WTA - Dubai 1R complete

First round completed in Dubai.

2023 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19-26 February 2023.

Defending champion:

Jelena Ostapenko who defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-0 6-4

Ekaterina Alexandrova (16) withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Claire Liu.

Anastasia Potapova withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Lauren Davis.

First round results:

- Anhelina Kalinina defeated Veronika Kudermetova (10) 6-3 5-7 7-5

- Karolina Pliskova defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-4

- Victoria Azarenka (15) defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 7-5

- Elena Rybakina (9) defeated Bianca Andreescu 6-3 6-4

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated qualifier Rebeka Masarova 2-6 6-4 6-4

- Karolina Muchova defeated Bernarda Pera 6-1 6-4

- Sorana Cirstea defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia (11) 4-6 7-6(7) 7-5

- Shelby Rogers defeated lucky loser Claire Liu 6-4 6-4

- Qualifier Ana Bogdan defeated qualifier Laura Siegemund 7-5 6-3

- Yulia Putintseva defeated Petra Martic 6-4 0-6 6-2

- Jelena Ostapenko (13) defeated qualifier Katarina Zavatska 6-1 6-4

- Lucky loser Lauren Davis defeated Jil Teichmann 6-4 4-6 6-3