2013 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2013 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)

The 2013 Western and Southern Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts August 12–18, 2013. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. The 2013 tournament was the 112th edition (for the men) and the 85th (for the women) of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (a suburb of Cincinnati), Ohio.

Li Na was the defending women's singles tournament champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals. Victoria Azarenka defeated Williams in the final 2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(8–6) to claim the title.

Marion Bartoli played the last match of her professional career and retired after losing to Simona Halep in the second round.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
		Simona Halep	0	4
								1	Serena Williams	7	7
								5	Li Na	5	5
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska
	5	Li Na	w/o
															1	Serena Williams	6	2	66
															2	Victoria Azarenka	2	6	78
	12	Roberta Vinci	0	4
	14	Jelena Janković	6	6
								14	Jelena Janković	6	2	3
								2	Victoria Azarenka	4	6	6
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	3	65
	2	Victoria Azarenka	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	4	6	6
	Q	M Puig	3	4				Q	E Bouchard	6	2	2
	Q	E Bouchard	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		M Barthel	6	6												M Barthel	4	1
		L Šafářová	3	4					M Barthel	6	6
	Q	A Tatishvili	6	64	64			16	M Kirilenko	4	4
	16	M Kirilenko	4	77	77																	1	S Williams	6	6
	11	S Stosur	6	7																			S Halep	0	4
		S Kuznetsova	1	5				11	S Stosur	6	77
		A Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	3				J Hampton	3	63
		J Hampton	7	4	6										11	S Stosur	4	6	2
		S Halep	65	6	6											S Halep	6	4	6
		S-w Hsieh	77	1	2				S Halep	3	6	6
								8	M Bartoli	6	4	1

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Radwańska	6	6
	PR	F Pennetta	2	6	2				V Lepchenko	4	0
		V Lepchenko	6	2	6										4	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	J Čepelová	4	1												E Vesnina	0	2
		V Williams	6	6					V Williams	2	7	2
		E Vesnina	3	6	6				E Vesnina	6	5	6
	13	K Flipkens	6	1	3																	4	A Radwańska
	9	A Kerber	66	6	6																	5	N Li	w/o
	Q	K Knapp	78	0	1			9	A Kerber	77	6
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	4	67			PR	A Kleybanova	63	2
	PR	A Kleybanova	4	6	79										9	A Kerber	4	4
	WC	L Davis	77	77											5	N Li	6	6
		K Zakopalová	63	61				WC	L Davis	6	1	1
								5	N Li	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Errani	6	5	6
		D Cibulková	2	4				Q	P Hercog	4	7	4
	Q	P Hercog	6	6											6	S Errani	4	3
	WC	D Hantuchová	6	4	1										12	R Vinci	6	6
	Q	A Petkovic	2	6	6			Q	A Petkovic	4	77	3
	WC	B Mattek-Sands	4	7	3			12	R Vinci	6	63	6
	12	R Vinci	6	5	6																	12	R Vinci	0	4
	14	J Janković	77	5	6																	14	J Janković	6	6
		S Lisicki	65	7	2			14	J Janković	2	6	6
	Q	A Beck	3	2					E Makarova	6	3	3
		E Makarova	6	6											14	J Janković	3	7	7
		S Stephens	6	3	6											S Stephens	6	5	5
	Q	P Martić	2	6	3				S Stephens	2	77	6
								3	M Sharapova	6	65	3

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	P Kvitová	6	67	6
	Q	M Erakovic	6	6				Q	M Erakovic	4	79	3
		C Suárez Navarro	3	4											7	P Kvitová	6	2	3
		Y Wickmayer	1	2											10	C Wozniacki	3	6	6
	LL	M Niculescu	6	6				LL	M Niculescu	4	3
		S Peng	1	1				10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	10	C Wozniacki	6	6																		10	C Wozniacki	3	65
	15	A Ivanovic	6	68	4																	2	V Azarenka	6	77
		A Cornet	2	710	6				A Cornet	6	5	5
		M Rybáriková	6	4	6				M Rybáriková	3	7	7
		J Görges	2	6	4											M Rybáriková	3	4
	Q	V King	6	6											2	V Azarenka	6	6
		K Mladenovic	3	4				Q	V King	1	66
								2	V Azarenka	6	78

Qualifying draw

Draw

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Urszula Radwańska	6	4	4
		Petra Martić	4	6	6
									Petra Martić	6	6
									María Teresa Torró Flor	2	1
		María Teresa Torró Flor	6	6
	16	Tsvetana Pironkova	2	2

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Mariana Duque	3	1
		Vesna Dolonc	6	6
									Vesna Dolonc	3	1
								13	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Anabel Medina Garrigues	0	3
	13	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	1	4
								3	Monica Niculescu	5	1
								WC	Vania King	7	6
	WC	Vania King	4	6	6
	20	Paula Ormaechea	6	2	4

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Annika Beck	6	4	6
	WC	Shelby Rogers	3	6	2
								4	Annika Beck	6	6
								23	Olga Govortsova	4	4
		Olga Puchkova	6	2	2
	23	Olga Govortsova	3	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Stefanie Vögele	6	3	2
		Sofia Arvidsson	4	6	6
									Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
									Alexandra Dulgheru	1	2
		Alexandra Dulgheru	6	4	6
	15	Donna Vekić	2	6	4

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Andrea Petkovic	6	6
	WC	Maria Sanchez	0	0
								6	Andrea Petkovic	7	6
								21	Karolína Plíšková	5	2
		Caroline Garcia	6	3	3
	21	Karolína Plíšková	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Monica Puig	6	6
		Mallory Burdette	4	4
								7	Monica Puig	6	6
								17	Chanelle Scheepers	1	4
	WC	Melanie Oudin	2	5
	17	Chanelle Scheepers	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Ayumi Morita	2	0
		Alison Riske	6	6
									Alison Riske	65	6	2
									Jana Čepelová	77	3	6
		Jana Čepelová	6	6
	22	Irina-Camelia Begu	2	2

Ninth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	6
		Christina McHale	0	4
								9	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	63	0
								WC	Polona Hercog	77	6
	WC	Polona Hercog	3	6	713
	19	Silvia Soler Espinosa	6	2	611

Tenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Zheng Jie	7	1	2
		Anna Tatishvili	5	6	6
									Anna Tatishvili	6	6
								14	Kimiko Date-Krumm	3	4
		Galina Voskoboeva	4	0
	14	Kimiko Date-Krumm	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Francesca Schiavone	6	3	2
		Heather Watson	1	6	6
									Heather Watson	4	77	3
								24	Marina Erakovic	6	64	6
		Petra Cetkovská	4	7	3
	24	Marina Erakovic	6	5	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Karin Knapp	6	6
		Lara Arruabarrena	4	2
								12	Karin Knapp	5	6	6
								18	Johanna Larsson	7	2	4
	WC	Nicole Gibbs	4	6	2
	18	Johanna Larsson	6	3	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw