The 2023 season started and ended with Iga Swiatek as the player to beat, but it wasn’t a repeat of her utterly dominant 2022. A new elite separated itself from the field, as Sabalenka won her first Slam and achieved the #1 ranking, Coco Gauff won the US Open, Marketa Vondrousova shocked Wimbledon, and Rybakina scored three wins over Iga. Off the court, it was an unusually busy year in terms of WTA business news and rising player discontent over scheduling, finances, and plain respect. We’ll do a chronological recap of the season and talk about the overarching trends and biggest winners, followed by your contributions for the things that made you angry in 2023, the funniest moments, and what you’ll remember about the season.
01:20 Launching our 2024 Go Fund Me
09:35 The big winners of the 2023 season
16:10 Where was the WTA Tour at the start of 2023?
19:10 Recapping the season: Sabalenka’s Australian Open and the winter season
27:50 Clay was all about the “big 3,” but Muchova almost snatched
35:10 Vondrousova, the unexpected
43:15 The hardcourt summer made Coco Gauff a superstar
57:25 Superlatives, statistics, and picking the winners of the WTA Awards
01:09:35 Our 2023 breakout players: how’d we do?
01:12:10 WTA Business: CVC investment, safeguarding, WTA Finals bids, and testing the waters on Saudi investment
01:17:10 The moments you’ll remember from the 2023 season
01:21:50 The moments that made you mad: the Madrid disaster takes the cake
01:28:00 Your funniest moments of 2023: poor Kerrilyn
01:34:10 Retirements and comebacks
WTA Moments of 2018
Look At Us, We're Going The Distance
Khachanov Hatches In Paris
Undefeated, Undeniable, and Under Scrutiny
Just Djoking: Novak's Purple Patch Continues
So Disrespectful: Please Remember My Name
US Open Wrap: Multiple Things Are True *Oprah Shrug Gif*
(You Make Me Feel Like) The US Open Is Burning, Literally
The Good, the Bad, and the Tragic: US Open Preview f/ David Taylor and Kamau Murray
Kiki-ing Down The Door In Cincy
Getting the Conversation Started: Creating a Safe Space to Come Out in Men's Tennis
Rogers Cup Wrap, Sascha Bajin Chat
Midsummer Mailbag
Postcards From Wimbledon: Pleading The Fifth
Wimbledon Week 1: Opportunities Earned
Previewing the Nature Valley WimbleBowl
Pride Is Political: A Partial History of LGBTQ People in Tennis
La Primera y La Undécima: 1s Across the Board at French Open
Much Ado About Mother: The Catsuit's Out of the Bag
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