Shots of the year: The best of November 2023

Over the past fortnight, the WTA Editorial team has revisited the hottest shots and most remarkable rallies of the 2023 season.

Best of 2023: January | February (Middle East/Europe) | February/March (North America) | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | October/November

The Hologic WTA Tour concluded with tournaments across four continents in late October and early November. Our 11th and final video roundup of 2023 encompasses Nanchang, Cluj-Napoca, Monastir, the Zhuhai Elite Trophy and the WTA Finals Cancun.

Beatriz Haddad Maia

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A second-round encounter at Cluj-Napoca between local heroine Ana Bogdan

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20. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

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19. Zheng Qinwen, Zhuhai F vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia

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18. Jelena Ostapenko

View Profile , Zhuhai RR vs. Donna Vekic

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17. Emiliana Arango

View Profile , Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Jil Teichmann

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16. Alycia Parks

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15. Daria Snigur

View Profile , Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam

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14. Sara Errani

View Profile , Monastir R2 vs. Lucia Bronzetti

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13. Miriam Bulgaru

View Profile , Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Rebeka Masarova

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12. Miriam Bulgaru, Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Rebeka Masarova
11. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Daria Snigur
10. Nikola Bartunkova, Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Ana Bogdan

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9. Nikola Bartunkova, Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Ana Bogdan
8. Beatriz Haddad Maia, Zhuhai F vs. Zheng Qinwen
7. Clara Burel

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6. Ons Jabeur

View Profile , WTA Finals Cancun RR vs. Iga Swiatek

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5. Amina Anshba, Nanchang R1 vs. Elina Avanesyan

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4. Maria Sakkari

View Profile , WTA Finals Cancun RR vs. Aryna Sabalenka

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3. Jasmine Paolini

View Profile , Monastir R2 vs. Petra Marcinko

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2. Elise Mertens, Monastir F vs. Jasmine Paolini
1. Ana Bogdan, Cluj-Napoca R2 vs. Nikola Bartunkova