2013 Brasil Open – Singles
# 2013 Brasil Open – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated David Nalbandian in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 Brasil Open.

Nicolás Almagro was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nalbandian.

## Seeds

* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
* Juan Mónaco (second round)
* Jérémy Chardy (second round)
* Thomaz Bellucci (second round)
* Fabio Fognini (first round)
* Pablo Andújar (second round)
* Albert Ramos (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | Rafael Nadal | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | |
| LL | Martín Alund | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| LL | Martín Alund | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | 1/WC | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | David Nalbandian | 2 | 3 |
| | Simone Bolelli | 3 | 5 | | | David Nalbandian | 2 | 3 |
| | David Nalbandian | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1/WC | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | $6^6$ | $0^r$ | | Q | J Souza | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Souza | $7^8$ | 0 | | | | | | | 1/WC | R Nadal | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kuznetsov | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Berlocq | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 6 | 6 | | | C Berlocq | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 3 | 5 | | 8 | A Ramos | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Ramos | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | R Nadal | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | M Alund | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | J Chardy | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Mello | 4 | 4 | | LL | M Alund | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Alund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | M Alund | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
| | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | F Volandri | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Clezar | $6^4$ | 7 | $6^1$ | 5 | T Bellucci | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Bellucci | $7^7$ | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | P Andújar | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 4 | $6^5$ | | 7 | P Andújar | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 4 | 4 | | | A Montañés | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | T Robredo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | S Bolelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Mónaco | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Bolelli | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | F Fognini | $6^6$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | D Nalbandian | 6 | 7 |
| | G Pella | $7^8$ | 1 | 6 | | G Pella | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nalbandian | 7 | 5 | 6 | | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Aguilar | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | D Nalbandian | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | |
| | H Zeballos | $7^7$ | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | | 2 | N Almagro | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^3$ | | | |
| Q | P Capdeville | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | Q | P Capdeville | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Almagro | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* João Sousa (first round)
* Martín Alund (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Rogério Dutra da Silva (second round)
* Federico Delbonis (first round)
* Gastão Elias (second round)
* Thiago Alves (second round)
* João Souza (qualified)
* Paul Capdeville (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Guilherme Clezar
* Jorge Aguilar
* João Souza
* Paul Capdeville

### Lucky loser

* Martín Alund

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | João Sousa | 6 | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alejandro González | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alejandro González | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Alejandro González | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Guilherme Clezar | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | Augusto Laranja | 3 | 4 | | | Guilherme Clezar | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | Guilherme Clezar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guilherme Clezar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Guilherme Clezar | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Julio César Campozano | 3 | 4 |
| | Julio César Campozano | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Julio César Campozano | 3 | 4 |
| | Dušan Lajović | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dušan Lajović | 5 | 6 | 4 | | Julio César Campozano | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Gastão Elias | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| WC | Bruno Sant'Anna | 1 | 2 | | 5 | Gastão Elias | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| 5 | Gastão Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Martín Alund | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Facundo Bagnis | $6^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Facundo Bagnis | $6^5$ | 6 | 2 | 2 | Martín Alund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marco Trungelliti | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Marco Trungelliti | 6 | 6 | | | Marco Trungelliti | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Martín Alund | 6 | $6^6$ | $6^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Jorge Aguilar | 3 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ |
| | Jorge Aguilar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Jorge Aguilar | 3 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ |
| | Ricardo Hocevar | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Hocevar | 4 | 3 | | | Jorge Aguilar | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Thiago Alves | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Thiago Monteiro | $6^4$ | 2 | | 6 | Thiago Alves | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Thiago Alves | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Rogério Dutra da Silva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Agustín Velotti | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Agustín Velotti | 4 | 3 | | 3 | Rogério Dutra da Silva | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Javier Martí | 7 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| | Javier Martí | $7^7$ | 7 | | | Javier Martí | 7 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| | Frederico Gil | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frederico Gil | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | Javier Martí | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | João Souza | 6 | 6 |
| | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | João Souza | 6 | 6 |
| | Facundo Argüello | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Facundo Argüello | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Gianluca Naso | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | João Souza | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dustin Brown | $6^1$ | 3 | | 7 | João Souza | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | João Souza | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Julian Reister | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Pedro Zerbini | $7^9$ | 4 | 4 | PR | Julian Reister | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Julian Reister | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Julian Reister | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | PR | Julian Reister | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Paul Capdeville | 6 | 6 |
| | Guido Andreozzi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Paul Capdeville | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Fabiano de Paula | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Fabiano de Paula | 5 | 2 | | | Guido Andreozzi | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Paul Capdeville | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Steven Diez | 3 | 2 | | 8 | Paul Capdeville | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Paul Capdeville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
