2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open
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The 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open, in the International category of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland, from April 8 through April 14, 2013.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 8 | 1 |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 13 | 2 |
| CZE | Klára Zakopalová | 21 | 3 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 30 | 4 |
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 33 | 5 |
| EST | Kaia Kanepi | 38 | 6 |
| GER | Sabine Lisicki | 41 | 7 |
| GBR | Laura Robson | 42 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 1, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
- Italy Maria Elena Camerin
- United States Jill Craybas
- Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
- Slovenia Polona Hercog
- Austria Tamira Paszek
- Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková (low back injury)
Retirements
During the tournament
- Germany Julia Görges (dizziness)
- Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (dizziness)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | SVK | Janette Husárová | 60 | 1 |
| JPN | Shuko Aoyama | BIH | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 136 | 2 |
| USA | Jill Craybas | LUX | Mandy Minella | 137 | 3 |
| CZE | Renata Voráčová | CZE | Klára Zakopalová | 150 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of April 1, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Poland Magdalena Fręch / Poland Katarzyna Pyka
- Poland Paula Kania / Poland Sandra Zaniewska
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova (right elbow injury)
- Poland Magdalena Fręch (viral illness)
Retirements
During the tournament
- Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (right shoulder injury)
Champions
Singles
- Italy Roberta Vinci def. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová, 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Doubles
- Spain Lara Arruabarrena / Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino def. Romania Raluca Olaru / Russia Valeria Solovyeva, 6–4, 7–5