,745 585 60 2,220 12 13 Belinda Bencic 2,605 190 190 2,605 Quarterfinals lost to Liudmila Samsonova 13 15 Madison Keys 2,580 (100)† 60 2,580§ Second round, withdrew due to a glute injury 14 17 Karolína Muchová 2,333 (15)‡ 105 2,423 Third round lost to Iga Świątek 15 18 Liudmila Samsonova 2,220 (60)† 585 2,745 Runner-up, lost to Jessica Pegula 16 19 Victoria Azarenka 2,176 (1)† 60 2,235 Second round, withdrew due to injury † Points from the player's 16th best result (for points defending) or 17th best result (for points earned), in each case as of 7 August 2023. ‡ The player is defending points from a WTA 125 tournament (Concord). § No change in points because points from this tournament did not count as one of the player's 16 best results.
Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. RankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason 5 Ons Jabeur 4,747 1 4,746 Knee injury 11 Barbora Krejčíková 2,840 (30)† 2,840§ Ankle injury 16 2,485 (100)† 2,485§ Hip injury † Points from the player's 16th best result. § No change in points because the player's result from the 2022 tournament did not count towards her ranking as of 7 August 2023.
Other entry information Wild cards
Protected ranking
Withdrawals
Qualifying Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links Main draw Qualifying draw