Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 WTA Qatar Open.

All of the top three seeds (Azarenka, Williams and Maria Sharapova) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams regained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since October 2010, becoming the oldest No. 1 player in the history of the WTA, after she beat Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinals. She would remain the world No. 1 for a further 186 weeks until 12 September 2016, when she was replaced by Angelique Kerber, tying Steffi Graf's record for longest consecutive spell at No. 1.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (champion)
  2. United States Serena Williams (final)
  3. Russia Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  4. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
  5. Germany Angelique Kerber (second round)
  6. Italy Sara Errani (quarterfinals)
  7. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
  9. France Marion Bartoli (second round)
  10. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
  11. Russia Nadia Petrova (third round)
  12. Russia Maria Kirilenko (first round, retired because of a shoulder injury)
  13. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (third round)
  14. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)
  15. Italy Roberta Vinci (second round)
  16. United States Sloane Stephens (second round)
  17. Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (second round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • SR = Special ranking
  • SE = Special exempt
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
  • CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
  • NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Belarus Victoria Azarenka66
6Italy Sara Errani22
1Belarus Victoria Azarenka66
4Poland Agnieszka Radwańska33
4Poland Agnieszka Radwańska67
10Denmark Caroline Wozniacki25
1Belarus Victoria Azarenka7826
2United States Serena Williams6663
8Australia Samantha Stosur24
3Russia Maria Sharapova66
3Russia Maria Sharapova32
2United States Serena Williams66
7Czech Republic Petra Kvitová635
2United States Serena Williams367

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1Belarus V Azarenka66
Bulgaria T Pironkova625Switzerland R Oprandi23
Switzerland R Oprandi7771Belarus V Azarenka66
United States C McHale66United States C McHale00
QRussia V Dushevina12United States C McHale66
Greece E Daniilidou2317Czech Republic L Šafářová42
17Czech Republic L Šafářová661Belarus V Azarenka66
12Russia M Kirilenko0r6Italy S Errani22
QRussia E Bychkova3QRussia E Bychkova363
United Kingdom L Robson41Slovakia D Hantuchová616
Slovakia D Hantuchová66Slovakia D Hantuchová572
WCCanada H El Tabakh236Italy S Errani756
Hungary T Babos66Hungary T Babos40
6Italy S Errani66

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
4Poland A Radwańska66
China J Zheng23QAustralia A Rodionova32
QAustralia A Rodionova664Poland A Radwańska678
Romania S Halep6613Serbia A Ivanovic166
Belarus O Govortsova10Romania S Halep30r
Austria T Paszek1213Serbia A Ivanovic60
13Serbia A Ivanovic664Poland A Radwańska67
10Denmark C Wozniacki6610Denmark C Wozniacki25
LLBosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić1210Denmark C Wozniacki796
Romania S Cîrstea266Romania S Cîrstea670
WCTunisia O Jabeur63010Denmark C Wozniacki786
Germany M Barthel66Germany M Barthel663
QKazakhstan Y Putintseva42Germany M Barthel66
5Germany A Kerber12

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
8Australia S Stosur616
Romania M Niculescu66Romania M Niculescu463
Serbia J Janković418Australia S Stosur67
Russia S Kuznetsova776Russia S Kuznetsova45
QUnited States B Mattek-Sands614Russia S Kuznetsova66
Italy F Schiavone6539France M Bartoli44
9France M Bartoli7768Australia S Stosur24
16United States S Stephens663Russia M Sharapova66
Georgia (country) A Tatishvili2216United States S Stephens66565
Czech Republic K Zakopalová7103Czech Republic K Zakopalová47777
United States V Lepchenko680rCzech Republic K Zakopalová33
QFrance C Garcia663Russia M Sharapova66
WCOman F Al Nabhani23QFrance C Garcia32
3Russia M Sharapova66

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7Czech Republic P Kvitová60
Spain C Suárez Navarro12Russia E Makarova40r
Russia E Makarova667Czech Republic P Kvitová466
QSlovenia T Majerič4411Russia N Petrova643
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh66Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh624
Czech Republic A Hlaváčková2311Russia N Petrova366
11Russia N Petrova667Czech Republic P Kvitová635
15Italy R Vinci622United States S Williams367
Belgium Y Wickmayer21r15Italy R Vinci270
Poland U Radwańska66Poland U Radwańska656
QUkraine N Kichenok10Poland U Radwańska03
Spain A Medina Garrigues6332United States S Williams66
LLRussia D Gavrilova466LLRussia D Gavrilova21
2United States S Williams66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
  2. Australia Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
  3. China Zhang Shuai (first round)
  4. Russia Vera Dushevina (qualified)
  5. Russia Daria Gavrilova (qualifying completion, lucky loser)
  6. Italy Maria Elena Camerin (first round)
  7. Russia Valeria Solovyeva (first round)
  8. France Caroline Garcia (qualified)
  9. United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualified)
  10. Slovenia Tadeja Majerič (qualified)
  11. Germany Kathrin Wörle (first round)
  12. Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok (first round)
  13. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić (qualifying completion, lucky loser)
  14. Russia Ekaterina Bychkova (qualified)
  15. Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok (qualified)
  16. Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualifying completion)

Qualifiers

  1. Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
  2. Australia Anastasia Rodionova
  3. United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  4. Russia Vera Dushevina
  5. Slovenia Tadeja Majerič
  6. Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
  7. Russia Ekaterina Bychkova
  8. France Caroline Garcia

Lucky losers

  1. Russia Daria Gavrilova
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić

Draw

First qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
1Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva627
Poland Marta Domachowska065
1Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva366
Ukraine Irina Buryachok614
Ukraine Irina Buryachok66
12Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok30

Second qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
2Australia Anastasia Rodionova66
WCGreece Maria Sakkari22
2Australia Anastasia Rodionova66
Slovakia Michaela Hončová24
Slovakia Michaela Hončová626
11Germany Kathrin Wörle364

Third qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
3China Zhang Shuai45
United States Abigail Spears67
United States Abigail Spears34
9United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands66
WCSlovakia Janette Husárová00
9United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands66

Fourth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
4Russia Vera Dushevina66
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva03
4Russia Vera Dushevina66
13Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić01
WCPoland Justyna Jegiołka31
13Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić66

Fifth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
5Russia Daria Gavrilova776
Germany Kristina Barrois652
5Russia Daria Gavrilova24
10Slovenia Tadeja Majerič66
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová12
10Slovenia Tadeja Majerič66

Sixth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
6Italy Maria Elena Camerin6464
Ukraine Veronika Kapshay7716
Ukraine Veronika Kapshay462
15Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok677
WCUnited States Alexandra Riley01
15Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok66

Seventh qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
7Russia Valeria Solovyeva31
Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas66
Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas13
14Russia Ekaterina Bychkova66
WCZimbabwe Cara Black22
14Russia Ekaterina Bychkova66

Eighth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
8France Caroline Garcia66
South Africa Natalie Grandin23
8France Caroline Garcia66
16Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko14
Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova1785
16Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko6667

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