2013 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles

2013 Proton Malaysian Open POR João Sousa FRA Julien Benneteau 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 28 8 singles doubles 2013 Proton Malaysian Open João Sousa won the title, defeating Julien Benneteau 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final. He saved a championship point in the second set and became the first player from Portugal to win an ATP title.Tennis.com Sousa saves match point to beat Benneteau and win Kuala Lumpur https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/sousa-saves-match-point-to-beat-benneteau-and-win-kuala-lumpur 2024-02-25 Tennis.com en Juan Mónaco was the defending champion, but withdrew before the event started. Seeds 30em ESP David Ferrer (quarterfinals) SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (semifinals) ESP Nicolás Almagro (second round) AUT Jürgen Melzer (semifinals) FRA Julien Benneteau (final) RUS Dmitry Tursunov (quarterfinals) CAN Vasek Pospisil (second round) RUS Nikolay Davydenko (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 SE POR João Sousa 6 3 6 4 AUT Jürgen Melzer 4 6 4 5 FRA Julien Benneteau 6 6 2 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 4 3 SE POR João Sousa 2 7 6 5 FRA Julien Benneteau 6 5 4 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Q IND S Devvarman 3 3 Q ITA M Viola 6 6 WC USA R Harrison 3 2 SE POR J Sousa 6 6 PR URU P Cuevas 6 6 8 RUS N Davydenko 3 4 Q GER M Zverev 77 6 ARG H Zeballos 65 2 WC KOR H Chung 4 2 ARG F Delbonis 6 6 ROU V Hănescu 6 1 3 7 CAN V Pospisil 1 6 6 1 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 Q ITA M Viola 2 3 SE POR J Sousa 4 7 6 PR URU P Cuevas 6 5 0 4 AUT J Melzer 7 6 Q GER M Zverev 5 4   ARG F Delbonis 77 77 7 CAN V Pospisil 62 61 1 ESP D Ferrer 2 66 SE POR J Sousa 6 78 4 AUT J Melzer 6 6 ARG F Delbonis 3 2 SE POR J Sousa 6 3 6 4 AUT J Melzer 4 6 4 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 FRA J Benneteau 78 6 SE POL M Przysiężny 66 4   SLO G Žemlja 6 5 0r ESP P Andújar 3 7 0   GER D Brands 3 4 FRA A Mannarino 6 6 6 RUS D Tursunov 7 6 Q USA R Ram 5 0 RUS A Bogomolov Jr. 65 0 WC ESP P Carreño-Busta 77 6 CYP M Baghdatis 77 6 ARG C Berlocq 63 3 5 FRA J Benneteau 710 6 ESP P Andújar 68 2   FRA A Mannarino 6 6 3 ESP N Almagro 4 3 6 RUS D Tursunov 6 6 WC ESP P Carreño-Busta 2 4 CYP M Baghdatis 1 5 2 SUI S Wawrinka 6 7 5 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 FRA A Mannarino 3 3 6 RUS D Tursunov 6 3 63 2 SUI S Wawrinka 2 6 77 5 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 2 SUI S Wawrinka 4 3 Qualifying Seeds 30em USA Michael Russell (qualifying competition, retired) IND Somdev Devvarman (qualified) USA Rajeev Ram (qualified) ITA Matteo Viola (qualified) GER Mischa Zverev (qualified) JPN Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition) RSA Rik de Voest (second round) CHN Zhang Ze (second round) Qualifiers 30em GER Mischa Zverev IND Somdev Devvarman USA Rajeev Ram ITA Matteo Viola Qualifying draw First qualifier 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175   AUS Greg Jones 6 6     HKG Kevin Kung 0 3     JPN Toshihide Matsui 2r   PHI Treat Huey 4 WC MAS Abdul Hazli Zainuddin 1 0   5 GER Mischa Zverev 6 6   1 USA Michael Russell 6 2 6   AUS Greg Jones 3 6 4   PHI Treat Huey 5 2   5 GER Mischa Zverev 7 6   1 USA Michael Russell 3 0r   5 GER Mischa Zverev 6 3   Second qualifier 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175   USA Eric Butorac 6 2 6 WC MAS Mohd Assri Merzuki 4 6 2   NED Jean-Julien Rojer 6 6 WC MAS Si Yew Ming 0 4 JPN Bumpei Sato 2 2   8 CHN Zhang Ze 6 6   2 IND Somdev Devvarman 6 6     USA Eric Butorac 1 3     NED Jean-Julien Rojer 6 77   8 CHN Zhang Ze 4 65   2 IND Somdev Devvarman 7 7     NED Jean-Julien Rojer 5 5   Third qualifier 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175   KOR Nam Ji-sung 6 6     MEX Santiago González 4 2     NZL Jose Statham 6 6   MAS Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak 2 2 WC MAS Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib 0 1   6 JPN Tatsuma Ito 6 6   3 USA Rajeev Ram 6 77     KOR Nam Ji-sung 3 65     NZL Jose Statham 6 4 3 6 JPN Tatsuma Ito 1 6 6 3 USA Rajeev Ram 77 5 6 6 JPN Tatsuma Ito 62 7 3 Fourth qualifier 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 WC MAS Ashaari Zainal 6 6     ITA Enrico Becuzzi 0 2     JPN Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 77   SRB Nenad Zimonjić 1 64 INA Christopher Rungkat 4 1   7 RSA Rik de Voest 6 6   4 ITA Matteo Viola 6 6   WC MAS Ashaari Zainal 0 1     JPN Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 3 6 7 RSA Rik de Voest 4 6 4 4 ITA Matteo Viola 6 7     JPN Yasutaka Uchiyama 1 5   References External links Main draw Qualifying draw Proton Malaysian Open - Singles 2013 Singles