# 2013 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles

Stefanie Vögele was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but decided not to participate in 2013.
Luksika Kumkhum won the tournament, defeating Hiroko Kuwata in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals; withdrew)
* Misaki Doi (quarterfinals)
* Luksika Kumkhum (champion)
* Zarina Diyas (first round; retired)
* Sachie Ishizu (first round)
* Belinda Bencic (semifinals)
* Wang Qiang (second round)
* Eri Hozumi (quarterfinals)

## Main 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Hiroko Kuwata | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | Q | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Luksika Kumkhum | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Luksika Kumkhum | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Luangnam | 3 | 3 | | 1 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Hisami | 1 | 6 | 4 | | S Sanders | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sanders | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 1 | K Nara | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ninomiya | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | H Kuwata | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | M Inoue | 5 | 6$^2$ | | WC | M Ninomiya | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Kuwata | 6 | 6 | | Q | H Kuwata | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Ishizu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | H Kuwata | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Z Diyas | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | N Lertcheewakarn | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 |
| WC | H Kaji | 2 | 6 | | WC | H Kaji | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 6 | | | N Lertcheewakarn | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Yonemura | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | N Lertcheewakarn | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | E Hozumi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Plipuech | 3 | 1 | | | J Namigata | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6$^2$ | 5 | | 8 | E Hozumi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Hozumi | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | Q Wang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Tanaka | 5 | 0 | | 7 | Q Wang | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Mutaguchi | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | M Imanishi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Imanishi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | M Imanishi | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | M Kato | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Tanaka | 5 | 3 | | WC | M Kato | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 1 | 4 | | 3 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Bencic | 4 | 4 |
| | S-j Jang | 0 | 2 | | 6 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Lykina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | K Lykina | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-r Lee | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 6 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Aoyama | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 2 | M Doi | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Eguchi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Eguchi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yoo | 4 | 1 | | 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |