# 2013 Soweto Open – Women's singles

The defending champion from 2011 was Valeria Savinykh, as there was no event in 2012, but she decided not to compete in 2013.
Tímea Babos won the title, defeating Chanel Simmonds in the final, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Tímea Babos (champion)
* Julia Glushko (quarterfinals)
* Tadeja Majerič (quarterfinals)
* Nadiya Kichenok (semifinals)
* Chanel Simmonds (final)
* Jovana Jakšić (second round)
* Samantha Murray (quarterfinals)
* Magda Linette (second round)

## Main 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 |
| 1 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Teodora Mirčić | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Teodora Mirčić | 2 | 3 | 1 | Tímea Babos | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Chanel Simmonds | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Nadiya Kichenok | 2 | 2 | 5 | Chanel Simmonds | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Chanel Simmonds | 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 |
| 1 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Shlomo | 1 | 2 | | 1 | T Babos | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lazareva | 3 | 1 | | | P Özgen | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Özgen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | T Babos | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M le Roux | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | S Murray | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | F Mawisire | 5 | 1 | | WC | M le Roux | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Webley-Smith | 1 | 0$^r$ | | 7 | S Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Murray | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Babos | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | T Majerič | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Mirčić | 2 | 3 |
| | L Kiro | 0 | 2 | | 3 | T Majerič | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Rossi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | J Jegiołka | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jegiołka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Majerič | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | T Mirčić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Mirčić | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Z Pienaar | 0 | 2 | | | T Mirčić | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pigossi | 3 | 3 | | 6 | J Jakšić | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Jakšić | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Linette | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Eraydın | 5 | 1 | | 8 | M Linette | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Windley | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Windley | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Vangelova | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | J Windley | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | N Rottmann | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | N Kichenok | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Zlochová | 6 | 6 | | | Z Zlochová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riley | 2 | 0 | | 4 | N Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Kichenok | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | C Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Simmonds | 6 | 6 |
| WC | I Hattingh | 0 | 2 | | 5 | C Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Grajdek | 7$^{13}$ | 2 | 0 | WC | N Fourouclas | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Fourouclas | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Simmonds | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Melichar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2/Q | J Glushko | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | C Coppola | 0 | 3 | | | N Melichar | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sezer | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2/Q | J Glushko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/Q | J Glushko | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |