# 2013 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Kaia Kanepi was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.
Serena Williams won the title, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Victoria Azarenka (semifinals, withdrew because of a right toe injury)
* Maria Sharapova (withdrew because of a right collarbone injury)
* Serena Williams (champion)
* Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
* Sara Errani (second round)
* Petra Kvitová (second round)
* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (first round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Victoria Azarenka | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Serena Williams | w/o | | | | | | |
| 3 | Serena Williams | w/o | | | 3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 1 |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 1 |
| LL | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | S Lisicki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | K Pervak | 1 | 0 | | | |
| | T Paszek | 6 | 0 | 2 | | U Radwańska | 6 | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Pervak | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | K Pervak | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | |
| 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | w/o |
| | V Lepchenko | 2 | 1 | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Cornet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bobusic | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 2 | 3 | | | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | S Arvidsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Stosur | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 4 | | 6 | P Kvitová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 3 | 6 | 3 | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | A Kerber | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | L Tsurenko | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Q | O Puchkova | 1 | 3 | | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | LL | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Gajdošová | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | J Gajdošová | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | L Tsurenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Vania King (qualifying competition)
* Camila Giorgi (first round)
* Alexandra Panova (first round)
* María Teresa Torró Flor (first round)
* Ksenia Pervak (qualified)
* Kristýna Plíšková (qualifying competition)
* Olga Puchkova (qualified)
* Vesna Dolonc (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Ksenia Pervak
* Monica Puig
* Bojana Bobusic
* Olga Puchkova

### Lucky losers

* Lesia Tsurenko

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Vania King | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paula Ormaechea | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paula Ormaechea | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Vania King | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Daria Gavrilova | 6$^0$ | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | Daria Gavrilova | 6$^0$ | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Vania King | 6$^0$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | Marta Sirotkina | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | Monique Adamczak | 7 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monique Adamczak | 7 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | Marta Sirotkina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alexa Glatch | 5 | 2 | | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Camila Giorgi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | Vera Dushevina | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Monica Puig | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Viktorija Rajicic | 4 | 1 | | Monica Puig | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Monica Puig | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| WC | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 2 | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Vesna Dolonc | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Karin Knapp | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Bojana Bobusic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Bojana Bobusic | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Bojana Bobusic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | WC | Bojana Bobusic | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kristýna Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kristýna Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Teliana Pereira | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 6 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kristýna Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | Johanna Konta | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Mallory Burdette | 2 | 5 | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 6 |
| | Eva Birnerová | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 6 |
| | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Akgul Amanmuradova | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^6$ | 6$^1$ | 7 | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Olga Puchkova | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |