Top 5 WTA players to look out for in 2023

While some players, such as Alcaraz and Swiatek, could very well win multiple major titles next year, we are limiting each player to just one to keep things interesting.

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By Mahaksh Chauhan | Dec 6, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

It was the first of several Grand Slam titles for Alcaraz, 19, and the third for Swiatek, 21. Both are now the world’s top-ranked players and largely regarded as the sport’s brightest emerging superstars. This year’s most coveted titles were won by three men — Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic — and three women — Swiatek, Ashleigh Barty, and Elena Rybakina. With four months until the next Grand Slam, as well as a slew of other tournaments, the ATP and WTA Finals, and an all-too-short offseason for the players, it’s not too early to predict who will win in 2023. While some players, such as Alcaraz and Swiatek, could very well win multiple major titles next year, we are limiting each player to just one to keep things interesting.

1. Iga Swiatek

Swiatek has established herself as a multi-surface contender, as she demonstrated at the US Open and during her 37-match winning streak earlier this season. However, clay remains her preferred and dominant surface. During the 2022 clay season, she won three titles, including the French Open, and dropped only two sets. It’s difficult to imagine anyone beating her in Paris in the near future.

2. Ons Jabeur

Unlike the men’s game, Wimbledon appears to be wide open for the ladies at this point. However, Jabeur, who reached the finals of both the All England Club and the US Open in 2022, will be hoping to redeem her two dismal Grand Slam campaigns in the new season. Her varied style is well-suited to the grass, and she has won two of her three career titles on the surface. Jabeur has stated that she believes she will win a Grand Slam in the future, and Wimbledon appears to be her best chance next season.

3. Coco Gauff

Since breaking onto the scene at the age of 15 in 2019, it appeared all but certain that Gauff would one day become a significant champion. She came close in 2022, reaching the final of Roland Garros and the quarterfinals of the US Open, and she appears to be on track for her big break in 2023. Melbourne feels like the ideal place for her first major championship, with her game improving and her ranking in the top 10 for the first time in her career.

4.  Simona Halep

Prior to the 2022 tournament, five of the previous seven US Open women’s champions were first-time major winners, but Swiatek and others at the top of the game have shown consistency, and it appears that a dominant group will win the majority of titles in the coming years. It’s unclear who will be in that group with Swiatek, although Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion and winner of the 1000-level Canadian Open in August, might be. She has enjoyed a resurgence of late, reaching the Wimbledon semifinals this summer in addition to winning the championship in Toronto, and was a favourite into the 2022 US Open until being knocked out in the first round. Serena Williams’ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, is now her new coach, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see her lift another major trophy in 2023. Why not try it in New York?

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5. Caroline Garcia

Prepare to hear Andy Murray’s now-cringey comment about Garcia being a future number one a few more times. She’s finally found her stride at 29 years old, and you know what? That is typical. There are late bloomers in every sport on the world. Garcia has strong net skills due to her experience of doubles, and this year she decided to try ripping the ball. Okay, then! Her improved serve has been critical to her rise. Garcia leads the tour with 394 aces, surpassing Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, and other players who are known for being great servers. CarGar has been activated.





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