AO - Women’s Singles 1R start

Day One - First round commenced at the 2023 Australian Open.

2023 Australian Open, on Hard, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16-29 January 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Danielle Collins (27) 6-3 7-6(2)

11th seed Paula Badosa withdrew after the main draw was published due to an abductor injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Laura Pigossi.

Ajla Tomljanovic withdrew after the main draw was published due to a knee injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Leolia Jeanjean.

First round results:

- Iga Swiatek (1) defeated Jule Niemeier 6-4 7-5

- Camila Osorio defeated Panna Udvardy 6-4 6-1

- Qualifier Cristina Bucsa defeated qualifier Eva Lys 2-6 6-0 6-2

- Bianca Andreescu defeated Marie Bouzkova (25) 6-2 6-4

- Elena Rybakina (22) defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5 6-3

- Kaja Juvan defeated qualifier Selena Janicijevic 7-5 6-1

- Karolina Muchova defeated qualifier Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 6-1

- Danielle Collins (13) defeated Anna Kalinskaya 7-5 5-7 6-4

- Caty McNally defeated lucky loser Laura Pigossi 7-5 6-1

- Kateryna Baindl defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5 6-7(8) 6-1

- Anna Bondar defeated Ana Bogdan 6-2 2-6 6-3

- Jelena Ostapenko (17) defeated Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-2

- Zheng Qinwen (29) defeated Dalma Galfi 6-0 6-2

- Bernarda Pera defeated wildcard Moyuka Uchijima 2-6 6-3 6-1

- Emma Raducanu defeated Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 6-2

- CoCo Gauff (7) defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-1 6-4

- Jessica Pegula (3) defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-0 6-1

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova 7-5 6-2

- Wildcard Olivia Gadecki defeated qualifier Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-1

- Marta Kostyuk defeated Amanda Anisimova (28) 6-3 6-4

- Barbora Krejcikova (20) defeated qualifier Sara Bejlek 6-3 6-1

- Qualifier Clara Burel defeated wildcard Talia Gibson 6-3 6-4

- Anhelina Kalinina defeated qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe 6-3 6-1

- Petra Kvitova (15) defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 7-6(3) 6-2

- Madison Keys (10) defeated Anna Blinkova 6-4 3-6 6-2

- Wang Xinyu defeated wildcard Storm Hunter 7-6(2) 6-4

- Nadia Podoroska defeated lucky loser Leolia Jeanjean 6-0 6-3

- Victoria Azarenka (24) defeated Sofia Kenin 6-4 7-6(3)

- Jil Teichmann (32) defeated Harriet Dart 7-5 6-1

- Zhu Lin defeated Rebecca Marino 6-2 6-4

- Qualifier Diana Shnaider defeated Kristina Kucova 7-6(6) 7-5

- Maria Sakkari (6) defeated Yuan Yue 6-1 6-4