2013 WTA Tour

The 2013 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions). Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]

2013 WTA Tour
Serena Williams won 11 titles in the year including 2 slams, the most since Hingis in 1997
Details
DurationDecember 29, 2012
– November 3, 2013
Edition43rd
Tournaments57
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships (2)
WTA Premier Mandatory (4)
WTA Premier 5 (5)
WTA Premier (12)
WTA International tournaments (30)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Serena Williams (11)
Most tournament finals Serena Williams (13)
Prize money leader Serena Williams
(US$12,385,572)
Points leader Serena Williams (13,540)
Awards
Player of the year Serena Williams
Doubles Team of the year Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Most improved
player of the year
Simona Halep
Newcomer of the year Eugenie Bouchard
Comeback
player of the year
Alisa Kleybanova
2012
2014
Victoria Azarenka (left) claimed her second major by successfully defending her title at the Australian Open, defeating Li Na in the final. Serena Williams won her second French Open title, defeating defending champion Maria Sharapova in the final, after which she went on to win her fifth title at the US Open, defeating Azarenka in the final, and increasing her total singles Grand Slam titles to seventeen, just one short of both Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Marion Bartoli won her first major at Wimbledon, defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Sabine Lisicki, thus becoming the first French player to win a Major since Amélie Mauresmo in 2006. Bartoli would go on the retire from tennis only 6 weeks later at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

Schedule

This was the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
December 31Hyundai Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 Spain
2–1
 Serbia
Round Robin (Group A)
 Australia
 Italy
 Germany
Round Robin (Group B)
 United States
 South Africa
 France
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
$1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–2, 6–1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Victoria Azarenka
Lesia Tsurenko
Ksenia Pervak
Sloane Stephens
Angelique Kerber
Daniela Hantuchová
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sania Mirza

4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
ASB Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/30Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–4, 6–4
Yanina Wickmayer Jamie Hampton
Mona Barthel
Elena Vesnina
Kiki Bertens
Kirsten Flipkens
Johanna Larsson
Cara Black
Anastasia Rodionova

2–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Julia Görges
Yaroslava Shvedova
Shenzhen Gemdale Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Li Na
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Klára Zakopalová Peng Shuai
Monica Niculescu
Bojana Jovanovski
Annika Beck
Zhou Yimiao
Marion Bartoli
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
6–0, 7–5
Irina Buryachok
Valeria Solovyeva
January 7Apia International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
$690,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–0, 6–0
Dominika Cibulková Li Na
Angelique Kerber
Roberta Vinci
Madison Keys
Sara Errani
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik

6–3, 6–4
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Moorilla Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–4
Mona Barthel Kirsten Flipkens
Sloane Stephens
Monica Niculescu
Tsvetana Pironkova
Jarmila Gajdošová
Lauren Davis
Garbiñe Muguruza
María Teresa Torró Flor

6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Tímea Babos
Mandy Minella
January 14
January 21
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$13,712,772 – Hard 
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
Victoria Azarenka
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Li Na Sloane Stephens
Maria Sharapova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Serena Williams
Agnieszka Radwańska
Ekaterina Makarova
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci

6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
Jarmila Gajdošová
Matthew Ebden

6–3, 7–5
Lucie Hradecká
František Čermák
January 28Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
WTA Premier
$690,000 – Hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Mona Barthel
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Sara Errani Kiki Bertens
Kristina Mladenovic
Carla Suárez Navarro
Lucie Šafářová
Marion Bartoli
Petra Kvitová
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
6–1, 6–1
Andrea Hlaváčková
Liezel Huber
PTT Pattaya Open
Pattaya City, Thailand
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Maria Kirilenko
5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Sabine Lisicki Nina Bratchikova
Sorana Cîrstea
Ayumi Morita
Marina Erakovic
Anastasija Sevastova
Elena Vesnina
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Casey Dellacqua
6–3, 6–2
Akgul Amanmuradova
Alexandra Panova

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 4Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals
Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
Rimini, Italy – Clay (Red) (i)
Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)
Niš, Serbia – Hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
 Czech Republic 4–0
 Italy 3–2
 Russia 3–2
 Slovakia 3–2
Quarterfinals losers
 Australia
 United States
 Japan
 Serbia
February 11Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Victoria Azarenka
7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Serena Williams Agnieszka Radwańska
Maria Sharapova
Sara Errani
Caroline Wozniacki
Samantha Stosur
Petra Kvitová
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik
February 18Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
$2,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Petra Kvitová
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Caroline Wozniacki
Nadia Petrova
Samantha Stosur
Agnieszka Radwańska
Marion Bartoli
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sania Mirza
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Jelena Janković
6–1, 6–2
Paula Ormaechea Karin Knapp
Teliana Pereira
Alexandra Cadanțu
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
María Teresa Torró Flor
Mandy Minella
Tímea Babos
Mandy Minella
6–4, 6–3
Eva Birnerová
Alexandra Panova
U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships
Memphis, United States
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Marina Erakovic
6–1, retired
Sabine Lisicki Magdaléna Rybáriková
Stefanie Vögele
Kirsten Flipkens
Kristina Mladenovic
Heather Watson
Jamie Hampton
Kristina Mladenovic
Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Sofia Arvidsson
Johanna Larsson
February 25Abierto Mexicano TELCEL
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Sara Errani
6–0, 6–4
Carla Suárez Navarro Alizé Cornet
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Kiki Bertens
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Karin Knapp
Francesca Schiavone
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Catalina Castaño
Mariana Duque Mariño
BMW Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Karolína Plíšková
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Ayumi Morita
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Luksika Kumkhum
Ashleigh Barty
Hsieh Su-wei
Shuko Aoyama
Chang Kai-chen
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
Janette Husárová
Zhang Shuai
Brasil Tennis Cup
Florianópolis, Brazil
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Monica Niculescu
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Olga Puchkova Venus Williams
Kristina Mladenovic
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Jana Čepelová
Tímea Babos
Melinda Czink
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova
6–0, 6–4
Anne Keothavong
Valeria Savinykh

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 4
March 11
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$5,185,625 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Maria Sharapova
6–2, 6–2
Caroline Wozniacki Angelique Kerber
Maria Kirilenko
Victoria Azarenka
Samantha Stosur
Petra Kvitová
Sara Errani
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
6–0, 5–7, [10–6]
Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik
March 18
March 25
Sony Open Tennis
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$5,185,625 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Maria Sharapova Agnieszka Radwańska
Jelena Janković
Li Na
Kirsten Flipkens
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Lisa Raymond
Laura Robson

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 1Family Circle Cup
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
$795,707 – Clay (Green) – 56S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Jelena Janković Venus Williams
Stefanie Vögele
Lucie Šafářová
Madison Keys
Eugenie Bouchard
Caroline Wozniacki
Kristina Mladenovic
Lucie Šafářová
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Andrea Hlaváčková
Liezel Huber
Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Angelique Kerber Maria Kirilenko
Monica Niculescu
Ayumi Morita
Urszula Radwańska
Tímea Babos
Lauren Davis
Tímea Babos
Kimiko Date-Krumm

6–1, 6–4
Eva Birnerová
Tamarine Tanasugarn
April 8BNP Paribas Katowice Open
Katowice, Poland
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Roberta Vinci
7–6(7–2), 6–1
Petra Kvitová Alexandra Cadanțu
Annika Beck
Petra Martić
Shahar Pe'er
Maria Elena Camerin
Karolína Plíšková
Lara Arruabarrena
Lourdes Domínguez Lino

6–4, 7–5
Raluca Olaru
Valeria Solovyeva
April 15Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Palermo, Italy – Clay
Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)
Semifinals winners
 Italy 3–1
 Russia 3–2
Semifinals losers
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
April 22Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
$795,707 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Maria Sharapova
6–4, 6–3
Li Na Angelique Kerber
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Ana Ivanovic
Yaroslava Shvedova
Sabine Lisicki
Petra Kvitová
Mona Barthel
Sabine Lisicki

6–4, 7–5
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sania Mirza
Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Marrakesh, Morocco
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Francesca Schiavone
6–1, 6–3
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Mandy Minella
Chanelle Scheepers
Kiki Bertens
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Alizé Cornet
Kristina Mladenovic
Tímea Babos
Mandy Minella

6–3, 6–1
Petra Martić
Kristina Mladenovic
April 29Portugal Open
Oeiras, Portugal
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
7–5, 6–2
Carla Suárez Navarro Romina Oprandi
Kaia Kanepi
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Vesnina
Monica Puig
Ayumi Morita
Chan Hao-ching
Kristina Mladenovic

7–6(7–3), 6–2
Darija Jurak
Katalin Marosi

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 6Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
€4,033,254 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–1, 6–4
Maria Sharapova Sara Errani
Ana Ivanovic
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ekaterina Makarova
Angelique Kerber
Kaia Kanepi
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Lucie Šafářová
6–2, 6–4
Cara Black
Marina Erakovic
May 13Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–1, 6–3
Victoria Azarenka Simona Halep
Sara Errani
Carla Suárez Navarro
Jelena Janković
Samantha Stosur
Maria Sharapova
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
May 20Brussels Open
Brussels, Belgium
WTA Premier
$690,000 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Kaia Kanepi
6–2, 7–5
Peng Shuai Romina Oprandi
Jamie Hampton
Zheng Jie
Sloane Stephens
Varvara Lepchenko
Roberta Vinci
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
6–0, 6–3
Gabriela Dabrowski
Shahar Pe'er
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Alizé Cornet
7–6(7–4), 6–0
Lucie Hradecká Eugenie Bouchard
Flavia Pennetta
Anna Tatishvili
Chanelle Scheepers
Misaki Doi
Johanna Larsson
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Chanelle Scheepers
6–4, 3–6, [14–12]
Cara Black
Marina Erakovic
May 27
June 3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$12,957,474 – Clay (Red) 
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
Serena Williams
6–4, 6–4
Maria Sharapova Sara Errani
Victoria Azarenka
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Agnieszka Radwańska
Maria Kirilenko
Jelena Janković
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
7–5, 6–2
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Lucie Hradecká
František Čermák
1–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Kristina Mladenovic
Daniel Nestor

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 10AEGON Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
WTA International
$235,000 – Grass – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Daniela Hantuchová
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Donna Vekić Magdaléna Rybáriková
Alison Riske
Madison Keys
Sorana Cîrstea
Sabine Lisicki
Francesca Schiavone
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
7–5, 6–4
Cara Black
Marina Erakovic
Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Nuremberg, Germany
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Simona Halep
6–3, 6–3
Andrea Petkovic Jelena Janković
Lucie Šafářová
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Annika Beck
Galina Voskoboeva
Polona Hercog
Raluca Olaru
Valeria Solovyeva
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
June 17AEGON International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
$690,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–1
Jamie Hampton Caroline Wozniacki
Yanina Wickmayer
Lucie Šafářová
Ekaterina Makarova
Maria Kirilenko
Li Na
Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–3
Monica Niculescu
Klára Zakopalová
Topshelf Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA International
$235,000 – Grass – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Simona Halep
6–4, 6–2
Kirsten Flipkens Carla Suárez Navarro
Garbiñe Muguruza
Lesia Tsurenko
Tsvetana Pironkova
Urszula Radwańska
Dominika Cibulková
Irina-Camelia Begu
Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Dominika Cibulková
Arantxa Parra Santonja
June 24
July 1
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
$16,775,934 – Grass 
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
Marion Bartoli
6–1, 6–4
Sabine Lisicki Agnieszka Radwańska
Kirsten Flipkens
Kaia Kanepi
Li Na
Sloane Stephens
Petra Kvitová
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
Daniel Nestor
Kristina Mladenovic
5–7, 6–2, 8–6
Bruno Soares
Lisa Raymond

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 8Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/0Q/8D[a]
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Simona Halep
6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–1
Yvonne Meusburger Chanelle Scheepers
Alexandra Cadanțu
Danka Kovinić
Annika Beck
Tímea Babos
Shahar Pe'er
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
6–4, 6–1
Nina Bratchikova
Anna Tatishvili
XXVI Internazionali WTA di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Roberta Vinci
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Sara Errani Klára Zakopalová
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Dinah Pfizenmaier
Renata Voráčová
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Kristina Mladenovic
Katarzyna Piter
6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková
July 15NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies
Bad Gastein, Austria
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Yvonne Meusberger
7–5, 6–2
Andrea Hlaváčková Elina Svitolina
Karin Knapp
Lisa-Maria Moser
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Arantxa Rus
Annika Beck
Sandra Klemenschits
Andreja Klepač
6–1, 6–4
Kristina Barrois
Eleni Daniilidou
Collector Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
WTA International
$235,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–4, 6–1
Johanna Larsson Klára Zakopalová
Flavia Pennetta
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Richèl Hogenkamp
Mathilde Johansson
Virginie Razzano
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Klára Zakopalová
6–1, 6–4
Alexandra Dulgheru
Flavia Pennetta
July 22Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
$795,707 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Dominika Cibulková
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Agnieszka Radwańska Jamie Hampton
Sorana Cîrstea
Varvara Lepchenko
Vera Dushevina
Urszula Radwańska
Olga Govortsova
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
6–2, 7–6(7-4)
Julia Görges
Darija Jurak
Baku Cup
Baku, Azerbaijan
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Elina Svitolina
6–4, 6–4
Shahar Pe'er Magda Linette
Alexandra Cadanțu
Ons Jabeur
Tadeja Majerič
Galina Voskoboeva
Donna Vekić
Irina Buryachok
Oksana Kalashnikova
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
Eleni Daniilidou
Aleksandra Krunić
July 29Southern California Open
Carlsbad, United States
WTA Premier
$795,707 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Samantha Stosur
6–2, 6–3
Victoria Azarenka Ana Ivanovic
Virginie Razzano
Urszula Radwańska
Roberta Vinci
Petra Kvitová
Agnieszka Radwańska
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
6–4, 6–1
Chan Hao-ching
Janette Husárová
Citi Open
Washington D.C., United States
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Magdaléna Rybáriková
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Andrea Petkovic Ekaterina Makarova
Alizé Cornet
Angelique Kerber
Monica Niculescu
Sorana Cîrstea
Paula Ormaechea
Shuko Aoyama
Vera Dushevina
6–3, 6–3
Eugenie Bouchard
Taylor Townsend

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 5Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Hard – 56S/64Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–2, 6–0
Sorana Cîrstea Agnieszka Radwańska
Li Na
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Sara Errani
Dominika Cibulková
Petra Kvitová
Jelena Janković
Katarina Srebotnik
5–7, 6–2, [10–6]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
August 12Western & Southern Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Victoria Azarenka
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Serena Williams Li Na
Jelena Janković
Simona Halep
Agnieszka Radwańska
Roberta Vinci
Caroline Wozniacki
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
2–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
August 19New Haven Open at Yale
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
$750,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Simona Halep
6–2, 6–2
Petra Kvitová Caroline Wozniacki
Klára Zakopalová
Ekaterina Makarova
Sloane Stephens
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Elena Vesnina
Sania Mirza
Zheng Jie
6–3, 6–4
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Katarina Srebotnik
August 26
September 9
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$16,102,000 – Hard 
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
Serena Williams
7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Victoria Azarenka Li Na
Flavia Pennetta
Carla Suárez Navarro
Ekaterina Makarova
Roberta Vinci
Daniela Hantuchová
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellaqua
Andrea Hlaváčková
Max Mirnyi
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Abigail Spears
Santiago González

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 9Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Bojana Jovanovski
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Olga Govortsova María Teresa Torró Flor
Mandy Minella
Galina Voskoboeva
Yvonne Meusburger
Alexandra Cadanțu
Nastassja Burnett
Tímea Babos
Yaroslava Shvedova

6–3, 6–3
Olga Govortsova
Mandy Minella
Bell Challenge
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
$235,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Lucie Šafářová
6–4, 6–3
Marina Erakovic Christina McHale
Eugenie Bouchard
Polona Hercog
Ajla Tomljanović
Lauren Davis
Kristina Mladenovic
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova
6–4, 6–3
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
September 16KDB Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lara Arruabarrena
Francesca Schiavone
Vera Dushevina
Jang Su-jeong
Irina-Camelia Begu
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Chan Chin-wei
Xu Yifan
7–5, 6–3
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Zhang Shuai
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Vania King Zheng Jie
Yvonne Meusburger
Monica Puig
Laura Robson
Johanna Konta
Alizé Cornet
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
6–3, 4–6, [12–10]
Vania King
Galina Voskoboeva
September 23Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5
$2,369,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Petra Kvitová
6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Angelique Kerber Venus Williams
Caroline Wozniacki
Eugenie Bouchard
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Lucie Šafářová
Agnieszka Radwańska
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
4–6, 6–0, [11–9]
Chan Hao-ching
Liezel Huber
September 30China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
$5,185,625 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
6–2, 6–2
Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska
Petra Kvitová
Caroline Wozniacki
Angelique Kerber
Li Na
Lucie Šafářová
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–2
Vera Dushevina
Arantxa Parra Santonja

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 7Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Angelique Kerber
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Ana Ivanovic Stefanie Vögele
Carla Suárez Navarro
Sloane Stephens
Dominika Cibulková
Kirsten Flipkens
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Gabriela Dabrowski
Alicja Rosolska
HP Open
Osaka, Japan
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Samantha Stosur
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Eugenie Bouchard Madison Keys
Kurumi Nara
Zheng Jie
Misaki Doi
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Polona Hercog
Kristina Mladenovic
Flavia Pennetta
6–4, 6–3
Samantha Stosur
Zhang Shuai
October 14Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
$795,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Simona Halep
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Samantha Stosur Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Daniela Hantuchová
Alisa Kleybanova
Ana Ivanovic
Roberta Vinci
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Samantha Stosur
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
WTA International
$235,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Caroline Wozniacki
6–2, 6–2
Annika Beck Sabine Lisicki
Stefanie Vögele
Bojana Jovanovski
Karin Knapp
Katarzyna Piter
Sloane Stephens
Stephanie Vogt
Yanina Wickmayer
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Kristina Barrois
Laura Thorpe
October 21WTA Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
Year-end championships
$6,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/4D
Singles Draw  Doubles Draw
Serena Williams
2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Li Na Jelena Janković
Petra Kvitová
Round Robin losers
Agnieszka Radwańska
Angelique Kerber
Victoria Azarenka
Sara Errani
Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
6–4, 7–5
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
October 28WTA Tournament of Champions
Sofia, Bulgaria
Year-end championships
$750,000 – Hard (i) – 8S
Singles Draw
Simona Halep
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Samantha Stosur Ana Ivanovic
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Round Robin losers
Elina Svitolina
Alizé Cornet
Elena Vesnina
Tsvetana Pironkova
Maria Kirilenko (withdrew)
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Cagliari, Italy - Clay (Red)
 Italy
4–0
 Russia

Statistical information

World No. 1 doubles team of Sara Errani (left) and Roberta Vinci (right), winner of eight titles in 2012, dominated the doubles field in early 2013, picking up three titles in two months, including a third Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open (def. Barty/Dellacqua).[2]

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2013 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.[3] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

Titles won by player

Total Player Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
11 Serena Williams (USA) 1100
6  Simona Halep (ROU) 6 00
6 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 051
5 Peng Shuai (CHN)050
5 Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)050
5 Roberta Vinci (ITA) 230
5 Sania Mirza (IND) 050
4 Elena Vesnina (RUS)220
4 Sara Errani (ITA)130
4 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 040
4 Tímea Babos (HUN) 040
3 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 300
3 Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 021
3 Lucie Hradecká (CZE)021
3 Cara Black (ZIM)030
3 Nadia Petrova (RUS) 030
3 Lucie Šafářová (CZE)120
3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 210
3 Samantha Stosur (AUS)210
3 Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)300
3 Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 030
3 Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 030
2 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)020
2 Maria Sharapova (RUS)200
2 Petra Kvitová (CZE)200
2 Jelena Janković (SRB)110
2 Mona Barthel (GER)110
2 Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) 020
2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 020
2 Abigail Spears (USA) 020
2 Karolína Plíšková (CZE)110
2 Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 020
2 Chan Hao-ching (TPE)020
2 Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 020
2 Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 020
2 Mandy Minella (LUX) 020
2 Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 020
2 Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 020
1 Marion Bartoli (FRA)100
1 Jarmila Gajdošová (AUS)001
1 Dominika Cibulková (SVK)100
1 Kaia Kanepi (EST)100
1 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER)010
1 Zheng Jie (CHN)010
1 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)010
1 Sabine Lisicki (GER)010
1 Květa Peschke (CZE)010
1 Alizé Cornet (FRA)100
1 Marina Erakovic (NZL)100
1 Daniela Hantuchová (SVK)100
1 Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)100
1 Angelique Kerber (GER)100
1 Maria Kirilenko (RUS)100
1 Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)100
1 Li Na (CHN)100
1 Monica Niculescu (ROU)100
1 Magdaléna Rybáriková (SVK)100
1 Francesca Schiavone (ITA)100
1 Elina Svitolina (UKR)100
1 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)100
1 Zhang Shuai (CHN)100
1 Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)010
1 Ashleigh Barty (AUS)010
1 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)010
1 Irina Buryachok (UKR)010
1 Chan Chin-wei (TPE)010
1 Chan Yung-jan (TPE)010
1 Chang Kai-chen (TPE)010
1 Vera Dushevina (RUS)010
1 Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO)010
1 Sandra Klemenschits (AUT)010
1 Andreja Klepač (SLO)010
1 Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)010
1 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)010
1 Raluca Olaru (ROU)010
1 Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)010
1 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)010
1 Katarzyna Piter (POL)010
1 Kristýna Plíšková (CZE)010
1 Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)010
1 Valeria Solovyeva (RUS)010
1 María Teresa Torró Flor (ESP)010
1 Stephanie Vogt (LIE)010
1 Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)010
1 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)010
1 Xu Yifan (CHN)010
1 Klára Zakopalová (CZE)010

Titles won by nation

Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
17Russia11323437100
15United States21322411140
13Czech Republic12111223472
10Romania1252820
9China112122270
9Taiwan1125090
8France11114251
8Italy11141440
8Australia11114251
6Spain6060
5India113050
5Slovenia1121050
5Japan5050
4Germany121220
4Poland121310
4Hungary4040
3Zimbabwe111030
3Belarus12300
3Serbia12210
3Slovakia12300
3Kazakhstan3030
2Austria11110
2Ukraine11110
2Luxembourg2020
1Estonia1100
1New Zealand1100
1Denmark1100
1Belgium1010
1Georgia1010
1Liechtenstein1010
1South Africa1010

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles

Rankings

The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.

Singles

The following is the 2013 top 20 ranked players in the world and top 20 in the Race to the Championships.[4][5] Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[6] Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Year-End 2012 17 February 2013
 Serena Williams (USA) 18 February 2013 Year-End 2013

Doubles

The following is 2013 season's top 20 doubles players ranked individually, followed by a list of the top 10 doubles pair in the Race to the Championships. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
 Roberta Vinci (ITA) Year-End 2012 Held Through The Entirety of 2013
 Roberta Vinci (ITA)
 Sara Errani (ITA)

29 April 2013
Year-End 2013

Prize money leaders

# Player Singles Doubles Mixed Bonus Pool Year-to-date
1 Serena Williams  (USA)$11,995,654$89,918$0$300,000$12,385,572
2 Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)$6,097,165$0$0$400,000$6,497,165
3 Li Na (CHN)$3,982,485$0$0$0$3,982,485
4 Maria Sharapova  (RUS)$3,544,222$0$0$0$3,544,222
6 Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL)$2,593,332$0$0$525,000$3,118,332
7 Sara Errani  (ITA)$1,958,890$665,102$0$450,000$3,073,992
5 Marion Bartoli  (FRA)$2,889,097$0$1,035$0$2,890,132
8 Petra Kvitová  (CZE)$2,531,403$22,071$0$300,000$2,853,474
9 Angelique Kerber  (GER)$1,660,150$29,208$0$450,000$2,139,358
10 Jelena Janković  (SRB)$1,831,399$194,491$4,459$0$2,030,349
  • prize money given in US$
  • as of October 28, 2013[9]

Statistics leaders

as of November 4, 2013[10]

Points distribution

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000140090050028016010056050402
Grand Slam (D)20001400900500280160548
WTA Championships (S)+450+360(230 for each win, 70 for each loss)
WTA Championships (D)15001050690
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)10007004502501408050530201
WTA Premier Mandatory (64S)100070045025014080530201
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)10007004502501405
WTA Premier 5 (56S)90062039522512570130201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9006203952251251
WTA Premier (56S)470320200120604011281
WTA Premier (32S)470320200120601201281
WTA Premier (16D)4703202001201
WTA Tournament of Champions (8)+195+75(60 for each win, 25 for each loss)
WTA International (56S)28020013070301511061
WTA International (32S)28020013070301161061
WTA International (16D)280200130701

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA Rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2013 season:

  • Elena Baltacha (born 14 August 1983 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) turned professional in 1997, reaching a career high ranking of world #49 in September 2010. Throughout her career, Baltacha frequently ranked as the British #1, most recently in 2012, and competed at the London Olympic games in 2012, where she reached the second round in singles and the first round in doubles with Anne Keothavong. Baltacha won no titles on the WTA Tour (singles or doubles) but won 11 singles and 4 doubles titles on the ITF tour, including two $100,000 tournaments in Midland, USA and Nottingham, United Kingdom. Baltacha reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, at the Australian Open in 2005 and 2010, and at Wimbledon in 2002. She also scored two wins over top ten players - Francesca Schiavone and Li Na, both in 2010. Baltacha announced her retirement in November 2013 after the completion of her 2013 season (she did subsequently die from cancer in May of the following year).
  • Marion Bartoli (born 2 October 1984 in Le Puy-en-Velay, France) turned professional in February 2000 and was a consistent presence in and around the top twenty for most of her career, peaking at world #7 in January 2012. Bartoli was a two time participant at the Year End Championships (in 2007 and 2011) and won eight WTA singles titles during her career, with her final title being her most prestigious, at Wimbledon in 2013, where she defeated Sabine Lisicki to claim her only grand slam singles title. In addition, Bartoli reached the final of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships where she lost to Venus Williams, and also reached the quarter-finals or better at each of the other three majors. In addition to her singles success, Bartoli won three WTA doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of #14 in 2004. Bartoli announced her retirement in August 2013 after losing to Simona Halep in the 2013 Western & Southern Open. She was ranked at a career-best matching world #7 at the time. Her retirement came just six weeks after she had claimed her Wimbledon title and was considered a big surprise as Bartoli had committed to several tournaments on the US Open Series swing and had previously shown no signs of wanting to leave the game.
  • Yayuk Basuki (born 30 November 1970, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia), turned professional in 1990 career high ranking of 19 in singles and 9 in doubles. Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1997, where she reached the quarter-finals. Her best result in doubles competition at a Grand Slam event was in the 1993 US Open, where she and partner Nana Miyagi reached the semifinals. In the mixed doubles, Basuki reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995 with Kenny Thorne as her partner. In 1997, she reached the same stage at Wimbledon, this time paired with Tom Nijssen. Her retirement in 2013 at the age of 42.
  • Séverine Beltrame (born 14 August 1979 in Montpellier, France), sometimes known as Séverine Brémond, Beltrame turned professional in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 34 in February 2007. Beltrame won no titles on the WTA tour, but as a qualifier, reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2006, as well as the fourth round at the US Open in 2008. Beltrame was also known as a member of the notorious "Generation 1979" along with other French players including Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy and Émilie Loit, and at the age of 33, was the last of the group to announce her retirement, playing her final match at the 2013 French Open, where she lost in the qualifying rounds.
  • Anna Chakvetadze (born 5 March 1987 in Moscow, Russia) turned professional in 2003 and retired in September 2013 after lengthy health and injury problems. Chakvetadze won eight titles on the WTA tour during her career, including the Tier I Kremlin Cup in 2006. Other career highlights include reaching the semifinals of the 2007 US Open, which allowed to her achieve her career high ranking of world #5 immediately after the tournament. In addition, she reached the quarterfinals at the 2007 Australian Open and the 2007 French Open, results which helped her to qualify for the 2007 WTA Tour Championships in Madrid, where she qualified for the semifinals, before losing to Maria Sharapova. Chakvetadze's results began to decline following 2007, after she was the victim of an armed robbery, though she remained a steady presence in the top 50. Chakvetadze fell out of the top 100 in 2011 after suffering numerous injuries and a recurring condition that saw her faint on court numerous times. She attempted a comeback throughout 2012 but was again set back by injuries, and eventually announced her retirement on September 11, 2013.
  • Jill Craybas (born 4 July 1974 in Providence, United States) turned professional in 1996. Enjoying a lengthy career, Craybas reached career high rankings of 39 in singles and 41 in doubles. Craybas competed at 45 consecutive grand slam main draws in singles between 2000 and 2011, with her best performance being at Wimbledon in 2005, where she upset Marion Bartoli and Serena Williams to make the fourth round. Craybas won one singles title on the WTA Tour at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in 2002, as well as winning five doubles titles. She announced her retirement after the US Open in 2013 at the age of 39.
  • Galina Fokina (born January 17, 1984, in Moscow, Russia), turned professional in 1999.reaching a career high singles ranking of number 168 in May 2002 and the doubles no. 79 ranking in April 2002. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 29.
  • Carly Gullickson (born 26 November 1986 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States),turned professional in 2003.Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 123, which she reached on July 2009. Her career high doubles ranking is No. 52, set at April 2006. She won the 2009 U.S. Open mixed doubles event, partnering with Travis Parrott.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 27.
  • Anne Keothavong (born 16 September 1983 in Hackney, United Kingdom), turned pro in 2001, reaching her career high singles ranking of number 48 in February 2009, as well as a career high doubles rank of 94 in 2011. She is a winner of 20 ITF singles titles and 8 ITF doubles titles, she also reached one WTA doubles final in 2013. Her career best performance at a slam was the third round at the US Open in 2008. She was also a part of Team GB during their home games at London 2012. She also played in the Great Britain Fed Cup team from 2001 to 2013. She announced her retirement on July 24, 2013, aged 29.
  • Zuzana Kučová (born 26 June 1982 in Bratislava, SVK), turned pro in 2000. On June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 101. On December 2009, she peaked at world number 175 in the doubles rankings.2013 French Open. There, she caused a huge upset by defeating 24th seed Julia Görges in straight sets. in the second round lost to Virginie Razzano in three sets. His last professional tournament at 2013 French Open.
  • Darya Kustova (born May 29, 1986, in Minsk, Belarus), turned pro in 2000. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 117, which she reached on January 2010. Her career high in doubles was 66, set in July 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 27.
  • Nuria Llagostera Vives (born 16 May 1980 in Majorca, Spain), turned pro in 1996, reaching her career high singles ranking of number 35 in June 2005, as well as a career high doubles rank of 5 in 2009. She won 2 WTA singles titles and 16 doubles titles. Her career best performance at a slam was in doubles, reaching for three times the semifinals at the French Open in 2010 and 2012 and at the US Open in 2012. She won also the wta doubles championships final, partnering with María José Martínez Sánchez, defeating in the final Cara Black and Liezel Huber. She also played in the Spain Fed Cup team from 2005 to 2013, with 16 ties played. She announced her retirement on November 20, 2013, aged 33, due to a two-ban year suspension from tennis after testing positive for methamphetamine.
  • Sophie Lefèvre (born 23 February 1981 in Toulouse, France), turned pro in 1998. On September 2003, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 216. Her highest doubles ranking was 76 reached on February 2011.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 32.
  • Tetiana Luzhanska (born September 4, 1984, in Kiev, Ukraine),turned pro in 2006. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 131, which she reached on September 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 99, set at February 2007. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 29.
  • Rebecca Marino (born 16 December 1990 in Toronto, Canada), joined the pro tour in 2008, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 38 in 2011. Marino made one WTA singles final (in Memphis) and won 5 ITF titles. Marino took an initial break from tennis in early 2012 citing personal reasons, returning late in the year. She announced her permanent retirement in February 2013, at the age of 22.
  • Katalin Marosi (born 12 November 1979 in Gheorgheni, Romania), turned professional in October 1995, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 101 in May 2000 and the doubles no. 38 ranking in February 2013. Marosi lost all three WTA doubles finals she reached, but won 15 singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF tour. She decided to retire after competing the 2013 WTA Tour.[11]
  • Zuzana Ondrášková (born 3 May 1980 in Opava, Czechoslovakia), turned professional in 1995, reaching a career high ranking of 74 in February 2004. Ondrášková won no titles on the WTA tour during her career, but won twenty titles on the ITF tour. Ondrášková progressed to the second round of Grand Slam events on four occasions and scored wins over several top players including Dinara Safina, Li Na and Marion Bartoli. Ondrášková announced her retirement from tennis in early 2013, aged 33.
  • Marie-Ève Pelletier (born May 18, 1982, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada),turned pro in 1998.She reached a career high ranking of 106 in singles on June 2005 and a career high of 54 in doubles on April 2010.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 31.
  • Ahsha Rolle (born 21 March 1985 in Miami Shores, Florida, United States), turned professional in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 82 in September 2007 and the doubles no. 111 ranking in October 2011. She entered the 2007 US Open as a wildcard entry. She defeated 17th seeded Tatiana Golovin in the first round and Karin Knapp in the second round. She fell to Dinara Safina in the third round. Due to some injuries, she retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 28.
  • Anastasija Sevastova (born 13 April 1990 in Liepāja, Latvia), turned professional in 2006, winning her first match on the WTA tour the following year. Sevastova reached a career high ranking of number 36 in January 2011, immediately following that years Australian Open, where she had achieved her best performance in a Grand Slam event, losing in the fourth round to world number one Caroline Wozniacki. Sevastova won one WTA Tour event in Estoril 2010, becoming the first Latvian woman to win a WTA singles title since 1993. Sevastova also scored two top 10 wins in her career, over Samantha Stosur and Jelena Janković. She announced her retirement in May 2013 at the age of 23, having endured frequent injuries since 2011.
  • Melanie South (born 3 May 1986 in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom), turned professional in 2004. South reached a career high ranking of number 99 in February 2009 in singles and number 120 in March 2009 in doubles. South won no titles on the WTA tour during her career, but won six titles on the ITF tour. South progressed to the second round of Grand Slam events on one occasion and scored wins over several top players including Francesca Schiavone, Alicia Molik, Sybille Bammer and Petra Kvitová. South announced her retirement from tennis in December 2013, aged 27.
  • Ágnes Szávay (born 29 December 1988 in Kiskunhalas, Hungary), joined the pro tour in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 13 in 2008. Szávay won 5 singles titles on the WTA tour, including the Tier 2 China Open in 2007, and in the same year, made the quarterfinal of the US Open. She also experienced success in doubles, reaching a career high rank of number 22 in 2007, winning two titles, and making it to the semifinal of the 2007 US Open with partner Vladimíra Uhlířová. Despite being named the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007, injuries limited Szávay's play beyond 2011, and she was ultimately forced into an early retirement in February 2013 at the age of 24.
  • Romana Tedjakusuma (born 24 July 1976, in Jambi, Indonesia), turned professional in 1990, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 82 in April 1994 and the doubles no. 114 ranking in February 1995. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 37.
  • Aurélie Védy (born February 8, 1981, in France), turned professional in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 260. WTA doubles ranking is 85, set on May 2009.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 32.
  • Riza Zalameda (born February 10, 1986, in Los Angeles, United States), turned professional in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 534 July 2006 and the doubles no 76 April 2010. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 27.

Comebacks

Following are notable players that came back after retirements during the 2013 WTA Tour season:

  • Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980, in Košice, Czechoslovakia), turned professional in 1994. She is a former world No. 1 in singles and doubles, is a 15-time Grand Slam champion (5 in singles, 9 in doubles and 1 in mixed) and holds 43 singles and 37 doubles titles. She returned to the doubles tour to play with Daniela Hantuchová in 2013.

Awards

The winners of the 2013 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.

Notes

  • a After a flood in Hungary caused devastation in Budapest, the organizers decided to hold the tournament anyway, but cancelled the qualification draw (the first four top alternatives entering in the main draw automatically) and reducing the doubles draw from 16 teams to 8.

See also

References

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