2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
2013 WTA Tour Championships
Champions	Serena Williams
Runners-up	Li Na
Final score	2–6, 6–3, 6–0

Serena Williams successfully defended her title, beating Li Na in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0.^[1][2][3]

Players

1. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Victoria Azarenka (Round Robin)
3. Agnieszka Radwańska (Round Robin)
4. Li Na (Final)
5. Petra Kvitová (Semifinals)
6. Sara Errani (Round Robin)
7. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
8. Angelique Kerber (Round Robin)

Notes:

• Maria Sharapova had qualified but withdrew because of a right shoulder injury

Alternates

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Not used)
2. Sloane Stephens (Not used)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	2	6
	7	Jelena Janković	4	6	4
								1	Serena Williams	2	6	6
								4	Li Na	6	3	0
	4	Li Na	6	6
	5	Petra Kvitová	4	2

Red Group

		Williams	Radwańska	Kvitová	Kerber	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Serena Williams		6–2, 6–4	6–2, 6–3	6–3, 6–1	3–0	6–0 (100%)	36–15 (70.6%)	1
3	Agnieszka Radwańska	2–6, 4–6		4–6, 4–6	2–6, 2–6	0–3	0–6 (0%)	18–36 (33.3%)	4
5	Petra Kvitová	2–6, 3–6	6–4, 6–4		6–7^(3–7), 6–2, 6–3	2–1	4–3 (57.1%)	35–32 (52.2%)	2
8	Angelique Kerber	3–6, 1–6	6–2, 6–2	7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 3–6		1–2	3–4 (42.9%)	28–34 (45.2%)	3

White Group

		Azarenka	Li	Errani	Janković	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Victoria Azarenka		2–6, 1–6	7–6^(7–4), 6–2	4–6, 3–6	1–2	2–4 (33.3%)	23–32 (41.8%)	3
4	Li Na	6–2, 6–1		6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	6–3, 2–6, 6–3	3–0	6–1 (85.7%)	39–24 (61.9%)	1
6	Sara Errani	6–7^(4–7), 2–6	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)		6–4, 6–4	1–2	2–4 (33.3%)	29–34 (46.0%)	4
7	Jelena Janković	6–4, 6–3	3–6, 6–2, 3–6	4–6, 4–6		1–2	3–4 (42.9%)	32–33 (49.2%)	2

References

General

• "TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul – 2013 Singles Competition" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

Specific

1. "Serena Williams beats Li Na to win WTA Championships". BBC Sport. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
2. "Serena Williams signs off a year of dominance and £7.6million won with victory over Li Na in Istanbul". Daily Telegraph. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
3. "Serena can get even better in 2014, says coach Mouratoglou after whirlwind 16 months of success". Daily Mail. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.