# 2013 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$.

## Seeds

Angelique Kerber received a wildcard after the original draw was made. The wildcard had originally been given to Lisa-Maria Moser, who was forced to withdraw from the tournament. Kerber was given the top seed but placed in the bottom half of the draw, and several seeds were moved around in the draw to accommodate Kerber's late entry.
* Angelique Kerber (champion)
* Sloane Stephens (quarterfinals)
* Ana Ivanovic (final)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (semifinals)
* Kirsten Flipkens (quarterfinals)
* Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
* Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | 1/WC | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 4 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 0 | 1/WC | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 1/WC | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 3 | 1 | | 2 | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 7 | | | A Petkovic | 6$^1$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | S Vögele | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 5 | 7 | 6 | | S Vögele | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | K Knapp | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Vögele | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 |
| | Y Wickmayer | 2 | 4 | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 5 | 2 | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | D Cibulková | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | K Piter | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | K Piter | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Cibulková | 3 | 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 |
| 5 | K Flipkens | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 2 | 3 | | Q | C Giorgi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Flipkens | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 2 | 5 | | | E Svitolina | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kr Plíšková | 2 | 3 | | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | A Kerber | 6 | 6 |
| WC | P Mayr-Achleitner | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 5 | 6 | 2 | LL | M Zanevska | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Zanevska | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | WC | P Mayr-Achleitner | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1/WC | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Klaffner | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | A Cadanțu | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1/WC | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1/WC | A Kerber | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Alison Riske (first round)
* Christina McHale (first round)
* Camila Giorgi (qualified)
* Vesna Dolonc (first round)
* Virginie Razzano (first round)
* Jana Čepelová (first round)
* Dinah Pfizenmaier (first round, retired)
* Sofia Arvidsson (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Kristýna Plíšková
* Katarzyna Piter
* Camila Giorgi
* Aleksandra Krunić

### Lucky loser

* Maryna Zanevska

### Qualifying draw
#### First 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 |
| 1 | Alison Riske | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Claire Feuerstein | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Claire Feuerstein | 4 | 6 | 6 | Claire Feuerstein | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 2 | 6 | 6 | Kristýna Plíšková | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Maryna Zanevska | 0 | 1 |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Maryna Zanevska | 0 | 1 |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 7 | | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Ksenia Pervak | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| | Ksenia Pervak | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | Ksenia Pervak | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Jana Čepelová | 2 | 7$^7$ | 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 |
| 2 | Christina McHale | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Vogt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Vogt | 7 | 6 | | Stephanie Vogt | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | Katarzyna Piter | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 2 | 7 | 6 | Katarzyna Piter | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Jasmina Tinjić | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Jasmina Tinjić | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 2 | 3 |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Janina Toljan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Janina Toljan | 5 | 3 | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Victoria Kan | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Victoria Kan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Victoria Kan | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Virginie Razzano | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Záhlavová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Záhlavová | 2 | 2 | 3 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Nastassja Burnett | 7 | 6 | | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 5 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Renata Voráčová | 4 | 0 |
| WC | Nicole Rottmann | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Renata Voráčová | 4 | 0 |
| | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 6 | | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Sofia Arvidsson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 2 | 0 | 8 | Sofia Arvidsson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Sofia Arvidsson | 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 |
| 4 | Vesna Dolonc | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 7 | 6 | | Daria Gavrilova | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Pia König | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Pia König | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Michaela Hončová | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Yvonne Neuwirth | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Michaela Hončová | 2 | 3 |
| | Samantha Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Samantha Murray | 6 | 6 | | Samantha Murray | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Michaela Hončová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Michaela Hončová | 6 | 4 | 5 | Michaela Hončová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | |
| 7 | Dinah Pfizenmaier | 1 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | |