2013 Malaysian Open
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| 2013 Malaysian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 25 – March 3 |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venue | Royal Selangor Golf Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Karolína Plíšková | |
| Doubles | |
 Shuko Aoyama /  Chang Kai-chen | |
The 2013 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2013 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from February 25 to March 3 at the new venue Royal Selangor Golf Club. This was the last time that Malaysia hosted the event, as in 2014 it will move to Hong Kong, China.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]
Karolína Plíšková defeated 
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3[1][2]
Doubles
[edit]
Shuko Aoyama / 
Chang Kai-chen defeated 
Janette Husárová / 
Zhang Shuai, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 10 | 1 |
| TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 25 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 29 | 3 |
| JPN
|
Ayumi Morita | 55 | 4 |
| JPN
|
Misaki Doi | 82 | 5 |
 CRO
|
Donna Vekić | 90 | 6 |
 GRE
|
Eleni Daniilidou | 94 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Kristýna Plíšková | 99 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SVK
|
Janette Husárová |  CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 82 | 1 |
| JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama | TPE
|
Chang Kai-chen | 139 | 2 |
 UKR
|
Irina Buryachok | TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | 146 | 3 |
| JPN
|
Rika Fujiwara | CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 171 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
References
[edit]- ^ "Malaysian Open win gives Plíšková, 20, first WTA title". Radio Prague International. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (2013-03-03). "WTA Kuala Lumpur: Debiutancki tytuł Pliskovej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-02-07.