# 2013 Swedish Open – Women's singles

Polona Hercog was the two-time defending champion, but decided to compete at an ITF $100,000 event at Olomouc instead.
World No. 1 Serena Williams won the title, defeating Johanna Larsson in the final in straight sets.
The win in the final was Williams' last 28th match on clay, marked she was being undefeated on clay courts during 2013 season.

## Seeds

* Serena Williams (champion)
* Simona Halep (second round, retired)
* Klára Zakopalová (semifinals)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
* Lourdes Domínguez Lino (quarterfinals)
* Lesia Tsurenko (second round)
* Silvia Soler Espinosa (first round)
* Johanna Larsson (final)

## 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 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Klára Zakopalová | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Klára Zakopalová | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Johanna Larsson | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 1 |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Karatantcheva | 1 | 2 | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Tatishvili | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bencic | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | L Domínguez Lino | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Pfizenmaier | 6 | 2 | 5 | | T Pereira | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 2 | | 5 | L Domínguez Lino | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Zakopalová | 0 | 4 |
| WC | E Allgurin | 1 | 1 | | 3 | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 6 | 7 | | A Parra Santonja | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | R Hogenkamp | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 3 | 3 | | Q | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Grymalska | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | L Tsurenko | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | L Tsurenko | 6 | 5 | 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 |
| 8 | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 1 | 1 | | 8 | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kerkhove | 3 | 1 | | | N Bratchikova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bratchikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Cohen | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Johansson | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | M Johansson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gámiz | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Gámiz | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Pironkova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Larsson | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | S Soler Espinosa | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | V Razzano | 7 | 6 | | | V Razzano | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6$^4$ | 1 | | PR | A Dulgheru | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Dulgheru | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Duque Mariño | 1 | 6 | 4 | | F Pennetta | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Peterson | 4 | 0 | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Alizé Lim (withdrew)
* Diāna Marcinkēviča (second round)
* Alberta Brianti (qualifying competition)
* Anastasia Grymalska (qualified)
* Richèl Hogenkamp (qualified)
* Tetyana Arefyeva (second round)
* Andrea Gámiz (qualified)
* Marina Melnikova (qualifying competition)
* Lesley Kerkhove (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Lesley Kerkhove
* Andrea Gámiz
* Richèl Hogenkamp
* Anastasia Grymalska

### Qualifying draw
#### First 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 |
| 9 | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 1 | 1 | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Lesley Kerkhove | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Marina Melnikova | 6$^7$ | 4 |
| WC | Susanne Celik | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Marina Melnikova | 6$^7$ | 4 |
| WC | Cornelia Lister | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Cornelia Lister | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | Cornelia Lister | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Justyna Jegiołka | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| 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 | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Matilda Hamlin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Matilda Hamlin | 3 | 3 | 2 | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | | | | | Nicole Rottmann | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | Varvara Flink | 3 | 2 | | Nicole Rottmann | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | Nicole Rottmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Rottmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Nicole Rottmann | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Andrea Gámiz | 6 | 6 |
| | Karolina Wlodarczak | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Andrea Gámiz | 6 | 6 |
| | Olga Ianchuk | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Ianchuk | 6 | 7 | | Olga Ianchuk | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Andrea Gámiz | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Louise Brunskog | 1 | 4 | 7 | Andrea Gámiz | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 7 | Andrea Gámiz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Alberta Brianti | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ksenia Palkina | 6$^4$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ksenia Palkina | 6$^4$ | 6 | 0 | 3 | Alberta Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Justine Ozga | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Emma Ek | 0 | 1 | | | Justine Ozga | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Justine Ozga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justine Ozga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Alberta Brianti | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 |
| | Irina Buryachok | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Kajsa Rinaldo Persson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Kajsa Rinaldo Persson | 4 | 3 | | | Irina Buryachok | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Donika Bashota | 4 | 4 | | 5 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 4 | Anastasia Grymalska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Roma | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Roma | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Anastasia Grymalska | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hilda Melander | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Beatrice Cedermark | 2 | 3 | | | Hilda Melander | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Hilda Melander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hilda Melander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Anastasia Grymalska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tereza Martincová | 3 | 2 |
| | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Tereza Martincová | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Paulina Wulcan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Paulina Wulcan | 1 | 1 | | | Tereza Martincová | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tetyana Arefyeva | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | 2 | 5 | | 6 | Tetyana Arefyeva | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Tetyana Arefyeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |