# 2013 Suzhou Ladies Open – Singles

Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.
Shahar Pe'er won the title, defeating Zheng Saisai in the final 6–2, 2–6, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Tímea Babos (semifinals)
* Misaki Doi (semifinals)
* Shahar Pe'er (champion)
* Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
* Duan Yingying (first round; retired)
* Zhou Yimiao (quarterfinals)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
* Alizé Lim (first 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 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 6 | 3 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | Zheng Saisai | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | Zheng Saisai | 7 | 6 | | Zheng Saisai | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Misaki Doi | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Zhu | 4 | 4 | | 1 | T Babos | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hončová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Hončová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Zhang | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 6$^3$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 7 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | S-r Lee | 7$^7$ | 3 | | LL | S-r Lee | 7$^8$ | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Namigata | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | T Tanasugarn | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Babos | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 |
| WC | C Liu | 3 | 1 | | 3 | S Pe'er | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Z Diyas | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhang | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | S Pe'er | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Sema | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Y Zhou | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| PR | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | PR | M Krajicek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Sema | 2 | 1 | | 6 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Y Zhou | 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 | A Lim | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | S Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Liu | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | F Liu | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vara Wongteanchai | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | S Zheng | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | C-w Chan | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | S Zhang | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 6 | | | N Lertcheewakarn | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | X Han | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 4 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Zhang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Zheng | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Y Duan | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Doi | 5 | 2 |
| | E Hozumi | 6 | 0 | | | E Hozumi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Hu | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Hu | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Plipuech | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Hozumi | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | X Wen | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Xu | 6 | 3 | | | Y Xu | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 0 | 2 | | 2 | M Doi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |