2013 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Tennis tournament January 2025 2013 Western & Southern Open BLR Victoria Azarenka USA Serena Williams 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) 56 16 2013 Western & Southern Open Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Cincinnati Masters.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-19/victoria-azarenka-wins-thrilling-final-against-serena-williams/4895848 Victoria Azarenka wins thrilling Cincinnati final against Serena Williams Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 May 2026 It was Azarenka's second win against Williams during the year, and Williams' fourth and last loss of the year.May 2026 Li Na was the defending champion,https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/5522/wta-cincinnati-li-na-beats-kerber-to-win-first-title-since-last-year-s-french-open/ WTA Cincinnati - Li Na beats Kerber to win first title since last year´s French Open Tennis World USA 14 May 2026 but lost to Williams in the semifinals.https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/serena-stops-li-to-reach-first-cincy-final/prjp5vg34 Serena stops Li to reach first Cincy final SBS News 14 May 2026 This marked the final professional appearance of reigning Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli; she lost to Simona Halep in the second round.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/15/marion-bartoli-retirement-unorthodox-tennis Unable to live a lie, Marion Bartoli takes a champion's way out The Guardian 14 May 2026 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em USA Serena Williams (final) BLR Victoria Azarenka (champion) RUS Maria Sharapova (second round) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals, withdrew because of personal reasons) CHN Li Na (semifinals) ITA Sara Errani (third round) CZE Petra Kvitová (third round) FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) GER Angelique Kerber (third round) DEN Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals) AUS Samantha Stosur (third round) ITA Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals) BEL Kirsten Flipkens (first round) SRB Jelena Janković (semifinals) SRB Ana Ivanovic (first round) RUS Maria Kirilenko (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 ROU Simona Halep 0 4 4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 5 CHN Li Na w/o 12 ITA Roberta Vinci 0 4 14 SRB Jelena Janković 6 6 10 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 3 65 2 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 77 1 USA Serena Williams 7 7 5 CHN Li Na 5 5 14 SRB Jelena Janković 6 2 3 2 BLR Victoria Azarenka 4 6 6 1 USA Serena Williams 6 2 66 2 BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 6 78 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q PUR M Puig 3 4 Q CAN E Bouchard 6 6   GER M Barthel 6 6 CZE L Šafářová 3 4 Q GEO A Tatishvili 6 64 64 16 RUS M Kirilenko 4 77 77 11 AUS S Stosur 6 7 RUS S Kuznetsova 1 5 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 5 6 3 USA J Hampton 7 4 6 ROU S Halep 65 6 6 TPE S-w Hsieh 77 1 2 1 USA S Williams 4 6 6 Q CAN E Bouchard 6 2 2   GER M Barthel 6 6 16 RUS M Kirilenko 4 4 11 AUS S Stosur 6 77 USA J Hampton 3 63   ROU S Halep 3 6 6 8 FRA M Bartoli 6 4 1 1 USA S Williams 6 6 GER M Barthel 4 1 11 AUS S Stosur 4 6 2 ROU S Halep 6 4 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6 ROU S Halep 0 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals PR ITA F Pennetta 2 6 2 USA V Lepchenko 6 2 6 Q SVK J Čepelová 4 1 USA V Williams 6 6   RUS E Vesnina 3 6 6 13 BEL K Flipkens 6 1 3 9 GER A Kerber 66 6 6 Q ITA K Knapp 78 0 1 Q SWE S Arvidsson 6 4 67 PR RUS A Kleybanova 4 6 79 WC USA L Davis 77 77 CZE K Zakopalová 63 61 4 POL A Radwańska 6 6 USA V Lepchenko 4 0   USA V Williams 2 7 2 RUS E Vesnina 6 5 6 9 GER A Kerber 77 6 PR RUS A Kleybanova 63 2 WC USA L Davis 6 1 1 5 CHN N Li 4 6 6 4 POL A Radwańska 6 6 RUS E Vesnina 0 2 9 GER A Kerber 4 4 5 CHN N Li 6 6 4 POL A Radwańska 5 CHN N Li w/o Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SVK D Cibulková 2 4 Q SLO P Hercog 6 6 WC SVK D Hantuchová 6 4 1 Q GER A Petkovic 2 6 6 WC USA B Mattek-Sands 4 7 3 12 ITA R Vinci 6 5 6 14 SRB J Janković 77 5 6 GER S Lisicki 65 7 2 Q GER A Beck 3 2 RUS E Makarova 6 6 USA S Stephens 6 3 6 Q CRO P Martić 2 6 3 6 ITA S Errani 6 5 6 Q SLO P Hercog 4 7 4 Q GER A Petkovic 4 77 3 12 ITA R Vinci 6 63 6 14 SRB J Janković 2 6 6 RUS E Makarova 6 3 3   USA S Stephens 2 77 6 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 65 3 6 ITA S Errani 4 3 12 ITA R Vinci 6 6 14 SRB J Janković 3 7 7 USA S Stephens 6 5 5 12 ITA R Vinci 0 4 14 SRB J Janković 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q NZL M Erakovic 6 6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 3 4   BEL Y Wickmayer 1 2 LL ROU M Niculescu 6 6   CHN S Peng 1 1 10 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 15 SRB A Ivanovic 6 68 4 FRA A Cornet 2 710 6 SVK M Rybáriková 6 4 6 GER J Görges 2 6 4 Q USA V King 6 6 FRA K Mladenovic 3 4 7 CZE P Kvitová 6 67 6 Q NZL M Erakovic 4 79 3 LL ROU M Niculescu 4 3 10 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   FRA A Cornet 6 5 5 SVK M Rybáriková 3 7 7 Q USA V King 1 66 2 BLR V Azarenka 6 78 7 CZE P Kvitová 6 2 3 10 DEN C Wozniacki 3 6 6   SVK M Rybáriková 3 4 2 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 10 DEN C Wozniacki 3 65 2 BLR V Azarenka 6 77 Qualifying draw Seeds 30em POL Urszula Radwańska (first round) USA Madison Keys (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury) ROU Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser) GER Annika Beck (qualified) SUI Stefanie Vögele (first round) GER Andrea Petkovic (qualified) PUR Monica Puig (qualified) JPN Ayumi Morita (first round) ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualifying competition) CHN Zheng Jie (first round) ITA Francesca Schiavone (first round) ITA Karin Knapp (qualified) CAN Eugenie Bouchard (qualified) JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm (qualifying competition) CRO Donna Vekić (first round) BUL Tsvetana Pironkova (first round) RSA Chanelle Scheepers (qualifying competition) SWE Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition) ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa (first round) ARG Paula Ormaechea (first round) CZE Karolína Plíšková (qualifying competition) ROU Irina-Camelia Begu (first round) BLR Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition) NZL Marina Erakovic (qualified) Qualifiers 30em CRO Petra Martić CAN Eugenie Bouchard USA Vania King GER Annika Beck SWE Sofia Arvidsson GER Andrea Petkovic PUR Monica Puig SVK Jana Čepelová SLO Polona Hercog GEO Anna Tatishvili NZL Marina Erakovic ITA Karin Knapp Lucky loser ROU Monica Niculescu Draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 POL Urszula Radwańska 6 4 4   CRO Petra Martić 4 6 6   ESP María Teresa Torró Flor 6 6 16 BUL Tsvetana Pironkova 2 2   CRO Petra Martić 6 6     ESP María Teresa Torró Flor 2 1   Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Alt COL Mariana Duque 3 1   SRB Vesna Dolonc 6 6   ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 0 3 13 CAN Eugenie Bouchard 6 6   SRB Vesna Dolonc 3 1   13 CAN Eugenie Bouchard 6 6   Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 ROU Monica Niculescu 6 6   CZE Andrea Hlaváčková 1 4 WC USA Vania King 4 6 6 20 ARG Paula Ormaechea 6 2 4 3 ROU Monica Niculescu 5 1   WC USA Vania King 7 6   Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 GER Annika Beck 6 4 6 WC USA Shelby Rogers 3 6 2   RUS Olga Puchkova 6 2 2 23 BLR Olga Govortsova 3 6 6 4 GER Annika Beck 6 6   23 BLR Olga Govortsova 4 4   Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 SUI Stefanie Vögele 6 3 2   SWE Sofia Arvidsson 4 6 6   ROU Alexandra Dulgheru 6 4 6 15 CRO Donna Vekić 2 6 4   SWE Sofia Arvidsson 6 6     ROU Alexandra Dulgheru 1 2   Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 GER Andrea Petkovic 6 6 WC USA Maria Sanchez 0 0   FRA Caroline Garcia 6 3 3 21 CZE Karolína Plíšková 3 6 6 6 GER Andrea Petkovic 7 6   21 CZE Karolína Plíšková 5 2   Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 PUR Monica Puig 6 6   USA Mallory Burdette 4 4 WC USA Melanie Oudin 2 5 17 RSA Chanelle Scheepers 6 7 7 PUR Monica Puig 6 6   17 RSA Chanelle Scheepers 1 4   Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 8 JPN Ayumi Morita 2 0   USA Alison Riske 6 6   SVK Jana Čepelová 6 6 22 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 2 2   USA Alison Riske 65 6 2   SVK Jana Čepelová 77 3 6 Ninth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 9 ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6 6   USA Christina McHale 0 4 WC SLO Polona Hercog 3 6 713 19 ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa 6 2 611 9 ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino 63 0   WC SLO Polona Hercog 77 6   Tenth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 10 CHN Zheng Jie 7 1 2   GEO Anna Tatishvili 5 6 6   KAZ Galina Voskoboeva 4 0 14 JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 6 6   GEO Anna Tatishvili 6 6   14 JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 3 4   Eleventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 11 ITA Francesca Schiavone 6 3 2   GBR Heather Watson 1 6 6   CZE Petra Cetkovská 4 7 3 24 NZL Marina Erakovic 6 5 6   GBR Heather Watson 4 77 3 24 NZL Marina Erakovic 6 64 6 Twelfth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 12 ITA Karin Knapp 6 6   ESP Lara Arruabarrena 4 2 WC USA Nicole Gibbs 4 6 2 18 SWE Johanna Larsson 6 3 6 12 ITA Karin Knapp 5 6 6 18 SWE Johanna Larsson 7 2 4 References Main Draw Qualifying Draw Category:2013 WTA Tour Women's Singles