2013 Australian Open – Women's Singles

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

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

Qualifying

Wildcards

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	Victoria Azarenka	7	6
		Svetlana Kuznetsova	5	1
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								29	Sloane Stephens	1	4
	3	Serena Williams	6	5	4
	29	Sloane Stephens	3	7	6
															1	Victoria Azarenka	4	6	6
															6	Li Na	6	4	3
	6	Li Na	7	6
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	5	3
								6	Li Na	6	6
								2	Maria Sharapova	2	2
	19	Ekaterina Makarova	2	2
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
1	V Azarenka	6	6
	M Niculescu	1	4				1	V Azarenka	6	6
	E Daniilidou	7	5	6				E Daniilidou	1	0
	Ka Plíšková	5	7	4										1	V Azarenka	6	4	6
Q	L Kumkhum	7^7	6												J Hampton	4	6	2
	S Arvidsson	6^5	4				Q	L Kumkhum	1	2
	J Hampton	6	6					J Hampton	6	6
31	U Radwańska	2	4																		1	V Azarenka	6	6
21	V Lepchenko	6	6																			E Vesnina	1	1
	P Hercog	4	1				21	V Lepchenko	4	2
WC	C Garcia	6	3	1				E Vesnina	6	6
	E Vesnina	3	6	6											E Vesnina	4	7^7	6
	M Johansson	4	2											16	R Vinci	6	6^4	4
Q	A Amanmuradova	6	6				Q	A Amanmuradova	3	2
	S Soler Espinosa	3	5				16	R Vinci	6	6
16	R Vinci	6	7

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
10	C Wozniacki	2	6	6
	S Lisicki	6	3	3			10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	A Hlaváčková	1	2					D Vekić	1	4
	D Vekić	6	6											10	C Wozniacki	6	6
Q	D Gavrilova	6	6^2	6										Q	L Tsurenko	4	3
	L Davis	3	7^7	4			Q	D Gavrilova	5	3
Q	L Tsurenko	7	3	7			Q	L Tsurenko	7	6
24	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	5																	10	C Wozniacki	2	6	5
26	S-w Hsieh	7^7	6																			S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
	L Arruabarrena Vecino	6^5	2				26	S-w Hsieh	2	1
	S Kuznetsova	6	6					S Kuznetsova	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino	2	1												S Kuznetsova	6	4	6
	Y Putintseva	6	6^0	6											C Suárez Navarro	2	6	3
	C McHale	1	7^7	2				Y Putintseva	6	6^5	2
	C Suárez Navarro	6	6					C Suárez Navarro	1	7^7	6
7	S Errani	4	4

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
3	S Williams	6	6
	E Gallovits-Hall	0	0				3	S Williams	6	6
	M Rybáriková	6	1	12				G Muguruza	2	0
	G Muguruza	4	6	14										3	S Williams	6	6
	A Morita	6	6												A Morita	1	3
	A Tatishvili	3	3					A Morita	6	6
	A Beck	6	6^7	6				A Beck	2	0
28	Y Shvedova	2	7^9	3																	3	S Williams	6	6
20	Y Wickmayer	6	7																		14	M Kirilenko	2	0
WC	J Gajdošová	1	5				20	Y Wickmayer	7^10	7
Q	G Arn	2	2					J Čepelová	6^8	5
	J Čepelová	6	6											20	Y Wickmayer	6^4	3
PR	R Marino	3	0											14	M Kirilenko	7^7	6
	S Peng	6	6					S Peng	5	2
	V King	4	2				14	M Kirilenko	7	6
14	M Kirilenko	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
12	N Petrova	2	0
	K Date-Krumm	6	6					K Date-Krumm	6	7
	S Pe'er	6	1	6				S Pe'er	2	5
	A Panova	4	6	3											K Date-Krumm	2	6^3
	MT Torró Flor	6	4	3											B Jovanovski	6	7^7
	B Jovanovski	2	6	6				B Jovanovski	7	7
	M Lučić-Baroni	6^4	4				17	L Šafářová	5	5
17	L Šafářová	7^7	6																			B Jovanovski	1	6	5
29	S Stephens	6	6																		29	S Stephens	6	3	7
	S Halep	1	1				29	S Stephens	6	6
	K Mladenovic	6	4	11				K Mladenovic	4	3
	T Babos	3	6	9										29	S Stephens	7	6
	M Oudin	2	3												L Robson	5	3
	L Robson	6	6					L Robson	2	6	11
	F Schiavone	4	6	2			8	P Kvitová	6	3	9
8	P Kvitová	6	2	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
6	N Li	6	6
	S Karatantcheva	1	3				6	N Li	6	7
	P Parmentier	6	3	2				O Govortsova	2	5
	O Govortsova	2	6	6										6	N Li	6	6
	Kr Plíšková	6	6											27	S Cîrstea	4	1
WC	S Jones	3	2					Kr Plíšková	6	3	2
	C Vandeweghe	4	2				27	S Cîrstea	1	6	6
27	S Cîrstea	6	6																		6	N Li	7^8	6
18	J Görges	7	2	6																	18	J Görges	6^6	1
Q	V Dushevina	5	6	4			18	J Görges	6	6
	R Oprandi	4	7	6				R Oprandi	3	2
	T Pironkova	6	5	2										18	J Görges	6	1	7
WC	Y Zhang	1	6	4											J Zheng	3	6	5
	J Zheng	6	3	6				J Zheng	6	1	7
	K-c Chang	6^3	3				9	S Stosur	4	6	5
9	S Stosur	7^7	6

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
13	A Ivanovic	6	6
	M Czink	2	1				13	A Ivanovic	7	1	6
Q	Y-j Chan	6	1	6			Q	Y-j Chan	5	6	4
	D Hantuchová	1	6	1										13	A Ivanovic	7	6
Q	MJ Koehler	3	6	6										22	J Janković	5	3
Q	K Knapp	6	3	3			Q	MJ Koehler	6	6^5	2
	J Larsson	2	2				22	J Janković	2	7^7	6
22	J Janković	6	6																		13	A Ivanovic	2	4
32	M Barthel	5	6	4																	4	A Radwańska	6	6
	K Pervak	7	2	6				K Pervak	6	6^7	2
	H Watson	2	6	6				H Watson	4	7^9	6
	A Cadanțu	6	3	2											H Watson	3	1
	I-C Begu	6	6											4	A Radwańska	6	6
	A Rus	4	2					I-C Begu	3	3
WC	B Bobusic	5	0				4	A Radwańska	6	6
4	A Radwańska	7	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
5	A Kerber	6	6
	E Svitolina	2	4				5	A Kerber	6	6
	L Hradecká	6	7^10					L Hradecká	3	1
	K Bertens	2	6^8											5	A Kerber	6	7
	C Dellacqua	4	6^0											WC	M Keys	2	5
WC	M Keys	6	7^7				WC	M Keys	6	6
	S Vögele	6	4	5			30	T Paszek	2	1
30	T Paszek	4	6	7																	5	A Kerber	5	4
19	E Makarova	6	7																		19	E Makarova	7	6
Q	M Larcher de Brito	2	5				19	E Makarova	6	6
	C Giorgi	2	3					S Foretz Gacon	3	3
	S Foretz Gacon	6	6											19	E Makarova	6^4	6	6
Q	V Dolonc	5	7	8										11	M Bartoli	7^7	3	4
WC	O Rogowska	7	5	6			Q	V Dolonc	5	0
	A Medina Garrigues	2	4				11	M Bartoli	7	6
11	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
15	D Cibulková	3	6	6
WC	A Barty	6	0	1			15	D Cibulková	6^6	4
	M Minella	6^4	1				Q	V Savinykh	7^8	6
Q	V Savinykh	7^7	6											Q	V Savinykh	2	6	3
	K Flipkens	6	6												K Flipkens	6	4	6
	N Bratchikova	4	3					K Flipkens	6	6
	C Scheepers	1	2				23	K Zakopalová	1	0
23	K Zakopalová	6	6																			K Flipkens	1	0
25	V Williams	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	6	6
	G Voskoboeva	1	0				25	V Williams	6	6
	A Cornet	7	6^3	10				A Cornet	3	3
	M Erakovic	5	7^7	8										25	V Williams	1	3
	P Martić	3	4											2	M Sharapova	6	6
	M Doi	6	6					M Doi	0	0
	O Puchkova	0	0				2	M Sharapova	6	6
2	M Sharapova	6	6

External links

• Main draw

References

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