2013 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2013 Australian Open
Champion Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up China Li Na
Final score 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Main article: 2013 Australian Open

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Li Na in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.

All of the top three seeds (Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams) were in contention for the World No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Azarenka retained the top position by winning the title.

Seeds

  1. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Champion)
  2. Russia Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
  3. United States Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  4. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
  5. Germany Angelique Kerber (Fourth round)
  6. China Li Na (Final)
  7. Italy Sara Errani (First round)
  8. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (Second round)
  9. Australia Samantha Stosur (Second round)
  10. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth round)
  11. France Marion Bartoli (Third round)
  12. Russia Nadia Petrova (First round)
  13. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round)
  14. Russia Maria Kirilenko (Fourth round)
  15. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (Second round)
  16. Italy Roberta Vinci (Third round)
  17. Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (Second round)
  18. Germany Julia Görges (Fourth round)
  19. Russia Ekaterina Makarova (Quarterfinals)
  20. Belgium Yanina Wickmayer (Third round)
  21. United States Varvara Lepchenko (Second round)
  22. Serbia Jelena Janković (Third round)
  23. Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová (Second round)
  24. Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (First round)
  25. United States Venus Williams (Third round)
  26. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (Second round)
  27. Romania Sorana Cîrstea (Third round)
  28. Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova (First round)
  29. United States Sloane Stephens (Semifinals)
  30. Austria Tamira Paszek (Second round)
  31. Poland Urszula Radwańska (First round)
  32. Germany Mona Barthel (First round)

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7 6  
   Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 1  
  1  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6  
  29  United States Sloane Stephens 1 4  
3  United States Serena Williams 6 5 4
  29  United States Sloane Stephens 3 7 6  
    1  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 4 6 6
  6  China Li Na 6 4 3
  6  China Li Na 7 6  
4  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 5 3  
  6  China Li Na 6 6
  2  Russia Maria Sharapova 2 2  
19  Russia Ekaterina Makarova 2 2
  2  Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
1  Belarus V Azarenka 6 6    
   Romania M Niculescu 1 4       1  Belarus V Azarenka 6 6    
   Greece E Daniilidou 7 5 6        Greece E Daniilidou 1 0    
   Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 5 7 4       1  Belarus V Azarenka 6 4 6  
Q  Thailand L Kumkhum 77 6            United States J Hampton 4 6 2  
   Sweden S Arvidsson 65 4       Q  Thailand L Kumkhum 1 2  
   United States J Hampton 6 6          United States J Hampton 6 6    
31  Poland U Radwańska 2 4         1  Belarus V Azarenka 6 6  
21  United States V Lepchenko 6 6            Russia E Vesnina 1 1  
   Slovenia P Hercog 4 1       21  United States V Lepchenko 4 2    
WC  France C Garcia 6 3 1        Russia E Vesnina 6 6    
   Russia E Vesnina 3 6 6          Russia E Vesnina 4 77 6
   France M Johansson 4 2         16  Italy R Vinci 6 64 4  
Q  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 6 6       Q  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 3 2  
   Spain S Soler Espinosa 3 5       16  Italy R Vinci 6 6    
16  Italy R Vinci 6 7    

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
10  Denmark C Wozniacki 2 6 6  
   Germany S Lisicki 6 3 3     10  Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6    
   Czech Republic A Hlaváčková 1 2        Croatia D Vekić 1 4    
   Croatia D Vekić 6 6       10  Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6    
Q  Russia D Gavrilova 6 62 6       Q  Ukraine L Tsurenko 4 3    
   United States L Davis 3 77 4     Q  Russia D Gavrilova 5 3  
Q  Ukraine L Tsurenko 7 3 7     Q  Ukraine L Tsurenko 7 6    
24  Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 5 6 5       10  Denmark C Wozniacki 2 6 5
26  Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 77 6            Russia S Kuznetsova 6 2 7
   Spain L Arruabarrena Vecino 65 2     26  Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 2 1    
   Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6          Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6    
   Spain L Domínguez Lino 2 1            Russia S Kuznetsova 6 4 6
   Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 60 6          Spain C Suárez Navarro 2 6 3  
   United States C McHale 1 77 2        Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 65 2
   Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6          Spain C Suárez Navarro 1 77 6  
7  Italy S Errani 4 4    

Section 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
3  United States S Williams 6 6    
   Romania E Gallovits-Hall 0 0       3  United States S Williams 6 6    
   Slovakia M Rybáriková 6 1 12        Spain G Muguruza 2 0    
   Spain G Muguruza 4 6 14       3  United States S Williams 6 6    
   Japan A Morita 6 6            Japan A Morita 1 3    
   Georgia (country) A Tatishvili 3 3          Japan A Morita 6 6  
   Germany A Beck 6 67 6        Germany A Beck 2 0    
28  Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 2 79 3       3  United States S Williams 6 6  
20  Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 7         14  Russia M Kirilenko 2 0  
WC  Australia J Gajdošová 1 5       20  Belgium Y Wickmayer 710 7    
Q  Hungary G Arn 2 2          Slovakia J Čepelová 68 5    
   Slovakia J Čepelová 6 6         20  Belgium Y Wickmayer 64 3  
PR  Canada R Marino 3 0         14  Russia M Kirilenko 77 6    
   China S Peng 6 6          China S Peng 5 2  
   United States V King 4 2       14  Russia M Kirilenko 7 6    
14  Russia M Kirilenko 6 6    

Section 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
12  Russia N Petrova 2 0  
   Japan K Date-Krumm 6 6        Japan K Date-Krumm 6 7  
   Israel S Pe'er 6 1 6        Israel S Pe'er 2 5  
   Russia A Panova 4 6 3          Japan K Date-Krumm 2 63    
   Spain MT Torró Flor 6 4 3          Serbia B Jovanovski 6 77    
   Serbia B Jovanovski 2 6 6        Serbia B Jovanovski 7 7
   Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 64 4     17  Czech Republic L Šafářová 5 5  
17  Czech Republic L Šafářová 77 6          Serbia B Jovanovski 1 6 5
29  United States S Stephens 6 6       29  United States S Stephens 6 3 7
   Romania S Halep 1 1     29  United States S Stephens 6 6  
   France K Mladenovic 6 4 11        France K Mladenovic 4 3  
   Hungary T Babos 3 6 9       29  United States S Stephens 7 6  
   United States M Oudin 2 3          United Kingdom L Robson 5 3    
   United Kingdom L Robson 6 6        United Kingdom L Robson 2 6 11
   Italy F Schiavone 4 6 2     8  Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 3 9  
8  Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 2 6  

Bottom half

Section 5

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
6  China N Li 6 6    
   Kazakhstan S Karatantcheva 1 3       6  China N Li 6 7    
   France P Parmentier 6 3 2        Belarus O Govortsova 2 5    
   Belarus O Govortsova 2 6 6       6  China N Li 6 6    
   Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 6         27  Romania S Cîrstea 4 1    
WC  Australia S Jones 3 2          Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 3 2
   United States C Vandeweghe 4 2       27  Romania S Cîrstea 1 6 6  
27  Romania S Cîrstea 6 6         6  China N Li 78 6  
18  Germany J Görges 7 2 6       18  Germany J Görges 66 1  
Q  Russia V Dushevina 5 6 4     18  Germany J Görges 6 6    
   Switzerland R Oprandi 4 7 6        Switzerland R Oprandi 3 2    
   Bulgaria T Pironkova 6 5 2       18  Germany J Görges 6 1 7
WC  China Y Zhang 1 6 4          China J Zheng 3 6 5  
   China J Zheng 6 3 6        China J Zheng 6 1 7
   Chinese Taipei K-c Chang 63 3       9  Australia S Stosur 4 6 5  
9  Australia S Stosur 77 6    

Section 6

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
13  Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6  
   Hungary M Czink 2 1     13  Serbia A Ivanovic 7 1 6  
Q  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 6 1 6     Q  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 5 6 4  
   Slovakia D Hantuchová 1 6 1       13  Serbia A Ivanovic 7 6    
Q  Portugal MJ Koehler 3 6 6       22  Serbia J Janković 5 3    
Q  Italy K Knapp 6 3 3     Q  Portugal MJ Koehler 6 65 2
   Sweden J Larsson 2 2     22  Serbia J Janković 2 77 6  
22  Serbia J Janković 6 6       13  Serbia A Ivanovic 2 4
32  Germany M Barthel 5 6 4       4  Poland A Radwańska 6 6
   Kazakhstan K Pervak 7 2 6        Kazakhstan K Pervak 6 67 2  
   United Kingdom H Watson 2 6 6        United Kingdom H Watson 4 79 6  
   Romania A Cadanțu 6 3 2          United Kingdom H Watson 3 1  
   Romania I-C Begu 6 6       4  Poland A Radwańska 6 6    
   Netherlands A Rus 4 2        Romania I-C Begu 3 3  
WC  Australia B Bobusic 5 0     4  Poland A Radwańska 6 6    
4  Poland A Radwańska 7 6  

Section 7

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
5  Germany A Kerber 6 6  
   Ukraine E Svitolina 2 4     5  Germany A Kerber 6 6    
   Czech Republic L Hradecká 6 710          Czech Republic L Hradecká 3 1    
   Netherlands K Bertens 2 68         5  Germany A Kerber 6 7  
   Australia C Dellacqua 4 60         WC  United States M Keys 2 5  
WC  United States M Keys 6 77       WC  United States M Keys 6 6  
   Switzerland S Vögele 6 4 5     30  Austria T Paszek 2 1    
30  Austria T Paszek 4 6 7       5  Germany A Kerber 5 4  
19  Russia E Makarova 6 7         19  Russia E Makarova 7 6  
Q  Portugal M Larcher de Brito 2 5       19  Russia E Makarova 6 6    
   Italy C Giorgi 2 3          France S Foretz Gacon 3 3    
   France S Foretz Gacon 6 6         19  Russia E Makarova 64 6 6
Q  Serbia V Dolonc 5 7 8       11  France M Bartoli 77 3 4  
WC  Australia O Rogowska 7 5 6     Q  Serbia V Dolonc 5 0  
   Spain A Medina Garrigues 2 4       11  France M Bartoli 7 6    
11  France M Bartoli 6 6    

Section 8

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
15  Slovakia D Cibulková 3 6 6  
WC  Australia A Barty 6 0 1     15  Slovakia D Cibulková 66 4    
   Luxembourg M Minella 64 1     Q  Russia V Savinykh 78 6    
Q  Russia V Savinykh 77 6       Q  Russia V Savinykh 2 6 3  
   Belgium K Flipkens 6 6            Belgium K Flipkens 6 4 6  
   Russia N Bratchikova 4 3          Belgium K Flipkens 6 6  
   South Africa C Scheepers 1 2       23  Czech Republic K Zakopalová 1 0    
23  Czech Republic K Zakopalová 6 6            Belgium K Flipkens 1 0  
25  United States V Williams 6 6         2  Russia M Sharapova 6 6  
   Kazakhstan G Voskoboeva 1 0       25  United States V Williams 6 6    
   France A Cornet 7 63 10        France A Cornet 3 3    
   New Zealand M Erakovic 5 77 8       25  United States V Williams 1 3  
   Croatia P Martić 3 4         2  Russia M Sharapova 6 6    
   Japan M Doi 6 6          Japan M Doi 0 0  
   Russia O Puchkova 0 0     2  Russia M Sharapova 6 6    
2  Russia M Sharapova 6 6  

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