Men's singles
2023 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Carlos Alcaraz
Score	5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final, 5–7, 7–6^(9–7), 7–6^(7–4) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters.^[1] He saved a championship point en route to his third Cincinnati Masters title and record-extending 39th ATP Tour Masters 1000 title overall;^[2] it was his ninth career title won after saving match points during a tournament.^[3] It was the second time he saved a championship point en route to a title in 2023, following his triumph in Adelaide. At 3 hours and 49 minutes, this match was the longest best-of-three-sets ATP Tour final and the longest match in the tournament's history.

Borna Ćorić was the defending champion,^[4] but lost in the second round to Hubert Hurkacz.

Alcaraz and Djokovic were in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking. Alcaraz retained the top ranking by reaching the final. This was Djokovic's first tournament in the United States since the 2021 US Open, following the lifting of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international air travelers in May 2023.^[5]

The final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic was ranked ATP Match of the Year.^[6]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Carlos Alcaraz	4	6	6
	Q	Max Purcell	6	3	4
								1	Carlos Alcaraz	2	77	6
									Hubert Hurkacz	6	64	3
		Hubert Hurkacz	6	710
	LL	Alexei Popyrin	1	68
															1	Carlos Alcaraz	7	67	64
															2	Novak Djokovic	5	79	77
		Adrian Mannarino	2	3
	16	Alexander Zverev	6	6
								16	Alexander Zverev	65	5
								2	Novak Djokovic	77	7
	9	Taylor Fritz	0	4
	2	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Alcaraz	7	4	6
	WC	J Isner	65	62				Q	J Thompson	5	6	3
	Q	J Thompson	77	77											1	C Alcaraz	78	60	6
		U Humbert	6	3	6										14	T Paul	66	77	3
	Q	A Fils	4	6	2				U Humbert	1	64
		M Kecmanović	5	62				14	T Paul	6	77
	14	T Paul	7	77																		1	C Alcaraz	4	6	6
	10	F Tiafoe	6	67	6																	Q	M Purcell	6	3	4
		T Griekspoor	4	79	4			10	F Tiafoe	3	4
	WC	B Nakashima	3	77	3			WC	S Wawrinka	6	6
	WC	S Wawrinka	6	65	6										WC	S Wawrinka	4	2
	PR	L Harris	4	4											Q	M Purcell	6	6
	Q	M Purcell	6	6				Q	M Purcell	6	3	6
								5	C Ruud	4	6	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Tsitsipas	77	77
		B Shelton	5	6	6				B Shelton	63	62
		C Eubanks	7	4	4										4	S Tsitsipas	3	4
		H Hurkacz	77	3	77											H Hurkacz	6	6
	Q	T Kokkinakis	62	6	61				H Hurkacz	5	6	6
		S Korda	65	4				15	B Ćorić	7	3	3
	15	B Ćorić	77	6																			H Hurkacz	6	710
	LL	A Popyrin	65	6	6																	LL	A Popyrin	1	68
	LL	D Altmaier	77	4	4			LL	A Popyrin	w/o
		R Safiullin	6	3	3				N Jarry
		N Jarry	4	6	6										LL	A Popyrin	6	1	6
		E Ruusuvuori	6	6												E Ruusuvuori	2	6	3
	Q	C Moutet	4	2					E Ruusuvuori	712	5	77
								7	A Rublev	610	7	63

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	H Rune	4	0r
	WC	M McDonald	7	6				WC	M McDonald	6	2
		Y Hanfmann	5	1											WC	M McDonald	4	0r
		R Gasquet	4	3												A Mannarino	6	3
		A Mannarino	6	6					A Mannarino	6	6
		M Berrettini	6	2	3			12	F Auger-Aliassime	4	4
	12	F Auger-Aliassime	4	6	6																		A Mannarino	2	3
	16	A Zverev	6	6																		16	A Zverev	6	6
		G Dimitrov	2	2				16	A Zverev	7	6
		G Barrère	4	5					Y Nishioka	5	4
		Y Nishioka	6	7											16	A Zverev	6	5	6
		D Evans	4	3											3	D Medvedev	4	7	4
		L Musetti	6	6					L Musetti	3	2
								3	D Medvedev	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Sinner	4	64
		F Cerúndolo	3	4				Q	D Lajović	6	77
	Q	D Lajović	6	6											Q	D Lajović	0r
		L Sonego	6	3	6										9	T Fritz	5
	Q	A Shevchenko	3	6	3				L Sonego	4	61
		J Lehečka	614	2				9	T Fritz	6	77
	9	T Fritz	716	6																		9	T Fritz	0	4
	13	C Norrie	6	4	3																	2	N Djokovic	6	6
	PR	G Monfils	3	6	6			PR	G Monfils	7	6
		A de Minaur	6	3	6				A de Minaur	5	4
		JJ Wolf	0	6	1										PR	G Monfils	3	2
		A Davidovich Fokina	6	6											2	N Djokovic	6	6
		TM Etcheverry	3	3					A Davidovich Fokina	4	0r
								2	N Djokovic	6	0

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 7 August 2023. Rank and points before are as of 14 August 2023.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Carlos Alcaraz	9,395	180	600	9,815	Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
2	2	Novak Djokovic	8,795	0	1,000	9,795	Champion, defeated Carlos Alcaraz [1]
3	3	Daniil Medvedev	6,530	360	90	6,260	Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [16]
4	4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5,090	600	90	4,580	Third round lost to Hubert Hurkacz
5	7	Casper Ruud	4,715	10	10	4,715	Second round lost to Max Purcell [Q]
6	5	Holger Rune	4,790	10	10	4,790	Second round retired against Mackenzie McDonald [WC]
7	8	Andrey Rublev	4,595	90	10	4,515	Second round lost to Emil Ruusuvuori
8	6	Jannik Sinner	4,725	90	10	4,645	Second round lost to Dušan Lajović [Q]
9	9	Taylor Fritz	3,605	180	180	3,605	Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
10	10	Frances Tiafoe	3,050	45	45	3,050	Second round lost to Stan Wawrinka [WC]
11	11	Karen Khachanov	2,855	10	0	2,845	Withdrew
12	14	Félix Auger-Aliassime	2,510	180	45	2,375	Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino
13	15	Cameron Norrie	2,425	360	10	2,075	First round lost to Gaël Monfils [PR]
14	13	Tommy Paul	2,525	45	90	2,570	Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
15	16	Borna Ćorić	2,315	1,000	45	1,360	Second round lost to Hubert Hurkacz
16	17	Alexander Zverev	2,310	0	360	2,670	Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]

Other entry information

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Laslo Djere	3	6	5
		Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	3	7
									Thanasi Kokkinakis	5	79	6
								11	Daniel Elahi Galán	7	67	2
		Nuno Borges	65	6	5
	11	Daniel Elahi Galán	77	4	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Arthur Fils	6	6
	WC	Brandon Holt	1	1
								2	Arthur Fils	6	6
								8	Zhang Zhizhen	3	3
	WC	Maxime Cressy	77	3	611
	8	Zhang Zhizhen	64	6	713

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Daniel Altmaier	3	77	6
		Christopher O'Connell	6	65	4
								3	Daniel Altmaier	4	4
									Corentin Moutet	6	6
		Corentin Moutet	4	6	6
	9	Matteo Arnaldi	6	0	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Jordan Thompson	6	62	6
		Alexandre Müller	4	77	4
								4	Jordan Thompson	6	6
									Marc-Andrea Hüsler	3	4
		Marc-Andrea Hüsler	6	6
	14	Aslan Karatsev	4	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Alexei Popyrin	6	4	6
		Ilya Ivashka	2	6	4
								5	Alexei Popyrin	78	5	4
									Max Purcell	66	7	6
		Max Purcell	4	6	6
	12	Luca Van Assche	6	3	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Márton Fucsovics	5	4
	Alt	Alexander Shevchenko	7	6
								Alt	Alexander Shevchenko	6	3	6
								WC	Diego Schwartzman	1	6	3
	WC	Diego Schwartzman	6	6
	13	Marcos Giron	4	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Hugo Gaston	3	2
		Jason Kubler	6	6
									Jason Kubler	4	4
								10	Dušan Lajović	6	6
	WC	Rinky Hijikata	3	3
	10	Dušan Lajović	6	6

References

External links

• Qualifying draw
• Main draw