2013 Soweto Open

The 2013 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29 April – 5 May 2013 for the men's event and 6–12 May 2013 for the women's event.

2013 Soweto Open
Date	29 April – 5 May 6–12 May
Edition	4th
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$100,000+H $50,000+H
Surface	Hard
Location	Johannesburg, South Africa
Champions
Men's singles
Vasek Pospisil
Women's singles
Tímea Babos
Men's doubles
Prakash Amritraj / Rajeev Ram
Women's doubles
Magda Linette / Chanel Simmonds

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SVK	Lukáš Lacko	79	1
USA	Rajeev Ram	115	2
CAN	Vasek Pospisil	130	3
POL	Michał Przysiężny	152	4
GER	Dustin Brown	180	5
BRA	Thiago Alves	186	6
RSA	Rik de Voest	204	7
BRA	Fabiano de Paula	261	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 22 April 2013

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Wayne Montgomery
• Ruan Roelofse
• Tucker Vorster
• Dean O'Brien

The following players received entry using protected rankings:

• Prakash Amritraj
• Richard Becker

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Rafael Camilo
• Tyler Hochwalt
• Purav Raja
• Divij Sharan

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Phenyo Matong

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
RSA	Rik de Voest	BRA	Marcelo Demoliner	223	1
IND	Purav Raja	IND	Divij Sharan	225	2
CRO	Mate Pavić	MNE	Goran Tošić	258	3
GER	Dustin Brown	IRL	James Cluskey	288	4

• ¹ Rankings as of 22 April 2013

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Francois Kellerman / Okkie Kellerman
• Renier Moolman / Dean O'Brien
• Keith-Patrick Crowley / Tucker Vorster

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
HUN	Tímea Babos	114	1
ISR	Julia Glushko	161	2
SLO	Tadeja Majerič	165	3
UKR	Nadiia Kichenok	172	4
RSA	Chanel Simmonds	181	5
SRB	Jovana Jakšić	253	6
GBR	Samantha Murray	254	7
POL	Magda Linette	263	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 29 April 2013

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Madrie le Roux
• Zanmarie Pienaar
• Ilze Hattingh
• Natasha Fourouclas

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Julia Glushko
• Ani Vangelova
• Claudia Coppola
• Fadzai Mawisire

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
POL	Magda Linette	RSA	Chanel Simmonds	415	1
TUR	Başak Eraydın	ISR	Julia Glushko	432	2
SRB	Teodora Mirčić	TUR	Pemra Özgen	487	3
UKR	Nadiia Kichenok	RUS	Margarita Lazareva	505	4

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2013 Soweto Open – Men's singles

• Vasek Pospisil def. Michał Przysiężny 6–7^(7–9), 6–0, 4–1, retired

Women's singles

Main article: 2013 Soweto Open – Women's singles

• Tímea Babos def. Chanel Simmonds 6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–1

Men's doubles

Main article: 2013 Soweto Open – Men's doubles

• Prakash Amritraj / Rajeev Ram def. Purav Raja / Divij Sharan 7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(7–1)

Women's doubles

Main article: 2013 Soweto Open – Women's doubles

• Magda Linette / Chanel Simmonds def. Samantha Murray / Jade Windley 6–1, 6–3

External links

• Official website