'23 US Open Women's Draws and Discussion

[ti-amie]

Tournament: US Open
Location: NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
Dates: August 28 - September 10, 2023
Level: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard

*Provisionally Suspended

1 Swiatek, Iga Poland
2 Sabalenka, Aryna
3 Rybakina, Elena Kazakhstan
4 Pegula, Jessica United States
5 Garcia, Caroline France
6 Jabeur, Ons Tunisia
7 Gauff, Coco United States
8 Kvitova, Petra Czech Republic
9 Sakkari, Maria Greece
10 Vondrousova, Marketa Czech Republic
11 Kasatkina, Daria
12 Krejcikova, Barbora Czech Republic
13 Haddad Maia, Beatriz Brazil
14 Kudermetova, Veronika
14 S Brady, Jennifer United States
15 Bencic, Belinda Switzerland
16 Keys, Madison United States
17 Samsonova, Liudmila
18 Muchova, Karolina Czech Republic
19 Azarenka, Victoria
20 Ostapenko, Jelena Latvia
21 Alexandrova, Ekaterina
22 Vekic, Donna Croatia
23 Pliskova, Karolina Czech Republic
24 Potapova, Anastasia
25 Linette, Magda Poland
26 Zheng, Qinwen China
27 Svitolina, Elina Ukraine
28 Kalinina, Anhelina Ukraine
29 Bouzkova, Marie Czech Republic
30 Mertens, Elise Belgium
31 Begu, Irina-Camelia Romania
32 Cirstea, Sorana Romania
33 Siniakova, Katerina Czech Republic
34 Badosa, Paula Spain
35 Kostyuk, Marta Ukraine
36 Martic, Petra Croatia
37 Blinkova, Anna
38 Sherif, Mayar Egypt
39 Pera, Bernarda United States
39 S Strycova, Barbora Czech Republic
40 Zhu, Lin China
41 Stephens, Sloane United States
42 Cocciaretto, Elisabetta Italy
43 Gracheva, Varvara France
44 Andreescu, Bianca Canada
45 Zhang, Shuai China
46 Tsurenko, Lesia Ukraine
47 Parks, Alycia United States
48 Collins, Danielle United States
49 Bogdan, Ana Romania
50 Giorgi, Camila Italy
52 Paolini, Jasmine Italy
53 Bronzetti, Lucia Italy
54 Davis, Lauren United States
54 S Saville, Daria Australia
55 Halep, Simona* Romania
56 Fruhvirtova, Linda Czech Republic
57 Navarro, Emma United States
58 Grabher, Julia
59 Stearns, Peyton
60 Putintseva, Yulia
61 Noskova, Linda
62 Rus, Arantxa
63 Tomljanovic, Ajla
64 Sasnovich, Aliaksandra
65 Kalinskaya, Anna
65 S Tig, Patricia Maria
66 Andreeva, Mirra
67 Maria, Tatjana
68 Cornet, Alizé
69 Avanesyan, Elina
70 Wang, Xinyu
71 Mcnally, Caty
72 Masarova, Rebeka
73 Boulter, Katie
74 Osorio, Camila
75 Trevisan, Martina
76 Frech, Magdalena
77 Wang, Xiyu
78 Rakhimova, Kamilla
79 Peterson, Rebecca
80 Podoroska, Nadia
81 Bucsa, Cristina
82 Parry, Diane
83 Schmiedlova, Anna Karolina
84 Fernandez, Leylah
85 Sorribes Tormo, Sara
86 Friedsam, Anna-Lena
87 Udvardy, Panna
88 Liu, Claire
89 Tauson, Clara
90 Zanevska, Maryna
91 Kenin, Sofia
92 Marino, Rebecca
93 Kanepi, Kaia
94 Burel, Clara
95 Kovinic, Danka
96 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia
97 Tomova, Viktoriya
98 Burrage, Jodie
99 Korpatsch, Tamara
99 S Krunic, Aleksandra
100 S Betova, Margarita

Alternates to Main Draw

101 Dolehide, Caroline United States
102 Brengle, Madison United States
103 Townsend, Taylor United States
103 S Zvonareva, Vera
104 Danilovic, Olga Serbia
105 Niemeier, Jule Germany
106 Martincova, Tereza Czech Republic
106 S Hsieh, Su-Wei Chinese Taipei
107 Stefanini, Lucrezia Italy
108 Wickmayer, Yanina Belgium
109 Bonaventure, Ysaline Belgium
110 Shnaider, Diana
111 Birrell, Kimberly Australia
112 Errani, Sara Italy
113 Mandlik, Elizabeth United States

[ponchi101]

This time I don't see Miss Other taking it.

[ashkor87]

This time I don't see Miss Other taking it.

he he.. she never did. Unless you count Vondrousova as 'miss other', which she could well be.

[skatingfan]

he he.. she never did. Unless you count Vondrousova as 'miss other', which she could well be.

Raducanu was definitely Miss Other.

[ponchi101]

Because, of course, we all saw Sofia Kenin winning the 2020 Aussie, the bookies had Elena Rybakina as the certain winner of the 2022 Wimbledon championships, Raducanu and Fernandez were indeed locks for that USO final, I remember when, after winning Strasbourg, Krejcikova became the certain winner of RG and this year Vondrousova surely was the Wimby champion from the outset, so much so that I really wonder why a good number of our members here picked her in the first round of the SP.
And Ostapenko winning RG? Surely, who could have not foreseen than one?

[ashkor87]

I think we will have to keep track of junior champions 4 years ahead..Vondrousova was the #1 junior ...so I still have hopes of COS and Tauson...even Galfi.

[ashkor87]

he he.. she never did. Unless you count Vondrousova as 'miss other', which she could well be.

Raducanu was definitely Miss Other.

Yes..but really the only example recently...and even Vondrousova was runner-up at the French and Olympics and was #1 junior a few years ago..hardly a nobody..!

[skatingfan]

Yes..but really the only example recently...and even Vondrousova was runner-up at the French and Olympics and was #1 junior a few years ago..hardly a nobody..!

Other would be a player winning the tournament who we wouldn't list as one of the say 5 to 10 favourites prior to the tournament.

Recent examples:
Elena Rybakina - Wimbledon 2022
Emma Raducanu - US Open 2021
Barbora Kreijkova - French Open 2021
Sofia Kenin - Australian Open 2020
Ashleigh Barty - French Open 2019

[ashkor87]

Barty and Rybakina were certainly in my list. Kenin maybe..she had beaten Serena earlier..Raducanu and Krejcikova I agree...Vondrousova too. But it is still a small number, proportionally..

[ponchi101]

You saw Ashley Barty winning the French in 2019 before the start of the tournament? Color me impressed. She was the 8th seed, and her best showing on clay that season was QF's at Madrid.

Vondrousova this year at Wimby: #42 in the ranking.

Nobody is calling them NOBODY's. We (or rather, I) say they were not in the list of favorites. If you are in the top 50 of tennis, you are not a nobody.

[ashkor87]

You saw Ashley Barty winning the French in 2019 before the start of the tournament? Color me impressed. She was the 8th seed, and her best showing on clay that season was QF's at Madrid.

Vondrousova this year at Wimby: #42 in the ranking.

Nobody is calling them NOBODY's. We (or rather, I) say they were not in the list of favorites. If you are in the top 50 of tennis, you are not a nobody.

we all know it takes class to win a major - many people have won the French with Barty's kind of game, including the great Navratilova.. so to say her game is not suited to clay woud be wrong.. and performance at Madrid and Rome rarely presage anything for the French.. this is something we have seen year after year..

[meganfernandez]

Barty and Rybakina were certainly in my list. Kenin maybe..she had beaten Serena earlier..Raducanu and Krejcikova I agree...Vondrousova too. But it is still a small number, proportionally..

I think your list is too big. It can't be everyone in the top 50, plus former No. 1 juniors, players with recent big upsets, and anyone's name you recognize.

[ashkor87]

I was talking about 'miss other' not my list or your list. 'ANYBODY can win is a truism so not worth debating..that is all I am saying.

[ashkor87]

Meanwhile, Andreeva is getting better and better with every run - she could be a serious threat at the USO by September.. ok, it was clay but I just watched her demolish Yatremska at Lausanne, very impressive, the way she mastered the court..
looking forward to great things from her at the US Open..

[ponchi101]

The run at W was good enough. For a first time on that surface, that showing was promising.
I don't know if she is ready to be THE dark horse, but certainly worth considering as a betting option. I say 3R is a reasonable and conservative option (depending on the draw, of course).