The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade.
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Results
Heats
The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Semifinals C/D
The two fastest boats in semifinal 1 and three fastest boats in semifinal 2 advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinals A/B
The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.