# 2013 Malaysian Open – Singles

Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Karolína Plíšková defeated Mattek-Sands in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, to claim her first WTA singles title.

## Seeds

* Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
* Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (semifinals)
* Ayumi Morita (semifinals)
* Misaki Doi (second round)
* Donna Vekić (first round)
* Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
* Kristýna Plíšková (first round)

## 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 |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ayumi Morita | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ayumi Morita | 0 | 2 | | Karolína Plíšková | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 3/WC | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 1 | WC | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| WC | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Q Wang | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | Q Wang | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 6 | | | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Feuerstein | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | P Mayr-Achleitner | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua | 3 | 2 | | | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brianti | 2 | 3 | | 5 | M Doi | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Morita | 0 | 2 |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 1 | 1 | | 4 | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Luangnam | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | Q | N Luangnam | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | 4 | A Morita | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Rogowska | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Q | L Kumkhum | 7$^9$ | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | L Kumkhum | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Beygelzimer | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | E Daniilidou | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Daniilidou | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | Kr Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Diyas | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | Q | Z Diyas | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | A Barty | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Simmonds | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | A Barty | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3/WC | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 1 | 3 | | Q | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | 3/WC | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3/WC | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | 3/WC | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | D Vekić | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | WC | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| WC | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sirotkina | 3 | 6 | 6$^{12}$ | | Y Duan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 4 | 7$^{14}$ | | | | | WC | B Mattek-Sands | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Chua | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | S-w Hsieh | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | S Zhang | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 2 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S-w Hsieh | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)
* Akgul Amanmuradova (qualified)
* Chanel Simmonds (qualified)
* Monique Adamczak (qualifying competition)
* Erika Sema (qualifying competition)
* Wang Qiang (qualified)
* Lyudmyla Kichenok (first round)
* Nadiya Kichenok (qualifying competition)
* Nudnida Luangnam (qualified)
* Arina Rodionova (qualifying competition)
* Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)
* Ana Savić (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Luksika Kumkhum
* Akgul Amanmuradova
* Chanel Simmonds
* Nudnida Luangnam
* Zarina Diyas
* Wang Qiang

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yang Zi | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Yang Zi | 3 | 3 | 1 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Arina Rodionova | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Chan Hao-ching | 2 | 0 | 10 | Arina Rodionova | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 3 | 3 | 2 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 4 | 6 | 7$^{13}$ |
| | | | | 12 | Ana Savić | 6 | 4 | 6$^{11}$ |
| | Pemra Özgen | 2 | 3 | 12 | Ana Savić | 6 | 4 | 6$^{11}$ |
| 12 | Ana Savić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Chanel Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Theiviya Selvarajoo | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Theiviya Selvarajoo | 1 | 1 | 3 | Chanel Simmonds | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Nadiya Kichenok | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 0 | 0 | 8 | Nadiya Kichenok | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Nadiya Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Monique Adamczak | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Irina Buryachok | 6$^0$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Irina Buryachok | 6$^0$ | 6 | 4 | 4 | Monique Adamczak | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 9 | Nudnida Luangnam | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Chan Chin-wei | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 9 | Nudnida Luangnam | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Nudnida Luangnam | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Erika Sema | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marta Domachowska | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Marta Domachowska | 2 | 4 | 5 | Erika Sema | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 3 | 2 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Junri Namigata | 3 | 1 |
| | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Junri Namigata | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Junri Namigata | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |