# 2013 US Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 US Open. It was her fifth US Open singles title and 17th major singles title overall.

## Seeds

    01. Serena Williams (champion)
    02. Victoria Azarenka (final)
    03. Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
    04. Sara Errani (second round)
    05. Li Na (semifinals)
    06. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
    07. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    08. Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
    09. Jelena Janković (fourth round)
    10. Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
    11. Samantha Stosur (first round)
    12. Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
    13. Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
    14. Maria Kirilenko (third round)
    15. Sloane Stephens (fourth round)
    16. Sabine Lisicki (third round)
    17. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
    18. Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
    19. Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
    20. Nadia Petrova (first round)
    21. Simona Halep (fourth round)
    22. Elena Vesnina (second round)
    23. Jamie Hampton (third round)
    24. Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
    25. Kaia Kanepi (third round)
    26. Alizé Cornet (third round)
    27. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
    28. Mona Barthel (second round)
    29. Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
    30. Laura Robson (third round)
    31. Klára Zakopalová (first round)
    32. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third 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 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 0 | 0 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Li Na | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 24 | Ekaterina Makarova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | Li Na | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Li Na | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Li Na | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 5 | 7$^8$ | 1 |
| 10 | Roberta Vinci | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 5 | 7$^8$ | 1 |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 0 | 1 | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | G Voskoboeva | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Shvedova | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | O Puchkova | 1 | 0 | | | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Mayr-Achleitner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | LL | P Mayr-Achleitner | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | M Rybáriková | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | J Hampton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Stephens | 4 | 1 |
| | L Arruabarrena | 4 | 2 | | 23 | J Hampton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | | K Mladenovic | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 23 | J Hampton | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 15 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | U Radwańska | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Minella | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | 15 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Stephens | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | K Flipkens | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | V Williams | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 1 | 3 | | | J Zheng | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 18 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 4 | 6$^5$ | | Q | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 0 | 0 | | 18 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 25 | K Kanepi | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| WC | V King | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | 25 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 1 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | AK Schmiedlová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 25 | K Kanepi | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | 4 | 6 | 7 | | E Bouchard | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 1 | 1 | | 8 | A Kerber | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 1 | 2 | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | MT Torró Flor | 6 | 6 | | MT Torró Flor | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 0 | 4 | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | E Cabeza Candela | 1 | 4 | | | | | 32 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| WC | A Barty | 6 | 6 | WC | A Barty | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Razzano | 5 | 0 | 32 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 24 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 |
| | P Hercog | 2 | 4 | 24 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 3 | 1 | | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | 24 | E Makarova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Ormaechea | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | 16 | S Lisicki | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 3 | 6$^7$ | | P Ormaechea | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 2 | 6$^3$ | 16 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Lisicki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 9 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 3 | 4 | | 9 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 4 | 6 | 5 | PR | A Kleybanova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Kleybanova | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | 9 | J Janković | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | K Nara | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu | 2 | 2 | | Q | K Nara | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Fichman | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | S Cîrstea | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | S Cîrstea | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Janković | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | L Robson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Li | 6 | 6 |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 5 | 0 | | 30 | L Robson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | C Garcia | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Rogers | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 30 | L Robson | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| PR | P Cetkovská | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 5 | N Li | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | S Arvidsson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 2 | 2 | | 5 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Li | 6 | 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 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Duan | 2 | 5 | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Scheepers | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Simmonds | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | C Giorgi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | S-w Hsieh | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | K Zakopalová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Giorgi | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 |
| | A Beck | 1 | 1 | | 22 | E Vesnina | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Min | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | K Knapp | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | L Šafářová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 4 | 2 | | 10 | R Vinci | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | R Vinci | 6 | 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 |
| 14 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 1 | 1 | | 14 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 21 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Duque Mariño | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | D Vekić | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | S Halep | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 21 | S Halep | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| 27 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | M Burdette | 3 | 5 | | 27 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 27 | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | N Gibbs | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | O Rogowska | 0 | 0 | | 4 | S Errani | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Errani | 6 | 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 | Fourth round |
| 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | B Jovanovski | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | WC | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 1 | 4 | | 28 | M Barthel | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Riske | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | N Petrova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Q | J Glushko | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Glushko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 4 | 4 | | WC | S Vickery | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Vickery | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Glushko | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| WC | M Sanchez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Duval | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | V Duval | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Stosur | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 2 | 0 | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^5$ | PR | A Dulgheru | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Dulgheru | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | C McHale | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | C McHale | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | D Cibulková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | MJ Koehler | 3 | 2 | | 26 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dellacqua | 6 | 1 | 4 | Q | A Tomljanović | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tomljanović | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 26 | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | A Wozniak | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Dolonc | 5 | 6$^5$ | | PR | A Wozniak | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pfizenmaier | 0 | 0 | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | S. Williams | Azarenka |
| 1st serve % | 58/101 (57%) | 56/99 (57%) |
| 1st serve points won | 44 of 58 = 76% | 31 of 56 = 55% |
| 2nd serve points won | 20 of 43 = 47% | 23 of 43 = 53% |
| Total service points won | 64 of 101 = 63.37% | 54 of 99 = 54.55% |
| Aces | 9 | 2 |
| Double faults | 5 | 7 |
| Winners | 36 | 17 |
| Unforced errors | 35 | 27 |
| Net points won | 3 of 9 = 33% | 4 of 6 = 67% |
| Break points converted | 7 of 12 = 58% | 4 of 8 = 50% |
| Return points won | 45 of 99 = 45% | 37 of 101 = 37% |
| Total points won | 109 | 91 |
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