2013 Brasil Tennis Cup
| 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 25 – March 3 |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Monica Niculescu | |
| Doubles | |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues /  Yaroslava Shvedova | |
The 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.[1] It was the 1st edition of the Brasil Tennis Cup since 2002, and is on the International category of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place in Florianópolis, Brazil, from February 24 through March 3, 2013.[2]
Singles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Venus Williams[3][4] | 21 | 1 |
| KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 32 | 2 |
 BEL
|
Kirsten Flipkens | 34 | 3 |
 RSA
|
Chanelle Scheepers | 58 | 4 |
 SVK
|
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 59 | 5 |
| ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 61 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 63 | 7 |
 GER
|
Annika Beck | 65 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants[]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Maria Fernanda Alves[6]- Paula Cristina Gonçalves[7]
- Beatriz Haddad Maia[8]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kristina Barrois
Beatriz García Vidagany
Hsu Chieh-yu
María Irigoyen
Tereza Mrdeža
Adriana Pérez
Withdrawals[]
- Before the tournament
Petra Cetkovská
Camila Giorgi (shoulder injury)
Laura Robson
Stefanie Vögele
Galina Voskoboeva
Doubles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 50 | 1 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 124 | 2 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos |  JPN
|
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 149 | 3 |
 RUS
|
Nina Bratchikova |  GEO
|
Oksana Kalashnikova | 162 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants[]
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- Carla Forte / Beatriz Haddad Maia
Champions[]
Singles[]
Monica Niculescu def. 
Olga Puchkova, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Doubles[]
- Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yaroslava Shvedova def. Anne Keothavong / Valeria Savinykh, 6–0, 6–4
References[]
- ^ "Quadras do Brasil Tennis Cup, em Florianópolis, passam por reformas". Diário Catarinense. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Brasil Tennis Cup reúne grandes tenistas em Florianópolis". RBS Eventos. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Venus Williams disputará en febrero el WTA de Florianópolis, en Brasil". lainformacion.com. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Ex-número 1 do mundo, Venus Williams está confirmada em evento da WTA em Florianópolis". Diário Catarinense. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "CBT oficializa torneio da WTA no Brasil com Venus Williams". CidadeVerde.com. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Catarinense Nanda Alves ganha wild card para chave principal do Brasil Tennis Cup". diariocatarinense.clicrbs.com.br. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "Catarinense Nanda Alves ganha wild card para chave principal do Brasil Tennis Cup". diariocatarinense.clicrbs.com.br. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "Catarinense Nanda Alves ganha wild card para chave principal do Brasil Tennis Cup". diariocatarinense.clicrbs.com.br. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2013 WTA Tour
- Brasil Tennis Cup
- 2013 in Brazilian tennis