Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Women's singles

The women's singles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games was played from 26 June to 2 July 2023 in Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów. A total of 32 players competed at the tournament, eight of whom were seeded.

Competition format
The tournament started with a group phase round-robin which eliminated 16 players, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. For the group stage, the players were divided into eight groups of four. Each group plays a round-robin. The top two player in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage was a four-round single elimination tournament.

Competition schedule
Play will take place between 26 June an 2 July.

Seeding
The following players were seeded:


 * 1) 🇪🇸 Carolina Marín (Gold medalist)
 * 2) Mia Blichfeldt (Silver medalist)
 * 3) Line Kjærsfeldt (Quarter-finals)
 * 4) 🇩🇪 Yvonne Li (Round of 16)
 * 5) 🇬🇧 Kirsty Gilmour (Bronze medalist)
 * 6) 🇧🇪 Lianne Tan (Quarter-finals)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Qi Xuefei (Round of 16)
 * 8) 🇪🇪 Kristin Kuuba (Quarter-finals)

Knockout stage
The 16 surviving players will be drawn in a single elimination tournament, with group winners paired in the round-of-16 with runners up from other groups. There will be no bronze medal match, and both losing semi-finalists will win a bronze medal.