2013 Qatar Total Open – Singles
# 2013 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 WTA Qatar Open.

All of the top three seeds (Azarenka, Williams and Maria Sharapova) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams regained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since October 2010, becoming the oldest No. 1 player in the history of the WTA, after she beat Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinals. She would remain the world No. 1 for a further 186 weeks until 12 September 2016, when she was replaced by Angelique Kerber, tying Steffi Graf's record for longest consecutive spell at No. 1.

## Seeds

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

* Victoria Azarenka (champion)
* Serena Williams (final)
* Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
* Angelique Kerber (second round)
* Sara Errani (quarterfinals)
* Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
* Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Maria Kirilenko (first round, retired because of a shoulder injury)
* Ana Ivanovic (third round)
* Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)
* Roberta Vinci (second round)
* Sloane Stephens (second round)
* Lucie Šafářová (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sara Errani | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sara Errani | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | $7^8$ | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | $6^2$ | 5 | | R Oprandi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C McHale | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 1 | 2 | | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 2 | 3 | 17 | L Šafářová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | M Kirilenko | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Errani | 2 | 2 |
| Q | E Bychkova | 3 | | Q | E Bychkova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Robson | 4 | 1 | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | H El Tabakh | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | S Errani | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | T Babos | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 2 | 3 | | Q | A Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 1 | 0 | | | S Halep | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 1 | 2 | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 5 |
| LL | M Jugić-Salkić | 1 | 2 | | 10 | C Wozniacki | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 2 | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | $6^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Jabeur | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Barthel | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 4 | 2 | | | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Kerber | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 8 | S Stosur | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | B Mattek-Sands | $6^1$ | 4 | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | $6^5$ | 3 | 9 | M Bartoli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Bartoli | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Stosur | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| | A Tatishvili | 2 | 2 | 16 | S Stephens | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | $7^{10}$ | 3 | | K Zakopalová | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | $6^8$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | K Zakopalová | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | F Al Nabhani | 2 | 3 | Q | C Garcia | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 2 | | | E Makarova | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | T Majerič | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková | 2 | 3 | | 11 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | Y Wickmayer | 2 | $1^r$ | | 15 | R Vinci | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | U Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kichenok | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | U Radwańska | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| LL | D Gavrilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | LL | D Gavrilova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
* Zhang Shuai (first round)
* Vera Dushevina (qualified)
* Daria Gavrilova (qualifying completion, lucky loser)
* Maria Elena Camerin (first round)
* Valeria Solovyeva (first round)
* Caroline Garcia (qualified)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualified)
* Tadeja Majerič (qualified)
* Kathrin Wörle (first round)
* Lyudmyla Kichenok (first round)
* Mervana Jugić-Salkić (qualifying completion, lucky loser)
* Ekaterina Bychkova (qualified)
* Nadiia Kichenok (qualified)
* Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualifying completion)

### Qualifiers

* Yulia Putintseva
* Anastasia Rodionova
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Vera Dushevina
* Tadeja Majerič
* Nadiia Kichenok
* Ekaterina Bychkova
* Caroline Garcia

### Lucky losers

* Daria Gavrilova
* Mervana Jugić-Salkić

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Marta Domachowska | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Marta Domachowska | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Irina Buryachok | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | Irina Buryachok | 6 | 6 | | | Irina Buryachok | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Michaela Hončová | 2 | 4 |
| | Michaela Hončová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Michaela Hončová | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Kathrin Wörle | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Zhang Shuai | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Abigail Spears | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Abigail Spears | 6 | 7 | | Abigail Spears | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Janette Husárová | 0 | 0 | 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 0 | 3 | 4 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 13 | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 0 | 1 |
| WC | Justyna Jegiołka | 3 | 1 | 13 | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Daria Gavrilova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Kristina Barrois | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Kristina Barrois | $6^5$ | 2 | 5 | Daria Gavrilova | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 10 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 6 |
| | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 1 | 2 | 10 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Maria Elena Camerin | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kapshay | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kapshay | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | Veronika Kapshay | 4 | $6^2$ |
| | | | | | 15 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | $7^7$ |
| WC | Alexandra Riley | 0 | 1 | | 15 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 15 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Valeria Solovyeva | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | Zarina Diyas | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | 14 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Cara Black | 2 | 2 | 14 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Eighth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Natalie Grandin | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Natalie Grandin | 2 | 3 | | 8 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 1 | 4 |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | $7^8$ | 5 | 16 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6 | $6^6$ | 7 | | | | |
