page_title: Tamira Paszek
section_title: 2013: Career-high singles ranking, downfall, injuries
hierarchical_section_title: Tamira Paszek / Tennis career / 2013: Career-high singles ranking, downfall, injuries
caption_attribution_description: English: Paszek at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
context_page_description: Tamira Shelah Paszek is an Austrian tennis player.
  Paszek has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her greatest success so far: she reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament twice, 2011 and 2012 at the Wimbledon Championships. On 11 February 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 26. On 6 May 2013, she peaked at No. 93 in the doubles rankings. Over her career, Paszek has defeated top ten players Marion Bartoli, Elena Dementieva, Daniela Hantuchová, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Angelique Kerber, Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Patty Schnyder, and Caroline Wozniacki.
context_section_description: Paszek began the year at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to Urszula Radwańska. After Brisbane, Paszek competed at the Sydney International where she was defeated in the first round by Jelena Janković. Seeded thirtieth at the Australian Open, Paszek achieved her first Australian Open victory since 2007 with an emphatic three-set victory over Stefanie Vögele in the first round. However, in the second round, she was outplayed by American wildcard Madison Keys.
  After the Australian Open, Paszek went to Paris to play at the Open GDF Suez. She lost in the first round to lucky loser and eventual semifinalist Kiki Bertens. In Qatar at the Qatar Total Open, Paszek had another first-round exit, losing to thirteenth seed Ana Ivanovic. In March, she traveled to California to compete at the BNP Paribas Open. As the twenty-third seed, she got a first-round bye. She was defeated in the second round by American qualifier Mallory Burdette. The week after Indian Wells, Paszek was in Miami playing at the Sony Open Tennis. As the twenty-sixth seed, she again got a first-round bye. However, she couldn't past the second round because she suffered a three-set loss at the hands of Simona Halep.
  Paszek's clay-court season began in Charleston at the Family Circle Cup. Seeded thirteenth, she retired in the first round after losing the first set 3–6 to American qualifier Grace Min due to a left neck injury. Paszek returned from injury at the Portugal Open. She lost in the first round to Monica Niculescu. Seeded second at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Paszek was defeated in the first round by French wildcard Virginie Razzano. Seeded twenty-eighth at the French Open, Paszek lost in the first round to Melanie Oudin.
  Paszek elected to contest at the Aegon Trophy where she was the top seed. She opened her grass-court season with a hard-fought win over wildcard Anne Keothavong in the first round. However, she would progress no further as she was forced to retire against Alison Riske in their second-round encounter due to a hamstring injury. At the Aegon Classic Paszek was seeded fourth and was given a first-round bye. She drew Riske again in the second round and lost. Paszek entered the Aegon International as the defending champion, but again went out at the first hurdle, losing to fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki; she had to retire in the second set due to a thigh injury. Her final grass-court event was the Wimbledon Championships where she was the twenty-eighth seed. She was defeated in the first round by Alexandra Cadanțu. As a result, Paszek dropped out of the top 100.
  Paszek started her US Open series at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She recorded her third win of the season when her opponent, qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva, retired during their first-round match due to heat illness. She lost in the second round to sixth seed Varvara Lepchenko. Her next tournament was the Southern California Open. Paszek suffered a double bagel thrashing in the first round at the hands of Daniela Hantuchová. In Toronto at the Rogers Cup, Paszek lost a marathon match in the first round of qualifying to Anastasia Rodionova. For the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, Paszek played qualifying in order to qualify for the main draw. She was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Andrea Hlaváčková.
  After the US Open, Paszek entered the Challenge Bell in Quebec City. She lost in the first round to Christina McHale. She then played two ITF events in the United States. The first tournament was the Coleman Vision Tennis Championships. Paszek got a three set victory over Olivia Rogowska in the first round. She was then defeated in the second round by eventual finalist Anna Tatishvili. At the Party Rock Open, Paszek defeated Adriana Pérez in the first round. In the second, she lost to sixth seed, eventual finalist, and doubles partner CoCo Vandeweghe. However, she did capture the doubles title with Vandeweghe marking her first tournament win in either singles or doubles in 2013. Her most impressive result of the year came
caption: Paszek at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
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