# 2013 China Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 China Open.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the first round.

## Seeds

    01. Serena Williams (champion)
    02. Victoria Azarenka (first round)
    03. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
    04. Li Na (quarterfinals)
    05. Sara Errani (third round)
    06. Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
    07. Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
    08. Jelena Janković (final)
    09. Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
    10. Roberta Vinci (third round)
    11. Sloane Stephens (third round)
    12. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
    13. Sabine Lisicki (third round)
    14. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
    15. Samantha Stosur (first round)
    16. Simona Halep (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
* Angelique Kerber
* Petra Kvitová
* Venus Williams
* Caroline Wozniacki

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 7$^9$ | 6 | | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Angelique Kerber | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Angelique Kerber | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jelena Janković | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jelena Janković | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Li Na | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Li Na | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^9$ | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Jelena Janković | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Jelena Janković | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | 8 | Jelena Janković | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lucie Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 2 | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Schiavone | 3 | | WC | F Schiavone | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | M Kirilenko | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | J Zheng | 5 | 2 | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | U Radwańska | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Halep | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 1 | 4 |
| PR | A Wozniak | 4 | 4 | 11 | S Stephens | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | Q | E Bouchard | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 11 | S Stephens | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Niculescu | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | M Keys | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | P Hercog | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Puig | 1 | 4 | | Q | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | F Pennetta | 6$^9$ | 1 | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Ivanovic | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 10 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Kerber | 6$^7$ | 4 |
| | E Svitolina | 2 | 2 | | 10 | R Vinci | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Zhang | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | R Vinci | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Robson | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | L Robson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | S Errani | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Doi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | H Watson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | P Kvitová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | P Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Li | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Q | C Scheepers | 3 | 2 | | 13 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | V Williams | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Lisicki | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | N Li | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 3 | 2 | | | B Jovanovski | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 0 | 4 | | 4 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | J Janković | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | J Janković | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Fichman | 4 | 3 | | Q | G Voskoboeva | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | C Suárez Navarro | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Q | L Davis | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | L Davis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | S Stosur | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 |
| | L Šafářová | 7 | 6 | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 7 | 6 | | | K Kanepi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Petkovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Eugenie Bouchard (qualified)
* Marina Erakovic (qualifying competition)
* Kimiko Date-Krumm (qualifying competition)
* Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualifying competition)
* Paula Ormaechea (first round)
* Lesia Tsurenko (qualifying competition)
* Karolína Plíšková (qualifying competition)
* Caroline Garcia (first round)
* María Teresa Torró Flor (first round)
* Yaroslava Shvedova (qualifying competition)
* Galina Voskoboeva (qualified)
* Chanelle Scheepers (qualified)
* Polona Hercog (qualified)
* Lauren Davis (qualified)
* Johanna Larsson (first round)
* Shahar Pe'er (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Eugenie Bouchard
* Galina Voskoboeva
* Misaki Doi
* Polona Hercog
* Sharon Fichman
* Chanelle Scheepers
* Lauren Davis
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Zheng Saisai | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Zheng Saisai | 2 | 3 | 1 | Eugenie Bouchard | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Anna Schmiedlová | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| | Anna Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | Anna Schmiedlová | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Vesna Dolonc | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Vesna Dolonc | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 11 | Galina Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 |
| | Petra Cetkovská | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Galina Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Galina Voskoboeva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 2 | 1 | | 3 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6$^5$ | 2$^r$ |
| | | | | | | Misaki Doi | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | Misaki Doi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Misaki Doi | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| 16 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Duan Yingying | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Duan Yingying | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | 4 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 13 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Wang Qiang | 4 | 3 | | 13 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Paula Ormaechea | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Sharon Fichman | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sharon Fichman | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Sharon Fichman | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 2 | 6$^9$ | | 10 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| 10 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 4 | 6 | Lesia Tsurenko | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 12 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 |
| | Petra Martić | 3 | 3 | 12 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | 5 | | 7 | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 14 | Lauren Davis | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Zhang Yuxuan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Lauren Davis | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 14 | Lauren Davis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Caroline Garcia | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 1 | 1 | | | | |