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Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati 2023 Tournament Results
In brief
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati 2023 is a WTA 1000 tournament on the WTA tour that started on August 14, 2023. The title went to Cori Gauff, who beat Karolina Muchova in the final (6-3 6-4). The draw features 43 players from 21 countries. Best represented: Czechia (7). 40 matches played, 9 tie-breaks and 2 retirements.
Bracket
Roll of honour
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Cori Gauff | Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-4 |
| 2025 |  Iga Swiatek |  Jasmine Paolini 7-5 6-4 |
| 2024 |  Aryna Sabalenka | Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-5 |
| 2023 | Cori Gauff |  Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4 |
Points to defend
Best results at the 2022 edition: those points drop off the rankings with the 2023 edition.
| Player | 2022 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | Semifinal | 390 |
| Madison Keys | Semifinal | 390 |
 Ajla Tomljanovic | Quarterfinal | 215 |
 Elena Rybakina | Quarterfinal | 215 |
| Jessica Pegula | Quarterfinal | 215 |
 Shuai Zhang | Quarterfinal | 215 |
 Elise Mertens | Round of 16 | 120 |
 Emma Raducanu | Round of 16 | 120 |
The tournament in numbers
- Matches played
- 40
- Tie-breaks
- 9
- Matches to a deciding set
- 18
- 6-0 sets
- 4
- Retirements
- 2
Most games in a match: Mayar Sherif-Xiyu Wang, 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(5) (36 games).
Countries in the draw
| Country | Players | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 7 | Final |
| United States | 6 | Title |
| Belarus | 3 | Semifinal |
| Italy | 3 | Quarterfinal |
| China | 3 | Round of 16 |
| Poland | 2 | Semifinal |
 Romania | 2 | R32 |
 Ukraine | 2 | R32 |
 Switzerland | 2 | R64 |
 Russia | 2 | R64 |
Plus 11 more countries.
R64
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Bouzkova | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6-2 6-2 |
| Ann Li | Magda Linette | 0-6 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| Karolina Muchova |  Beatriz Haddad Maia | 6-7(3) 6-1 6-4 |
| Elise Mertens | Madison Keys | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| Qinwen Zheng | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6-1 6-4 |
| Victoria Azarenka | Barbora Krejcikova | 6-3 7-5 |
 Jelena Ostapenko | Karolina Pliskova | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Sorana Cirstea | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-0 6-2 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | Katerina Siniakova | 7-5 6-4 |
 Cristina Bucsa | Belinda Bencic | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| Linda Noskova | Liudmila Samsonova | 2-6 6-3 6-1 |
| Daria Kasatkina | Peyton Stearns | 6-2 6-1 |
 Mayar Sherif | Xiyu Wang | 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(5) |
| Anhelina Kalinina | Lin Zhu | 6-3 7-5 |
| Jasmine Paolini | Marta Kostyuk | 6-2 6-1 |
| Sloane Stephens | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 7-5 6-2 |
 Anastasia Potapova | Celine Naef | 1-6 6-4 7-5 |
R32
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | Martina Trevisan | 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 |
 Maria Sakkari | Sorana Cirstea | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| Marie Bouzkova | Elise Mertens | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
 Donna Vekic | Victoria Azarenka | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Cori Gauff | Mayar Sherif | 6-2 6-2 |
| Jasmine Paolini | Cristina Bucsa | 6-1 6-3 |
| Elena Rybakina | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | Anastasia Potapova | 6-4 6-2 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | Ann Li | 7-5 2-6 6-4 |
| Daria Kasatkina |  Varvara Gracheva | 6-3 6-1 |
Round of 16
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Bouzkova | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 6-0 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | Sloane Stephens | 7-5 6-3 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-3 |
| Karolina Muchova | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 2-6 6-3 |
| Cori Gauff | Linda Noskova | 6-4 6-0 |
| Jasmine Paolini | Elena Rybakina | ret. 4-6 5-2 ret. |
| Iga Swiatek | Qinwen Zheng | 3-6 6-1 6-1 |
Quarterfinal
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Iga Swiatek | Marketa Vondrousova | 7-6(3) 6-1 |
| Cori Gauff | Jasmine Paolini | 6-3 6-2 |
| Karolina Muchova | Marie Bouzkova | ret. 3-0 ret. |
Semifinal
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cori Gauff | Iga Swiatek | 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 |
| Karolina Muchova | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 |
Final
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cori Gauff | Karolina Muchova | 6-3 6-4 |