# 2013 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Cincinnati Masters. It was Azarenka's second win against Williams during the year, and Williams' fourth and last loss of the year.
Li Na was the defending champion, but lost to Williams in the semifinals.
This marked the final professional appearance of reigning Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli; she lost to Simona Halep in the second round.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Serena Williams (final)
* Victoria Azarenka (champion)
* Maria Sharapova (second round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals, withdrew because of personal reasons)
* Li Na (semifinals)
* Sara Errani (third round)
* Petra Kvitová (third round)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Angelique Kerber (third round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
* Samantha Stosur (third round)
* Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
* Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
* Jelena Janković (semifinals)
* Ana Ivanovic (first round)
* Maria Kirilenko (second round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simona Halep | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simona Halep | 0 | 4 | 1 | Serena Williams | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Li Na | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | | | 5 | Li Na | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Li Na | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Li Na | w/o | | | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 2 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 12 | Roberta Vinci | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 14 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 | 14 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3 | 6$^5$ | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Puig | 3 | 4 | | Q | E Bouchard | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Barthel | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 3 | 4 | | | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tatishvili | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | 16 | M Kirilenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Kirilenko | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Halep | 0 | 4 |
| | S Kuznetsova | 1 | 5 | | 11 | S Stosur | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | 6 | 3 | | J Hampton | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hampton | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | S Stosur | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Halep | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Halep | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | S Halep | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Bartoli | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | F Pennetta | 2 | 6 | 2 | | V Lepchenko | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | J Čepelová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | V Williams | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Vesnina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Flipkens | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | |
| 9 | A Kerber | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Li | w/o |
| Q | K Knapp | 7$^8$ | 0 | 1 | 9 | A Kerber | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Arvidsson | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | PR | A Kleybanova | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Kleybanova | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | 9 | A Kerber | 4 | 4 | | | |
| WC | L Davis | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6$^3$ | 6$^1$ | | WC | L Davis | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | N Li | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | S Errani | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 2 | 4 | | Q | P Hercog | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Errani | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | D Hantuchová | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 12 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Petkovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Petkovic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | R Vinci | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Vinci | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R Vinci | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | J Janković | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Janković | 6 | 6 |
| | S Lisicki | 6$^5$ | 7 | 2 | 14 | J Janković | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Beck | 3 | 2 | | | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | J Janković | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | S Stephens | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | P Martić | 2 | 6 | 3 | | S Stephens | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Erakovic | 4 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | LL | M Niculescu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 1 | 1 | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| 15 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | A Cornet | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | A Cornet | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Rybáriková | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | M Rybáriková | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 3 | 4 | | Q | V King | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying draw
### Seeds

* Urszula Radwańska (first round)
* Madison Keys (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
* Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Annika Beck (qualified)
* Stefanie Vögele (first round)
* Andrea Petkovic (qualified)
* Monica Puig (qualified)
* Ayumi Morita (first round)
* Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualifying competition)
* Zheng Jie (first round)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Karin Knapp (qualified)
* Eugenie Bouchard (qualified)
* Kimiko Date-Krumm (qualifying competition)
* Donna Vekić (first round)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
* Chanelle Scheepers (qualifying competition)
* Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (first round)
* Paula Ormaechea (first round)
* Karolína Plíšková (qualifying competition)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
* Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition)
* Marina Erakovic (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Petra Martić
* Eugenie Bouchard
* Vania King
* Annika Beck
* Sofia Arvidsson
* Andrea Petkovic
* Monica Puig
* Jana Čepelová
* Polona Hercog
* Anna Tatishvili
* Marina Erakovic
* Karin Knapp

### Lucky loser

* Monica Niculescu

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 4 | 6 | 6 | Petra Martić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | María Teresa Torró Flor | 2 | 1 |
| | María Teresa Torró Flor | 6 | 6 | | María Teresa Torró Flor | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Mariana Duque | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Vesna Dolonc | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vesna Dolonc | 6 | 6 | | Vesna Dolonc | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 13 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 |
| | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 0 | 3 | 13 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 1 | 4 | | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | WC | Vania King | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Vania King | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Vania King | 7 | 6 |
| 20 | Paula Ormaechea | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Annika Beck | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Shelby Rogers | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Shelby Rogers | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Annika Beck | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 23 | Olga Govortsova | 4 | 4 |
| | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | Olga Govortsova | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Olga Govortsova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | Sofia Arvidsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Sofia Arvidsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | Sofia Arvidsson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 1 | 2 |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Donna Vekić | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Maria Sanchez | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Maria Sanchez | 0 | 0 | | 6 | Andrea Petkovic | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 21 | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 2 |
| | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mallory Burdette | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Mallory Burdette | 4 | 4 | 7 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 17 | Chanelle Scheepers | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Melanie Oudin | 2 | 5 | 17 | Chanelle Scheepers | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Ayumi Morita | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | Alison Riske | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | Jana Čepelová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 | Jana Čepelová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 2 | | | | |

#### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Christina McHale | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Christina McHale | 0 | 4 | | 9 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6$^3$ | 0 |
| | | | | | WC | Polona Hercog | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Polona Hercog | 3 | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | WC | Polona Hercog | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 19 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 2 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | |

#### Tenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Zheng Jie | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Anna Tatishvili | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anna Tatishvili | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Anna Tatishvili | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 3 | 4 |
| | Galina Voskoboeva | 4 | 0 | | 14 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Heather Watson | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 24 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| | Petra Cetkovská | 4 | 7 | 3 | 24 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 24 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Twelfth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 12 | Karin Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 4 | 2 | | 12 | Karin Knapp | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 18 | Johanna Larsson | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Nicole Gibbs | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | Johanna Larsson | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |