# 2013 Nottingham Challenge – Women's singles

Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but decided to participate in the 2013 Birmingham Classic that week.
Britain's Elena Baltacha defeated Tadeja Majerič of Slovenia 7–5, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ in the final, to claim the 2013 title.

## Seeds

* Misaki Doi (first round)
* Petra Martić (quarterfinals)
* Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (first round)
* Nastassja Burnett (semifinals)
* Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (quarterfinals)
* Claire Feuerstein (first round)
* Tadeja Majerič (final)
* Julia Glushko (second round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Elena Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Nastassja Burnett | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Nastassja Burnett | 0 | 4 | | Elena Baltacha | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | 7 | Tadeja Majerič | 5 | 6$^7$ |
| Q | Miki Miyamura | 0 | 4 | 7 | Tadeja Majerič | 5 | 6$^7$ |
| 7 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | M Doi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | | E Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Webley-Smith | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | E Webley-Smith | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Lertcheewakarn | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | E Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Murray | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Vogt | 0 | 6$^2$ | | WC | S Murray | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sema | 4 | 2 | | 5 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Baltacha | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | N Burnett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Burnett | 0 | 4 |
| | S Ishizu | 1 | 3 | | 4 | N Burnett | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-S Mestach | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A-S Mestach | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wongteanchai | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 4 | N Burnett | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Windley | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | M Brengle | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Vrljić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Vrljić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Feuerstein | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 8 | J Glushko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Simmonds | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | J Glushko | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Miyamura | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Miyamura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coin | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Q | M Miyamura | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Luangnam | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | S Dubois | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | L Whybourn | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Whybourn | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 6 | 6 | | | S Dubois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Foretz Gacon | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Miyamura | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | T Majerič | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Majerič | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | T Majerič | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Pavlovic | 2 | 5 | | | A Mitu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mitu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | T Majerič | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | P Martić | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | Y Sema | 6 | 7 | | | Y Sema | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Broady | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | 2 | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Martić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |