WTA - Dubai 1R start

First round commenced 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

First round results:

- Leylah Fernandez defeated qualifier Julia Grabher 6-4 6-2

- Zheng Qinwen defeated Zhang Shuai 6-3 6-1

- Liudmila Samsonova (14) defeated Paula Badosa 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-4

- Qualifier Dayana Yastremska defeated Alizé Cornet 6-2 6-3

- Madison Keys defeated qualifier Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-1

- Amanda Anisimova defeated wildcard Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-2

- Marie Bouzkova defeated wildcard Sofia Kenin 6-1 6-1

- Wildcard Marta Kostyuk defeated wildcard Ipek Oz 4-6 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Viktoriya Tomova defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-1

- Barbora Krejcikova defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-2

- Petra Kvitova (12) defeated Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-1

- Wildcard Linda Fruhvirtova defeated Danielle Collins 6-3 6-4