# 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Petra Kvitová defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kvitová.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Victoria Azarenka (withdrew because of a right foot injury)
* Serena Williams (withdrew because of a back injury)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
* Angelique Kerber (second round)
* Sara Errani (final)
* Petra Kvitová (champion)
* Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
* Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Sara Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Roberta Vinci | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Roberta Vinci | 3 | 3 | 5 | Sara Errani | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | LL | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 7 | 3 | 2 | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Errani | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Vinci | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | R Vinci | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Stosur | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 1 | 3 | | | S-w Hsieh | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 1 | | 7 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Hantuchová | 2 | 1 | | 6 | P Kvitová | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | A Ivanovic | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 6 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Y Putintseva | 6 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | L Robson | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | WC | Y Putintseva | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 3 | 4 |
| | L Šafářová | 2 | 2 | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 5 | Q | J Zheng | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Zheng | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Bartoli | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | WC | M Bartoli | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 4 | 1 | WC | M Bartoli | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Williams | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tamira Paszek (withdrew because of a viral illness)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Elena Vesnina (second round, retired)
* Urszula Radwańska (qualified)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
* Christina McHale (second round)
* Zheng Jie (qualified)
* Simona Halep (second round, withdrew because of a back injury)

### Qualifiers

* Svetlana Kuznetsova
* Daniela Hantuchová
* Zheng Jie
* Urszula Radwańska

### Lucky loser

* Carla Suárez Navarro

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Marta Domachowska | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | WC | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Daria Gavrilova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | 3 | 5 | | Daria Gavrilova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | WC | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | Çağla Büyükakçay | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 7 | | Zhang Shuai | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Govortsova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Govortsova | 3 | 1 | | 2 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Olivia Rogowska | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Fatma Al-Nabhani | 2 | 3 | | | Olivia Rogowska | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Olivia Rogowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olivia Rogowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 | 4 | | Daniela Hantuchová | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Simona Halep | w/o | | | | | |
| | Eleni Daniilidou | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Simona Halep | w/o | | | | | |
| 8 | Simona Halep | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Elena Vesnina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 5 | 3 | | 3 | Elena Vesnina | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Ekaterina Bychkova | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | Ekaterina Bychkova | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | WC | Ekaterina Bychkova | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Ayumi Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Vera Dushevina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 3 | 2 | | | Ayumi Morita | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Zheng Jie | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 2 | 1 | | 7 | Zheng Jie | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Akgul Amanmuradova | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 3 | 0 | | | Akgul Amanmuradova | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 3 |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 3 |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 1 | | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Christina McHale | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Chang Kai-chen | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Christina McHale | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Christina McHale | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |