2013 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2013 Italian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	6–1, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2013 Italian Open (tennis)

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Italian Open. It was her second Internazionali BNL d'Italia title, and she won it without dropping a set, without dropping more than three games per set, and without dropping more than four games per match.

Maria Sharapova was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew in the quarterfinals against Sara Errani due to illness.

Seeds

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

1. Serena Williams (champion)
2. Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals, withdrew because of illness)
3. Victoria Azarenka (final)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
5. Li Na (third round)
6. Angelique Kerber (withdrew because of an abdominal injury)
7. Sara Errani (semifinals)
8. Petra Kvitová (third round)
9. Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
10. Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
11. Nadia Petrova (first round)
12. Maria Kirilenko (third round, retired)
13. Roberta Vinci (third round)
14. Dominika Cibulková (third round)
15. Ana Ivanovic (first round)
16. Sloane Stephens (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
		Carla Suárez Navarro	2	0
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								Q	Simona Halep	3	0
	Q	Simona Halep	4	6	7
		Jelena Janković	6	0	5
															1	Serena Williams	6	6
															3	Victoria Azarenka	1	3
	9	Samantha Stosur	4	6	3
	3	Victoria Azarenka	6	1	6
								3	Victoria Azarenka	6	7
								7	Sara Errani	0	5
	7	Sara Errani	w/o
	2	Maria Sharapova

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	6	6
		V Williams	3	2					L Robson	2	2
		L Robson	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		E Makarova	6	5	2r										14	D Cibulková	0	1
	Q	M Oudin	2	7	4			Q	M Oudin	7	1	3
		K Mladenovic	6	2	2			14	D Cibulková	5	6	6
	14	D Cibulková	1	6	6																	1	S Williams	6	6
	11	N Petrova	6	2	61																		C Suárez Navarro	2	0
		C Suárez Navarro	3	6	77				C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	2	0					R Oprandi	4	2
		R Oprandi	6	6												C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		K Flipkens	4	0											LL	L Domínguez Lino	2	3
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	4	4
								LL	L Domínguez Lino	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Radwańska	77	1	2
		S Kuznetsova	1	1				Q	S Halep	62	6	6
	Q	S Halep	6	6											Q	S Halep	6	6
	WC	N Burnett	6	6											13	R Vinci	4	2
		A Cornet	2	2				WC	N Burnett	1	4
		E Vesnina	77	5	4			13	R Vinci	6	6
	13	R Vinci	62	7	6																	Q	S Halep	4	6	7
	10	C Wozniacki	6	4	65																		J Janković	6	0	5
		B Jovanovski	2	6	77				B Jovanovski	2	0
		J Janković	6	6					J Janković	6	6
		T Pironkova	3	0												J Janković	77	7
		J Zheng	77	6											5	N Li	62	5
		M Rybáriková	60	3					J Zheng	3	1
								5	N Li	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	P Kvitová	6	0	7
		S Lisicki	6	6					S Lisicki	4	6	5
	Q	M Burdette	1	2											8	P Kvitová	5	6	1
		M Niculescu	6	3	2										9	S Stosur	7	2	6
		S Peng	4	6	6				S Peng	65	0
		S-w Hsieh	2	3				9	S Stosur	77	6
	9	S Stosur	6	6																		9	S Stosur	4	6	3
	15	A Ivanovic	3	6	2																	3	V Azarenka	6	1	6
		U Radwańska	6	2	6				U Radwańska	3	1
		S Cîrstea	1	3					A Morita	6	6
		A Morita	6	6												A Morita	1	0r
		J Görges	2	6	6										3	V Azarenka	6	2
	Q	A Hlaváčková	6	4	4				J Görges	2	0
								3	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Errani	7	5	6
	WC	K Knapp	5	2					C McHale	5	7	2
		C McHale	7	6											7	S Errani	6	2
	Q	L Tsurenko	4	2											12	M Kirilenko	3	0r
		V Lepchenko	6	6					V Lepchenko	3	1
	Q	A Medina Garrigues	3	3				12	M Kirilenko	6	6
	12	M Kirilenko	6	6																		7	S Errani	w/o
	16	S Stephens	6	6																		2	M Sharapova
	WC	F Pennetta	3	3				16	S Stephens	4	6	6
		F Schiavone	65	1					K Bertens	6	3	2
		K Bertens	77	6											16	S Stephens	2	1
	Q	G Muguruza	1	6	6										2	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	M Johansson	6	0	2			Q	G Muguruza	2	2
								2	M Sharapova	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Stefanie Vögele (first round)
3. Chanelle Scheepers (first round)
4. Olga Govortsova (first round)
5. Madison Keys (qualifying competition)
6. Anabel Medina Garrigues (qualified)
7. Simona Halep (qualified)
8. Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualifying competition)
9. Lauren Davis (qualifying competition)
10. Jamie Hampton (qualifying competition)
11. Daniela Hantuchová (qualifying competition)
12. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
13. Andrea Hlaváčková (qualified)
14. Anna Tatishvili (first round)
15. Mallory Burdette (qualified)
16. Garbiñe Muguruza (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Andrea Hlaváčková
2. Lesia Tsurenko
3. Melanie Oudin
4. Mathilde Johansson
5. Mallory Burdette
6. Anabel Medina Garrigues
7. Simona Halep
8. Garbiñe Muguruza

Lucky losers

1. Lourdes Domínguez Lino

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	64	6
		Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	4	77	2
								1	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	4	6	5
								13	Andrea Hlaváčková	6	3	7
		Anastasia Rodionova	3	6	1
	13	Andrea Hlaváčková	6	3	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Stefanie Vögele	64	2
		María Teresa Torró Flor	77	6
									María Teresa Torró Flor	6	64	2
								12	Lesia Tsurenko	4	77	6
		Mariana Duque	3	3
	12	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Chanelle Scheepers	4	0
		Melanie Oudin	6	6
									Melanie Oudin	4	6	6
								10	Jamie Hampton	6	3	3
	WC	Federica di Sarra	60	4
	10	Jamie Hampton	77	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Olga Govortsova	6	3	1
		Mathilde Johansson	3	6	6
									Mathilde Johansson	6	6
								9	Lauren Davis	3	2
		Eva Birnerová	4	1
	9	Lauren Davis	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Madison Keys	6	6
		Zhang Shuai	2	4
								5	Madison Keys	6	4	1
								15	Mallory Burdette	3	6	6
		Petra Martić	3	4
	15	Mallory Burdette	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Anabel Medina Garrigues	4	6	6
	WC	Alexia Virgili	6	2	2
								6	Anabel Medina Garrigues	4	77	7
									Yulia Putintseva	6	63	5
		Yulia Putintseva	6	6
	14	Anna Tatishvili	2	1

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Simona Halep	6	6
	WC	Alice Balducci	1	0
								7	Simona Halep	6	6
								11	Daniela Hantuchová	4	2
		Galina Voskoboeva	2	5
	11	Daniela Hantuchová	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	4	0
								8	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	2	3
								16	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
	WC	Angelica Moratelli	1	1
	16	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6

External links

• WTA tournament draws