title: 2023 Sanremo Challenger – Singles
text: # 2023 Sanremo Challenger – Singles
  
  Holger Rune was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  
  Luca Van Assche won the title after defeating Juan Pablo Varillas 6–1, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Juan Pablo Varillas (final)
  * Marco Cecchinato (first round)
  * Alexander Shevchenko (second round)
  * Aslan Karatsev (first round)
  * Luca Van Assche (champion)
  * Matteo Arnaldi (first round)
  * Pavel Kotov (first round, retired)
  * Giulio Zeppieri (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Juan Pablo Varillas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Kimmer Coppejans | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | Kimmer Coppejans | 3 | 4 | 1 | Juan Pablo Varillas | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | 5 | Luca Van Assche | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Luca Van Assche | $7^7$ | 6 | 5 | Luca Van Assche | 6 | 6 |
  | | Vít Kopřiva | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | JP Varillas | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Arnaboldi | 4 | $6^1$ | | 1 | JP Varillas | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pellegrino | $7^9$ | 6 | | | A Pellegrino | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Gigante | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | JP Varillas | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | V Vacherot | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | A Vavassori | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | Edoardo Lavagno | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Lavagno | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Vavassori | 4 | 7 | 4 | Q | A Vavassori | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | P Kotov | 6 | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | JP Varillas | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | A Karatsev | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Coppejans | 3 | 4 |
  | Q | K Coppejans | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Coppejans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Guinard | 2 | 3 | | | S Ofner | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Ofner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Coppejans | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | J Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Z Piros | 1 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | SE | B Harris | 2 | 1 | | | J Kovalík | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Piros | 6 | $7^7$ | | | Z Piros | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Arnaldi | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | L Van Assche | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Peniston | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | L Van Assche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Ferrari | 1 | $6^2$ | | Q | G Fonio | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Fonio | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 5 | L Van Assche | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Müller | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Müller | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | K Uchida | 6 | 3 | 3 | | A Müller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C-h Tseng | 3 | 3 | | 3 | A Shevchenko | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | A Shevchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Van Assche | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 8 | G Zeppieri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | V Kopřiva | $6^4$ | 2 |
  | SE | A Giannessi | 1 | 1 | | 8 | G Zeppieri | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Nardi | 4 | 4 | | WC | G Mager | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Mager | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | G Mager | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | F Cobolli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Kopřiva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Maestrelli | 4 | 4 | | | F Cobolli | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Kopřiva | 6 | 6 | | | V Kopřiva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Cecchinato | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  