title: 2023 BMW Open – Singles
text: # 2023 BMW Open – Singles
  
  Defending champion Holger Rune defeated Botic van de Zandschulp in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 1–6, $7–6^{(7–3)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 2023 Bavarian International Tennis Championships. In the third set of the final, Rune recovered from being a double-break down and saved four championship points en route to victory.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Holger Rune (champion)
  * Taylor Fritz (semifinals)
  * Alexander Zverev (second round)
  * Botic van de Zandschulp (final)
  * Sebastián Báez (first round)
  * Lorenzo Sonego (second round)
  * Roberto Carballés Baena (first round)
  * Marc-Andrea Hüsler (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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Holger Rune | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Christopher O'Connell | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Christopher O'Connell | 3 | 2 | 1 | Holger Rune | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | 4 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 4 | 6 | $6^3$ |
  | 4 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 6 | $7^7$ | 4 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 4 | 6 | $6^3$ |
  | 2 | Taylor Fritz | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | H Rune | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Monteiro | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 2 | WC | Y Hanfmann | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Hanfmann | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | H Rune | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Garín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Garín | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Topo | 4 | 2 | | | C Garín | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Q Halys | 6 | $6^5$ | 5 | 6 | L Sonego | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | L Sonego | 3 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Rune | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C O'Connell | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 3 | A Zverev | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C O'Connell | 6 | 6 | | | C O'Connell | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | U Humbert | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | C O'Connell | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | F Cobolli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | F Cobolli | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | J Thompson | 5 | 1 | | Q | F Cobolli | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Otte | 6 | 7 | | | O Otte | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Báez | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | R Carballés Baena | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Giron | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Giron | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Ritschard | 7 | 7 | | Q | A Ritschard | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J-L Struff | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Giron | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | A Karatsev | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B van de Zandschulp | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | D Altmaier | 6 | $6^2$ | 2 | Q | A Karatsev | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 8 | M-A Hüsler | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Fritz | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | PR | K Edmund | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | 8 | M-A Hüsler | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Thiem | 6 | 0 | | | D Thiem | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Lestienne | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | D Thiem | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | M Fucsovics | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | MH Rehberg | 6 | $6^6$ | 3 | | M Fucsovics | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | T Fritz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Aslan Karatsev (qualified)
  * Vít Kopřiva (qualifying competition)
  * Riccardo Bonadio (qualifying competition, withdrew)
  * Zdeněk Kolář (qualifying competition)
  * Flavio Cobolli (qualified)
  * Alexander Ritschard (qualified)
  * Shintaro Mochizuki (first round)
  * Daniel Masur (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Aslan Karatsev
  * Marko Topo
  * Alexander Ritschard
  * Flavio Cobolli
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aslan Karatsev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Robin Haase | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Robin Haase | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Aslan Karatsev | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Louis Wessels | 2 | 2 |
  | | Louis Wessels | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Louis Wessels | 2 | 2 |
  | 8 | Daniel Masur | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Vít Kopřiva | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Álvaro López San Martín | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | Álvaro López San Martín | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^3$ | 2 | Vít Kopřiva | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | WC | Marko Topo | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | WC | Marko Topo | 6 | 6 | | WC | Marko Topo | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 7 | Shintaro Mochizuki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Riccardo Bonadio | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | WC | Philip Florig | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | |
  | WC | Philip Florig | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Riccardo Bonadio | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Alexander Ritschard | w/o |
  | | Alexey Vatutin | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Alexander Ritschard | w/o |
  | 6 | Alexander Ritschard | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Zdeněk Kolář | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Viktor Durasovic | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | Viktor Durasovic | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | Zdeněk Kolář | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 5 | Flavio Cobolli | 6 | 6 |
  | | Lukáš Rosol | 1 | 2 | | 5 | Flavio Cobolli | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Flavio Cobolli | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  