# 2013 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Zhang Shuai.
Zhang went on to win her first WTA title, defeating Vania King in the final 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (quarterfinals)
* Laura Robson (quarterfinals)
* Peng Shuai (second round)
* Urszula Radwańska (first round)
* Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
* Monica Puig (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| Q | Vania King | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zheng Jie | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Zheng Jie | 6 | 5 | 3 | Q | Vania King | 6$^1$ | 1 |
| | | | | | WC | Zhang Shuai | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | WC | Zhang Shuai | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Yvonne Meusburger | 1 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Cîrstea | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | B Jovanovski | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V King | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | V King | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Q | V King | 1 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Puig | 6 | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| PR | P Cetkovská | 3 | 1 | | | G Voskoboeva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kichenok | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Puig | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | V King | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Q | J Jakšić | 2 | 4 | | 3 | L Robson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | WC | S Zheng | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kumkhum | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | L Robson | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | J Zheng | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | T Babos | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | V Lepchenko | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Ormaechea | 1 | 2 | 6 | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zhang | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Puchkova | 0 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | WC | S Zhang | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Konta | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | R Hogenkamp | 3 | 2 | Q | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Pe'er | 3 | 4 | 4 | S Peng | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | U Radwańska | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Y Meusburger | 1 | 1 |
| | V Dolonc | 7 | 6 | | V Dolonc | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 6 | 6 | | Y Meusburger | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Y Meusburger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Cornet | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 4 | 3 | | Ka Plíšková | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 3 | 1 | 2 | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Kurumi Nara (qualifying competition)
* Julia Glushko (first round)
* Nadiia Kichenok (qualified)
* Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)
* Mathilde Johansson (first round)
* Tadeja Majerič (qualifying competition)
* Vania King (qualified)
* Johanna Konta (qualified)
* Jovana Jakšić (qualified)
* Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
* Richèl Hogenkamp (qualified)
* Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Johanna Konta
* Richèl Hogenkamp
* Nadiia Kichenok
* Luksika Kumkhum
* Vania King
* Jovana Jakšić

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Wen Xin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Wen Xin | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 8 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 |
| | María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Johanna Konta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Julia Glushko | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | Wang Qiang | 6$^1$ | 5 |
| | | | | 11 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| WC | Tian Ran | 1 | 3 | 11 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 11 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Nadiia Kichenok | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yang Zi | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Yang Zi | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 4 | 4 |
| | Zhang Ling | 5 | 3 | | 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tang Haochen | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Tang Haochen | 1 | 0 | 4 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Zarina Diyas | 3 | 1 |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 2 | 4 | 10 | Zarina Diyas | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Chan Yung-jan | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Chan Yung-jan | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | Chan Yung-jan | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | Vania King | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 1 | | 7 | Vania King | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Vania King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhao Di | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhao Di | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 9 | Jovana Jakšić | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Liu Chang | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | 9 | Jovana Jakšić | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 9 | Jovana Jakšić | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |