2013 Brasil Tennis Cup – Singles
# 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament since 2002. Venus Williams was the top seed, but lost in the semifinals to Olga Puchkova. Monica Niculescu won the title, defeating Puchkova in three sets, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
* Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
* Chanelle Scheepers (second round)
* Magdaléna Rybáriková (quarterfinals)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
* Kristina Mladenovic (semifinals)
* Annika Beck (second round)

## Draw

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Olga Puchkova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Olga Puchkova | 4 | 6 | 7 | Olga Puchkova | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Kristina Mladenovic | 0 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 3 | 3 | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | G Muguruza | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Barrois | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B García Vidagany | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Rybáriková | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | N Bratchikova | 4 | 2 | | Q | B García Vidagany | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 3 | 0 | | 5 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | K Flipkens | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | O Puchkova | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | O Puchkova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | O Puchkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | C Garcia | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Irigoyen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | O Puchkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | PC Gonçalves | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | J Čepelová | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | J Čepelová | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | MF Alves | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | A Beck | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Beck | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 5 | $7^9$ | 6 | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 0 | 3 | | Q | T Mrdeža | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Mrdeža | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Savinykh | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | T Babos | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Babos | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Pérez | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | C Scheepers | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Scheepers | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Mladenovic | 0 | 2 |
| | A Keothavong | 3 | 4 | | 7 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Malek | 6 | 6 | | | T Malek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C-Y Hsu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Czink | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Czink | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Shvedova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

The top three seeds received a bye into the qualifying competition.

* Petra Martić (qualifying competition)
* Julia Glushko (qualifying competition)
* Tereza Mrdeža (qualified)
* Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
* María Irigoyen (qualified)
* Paula Kania (qualifying competition)
* Florencia Molinero (qualifying competition)
* Adriana Pérez (qualified)
* Michaela Hončová (first round)
* Kristina Barrois (qualified)
* Beatriz García Vidagany (qualified)
* Hsu Chieh-yu (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Beatriz García Vidagany
* Hsu Chieh-yu
* Tereza Mrdeža
* Kristina Barrois
* María Irigoyen
* Adriana Pérez

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 1 | Petra Martić | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Fernanda Hermenegildo | 1 | 2 | 11 | Beatriz García Vidagany | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Beatriz García Vidagany | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 2 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Samantha Czarniak Rego | 0 | 2 | 12 | Hsu Chieh-yu | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Hsu Chieh-yu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 3 | Tereza Mrdeža | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Laura Pigossi | 1 | 2 | 7 | Florencia Molinero | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Florencia Molinero | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Oksana Kalashnikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Oksana Kalashnikova | 6 | 6 | | | Oksana Kalashnikova | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Carla Forte | $7^7$ | 2 | 1 | 10 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Kristina Barrois | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | María Irigoyen | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Roxane Vaisemberg | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Roxane Vaisemberg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | María Irigoyen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Andrea Gámiz | 4 | 4 |
| | Andrea Gámiz | 6 | 6 | | | Andrea Gámiz | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Michaela Hončová | 4 | 4 | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Paula Kania | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mailen Auroux | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Mailen Auroux | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Paula Kania | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 8 | Adriana Pérez | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ingrid Gamarra Martins | 0 | 2 | | 8 | Adriana Pérez | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Adriana Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
