# 2013 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Li Na in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and second major title overall.
Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Azarenka retained the top ranking by winning the title after Sharapova and Williams lost in the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.

## Seeds

    01. Victoria Azarenka (champion)
    02. Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
    03. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
    04. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
    05. Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
    06. Li Na (final)
    07. Sara Errani (first round)
    08. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    09. Samantha Stosur (second round)
    10. Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
    11. Marion Bartoli (third round)
    12. Nadia Petrova (first round)
    13. Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
    14. Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
    15. Dominika Cibulková (second round)
    16. Roberta Vinci (third round)
    17. Lucie Šafářová (second round)
    18. Julia Görges (fourth round)
    19. Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
    20. Yanina Wickmayer (third round)
    21. Varvara Lepchenko (second round)
    22. Jelena Janković (third round)
    23. Klára Zakopalová (second round)
    24. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
    25. Venus Williams (third round)
    26. Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
    27. Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
    28. Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
    29. Sloane Stephens (semifinals)
    30. Tamira Paszek (second round)
    31. Urszula Radwańska (first round)
    32. Mona Barthel (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 5 | 1 | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 29 | Sloane Stephens | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | Sloane Stephens | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 29 | Sloane Stephens | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Sloane Stephens | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Li Na | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 3 | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 19 | Ekaterina Makarova | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 1 | 4 | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 7 | 5 | 6 | | E Daniilidou | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Kumkhum | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Hampton | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 6$^5$ | 4 | | Q | L Kumkhum | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hampton | 6 | 6 | | | J Hampton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | U Radwańska | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 1 | 1 |
| | P Hercog | 4 | 1 | | 21 | V Lepchenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Garcia | 6 | 3 | 1 | | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Vesnina | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | R Vinci | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | 5 | | 16 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Vinci | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková | 1 | 2 | | | D Vekić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Tsurenko | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | Q | D Gavrilova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Tsurenko | 7 | 3 | 7 | Q | L Tsurenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 26 | S-w Hsieh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | L Arruabarrena Vecino | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 26 | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6$^0$ | 6 | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Errani | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits-Hall | 0 | 0 | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 1 | 12 | | G Muguruza | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 4 | 6 | 14 | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Morita | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 3 | 3 | | | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | A Beck | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Y Shvedova | 2 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Kirilenko | 2 | 0 |
| WC | J Gajdošová | 1 | 5 | | 20 | Y Wickmayer | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Arn | 2 | 2 | | | J Čepelová | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 20 | Y Wickmayer | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| PR | R Marino | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 14 | M Kirilenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 4 | 2 | | 14 | M Kirilenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | N Petrova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Pe'er | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Panova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | K Date-Krumm | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | MT Torró Flor | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | B Jovanovski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Jovanovski | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 17 | L Šafářová | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | L Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Jovanovski | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | S Stephens | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | S Halep | 1 | 1 | | 29 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 11 | | K Mladenovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | 29 | S Stephens | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Oudin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | L Robson | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | L Robson | 2 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | P Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Kvitová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Karatantcheva | 1 | 3 | | 6 | N Li | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6 | 3 | 2 | | O Govortsova | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 27 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | S Jones | 3 | 2 | | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 2 | | 27 | S Cîrstea | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Li | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 18 | J Görges | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | J Görges | 6$^6$ | 1 |
| Q | V Dushevina | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 4 | 7 | 6 | | R Oprandi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 18 | J Görges | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Y Zhang | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | J Zheng | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Zheng | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 9 | S Stosur | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Stosur | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 2 | 1 | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y-j Chan | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | Y-j Chan | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | MJ Koehler | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 22 | J Janković | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | K Knapp | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | MJ Koehler | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 2 | 2 | | 22 | J Janković | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | M Barthel | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | K Pervak | 7 | 2 | 6 | | K Pervak | 6 | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | H Watson | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | H Watson | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Rus | 4 | 2 | | | I-C Begu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bobusic | 5 | 0 | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 2 | 4 | | 5 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | L Hradecká | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | 5 | A Kerber | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | WC | M Keys | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | M Keys | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | T Paszek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | T Paszek | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Kerber | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | E Makarova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | E Makarova | 7 | 6 |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 2 | 5 | | 19 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 2 | 3 | | | S Foretz Gacon | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz Gacon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 19 | E Makarova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Dolonc | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | 11 | M Bartoli | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 7 | 5 | 6 | Q | V Dolonc | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 4 | | 11 | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | D Cibulková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Barty | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | D Cibulková | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Minella | 6$^4$ | 1 | | Q | V Savinykh | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Savinykh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | V Savinykh | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Flipkens | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Bratchikova | 4 | 3 | | | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 1 | 2 | | 23 | K Zakopalová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Flipkens | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| | G Voskoboeva | 1 | 0 | | 25 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 7 | 6$^3$ | 10 | | A Cornet | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 5 | 7$^7$ | 8 | | | | | 25 | V Williams | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | M Doi | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Puchkova | 0 | 0 | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Azarenka | Li |
| 1st serve % | 76/97 (78%) | 62/95 (65%) |
| 1st serve points won | 41 of 76 = 54% | 30 of 62 = 48% |
| 2nd serve points won | 8 of 21 = 38% | 14 of 33 = 42% |
| Total service points won | 49 of 97 = 50.52% | 44 of 95 = 46.32% |
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Double faults | 4 | 5 |
| Winners | 18 | 36 |
| Unforced errors | 28 | 57 |
| Net points won | 8 of 14 = 57% | 7 of 11 = 64% |
| Break points converted | 9 of 12 = 75% | 7 of 18 = 39% |
| Return points won | 51 of 95 = 54% | 48 of 97 = 49% |
| Total points won | 100 | 92 |
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