2013 Italian Open – Men's singles
# 2013 Italian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2013 Italian Open. It was his record-extending seventh Italian Open title.

## Seeds

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

* Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
* Roger Federer (final)
* Andy Murray (second round, retired because of a back injury)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
* Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (third round)
* Janko Tipsarević (withdrew because of bronchitis)
* Marin Čilić (second round)
* Nicolás Almagro (first round)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* Milos Raonic (first round)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (second round, withdrew because of a thigh injury)
* Kei Nishikori (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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | David Ferrer | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 1 | 3 |
| | Benoît Paire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 1 | 3 |
| | Marcel Granollers | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcel Granollers | 1 | 0 | | | Benoît Paire | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Jerzy Janowicz | 4 | $6^2$ | | 2 | Roger Federer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Montañés | 3 | 7 | 6 | Q | A Montañés | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Viola | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | A Dolgopolov | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | A Dolgopolov | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Berlocq | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | S Wawrinka | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Wawrinka | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Q | A Golubev | 4 | 2 | | 11 | M Čilić | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | K Anderson | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | K Anderson | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 7 | $6^5$ | 3 | | D Istomin | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Zeballos | 3 | 6 | 3 | | F Verdasco | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | A Ramos | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hájek | 5 | 0 | | | A Ramos | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | $7^7$ | 6 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Raonic | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| LL | L Rosol | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Nadal | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | V Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | V Troicki | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 2 | $6^6$ | | Q | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gulbis | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | Q | E Gulbis | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | R Nadal | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 4 | 1 | | | F Fognini | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 3 | | Q | A Kuznetsov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 2 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | B Paire | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | B Paire | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | B Paire | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | $7^7$ | 6 | | | J Benneteau | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Almagro | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Paire | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Granollers | 1 | 0 |
| WC | P Lorenzi | 2 | 4 | | 16 | K Nishikori | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | J Chardy | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Granollers | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | |
| | N Davydenko | 3 | 4 | | | M Granollers | 6 | $6^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 3 | $7^7$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | J-W Tsonga | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Giraldo | 5 | 2 | | | J Janowicz | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janowicz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Janowicz | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | R Gasquet | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | G Dimitrov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 2 | $6^8$ | | 9 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Gasquet | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | J Janowicz | 4 | $6^2$ |
| 13 | T Haas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | M Youzhny | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Volandri | 3 | 6 | 4 | | G Simon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | G Simon | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P Starace | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | P Starace | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Lukáš Rosol (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Ernests Gulbis (qualified)
* Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
* Dmitry Tursunov (first round, retired)
* Carlos Berlocq (qualified)
* Ričardas Berankis (first round)
* Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
* Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
* Andrey Kuznetsov (qualified)
* Rogério Dutra da Silva (first round)
* Thiemo de Bakker (first round)
* Albert Montañés (qualified)
* Jesse Levine (first round)
* Blaž Kavčič (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Andrey Kuznetsov
* Ernests Gulbis
* Andrey Golubev
* Jan Hájek
* Carlos Berlocq
* Albert Montañés
* Santiago Giraldo

### Lucky losers

* Lukáš Rosol

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lukáš Rosol | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Lukáš Rosol | $6^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | Andrey Kuznetsov | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | Andreas Haider-Maurer | 3 | 1 | | 9 | Andrey Kuznetsov | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | Adrian Ungur | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | Adrian Ungur | 1 | $6^6$ | 2 | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Gianluca Naso | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Gianluca Naso | 6 | 6 | WC | Gianluca Naso | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Rogério Dutra da Silva | 4 | 3 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| PR | Igor Andreev | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| PR | Igor Andreev | 4 | 4 | | 3 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ |
| | | | | | Alt | Andrey Golubev | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ |
| Alt | Andrey Golubev | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | Alt | Andrey Golubev | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 13 | Jesse Levine | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Dmitry Tursunov | $4^r$ | | | | |
| | Illya Marchenko | 3 | | | | |
| | Illya Marchenko | 3 | | Illya Marchenko | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | Jan Hájek | 6 | 6 |
| | Jan Hájek | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | Jan Hájek | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Thiemo de Bakker | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Carlos Berlocq | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Thomas Fabbiano | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Thomas Fabbiano | $6^1$ | 4 | | 5 | Carlos Berlocq | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 14 | Blaž Kavčič | 1 | 5 |
| | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | Blaž Kavčič | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Blaž Kavčič | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Ričardas Berankis | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Vasek Pospisil | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 12 | Albert Montañés | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Alessandro Giannessi | 4 | 3 | | 12 | Albert Montañés | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Albert Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Evgeny Donskoy | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 6 | WC | Marco Cecchinato | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | 8 | Santiago Giraldo | 7 | 6 |
| | Matthias Bachinger | $6^5$ | 4 | 8 | Santiago Giraldo | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Santiago Giraldo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
