# 2013 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated John Isner in the final, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2013 Cincinnati Open. It was his record-extending 26th Masters title.
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nadal.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
    02. Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
    03. David Ferrer (third round)
    04. Rafael Nadal (champion)
    05. Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
    06. Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
    07. Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
    08. Richard Gasquet (second round)
    09. Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
    10. Kei Nishikori (first round)
    11. Tommy Haas (third round)
    12. Milos Raonic (third round)
    13. Nicolás Almagro (first round)
    14. Fabio Fognini (first round)
    15. Gilles Simon (first round, retired)
    16. Jerzy Janowicz (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Isner | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Isner | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | John Isner | 6$^5$ | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Dmitry Tursunov | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | John Isner | 6$^8$ | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Rafael Nadal | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Roger Federer | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Rafael Nadal | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 2 | Andy Murray | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | J Mónaco | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | D Goffin | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | M McDonald | 1 | 1 | | Q | D Goffin | 7 | 1 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | V Pospisil | 6 | 1 | | SE | V Pospisil | 5 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Simon | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 |
| 12 | M Raonic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 |
| WC | J Sock | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | M Raonic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | J Tipsarević | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | M Raonic | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 6 | 6 | | | J Isner | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Gasquet | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | D Ferrer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Harrison | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | R Harrison | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | D Ferrer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Tursunov | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | Q | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Blake | 6 | 7 | | WC | J Blake | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Janowicz | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Tursunov | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | K Nishikori | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | F López | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | F López | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | J Chardy | 4 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Mannarino | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | F López | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | N Davydenko | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | R Federer | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 7 | 6 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Fish | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | R Federer | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 11 | T Haas | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 7 | 4 | 0 | | M Granollers | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 4 | 4 | | 11 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Federer | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | N Almagro | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Baker | 7 | 6 | | WC | B Baker | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | P Andújar | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | R Nadal | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Becker | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Nadal | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 4 | | | J Nieminen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 6$^6$ | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | T Robredo | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 7$^8$ | 6$^7$ | 2 | | T Robredo | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | 9 | S Wawrinka | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | F Fognini | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 3 | 4 |
| | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | R Štěpánek | 2 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 7 | 6 | | | M Youzhny | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ivan Dodig (first round, retired because of fatigue)
* Bernard Tomic (first round)
* Dmitry Tursunov (qualified)
* Pablo Andújar (qualified)
* Lu Yen-hsun (first round)
* Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
* Adrian Mannarino (qualified)
* Łukasz Kubot (first round)
* Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualified)
* Albert Ramos (first round)
* Nicolas Mahut (first round)
* Alex Bogomolov Jr. (first round)
* David Goffin (qualified)
* Ivo Karlović (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Benjamin Becker
* David Goffin
* Dmitry Tursunov
* Pablo Andújar
* Mackenzie McDonald
* Édouard Roger-Vasselin
* Adrian Mannarino

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Ivan Dodig | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 6 | 3 | Michael Russell | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | Benjamin Becker | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 6 | Benjamin Becker | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Łukasz Kubot | 2 | 3 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2/Alt | Bernard Tomic | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | WC | Robby Ginepri | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | 13 | David Goffin | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 3 | 6$^4$ | 13 | David Goffin | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | David Goffin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Dmitry Tursunov | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aljaž Bedene | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Aljaž Bedene | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | 3 | Dmitry Tursunov | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | João Sousa | 1 | 4 |
| | João Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | João Sousa | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Eric Quigley | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Eric Quigley | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Tim Smyczek | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Tim Smyczek | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | WC | Tim Smyczek | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Albert Ramos | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lu Yen-hsun | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Steve Johnson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Steve Johnson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Steve Johnson | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | WC | Mackenzie McDonald | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Mackenzie McDonald | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Mackenzie McDonald | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Denis Kudla | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Denis Kudla | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | | 9 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| | Ričardas Berankis | 1 | 0 | | 9 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| 9 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Adrian Mannarino | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Rajeev Ram | 7 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Rajeev Ram | 7 | 6$^6$ | 3 | 7 | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 4 |
| | Tobias Kamke | 6$^8$ | 4 | | 14 | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Ivo Karlović | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |