Elena Rybakina, Victoria Azarenka, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are among the top players who will compete in the WTA1000 event that will be staged in Dubai from the 20th of February.
These are the players on the entry list.
| Seed | Name | Rank |
| 1 | Iga Swiatek | 1 |
| 2 | Ons Jabeur | 2 |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | 3 |
| 4 | Caroline Garcia | 4 |
| 5 | Aryna Sabalenka | 5 |
| 6 | Maria Sakkari | 6 |
| 7 | Coco Gauff | 7 |
| 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 8 |
| 9 | Veronika Kudermetova | 9 |
| 10 | Belinda Bencic | 10 |
| 11 | Danielle Collins | 11 |
| 12 | Madison Keys | 13 |
| 13 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 14 |
| 14 | Petra Kvitova | 15 |
| 15 | Paula Badosa | 16 |
| 16 | Jelena Ostapenko | 17 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 18 | |
| Anett Kontaveit | 19 | |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 20 | |
| Martina Trevisan | 21 | |
| Shuai Zhang | 22 | |
| Barbora Krejcikova | 23 | |
| Victoria Azarenka | 24 | |
| Elena Rybakina | 25 | |
| Marie Bouzkova | 26 | |
| Amanda Anisimova | 27 | |
| Qinwen Zheng | 28 | |
| Kaia Kanepi | 29 | |
| Irina-Camelia Begu | 30 | |
| Karolina Pliskova | 31 | |
| Jil Teichmann | 33 | |
| Alizé Cornet | 34 | |
| Petra Martic | 37 | |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 38 | |
| Anhelina Kalinina | 39 | |
| Leylah Fernandez | 40 | |
| Bernarda Pera | 41 | |
| Sorana Cirstea | 42 | |
| Bianca Andreescu | 43 | |
| Anastasia Potapova | 44 | |
| Marketa Vondrousova | 86 | |
| Karolina Muchova | 133 | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 364 |
Rybakina at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.25, the Kazakhstani has managed to achieve a composed 6-2 match record in 2023. The Kazakhstani is currently playing at the Australian Open where she toppled the world no.48 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5 6-3, the world no.104 Kaja Juvan 6-2 6-1, the world no.11 Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 5-7 6-2, the world no.1 Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-4 and the world no.17 Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4.
Elena Rybakina will play the world no.24 Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal. Their actual record is 1-0 for Rybakina .
Rybakina has scheduled to compete next in Abu Dhabi (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open). She will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 6th of February.
Azarenka at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWWLWWLWW Ranked world no.24, Azarenka owns an overall 7-2 win-loss record in 2023. Victoria is now competing at the Australian Open where she beat the world no.203 Sofia Kenin 6-4 7-63, the world no.191 Nadia Podoroska 6-1 6-0, the world no.13 Madison Keys 1-6 6-2 6-1, the world no.87 Lin Zhu 4-6 6-1 6-4 and the world no.3 Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1.
Victoria Azarenka will face the world no.25 Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina .
Azarenka won 21 titles in her career: 16 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Elena Rybakina and Victoria Azarenka played each other only on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Rybakina . When they played, Elena Rybakina won 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2022.
Sabalenka at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWWWWWWWL Currently the world no.5, Sabalenka has managed to achieve a 8-0 record in 2023. Aryna is now playing at the Australian Open where she beat the world no.74 Tereza Martincova 6-1 6-4, the world no.51 Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-1, the world no.32 Elise Mertens 6-2 6-3 and the world no.10 Belinda Bencic 7-5 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka will compete against the world no.64 Donna Vekic in the quarter on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their record is 5-1 for Vekic.
Aryna conquered 1 title in 2023 in Adelaide.
Sabalenka won 11 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Iga Swiatek in 2023
WWWWLWLWWW Currently ranked no.1, Iga played her last match on the 22nd of January when she capitulated to world no.25 Elena Rybakina 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Iga has a 6-2 record. Iga Swiatek’s best accomplishment of the present year was reaching the semifinal in Australia.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek played each other 6 times. The head to head is 4-2 for Swiatek. The last time they competed against each other, Aryna Sabalenka won 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Fort Worth (WTA Finals) in November 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
