2013 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2013 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Final score	7–5, 6–7^(6–8), 6–1

Serena Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final for second year in a row. By winning the tournament, Williams won her fifth US open crown and her seventeenth grand slam title.^[1][2][3]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (Champion) 02.   Victoria Azarenka (Final) 03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round) 04.   Sara Errani (Second round) 05.   Li Na (Semifinals) 06.   Caroline Wozniacki (Third round) 07.   Petra Kvitová (Third round) 08.   Angelique Kerber (Fourth round) 09.   Jelena Janković (Fourth round) 10.   Roberta Vinci (Quarterfinals) 11.   Samantha Stosur (First round) 12.   Kirsten Flipkens (First round) 13.   Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round) 14.   Maria Kirilenko (Third round) 15.   Sloane Stephens (Fourth round) 16.   Sabine Lisicki (Third round)

17.   Dominika Cibulková (First round) 18.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Quarterfinals) 19.   Sorana Cîrstea (Second round) 20.   Nadia Petrova (First round) 21.   Simona Halep (Fourth round) 22.   Elena Vesnina (Second round) 23.   Jamie Hampton (Third round) 24.   Ekaterina Makarova (Quarterfinals) 25.   Kaia Kanepi (Third round) 26.   Alizé Cornet (Third round) 27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round) 28.   Mona Barthel (Second round) 29.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (First round) 30.   Laura Robson (Third round) 31.   Klára Zakopalová (First round) 32.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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	Serena Williams	6	6
	18	Carla Suárez Navarro	0	0
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								5	Li Na	0	3
	24	Ekaterina Makarova	4	7^7	2
	5	Li Na	6	6^5	6
															1	Serena Williams	7	6^6	6
															2	Victoria Azarenka	5	7^8	1
	10	Roberta Vinci	4	1
		Flavia Pennetta	6	6
									Flavia Pennetta	4	2
								2	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
		Daniela Hantuchová	2	3
	2	Victoria Azarenka	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		F Schiavone	0	1				1	S Williams	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	6	6					G Voskoboeva	3	0
		M Niculescu	4	3											1	S Williams	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	6												Y Shvedova	3	1
		O Puchkova	1	0					Y Shvedova	6	6
	LL	P Mayr-Achleitner	7^7	6				LL	P Mayr-Achleitner	2	3
	29	M Rybáriková	6^2	3																		1	S Williams	6	6
	23	J Hampton	6	6																		15	S Stephens	4	1
		L Arruabarrena	4	2				23	J Hampton	7	6
		K Mladenovic	6	1	6				K Mladenovic	5	4
		A Medina Garrigues	1	6	1										23	J Hampton	1	3
		I-C Begu	1	3											15	S Stephens	6	6
		U Radwańska	6	6					U Radwańska	1	1
		M Minella	6	3	6^5			15	S Stephens	6	6
	15	S Stephens	4	6	7^7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	K Flipkens	1	2
		V Williams	6	6					V Williams	3	6	6^5
		K Bertens	1	3					J Zheng	6	2	7^7
		J Zheng	6	6												J Zheng	2	4
	Q	C Vandeweghe	6	7^7											18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	Q	A Krunić	4	6^5				Q	C Vandeweghe	3	4
		L Davis	0	0				18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		18	C Suárez Navarro	4	6	7^7
	25	K Kanepi	4	7^7	6																	8	A Kerber	6	3	6^3
	WC	V King	6	6^4	1			25	K Kanepi	6	6
		S Vögele	1	7	6^4				AK Schmiedlová	4	1
		AK Schmiedlová	6	5	7^7										25	K Kanepi	0	4
		Ka Plíšková	6	4	5										8	A Kerber	6	6
		E Bouchard	4	6	7				E Bouchard	4	6	3
		L Hradecká	1	1				8	A Kerber	6	2	6
	8	A Kerber	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	A Radwańska	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa	1	2				3	A Radwańska	6	7
		MT Torró Flor	6	6					MT Torró Flor	0	5
		M Erakovic	0	4											3	A Radwańska	6	7^7
		E Cabeza Candela	1	4											32	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6^1
	WC	A Barty	6	6				WC	A Barty	4	0
	WC	V Razzano	5	0				32	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	32	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6																		3	A Radwańska	4	4
	24	E Makarova	6	6																		24	E Makarova	6	6
		P Hercog	2	4				24	E Makarova	6	6
		M Johansson	3	1					B Mattek-Sands	4	4
		B Mattek-Sands	6	6											24	E Makarova	6	7
		P Ormaechea	6	7^9											16	S Lisicki	4	5
		K Date-Krumm	3	6^7					P Ormaechea	2	3
	Q	V Dushevina	2	6^3				16	S Lisicki	6	6
	16	S Lisicki	6	7^7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	J Janković	6	6
		M Keys	3	4				9	J Janković	6	6
		M Puig	4	6	5			PR	A Kleybanova	3	2
	PR	A Kleybanova	6	3	7										9	J Janković	6	7^7
	Q	K Nara	6	6											Q	K Nara	4	6^5
		A Cadanțu	2	2				Q	K Nara	7	6
	Q	S Fichman	5	7	1			19	S Cîrstea	5	1
	19	S Cîrstea	7	5	6																	9	J Janković	3	0
	30	L Robson	7	6																		5	N Li	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	5	0				30	L Robson	6	7^7
		C Garcia	6	6					C Garcia	4	6^5
	WC	S Rogers	3	2											30	L Robson	2	5
	PR	P Cetkovská	6	4	1										5	N Li	6	7
		S Arvidsson	1	6	6				S Arvidsson	2	2
		O Govortsova	2	2				5	N Li	6	6
	5	N Li	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	C Wozniacki	6	7
	Q	Y Duan	2	5				6	C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Scheepers	2	6	6				C Scheepers	1	2
	Q	C Simmonds	6	2	1										6	C Wozniacki	6	4	3
		J Čepelová	2	2											Q	C Giorgi	4	6	6
	Q	C Giorgi	6	6				Q	C Giorgi	6	7^10
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	4	6^8
	31	K Zakopalová	3	3																		Q	C Giorgi	4	2
	22	E Vesnina	6	6																		10	R Vinci	6	6
		A Beck	1	1				22	E Vesnina	1	4
		K Knapp	6	6					K Knapp	6	6
	Q	G Min	3	1												K Knapp	4	3
		L Tsurenko	3	6	4										10	R Vinci	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	2	6				L Šafářová	6	1	2
		T Babos	4	2				10	R Vinci	4	6	6
	10	R Vinci	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	M Kirilenko	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	1	1				14	M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	6	6				Q	M Larcher de Brito	3	1
		E Daniilidou	4	3											14	M Kirilenko	1	0
		D Vekić	7^7	4	6										21	S Halep	6	6
		M Duque Mariño	6^5	6	2				D Vekić	2	1
		H Watson	6	4	2			21	S Halep	6	6
	21	S Halep	4	6	6																	21	S Halep	2	6^3
	27	S Kuznetsova	6	7																			F Pennetta	6	7^7
		M Burdette	3	5				27	S Kuznetsova	6	4	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	1	6	4
		Y Meusburger	3	4											27	S Kuznetsova	5	1
	WC	N Gibbs	0	2												F Pennetta	7	6
		F Pennetta	6	6					F Pennetta	6	6
	LL	O Rogowska	0	0				4	S Errani	3	1
	4	S Errani	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	P Kvitová	6	3	6
		M Doi	2	6	1			7	P Kvitová	6	6
		B Jovanovski	6	6					B Jovanovski	2	4
		A Petkovic	2	4											7	P Kvitová	3	0
		T Pironkova	3	3											WC	A Riske	6	6
	WC	A Riske	6	6				WC	A Riske	6	6
		J Larsson	1	4				28	M Barthel	4	2
	28	M Barthel	6	6																		WC	A Riske	3	7	2
	20	N Petrova	3	4																			D Hantuchová	6	5	6
	Q	J Glushko	6	6				Q	J Glushko	7	6
	Q	M Lučić-Baroni	4	4				WC	S Vickery	5	3
	WC	S Vickery	6	6											Q	J Glushko	6	5	6^4
	WC	M Sanchez	5	2												D Hantuchová	3	7	7^7
		D Hantuchová	7	6					D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Duval	5	6	6			Q	V Duval	2	3
	11	S Stosur	7	4	4

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6
		A Tatishvili	2	0				13	A Ivanovic	6	6
		V Lepchenko	7^7	2	6^5			PR	A Dulgheru	2	1
	PR	A Dulgheru	6^5	6	7^7										13	A Ivanovic	4	7	6
		J Görges	4	3												C McHale	6	5	4
		C McHale	6	6					C McHale	6	3	7
		E Svitolina	6	6					E Svitolina	4	6	5
	17	D Cibulková	4	3																		13	A Ivanovic	6	3	4
	26	A Cornet	6	6																		2	V Azarenka	4	6	6
	Q	MJ Koehler	3	2				26	A Cornet	6	6
	Q	C Dellacqua	6	1	4			Q	A Tomljanović	2	2
	Q	A Tomljanović	3	6	6										26	A Cornet	7^7	3	2
	PR	A Wozniak	7	7^7											2	V Azarenka	6^2	6	6
		V Dolonc	5	6^5				PR	A Wozniak	3	1
		D Pfizenmaier	0	0				2	V Azarenka	6	6
	2	V Azarenka	6	6

References

1. "Unstoppable Serena retains US Open crown beating dogged Azarenka in three-set epic and levels Federer on 17 Grand Slam titles". Daily Mail. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. "Serena Williams crowns 14-year reign with fifth US Open title". Guardian UK. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
3. "Serena Williams wins 17th grand slam title with epic US Open victory over Victoria Azarenka". Daily Telegraph. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

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