See main article: 2023 French Open.
| Type: | grandslamwc |
| Champ: |  Novak Djokovic |
| Runner: |  Casper Ruud |
| Score: | 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 7–5 |
| Draw: | 128 |
| Seeds: | 32 |
Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 French Open. It was his third French Open title and record-breaking 23rd men's singles major title overall, surpassing the all-time record he previously held jointly with Rafael Nadal.[1] With this victory, Djokovic became the first man to achieve a triple career Grand Slam, and became the oldest champion in French Open history at the age of 36 years and 20 days.[2]
Nadal was the defending champion,[3] but withdrew due to a left hip injury. This was the first time the 14-time champion missed the tournament since his debut in 2005.[4] With his withdrawal, Nadal fell out of the top 100 of the ATP rankings for the first time since 2003.[5]
By winning the title, Djokovic reclaimed the world No. 1 singles ranking from Carlos Alcaraz; Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas were also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament.[6] [7] Medvedev's loss to Thiago Seyboth Wild in the first round marked the first time since 2000 that the second seed (then Pete Sampras) lost in the opening round.
This was the first major since the 2003 Wimbledon Championships where neither of the top two seeds were members of the Big Four.
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 22 May 2023. Rankings and points before are as of 29 May 2023.
Because the tournament takes place one week later this year, players are defending points from the 2022 French Open, as well as tournaments that took place during the week of 6 June 2022 ('s-Hertogenbosch, Stuttgart, and 2022 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments). Points from the 2022 French Open are listed first in the "Points defending" column.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points earned | Points after | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Carlos Alcaraz | 6,815 | 360 | 720 | 7,175 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic (3) | |
| 2 | 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 6,330 | 180+150 | 10+90 | 6,100 | First round lost to  Thiago Seyboth Wild (Q) | |
| 3 | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 5,955 | 360 | 2,000 | 7,595 | Champion, defeated Casper Ruud (4) | |
| 4 | 4 | Casper Ruud | 4,960 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 4,960 | Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic (3) | |
| 5 | 5 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4,775 | 180+45 | 360+10 | 4,920 | Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz (1) | |
| 6 | 6 | Holger Rune | 4,375 | 360 | 360 | 4,375 | Quarterfinals lost to Casper Ruud (4) | |
| 7 | 7 | Andrey Rublev | 4,270 | 360 | 90 | 4,000 | Third round lost to  Lorenzo Sonego | |
| 8 | 9 | Jannik Sinner | 3,435 | 180 | 45 | 3,300 | Second round lost to Daniel Altmaier | |
| 9 | 8 |  Taylor Fritz | 3,470 | 45 | 90 | 3,515 | Third round lost to  Francisco Cerúndolo (23) | |
| 10 | 10 |  Félix Auger-Aliassime | 3,100 | 180+90 | 10+10 | 2,850 | First round lost to Fabio Fognini | |
| 11 | 11 | Karen Khachanov | 2,945 | 180 | 360 | 3,125 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic (3) | |
| 12 | 12 | Frances Tiafoe | 2,790 | 45 | 90 | 2,835 | Third round lost to Alexander Zverev (22) | |
| 13 | 14 |  Hubert Hurkacz | 2,525 | 180 | 90 | 2,435 | Third round lost to  Juan Pablo Varillas | |
| 14 | 13 |  Cameron Norrie | 2,565 | 90 | 90 | 2,565 | Third round lost to Lorenzo Musetti (17) | |
| 15 | 16 | Borna Ćorić | 2,410 | 45+25 | 90+0 | 2,430 | Third round lost to Tomás Martín Etcheverry | |
| 16 | 17 | Tommy Paul | 2,170 | 10 | 45 | 2,205 | Second round lost to Nicolás Jarry | |
| 17 | 18 | Lorenzo Musetti | 2,040 | 10+125 | 180+10 | 2,095 | Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz (1) | |
| 18 | 19 |  Alex de Minaur | 1,870 | 10 | 45 | 1,905 | ||
| 19 | 24 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 1,485 | 0 | 45 | 1,530 | Second round lost to Juan Pablo Varillas | |
| 20 | 25 | Dan Evans | 1,480 | 45+125 | 10+10 | 1,330 | ||
| 21 | 28 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 1,447 | 0+20 | 10+0 | 1,437 | First round lost to  Jiří Lehečka | |
| 22 | 27 | Alexander Zverev | 1,450 | 720 | 720 | 1,450 | Semifinals lost to Casper Ruud (4) | |
| 23 | 23 | Francisco Cerúndolo | 1,485 | 10 | 180 | 1,655 | Fourth round lost to Holger Rune (6) | |
| 24 | 30 | Sebastian Korda | 1,265 | 90 | 45 | 1,220 | Second round lost to  Sebastian Ofner (Q) | |
| 25 | 31 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 1,215 | 90 | 10 | 1,135 | ||
| 26 | 32 | Denis Shapovalov | 1,210 | 10 | 90 | 1,290 | Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz (1) | |
| 27 | 33 |  Yoshihito Nishioka | 1,181 | 10 | 180 | 1,351 | Fourth round lost to Tomás Martín Etcheverry | |
| 28 | 29 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,275 | 90 | 180 | 1,365 | Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev (22) | |
| 29 | 34 | 1,115 | 10 | 90 | 1,195 | Third round lost to Novak Djokovic (3) | ||
| 30 | 36 | Ben Shelton | 1,095 | 36† | 10 | 1,069 | First round lost to Lorenzo Sonego | |
| 31 | 37 | Miomir Kecmanović | 1,065 | 90 | 10 | 985 | First round lost to Andrea Vavassori (Q) | |
| 32 | 38 | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 1,051 | 205 | 10 | 856 | First round lost to Diego Schwartzman |
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rafael Nadal | 2,445 | 2,000 | 445 | Hip injury | |
| 20 | Matteo Berrettini | 1,832 | 0+250 | 1,582 | Abdominal injury | |
| 21 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 1,740 | 10 | 1,730 | Elbow injury | |
| 22 | Marin Čilić | 1,510 | 720 | 790 | Knee injury | |
| 26 | Nick Kyrgios | 1,465 | 0+90 | 1,375 | Foot injury |
See main article: 2023 French Open – Men's singles qualifying.
The entry list was released based on the ATP rankings for the week of 17 April 2023.[8] [9]