2013 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2013 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(8–6)

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals. Victoria Azarenka defeated Williams in the final 2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(8–6) to claim the title.

Marion Bartoli played the last match of her professional career and retired after losing to Simona Halep in the second round.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Serena Williams (Final)
2. Victoria Azarenka (Champion)
3. Maria Sharapova (Second round)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals, withdrew because of personal reasons)
5. Li Na (Semifinals)
6. Sara Errani (Third round)
7. Petra Kvitová (Third round)
8. Marion Bartoli (Second round)
9. Angelique Kerber (Third round)
10. Caroline Wozniacki (Quarterfinals)
11. Samantha Stosur (Third round)
12. Roberta Vinci (Quarterfinals)
13. Kirsten Flipkens (First round)
14. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
15. Ana Ivanovic (First round)
16. Maria Kirilenko (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
		Simona Halep	0	4
								1	Serena Williams	7	7
								5	Li Na	5	5
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska
	5	Li Na	w/o
															1	Serena Williams	6	2	6^6
															2	Victoria Azarenka	2	6	7^8
	12	Roberta Vinci	0	4
	14	Jelena Janković	6	6
								14	Jelena Janković	6	2	3
								2	Victoria Azarenka	4	6	6
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	3	6^5
	2	Victoria Azarenka	6	7^7

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	S Williams	4	6	6
Q	M Puig	3	4				Q	E Bouchard	6	2	2
Q	E Bouchard	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
	M Barthel	6	6												M Barthel	4	1
	L Šafářová	3	4					M Barthel	6	6
Q	A Tatishvili	6	6^4	6^4			16	M Kirilenko	4	4
16	M Kirilenko	4	7^7	7^7																	1	S Williams	6	6
11	S Stosur	6	7																			S Halep	0	4
	S Kuznetsova	1	5				11	S Stosur	6	7^7
	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	3				J Hampton	3	6^3
	J Hampton	7	4	6										11	S Stosur	4	6	2
	S Halep	6^5	6	6											S Halep	6	4	6
	S-w Hsieh	7^7	1	2				S Halep	3	6	6
							8	M Bartoli	6	4	1

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	A Radwańska	6	6
PR	F Pennetta	2	6	2				V Lepchenko	4	0
	V Lepchenko	6	2	6										4	A Radwańska	6	6
Q	J Čepelová	4	1												E Vesnina	0	2
	V Williams	6	6					V Williams	2	7	2
	E Vesnina	3	6	6				E Vesnina	6	5	6
13	K Flipkens	6	1	3																	4	A Radwańska
9	A Kerber	6^6	6	6																	5	N Li	w/o
Q	K Knapp	7^8	0	1			9	A Kerber	7^7	6
Q	S Arvidsson	6	4	6^7			PR	A Kleybanova	6^3	2
PR	A Kleybanova	4	6	7^9										9	A Kerber	4	4
WC	L Davis	7^7	7^7											5	N Li	6	6
	K Zakopalová	6^3	6^1				WC	L Davis	6	1	1
							5	N Li	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	S Errani	6	5	6
	D Cibulková	2	4				Q	P Hercog	4	7	4
Q	P Hercog	6	6											6	S Errani	4	3
WC	D Hantuchová	6	4	1										12	R Vinci	6	6
Q	A Petkovic	2	6	6			Q	A Petkovic	4	7^7	3
WC	B Mattek-Sands	4	7	3			12	R Vinci	6	6^3	6
12	R Vinci	6	5	6																	12	R Vinci	0	4
14	J Janković	7^7	5	6																	14	J Janković	6	6
	S Lisicki	6^5	7	2			14	J Janković	2	6	6
Q	A Beck	3	2					E Makarova	6	3	3
	E Makarova	6	6											14	J Janković	3	7	7
	S Stephens	6	3	6											S Stephens	6	5	5
Q	P Martić	2	6	3				S Stephens	2	7^7	6
							3	M Sharapova	6	6^5	3

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	P Kvitová	6	6^7	6
Q	M Erakovic	6	6				Q	M Erakovic	4	7^9	3
	C Suárez Navarro	3	4											7	P Kvitová	6	2	3
	Y Wickmayer	1	2											10	C Wozniacki	3	6	6
LL	M Niculescu	6	6				LL	M Niculescu	4	3
	S Peng	1	1				10	C Wozniacki	6	6
10	C Wozniacki	6	6																		10	C Wozniacki	3	6^5
15	A Ivanovic	6	6^8	4																	2	V Azarenka	6	7^7
	A Cornet	2	7^10	6				A Cornet	6	5	5
	M Rybáriková	6	4	6				M Rybáriková	3	7	7
	J Görges	2	6	4											M Rybáriková	3	4
Q	V King	6	6											2	V Azarenka	6	6
	K Mladenovic	3	4				Q	V King	1	6^6
							2	V Azarenka	6	7^8

Qualifying draw

Seeds

1. Urszula Radwańska (First round)
2. Madison Keys (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
3. Monica Niculescu (Qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
4. Annika Beck (Qualified)
5. Stefanie Vögele (First round)
6. Andrea Petkovic (Qualified)
7. Mónica Puig (Qualified)
8. Ayumi Morita (First round)
9. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (Qualifying competition)
10. Zheng Jie (First round)
11. Francesca Schiavone (First round)
12. Karin Knapp (Qualified)
13. Eugenie Bouchard (Qualified)
14. Kimiko Date-Krumm (Qualifying competition)
15. Donna Vekić (First round)
16. Tsvetana Pironkova (First round)
17. Chanelle Scheepers (Qualifying competition)
18. Johanna Larsson (Qualifying competition)
19. Silvia Soler Espinosa (First round)
20. Paula Ormaechea (First round)
21. Karolína Plíšková (Qualifying competition)
22. Irina-Camelia Begu (First round)
23. Olga Govortsova (Qualifying competition)
24. Marina Erakovic (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Petra Martić
2. Eugenie Bouchard
3. Vania King
4. Annika Beck
5. Sofia Arvidsson
6. Andrea Petkovic
7. Mónica Puig
8. Jana Čepelová
9. Polona Hercog
10. Anna Tatishvili
11. Marina Erakovic
12. Karin Knapp

Lucky Loser

Monica Niculescu

Draw

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Urszula Radwańska	6	4	4
		Petra Martić	4	6	6
									Petra Martić	6	6
									María Teresa Torró Flor	2	1
		María Teresa Torró Flor	6	6
	16	Tsvetana Pironkova	2	2

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Mariana Duque	3	1
		Vesna Dolonc	6	6
									Vesna Dolonc	3	1
								13	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Anabel Medina Garrigues	0	3
	13	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	1	4
								3	Monica Niculescu	5	1
								WC	Vania King	7	6
	WC	Vania King	4	6	6
	20	Paula Ormaechea	6	2	4

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Annika Beck	6	4	6
	WC	Shelby Rogers	3	6	2
								4	Annika Beck	6	6
								23	Olga Govortsova	4	4
		Olga Puchkova	6	2	2
	23	Olga Govortsova	3	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Stefanie Vögele	6	3	2
		Sofia Arvidsson	4	6	6
									Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
									Alexandra Dulgheru	1	2
		Alexandra Dulgheru	6	4	6
	15	Donna Vekić	2	6	4

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Andrea Petkovic	6	6
	WC	Maria Sanchez	0	0
								6	Andrea Petkovic	7	6
								21	Karolína Plíšková	5	2
		Caroline Garcia	6	3	3
	21	Karolína Plíšková	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Mónica Puig	6	6
		Mallory Burdette	4	4
								7	Mónica Puig	6	6
								17	Chanelle Scheepers	1	4
	WC	Melanie Oudin	2	5
	17	Chanelle Scheepers	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Ayumi Morita	2	0
		Alison Riske	6	6
									Alison Riske	6^5	6	2
									Jana Čepelová	7^7	3	6
		Jana Čepelová	6	6
	22	Irina-Camelia Begu	2	2

Ninth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	6
		Christina McHale	0	4
								9	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6^3	0
								WC	Polona Hercog	7^7	6
	WC	Polona Hercog	3	6	7^13
	19	Silvia Soler Espinosa	6	2	6^11

Tenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Zheng Jie	7	1	2
		Anna Tatishvili	5	6	6
									Anna Tatishvili	6	6
								14	Kimiko Date-Krumm	3	4
		Galina Voskoboeva	4	0
	14	Kimiko Date-Krumm	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Francesca Schiavone	6	3	2
		Heather Watson	1	6	6
									Heather Watson	4	7^7	3
								24	Marina Erakovic	6	6^4	6
		Petra Cetkovská	4	7	3
	24	Marina Erakovic	6	5	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Karin Knapp	6	6
		Lara Arruabarrena	4	2
								12	Karin Knapp	5	6	6
								18	Johanna Larsson	7	2	4
	WC	Nicole Gibbs	4	6	2
	18	Johanna Larsson	6	3	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw