2013 Australian Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2013 Australian Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Li Na
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Li Na in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open.

Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Azarenka retained the top ranking at the end of the tournament by winning the title after Sharapova and Williams lost in the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.

Seeds[]

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

Qualifying[]

Wildcards[]

Draw[]

Key[]

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	77	6												J Hampton	4	6	2
		S Arvidsson	65	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	77	6
		M Johansson	4	2											16	R Vinci	6	64	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	62	6										Q	L Tsurenko	4	3
		L Davis	3	77	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	77	6																			S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
		L Arruabarrena Vecino	65	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	60	6											C Suárez Navarro	2	6	3
		C McHale	1	77	2				Y Putintseva	6	65	2
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6					C Suárez Navarro	1	77	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	67	6				A Beck	2	0
	28	Y Shvedova	2	79	3																	3	S Williams	6	6
	20	Y Wickmayer	6	7																		14	M Kirilenko	2	0
	WC	J Gajdošová	1	5				20	Y Wickmayer	710	7
	Q	G Arn	2	2					J Čepelová	68	5
		J Čepelová	6	6											20	Y Wickmayer	64	3
	PR	R Marino	3	0											14	M Kirilenko	77	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	63
		MT Torró Flor	6	4	3											B Jovanovski	6	77
		B Jovanovski	2	6	6				B Jovanovski	7	7
		M Lučić-Baroni	64	4				17	L Šafářová	5	5
	17	L Šafářová	77	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	78	6
	18	J Görges	7	2	6																	18	J Görges	66	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	63	3				9	S Stosur	4	6	5
	9	S Stosur	77	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	65	2
		J Larsson	2	2				22	J Janković	2	77	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	67	2
		H Watson	2	6	6				H Watson	4	79	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	710					L Hradecká	3	1
		K Bertens	2	68											5	A Kerber	6	7
		C Dellacqua	4	60											WC	M Keys	2	5
	WC	M Keys	6	77				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	64	6	6
	Q	V Dolonc	5	7	8										11	M Bartoli	77	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	66	4
		M Minella	64	1				Q	V Savinykh	78	6
	Q	V Savinykh	77	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	63	10				A Cornet	3	3
		M Erakovic	5	77	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

Championship match statistics[]

Category	Azarenka	Li
1st serve %	76/97 (78%)	62/95 (65%)
1st serve points won	41 of 76 = 54%	30 of 62 = 48%
2nd serve points won	8 of 21 = 38%	14 of 33 = 42%
Total service points won	49 of 97 = 50.52%	44 of 95 = 46.32%
Aces	1	4
Double faults	4	5
Winners	18	36
Unforced errors	28	57
Net points won	8 of 14 = 57%	7 of 11 = 64%
Break points converted	9 of 12 = 75%	7 of 18 = 39%
Return points won	51 of 95 = 54%	48 of 97 = 49%
Total points won	100	92
Source

References[]

General

Specific

External links[]

• 2013 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2012 US Open – Women's Singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2013 French Open – Women's Singles