# 2013 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The women's singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) was held from August 5 to 11. Wang Yihan was the defending champion. Ratchanok Inthanon defeated Li Xuerui 22–20, 18–21, 21–14 in the final.

## Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Li Xuerui | 27 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tai Tzu-ying | 25 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tai Tzu-ying | 25 | 13 | | 1 | Li Xuerui | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Bae Yeon-ju | 5 | 11 | | | | | |
| 13 | Bae Yeon-ju | 23 | 21 | | 13 | Bae Yeon-ju | 5 | 11 | | | | | |
| 3 | Saina Nehwal | 21 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saina Nehwal | 21 | 9 | | | | | | 1 | Li Xuerui | 20 | 21 | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ratchanok Inthanon | 22 | 18 | 21 |
| 4 | Ratchanok Inthanon | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ratchanok Inthanon | 22 | 18 | 21 |
| | Carolina Marín | 18 | 22 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carolina Marín | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | Ratchanok Inthanon | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | P. V. Sindhu | 10 | 13 | | | | | |
| 7 | Wang Shixian | 18 | 17 | | 10 | P. V. Sindhu | 10 | 13 | | | | | |
| 10 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Li Xuerui | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Marija Ulitina | | | | | Marija Ulitina | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jiang Yanjiao | w/o | | | | | | | | 1 | Li Xuerui | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Kristina Gavnholt | 21 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | 9 | Lindaweni Fanetri | 10 | 12 | | | | |
| Beatriz Corrales | 18 | 21 | 21 | | Beatriz Corrales | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Lindaweni Fanetri | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Li Xuerui | 27 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tai Tzu-ying | 25 | 13 |
| | | | | 12 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michelle Li | 18 | 14 | | | Linda Zetchiri | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Linda Zetchiri | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Linda Zetchiri | 13 | 16 | | | | |
| Kirsty Gilmour | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tai Tzu-ying | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Nicole Schaller | w/o | | | | Kirsty Gilmour | 12 | 22 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Tai Tzu-ying | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 8 | Minatsu Mitani | 16 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tee Jing Yi | 17 | 17 | | | Sayaka Takahashi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sayaka Takahashi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Sayaka Takahashi | 19 | 17 | | | | | |
| Chan Tsz Ka | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 13 | Bae Yeon-ju | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Line Kjaersfeldt | 21 | 8 | 9 | | Chan Tsz Ka | 10 | 22 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | Bae Yeon-ju | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Bae Yeon-ju | 23 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Saina Nehwal | 21 | 9 |
| | | | | 15 | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xing Aiying | w/o | | | | Jamie Subandhi | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Subandhi | | | | | | | | | 15 | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 21 | 16 | 14 | | | | |
| Olga Golovanova | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 3 | Saina Nehwal | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Alesia Zaitsava | 13 | 14 | | | Olga Golovanova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Saina Nehwal | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | 4 | Ratchanok Inthanon | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akvile Stapusaityte | 4 | 12 | | Gu Juan | 21 | 17 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gu Juan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 4 | Ratchanok Inthanon | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Olga Konon | w/o | | | | | | | 16 | Yip Pui Yin | 14 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Sabrina Jaquet | | | | Sabrina Jaquet | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Yip Pui Yin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ratchanok Inthanon | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carolina Marín | 18 | 22 | 15 |
| | | | 14 | Busanan Ongbumrungpan | 12 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adriyanti Firdasari | 15 | 11 | | Carolina Marín | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carolina Marín | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Carolina Marín | 13 | 21 | 22 | | | | | |
| Sarah Walker | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 5 | Sung Ji-hyun | 21 | 13 | 20 | | | | | |
| Kate Foo Kune | 11 | 17 | | Sarah Walker | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Sung Ji-hyun | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | 7 | Wang Shixian | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Chloe Magee | 14 | 14 | | Pai Hsiao-ma | 17 | 23 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Pai Hsiao-ma | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 7 | Wang Shixian | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 11 | Eriko Hirose | 8 | 13 | | | | |
| Natalia Perminova | 14 | 18 | | Petya Nedelcheva | 21 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Eriko Hirose | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Wang Shixian | 18 | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 |
| | | | 10 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Kaori Imabeppu | 21 | 21 | | Kaori Imabeppu | 19 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| Aprilla Yuswandari | 18 | 10 | | | | | | 10 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 23 | | | | |
| Bellaetrix Manuputty | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 2 | Wang Yihan | 18 | 21 | | | | |
| Sandra-Maria Jensen | 6 | 19 | | Bellaetrix Manuputty | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Wang Yihan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |