2013 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Singles
2013 Qatar Total Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	7–6^(8–6), 2–6, 6–3

Victoria Azarenka successfully defended her title, beating Serena Williams in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 2–6, 6–3.

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.

Seeds

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

1. Victoria Azarenka (Champion)
2. Serena Williams (Final)
3. Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
5. Angelique Kerber (Second Round)
6. Sara Errani (Quarterfinals)
7. Petra Kvitová (Quarterfinals)
8. Samantha Stosur (Quarterfinals)
9. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
10. Caroline Wozniacki (Quarterfinals)
11. Nadia Petrova (Third Round)
12. Maria Kirilenko (First Round, retired because of a shoulder injury)
13. Ana Ivanovic (Third Round)
14. Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)
15. Roberta Vinci (Second Round)
16. Sloane Stephens (Second Round)
17. Lucie Šafářová (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	6	Sara Errani	2	2
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								4	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	3
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	7
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	2	5
															1	Victoria Azarenka	7^8	2	6
															2	Serena Williams	6^6	6	3
	8	Samantha Stosur	2	4
	3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	3	2
								2	Serena Williams	6	6
	7	Petra Kvitová	6	3	5
	2	Serena Williams	3	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	V Azarenka	6	6
	T Pironkova	6^2	5					R Oprandi	2	3
	R Oprandi	7^7	7											1	V Azarenka	6	6
	C McHale	6	6												C McHale	0	0
Q	V Dushevina	1	2					C McHale	6	6
	E Daniilidou	2	3				17	L Šafářová	4	2
17	L Šafářová	6	6																		1	V Azarenka	6	6
12	M Kirilenko	0^r																			6	S Errani	2	2
Q	E Bychkova	3					Q	E Bychkova	3	6	3
	L Robson	4	1					D Hantuchová	6	1	6
	D Hantuchová	6	6												D Hantuchová	5	7	2
WC	H El Tabakh	2	3											6	S Errani	7	5	6
	T Babos	6	6					T Babos	4	0
							6	S Errani	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	A Radwańska	6	6
	J Zheng	2	3				Q	A Rodionova	3	2
Q	A Rodionova	6	6											4	A Radwańska	6	7^8
	S Halep	6	6											13	A Ivanovic	1	6^6
	O Govortsova	1	0					S Halep	3	0^r
	T Paszek	1	2				13	A Ivanovic	6	0
13	A Ivanovic	6	6																		4	A Radwańska	6	7
10	C Wozniacki	6	6																		10	C Wozniacki	2	5
LL	M Jugić-Salkić	1	2				10	C Wozniacki	7^9	6
	S Cîrstea	2	6	6				S Cîrstea	6^7	0
WC	O Jabeur	6	3	0										10	C Wozniacki	7^8	6
	M Barthel	6	6												M Barthel	6^6	3
Q	Y Putintseva	4	2					M Barthel	6	6
							5	A Kerber	1	2

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	S Stosur	6	1	6
	M Niculescu	6	6					M Niculescu	4	6	3
	J Janković	4	1											8	S Stosur	6	7
	S Kuznetsova	7^7	6												S Kuznetsova	4	5
Q	B Mattek-Sands	6^1	4					S Kuznetsova	6	6
	F Schiavone	6^5	3				9	M Bartoli	4	4
9	M Bartoli	7^7	6																		8	S Stosur	2	4
16	S Stephens	6	6																		3	M Sharapova	6	6
	A Tatishvili	2	2				16	S Stephens	6	6^5	6^5
	K Zakopalová	7^10	3					K Zakopalová	4	7^7	7^7
	V Lepchenko	6^8	0^r												K Zakopalová	3	3
Q	C Garcia	6	6											3	M Sharapova	6	6
WC	F Al Nabhani	2	3				Q	C Garcia	3	2
							3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	P Kvitová	6	0
	C Suárez Navarro	1	2					E Makarova	4	0^r
	E Makarova	6	6											7	P Kvitová	4	6	6
Q	T Majerič	4	4											11	N Petrova	6	4	3
	S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	6	2	4
	A Hlaváčková	2	3				11	N Petrova	3	6	6
11	N Petrova	6	6																		7	P Kvitová	6	3	5
15	R Vinci	6	2																		2	S Williams	3	6	7
	Y Wickmayer	2	1^r				15	R Vinci	2	7	0
	U Radwańska	6	6					U Radwańska	6	5	6
Q	N Kichenok	1	0												U Radwańska	0	3
	A Medina Garrigues	6	3	3										2	S Williams	6	6
LL	D Gavrilova	4	6	6			LL	D Gavrilova	2	1
							2	S Williams	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Yulia Putintseva (Qualified)
2. Anastasia Rodionova (Qualified)
3. Zhang Shuai (First round)
4. Vera Dushevina (Qualified)
5. Daria Gavrilova (Qualifying completion, Lucky Loser)
6. Maria Elena Camerin (First round)
7. Valeria Solovyeva (First round)
8. Caroline Garcia (Qualified)
9. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Qualified)
10. Tadeja Majerič (Qualified)
11. Kathrin Wörle (First round)
12. Lyudmyla Kichenok (First round)
13. Mervana Jugić-Salkić (Qualifying completion, Lucky Loser)
14. Ekaterina Bychkova (Qualified)
15. Nadiya Kichenok (Qualified)
16. Valentyna Ivakhnenko (Qualifying completion)

Qualifiers

1. Yulia Putintseva
2. Anastasia Rodionova
3. Bethanie Mattek-Sands
4. Vera Dushevina
5. Tadeja Majerič
6. Nadiya Kichenok
7. Ekaterina Bychkova
8. Caroline Garcia

Lucky Losers

1. Daria Gavrilova
2. Mervana Jugić-Salkić

Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Yulia Putintseva	6	2	7
		Marta Domachowska	0	6	5
								1	Yulia Putintseva	3	6	6
									Irina Buryachok	6	1	4
		Irina Buryachok	6	6
	12	Lyudmyla Kichenok	3	0

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
	WC	Maria Sakkari	2	2
								2	Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
									Michaela Hončová	2	4
		Michaela Hončová	6	2	6
	11	Kathrin Wörle	3	6	4

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Zhang Shuai	4	5
		Abigail Spears	6	7
									Abigail Spears	3	4
								9	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
	WC	Janette Husárová	0	0
	9	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Vera Dushevina	6	6
		Anastasiya Vasylyeva	0	3
								4	Vera Dushevina	6	6
								13	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	0	1
	WC	Justyna Jegiołka	3	1
	13	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	6	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Daria Gavrilova	7^7	6
		Kristina Barrois	6^5	2
								5	Daria Gavrilova	2	4
								10	Tadeja Majerič	6	6
		Vladimíra Uhlířová	1	2
	10	Tadeja Majerič	6	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Maria Elena Camerin	6^4	6	4
		Veronika Kapshay	7^7	1	6
									Veronika Kapshay	4	6^2
								15	Nadiya Kichenok	6	7^7
	WC	Alexandra Riley	0	1
	15	Nadiya Kichenok	6	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Valeria Solovyeva	3	1
		Zarina Diyas	6	6
									Zarina Diyas	1	3
								14	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	6
	WC	Cara Black	2	2
	14	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	6

Eight Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Caroline Garcia	6	6
		Natalie Grandin	2	3
								8	Caroline Garcia	6	6
								16	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	1	4
		Aleksandrina Naydenova	1	7^8	5
	16	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6	6^6	7

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw