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
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Belinda Bencic
Runner-up Liudmila Samsonova
Score1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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

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

Draw

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Finals

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

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   D Kasatkina 1 6 6
  J Teichmann 6 77     J Teichmann 6 0 2
Q   D Yastremska 3 65 1   D Kasatkina 1 2
Q   R Marino 3 3     Q Zheng 6 6
  Q Zheng 6 6     Q Zheng 712 6
  D Collins 5 6 5 5   J Ostapenko 610 1
5   J Ostapenko 7 1 7     Q Zheng 4 6 4
8   L Samsonova 6 1 6
4   V Kudermetova 6 7
  E Mertens 6 6     E Mertens 1 5
  M Trevisan 0 2 4   V Kudermetova 3 3
  B Krejčíková 6 6 8   L Samsonova 6 6
Q   E-G Ruse 1 4     B Krejčíková 5 66
LL   C Liu 6 2 0 8   L Samsonova 7 78
8   L Samsonova 3 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   B Haddad Maia 4 6 6
  M Bouzková 6 3 0 6   B Haddad Maia 6 65 77
PR   B Andreescu 62 2 Q   Y Putintseva 4 77 64
Q   Y Putintseva 77 6 6   B Haddad Maia 3 6 6
  Ka Plíšková 6 6 3   E Rybakina 6 3 2
LL   Y Bonaventure 1 3     Ka Plíšková 4 2
3   E Rybakina 6 6
6   B Haddad Maia 2 3
7   A Kontaveit 4 77 6 2   B Bencic 6 6
  S Zhang 6 64 4 7   A Kontaveit 6 3 1r
Q   S Rogers 6 65 6 Q   S Rogers 4 6 4
Q   L Fernandez 4 77 1 Q   S Rogers 65 2
WC   M Kostyuk 6 1 6 2   B Bencic 77 6
WC   S Cîrstea 2 6 2 WC   M Kostyuk 4 5
2   B Bencic 6 7

Qualifying

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Seeds

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

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Leylah Fernandez 6 6
    Kristina Mladenovic 1 2
2   Leylah Fernandez 6 6
PR   Katarina Zavatska 1 4
PR   Katarina Zavatska 1 6 6
12   Moyuka Uchijima 6 3 2

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Yulia Putintseva 6 7
WC   Anastasia Zakharova 2 5
3   Yulia Putintseva 6 6
    Nigina Abduraimova 2 2
    Nigina Abduraimova 6 6
11   Diane Parry 3 3

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Shelby Rogers 6 6
WC   Vera Zvonareva 2 3
4   Shelby Rogers 1 6 6
9   Magdalena Fręch 6 3 4
    Jang Su-jeong 6 5 2
9   Magdalena Fręch 4 7 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Claire Liu 77 6
WC   Ștefania Bojică 63 1
5   Claire Liu 3 6 4
10   Dayana Yastremska 6 3 6
    Laura Siegemund 3 1
10   Dayana Yastremska 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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

References

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