2023 WTA Tour

The 2023 WTA Tour (branded as the 2023 Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2023 tennis season. The 2023 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the 2023 WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy), and the team events United Cup (combined event with ATP) and Hopman Cup (sanctioned by the ITF). 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.

2023 WTA Tour
Iga Świątek finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the French Open, as well as the WTA Finals. She also won a WTA 1000 event.
Details
Duration29 December 2022 – 12 November 2023
Edition53rd
Tournaments58
Categories
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Iga Świątek (6)
Most tournament finals Iga Świątek (8)
Prize money leader Iga Świątek ($9,857,686)
Points leader Iga Świątek (9,295)
Awards
Player of the year Iga Świątek
Doubles team of the year Storm Hunter
Elise Mertens
Most improved
player of the year
Zheng Qinwen
Newcomer of the year Mirra Andreeva
Comeback
player of the year
Elina Svitolina
2022
2024
Aryna Sabalenka won her first major singles title at the Australian Open, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final. Iga Świątek won her fourth major singles title at the French Open, her third title there, defeating Karolína Muchová in the final. Markéta Vondroušová won her first major singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final. Coco Gauff won her first major singles title at the US Open, defeating Sabalenka in the final.
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