# 2013 China Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2013 China Open. The defeat was Nadal's first hardcourt loss of the season, having previously won titles in Indian Wells, Montreal, Cincinnati and the US Open. His winning streak ended at 26 matches.
By reaching the final, Nadal regained the world No. 1 ranking from Djokovic.

## Seeds

* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* Rafael Nadal (final)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* Tomáš Berdych (semifinals, retired because of back injury)
* Richard Gasquet (semifinals)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* John Isner (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Richard Gasquet | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Richard Gasquet | 4 | 2 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Tomáš Berdych | 2$^r$ | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 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 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 0 | 3 | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | F Verdasco | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Devvarman | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | S Querrey | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | S Querrey | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | S Wawrinka | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | D Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Gasquet | 4 | 2 |
| | V Pospisil | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | D Ferrer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matosevic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Matosevic | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | D Ferrer | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Z Zhang | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | B Tomic | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 5 | R Gasquet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Gasquet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | J Isner | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wu | 7 | 6$^4$ | 3 | 8 | J Isner | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 4 | 2 | | Q | R Bautista-Agut | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bautista-Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Isner | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Y-h Lu | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Davydenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Davydenko | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 4 | 1 | | 4 | T Berdych | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Berdych | 2$^r$ |
| 7 | T Haas | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 4 |
| WC | L Hewitt | 7$^8$ | 6 | | WC | L Hewitt | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 7 | 4 | 6 | | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | F Fognini | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | A Montañés | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Giraldo | 2 | 4 | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
* Robin Haase (first round)
* Roberto Bautista-Agut (qualified)
* Daniel Gimeno-Traver (first round)
* Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)
* Alex Bogomolov Jr. (qualifying competition)
* Łukasz Kubot (first round)
* Jack Sock (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Lu Yen-hsun
* Somdev Devvarman
* Roberto Bautista-Agut
* Santiago Giraldo

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lu Yen-hsun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Gong Maoxin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | Gong Maoxin | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Marsel İlhan | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 |
| | Marsel İlhan | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Marsel İlhan | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Robin Haase | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Somdev Devvarman | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Somdev Devvarman | 2 | 6 | 6 | Somdev Devvarman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Paolo Lorenzi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | Paolo Lorenzi | 7 | 6 | | Paolo Lorenzi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 5 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 5 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Roberto Bautista-Agut | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | Ouyang Bowen | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Ouyang Bowen | 1 | 5 | 3 | Roberto Bautista-Agut | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Jack Sock | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | Rik de Voest | 2 | 4$^r$ | 8 | Jack Sock | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Jack Sock | 6 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Li Zhe | 1 | 2 | 6 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | |