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The draw for the 2023 Italian Open is officially out for the women’s singles. This has been done ahead of the men’s singles due to the scheduling differences that are planned for the event. Of course, the women’s events are usually a day ahead of the men’s events, which is why the draw has already been completed. And if you are intrigued about the women’s singles draw for the 2023 Italian Open, you’ve come to the right place.
Below, I will be running through the seeds, where they are placed in the draw, and what clashes we could potentially see at the Italian Open in the early rounds. At the time of writing, the qualifiers are taking place in Rome. Therefore, the qualifiers will slot into the draw accordingly once we know who has made it. Anyway, let’s not waste any more time!
Let’s run through the women’s singles draw for the Italian Open right now.
Women’s Singles Draw 2023 Italian Open
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Because the women’s singles draw was completed before the WTA rankings updates were released today, the seeds are based on the rankings at the time of the draw. As for the wildcards, these were distributed at the discretion of the tournament organizers, just to confirm. And with that cleared up, let’s now discuss the most important elements of the draw for the 2023 Italian Open.
Top Seeds
Given that the seedings for the tournament are one of the most important factors of them all, I’ll begin by discussing these. As for the top seeds in the draw, here are the top five:
- Iga Swiatek – Seed 1
- Aryna Sabalenka – Seed 2
- Jessica Pegula – Seed 3
- Ons Jabeur – Seed 4
- Caroline Garcia – Seed 5
Because of the way that the seeds have been allocated, Swiatek is at the top of the draw while Sabalenka is at the very bottom. This means that the world numbers 1 and 2 cannot meet unless they both reach the final. As for other seeds, Pegula is in the bottom half of the draw, Jabeur is in the top half of the draw, and Garcia also finds herself in the bottom half of the draw.
Wildcard Entrants
I wouldn’t be surprised if the tournament organizers received a bit of backlash over favouritism for this particular category. I say this because all 8 wildcards are Italian players, which is something you don’t tend to see for wildcards in other tournaments. Of course, receiving a wildcard puts a player straight into the main draw, despite the fact that their ranking would not normally warrant this. As for the players who have received one, here they are:
- Nuria Brancaccio
- Diletta Cherubini
- Sara Errani
- Matilde Paoletti
- Lisa Pigato
- Camilla Rosatello
- Dalila Spiteri
- Lucrezia Stefanini
Potential Clashes
Because of where the various seeds and others are positioned, we could witness some classics early on in the Italian Open. I’ve analyzed the draw and created a quick shortlist for you to check out before the tournament begins:
- Sakkari vs Andreescu – possible third round
- Krejcikova vs Ostapenko – possible third round
- Keys vs Azarenka – possible third round
- Badosa vs Jabeur – possible second round
These are the games that I feel could be the most entertaining in the early part of the 2023 Italian Open. So make sure you watch out for them!
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