2013 Australian Open – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Li Na in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open.

Women's singles
2013 Australian Open
Champion Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up Li Na
Final score4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2013 Australian Open

Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Azarenka retained the top ranking at the end of the tournament by winning the title after Sharapova and Williams lost in the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.

Seeds
01.   Victoria Azarenka (champion)
02.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
03.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
05.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
06.   Li Na (final)
07.   Sara Errani (first round)
08.   Petra Kvitová (second round)
09.   Samantha Stosur (second round)
10.   Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
11.   Marion Bartoli (third round)
12.   Nadia Petrova (first round)
13.   Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
14.   Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
15.   Dominika Cibulková (second round)
16.   Roberta Vinci (third round)
17.   Lucie Šafářová (second round)
18.   Julia Görges (fourth round)
19.   Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
20.   Yanina Wickmayer (third round)
21.   Varvara Lepchenko (second round)
22.   Jelena Janković (third round)
23.   Klára Zakopalová (second round)
24.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
25.   Venus Williams (third round)
26.   Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
27.   Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
28.   Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
29.   Sloane Stephens (semifinals)
30.   Tamira Paszek (second round)
31.   Urszula Radwańska (first round)
32.   Mona Barthel (first round)

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Qualifying
Main article: 2013 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Wildcards
Main article: 2013 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Victoria Azarenka 7 6
  Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 1
1 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
29 Sloane Stephens 1 4
3 Serena Williams 6 5 4
29 Sloane Stephens 3 7 6
1 Victoria Azarenka 4 6 6
6 Li Na 6 4 3
6 Li Na 7 6
4 Agnieszka Radwańska 5 3
6 Li Na 6 6
2 Maria Sharapova 2 2
19 Ekaterina Makarova 2 2
2 Maria Sharapova 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 V Azarenka 6 6  
  M Niculescu 1 4   1 V Azarenka 6 6  
  E Daniilidou 7 5 6   E Daniilidou 1 0  
  Ka Plíšková 5 7 4 1 V Azarenka 6 4 6
Q L Kumkhum 77 6     J Hampton 4 6 2
  S Arvidsson 65 4   Q L Kumkhum 1 2  
  J Hampton 6 6     J Hampton 6 6  
31 U Radwańska 2 4   1 V Azarenka 6 6  
21 V Lepchenko 6 6     E Vesnina 1 1  
  P Hercog 4 1   21 V Lepchenko 4 2  
WC C Garcia 6 3 1   E Vesnina 6 6  
  E Vesnina 3 6 6   E Vesnina 4 77 6
  M Johansson 4 2   16 R Vinci 6 64 4
Q A Amanmuradova 6 6   Q A Amanmuradova 3 2  
  S Soler Espinosa 3 5   16 R Vinci 6 6  
16 R Vinci 6 7  

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 C Wozniacki 2 6 6
  S Lisicki 6 3 3 10 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  A Hlaváčková 1 2   D Vekić 1 4  
  D Vekić 6 6 10 C Wozniacki 6 6  
Q D Gavrilova 6 62 6 Q L Tsurenko 4 3  
  L Davis 3 77 4 Q D Gavrilova 5 3  
Q L Tsurenko 7 3 7 Q L Tsurenko 7 6  
24 A Pavlyuchenkova 5 6 5 10 C Wozniacki 2 6 5
26 S-w Hsieh 77 6     S Kuznetsova 6 2 7
  L Arruabarrena Vecino 65 2 26 S-w Hsieh 2 1  
  S Kuznetsova 6 6     S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  L Domínguez Lino 2 1     S Kuznetsova 6 4 6
  Y Putintseva 6 60 6   C Suárez Navarro 2 6 3
  C McHale 1 77 2   Y Putintseva 6 65 2
  C Suárez Navarro 6 6     C Suárez Navarro 1 77 6
7 S Errani 4 4  

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 S Williams 6 6  
  E Gallovits-Hall 0 0   3 S Williams 6 6  
  M Rybáriková 6 1 12   G Muguruza 2 0  
  G Muguruza 4 6 14 3 S Williams 6 6  
  A Morita 6 6     A Morita 1 3  
  A Tatishvili 3 3     A Morita 6 6  
  A Beck 6 67 6   A Beck 2 0  
28 Y Shvedova 2 79 3 3 S Williams 6 6  
20 Y Wickmayer 6 7   14 M Kirilenko 2 0  
WC J Gajdošová 1 5   20 Y Wickmayer 710 7  
Q G Arn 2 2     J Čepelová 68 5  
  J Čepelová 6 6   20 Y Wickmayer 64 3  
PR R Marino 3 0   14 M Kirilenko 77 6  
  S Peng 6 6     S Peng 5 2  
  V King 4 2   14 M Kirilenko 7 6  
14 M Kirilenko 6 6  

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 N Petrova 2 0
  K Date-Krumm 6 6   K Date-Krumm 6 7
  S Pe'er 6 1 6   S Pe'er 2 5
  A Panova 4 6 3   K Date-Krumm 2 63  
  MT Torró Flor 6 4 3   B Jovanovski 6 77  
  B Jovanovski 2 6 6   B Jovanovski 7 7
  M Lučić-Baroni 64 4 17 L Šafářová 5 5
17 L Šafářová 77 6   B Jovanovski 1 6 5
29 S Stephens 6 6 29 S Stephens 6 3 7
  S Halep 1 1 29 S Stephens 6 6
  K Mladenovic 6 4 11   K Mladenovic 4 3
  T Babos 3 6 9 29 S Stephens 7 6  
  M Oudin 2 3   L Robson 5 3  
  L Robson 6 6   L Robson 2 6 11
  F Schiavone 4 6 2 8 P Kvitová 6 3 9
8 P Kvitová 6 2 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 N Li 6 6  
  S Karatantcheva 1 3   6 N Li 6 7  
  P Parmentier 6 3 2   O Govortsova 2 5  
  O Govortsova 2 6 6 6 N Li 6 6  
  Kr Plíšková 6 6   27 S Cîrstea 4 1  
WC S Jones 3 2     Kr Plíšková 6 3 2
  C Vandeweghe 4 2   27 S Cîrstea 1 6 6
27 S Cîrstea 6 6   6 N Li 78 6  
18 J Görges 7 2 6 18 J Görges 66 1  
Q V Dushevina 5 6 4 18 J Görges 6 6  
  R Oprandi 4 7 6   R Oprandi 3 2  
  T Pironkova 6 5 2 18 J Görges 6 1 7
WC Y Zhang 1 6 4   J Zheng 3 6 5
  J Zheng 6 3 6   J Zheng 6 1 7
  K-c Chang 63 3   9 S Stosur 4 6 5
9 S Stosur 77 6  

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 A Ivanovic 6 6
  M Czink 2 1 13 A Ivanovic 7 1 6
Q Y-j Chan 6 1 6 Q Y-j Chan 5 6 4
  D Hantuchová 1 6 1 13 A Ivanovic 7 6  
Q MJ Koehler 3 6 6 22 J Janković 5 3  
Q K Knapp 6 3 3 Q MJ Koehler 6 65 2
  J Larsson 2 2 22 J Janković 2 77 6
22 J Janković 6 6 13 A Ivanovic 2 4
32 M Barthel 5 6 4 4 A Radwańska 6 6
  K Pervak 7 2 6   K Pervak 6 67 2
  H Watson 2 6 6   H Watson 4 79 6
  A Cadanțu 6 3 2   H Watson 3 1  
  I-C Begu 6 6 4 A Radwańska 6 6  
  A Rus 4 2   I-C Begu 3 3  
WC B Bobusic 5 0 4 A Radwańska 6 6  
4 A Radwańska 7 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 A Kerber 6 6
  E Svitolina 2 4 5 A Kerber 6 6  
  L Hradecká 6 710     L Hradecká 3 1  
  K Bertens 2 68   5 A Kerber 6 7
  C Dellacqua 4 60   WC M Keys 2 5
WC M Keys 6 77   WC M Keys 6 6  
  S Vögele 6 4 5 30 T Paszek 2 1  
30 T Paszek 4 6 7 5 A Kerber 5 4  
19 E Makarova 6 7   19 E Makarova 7 6  
Q M Larcher de Brito 2 5   19 E Makarova 6 6  
  C Giorgi 2 3     S Foretz Gacon 3 3  
  S Foretz Gacon 6 6   19 E Makarova 64 6 6
Q V Dolonc 5 7 8 11 M Bartoli 77 3 4
WC O Rogowska 7 5 6 Q V Dolonc 5 0  
  A Medina Garrigues 2 4   11 M Bartoli 7 6  
11 M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 D Cibulková 3 6 6
WC A Barty 6 0 1 15 D Cibulková 66 4  
  M Minella 64 1 Q V Savinykh 78 6  
Q V Savinykh 77 6 Q V Savinykh 2 6 3
  K Flipkens 6 6     K Flipkens 6 4 6
  N Bratchikova 4 3     K Flipkens 6 6  
  C Scheepers 1 2   23 K Zakopalová 1 0  
23 K Zakopalová 6 6     K Flipkens 1 0  
25 V Williams 6 6   2 M Sharapova 6 6  
  G Voskoboeva 1 0   25 V Williams 6 6  
  A Cornet 7 63 10   A Cornet 3 3  
  M Erakovic 5 77 8 25 V Williams 1 3  
  P Martić 3 4   2 M Sharapova 6 6  
  M Doi 6 6     M Doi 0 0  
  O Puchkova 0 0 2 M Sharapova 6 6  
2 M Sharapova 6 6

Championship match statistics
Category Azarenka Li
1st serve %76/97 (78%)62/95 (65%)
1st serve points won41 of 76 = 54%30 of 62 = 48%
2nd serve points won8 of 21 = 38%14 of 33 = 42%
Total service points won49 of 97 = 50.52%44 of 95 = 46.32%
Aces14
Double faults45
Winners1836
Unforced errors2857
Net points won8 of 14 = 57%7 of 11 = 64%
Break points converted9 of 12 = 75%7 of 18 = 39%
Return points won51 of 95 = 54%48 of 97 = 49%
Total points won10092
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