2013 WTA Shenzhen Open

2013 WTA Shenzhen Open 31 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 1st 32S / 16D Hard $500,000 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center CHN Li Na TPE Chan Hao-ching / TPE Chan Yung-jan The 2013 Shenzhen Open (known as 2013 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Shenzhen Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013. First-seeded Li Na won the singles title.https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/8381093/li-na-won-the-shenzhen-open-after-beating-klara-zakopalova-in-three-sets Li Na won the Shenzhen Open after beating Klara Zakopalova in three sets Sky Sports 5 January 2013 Finals Singles 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles CHN Li Na defeated CZE Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 It was Li's first title of the year and 7th of her career and her first in China since 2004. Doubles 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles TPE Chan Hao-ching / TPE Chan Yung-jan defeated UKR Irina Buryachok / RUS Valeria Solovieva, 6–0, 7–5 Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedCHNLi Na71FRAMarion Bartoli112SRBJelena Janković223TPEHsieh Su-wei254CZEKlára Zakopalová285CHNPeng Shuai406GBRLaura Robson537SRBBojana Jovanovski568 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: HKG Chan Wing-yau CHN Duan Yingying CHN Zheng Saisai The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm GBR Anne Keothavong USA Jessica Pegula SUI Stefanie Vögele The following player received entry as lucky loser: CHN Zhou Yimiao Withdrawals Before the tournament CZE Iveta Benešová SRB Jelena Janković (viral illness) CRO Mirjana Lučić CRO Petra Martić CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (doping) Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedTPEChan Hao-chingTPEChan Yung-jan1221RUSNina BratchikovaSVKJanette Husárová1232RUSAlla KudryavtsevaCZEKlára Zakopalová1453HUNTímea BabosLUXMandy Minella1614 1 Rankings are as of December 24, 2012. Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: CHN Han Xinyun / CHN Zhou Yimiao CHN Wang Qiang / THA Varatchaya Wongteanchai Withdrawals During the tournament TPE Hsieh Su-wei (right forearm injury) References External links Singles draw Doubles draw Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20131019095023/http://www.shenzhenopentennis.com/ 2013-10-19 WTA Shenzhen Open WTA Shenzhen Open 2013