2013 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Li Na in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open.^[1] It was her second Australian Open title and second major title overall.

Women's singles
2013 Australian Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Li Na
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2013 Australian Open

Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Azarenka retained the top ranking 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)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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

Wildcards

Main article: 2013 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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

	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

Top half

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	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

Bottom half

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 won	41 of 76 = 54%	30 of 62 = 48%
2nd serve points won	8 of 21 = 38%	14 of 33 = 42%
Total service points won	49 of 97 = 50.52%	44 of 95 = 46.32%
Aces	1	4
Double faults	4	5
Winners	18	36
Unforced errors	28	57
Net points won	8 of 14 = 57%	7 of 11 = 64%
Break points converted	9 of 12 = 75%	7 of 18 = 39%
Return points won	51 of 95 = 54%	48 of 97 = 49%
Total points won	100	92
Source