# 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but was eliminated by Tomáš Berdych in the semifinals. Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Berdych in the final, 7–5, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* Roger Federer (semifinals)
* Tomáš Berdych (final)
* Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round)
* Janko Tipsarević (first round)
* Andreas Seppi (quarterfinals)
* Mikhail Youzhny (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 1 | 4 | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goffin | 2 | 5 | | | R Bautista-Agut | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bautista-Agut | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M Viola | 3 | 5 | | | L Rosol | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 3 | 5 | | 7 | A Seppi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Seppi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | JM del Potro | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | 4 | JM del Potro | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | 4 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Devvarman | 6 | 6 | | PR | S Devvarman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Kunitsyn | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | F Serra | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | Q | D Brands | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | D Brands | 7$^9$ | 6 | | Q | D Brands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Kavčič | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | M Youzhny | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Youzhny | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Llodra | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Tursunov | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | D Tursunov | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hájek | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | WC | D Tursunov | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Kamke | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 4 | 4 | | T Kamke | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ram | 1 | 3 | | 3 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| 6 | J Tipsarević | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 |
| | N Davydenko | 6 | 7 | | | N Davydenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 3 | | | | V Hănescu | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | N Davydenko | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 3 | 1 | | | M Granollers | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Jaziri | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Federer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Daniel Brands (qualified)
* Matthias Bachinger (qualifying competition)
* Andreas Haider-Maurer (first round)
* Michael Berrer (first round)
* Matteo Viola (qualified)
* Marco Chiudinelli (qualifying competition)
* Florent Serra (qualified)
* Ivan Sergeyev (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Daniel Brands
* Matteo Viola
* Florent Serra
* Igor Kunitsyn

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Daniel Brands | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Karol Beck | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Karol Beck | 4 | 6$^4$ | 1 | Daniel Brands | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 6 | Marco Chiudinelli | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ |
| WC | Omar Awadhy | 3 | 5 | 6 | Marco Chiudinelli | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ |
| 6 | Marco Chiudinelli | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Matthias Bachinger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Mohammed Ghareeb | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Mohammed Ghareeb | 1 | 3 | 2 | Matthias Bachinger | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 5 | Matteo Viola | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Marko Djokovic | 4 | 1 | 5 | Matteo Viola | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Matteo Viola | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Andreas Haider-Maurer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alt | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 6 | 6 | | Alt | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 |
| | Michael Yani | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Florent Serra | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Michael Berrer | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Igor Kunitsyn | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Igor Kunitsyn | 6 | 7 | | Igor Kunitsyn | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Ivan Sergeyev | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| | Marsel İlhan | 6$^4$ | 2 | 8 | Ivan Sergeyev | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| 8 | Ivan Sergeyev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |