2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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Singles
2013 WTA Tour Championships
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upChina Li Na
Final score2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Events
Singles Doubles
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World No. 1 Serena Williams successfully defended her title, beating Li Na in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0. This was Williams' record 11th title in 2013, and her fourth year-end championship title.[1][2]

Players[]

  1. United States Serena Williams (Champion)
  2. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Round Robin)
  3. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Round Robin)
  4. China Li Na (Final)
  5. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (Semifinals)
  6. Italy Sara Errani (Round Robin)
  7. Serbia Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  8. Germany Angelique Kerber (Round Robin)

Notes:

  • Russia Maria Sharapova had qualified but withdrew due to a right shoulder injury

Alternates[]

  1. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Not used)
  2. United States Sloane Stephens (Not used)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Serena Williams 6 2 6
7 Serbia Jelena Janković 4 6 4
1 United States Serena Williams 2 6 6
4 China Li Na 6 3 0
4 China Li Na 6 6
5 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4 2

Red Group[]

United States Williams Poland Radwańska Czech Republic Kvitová Germany Kerber RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 United States 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 Poland 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 Czech Republic 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 Germany 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[]

Belarus Azarenka China Li Italy Errani Serbia Janković RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Belarus 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 China 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 Italy 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 Serbia 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2013. 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.
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