Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was not allowed to participate because there were already two top-6 players in the draw.
Serena Williams won the tournament, beating 9th seed Lucie Šafářová, 6–0, 6–1.
The 2012 Aegon GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, on 17–23 September 2012.
Maria João Koehler and Katalin Marosi were the defending champions, but Marosi chose not to participate. Koehler partnered up with Marta Sirotkina, but they lost in the semifinals to Vesna Dolonc and Stefanie Vögele.
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn was the defending champion, but lost to Stefanie Vögele in the first round.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion Serena Williams.
Serena Williams successfully defended her title by defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–1, 6–4.
The 2013 Western and Southern Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts August 12–18, 2013. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. The 2013 tournament was the 112th edition and the 85th of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she lost in the final to Simona Halep, 2–6, 2–6.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a knee injury.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Tímea Babos.
Kristýna Plíšková was the defending champion having won this tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit in 2013. However, she chose not to participate.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion but lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals.
Karin Knapp was the defending champion but chose not to enter the tournament this year.
Nao Hibino won the title, defeating Donna Vekić in the final, 6–2, 6–2.
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Brisbane instead.
Johanna Larsson was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kateřina Siniaková.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Dominika Cibulková.
Misaki Doi was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Lauren Davis.
Mona Barthel was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Antonia Lottner.
Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Belinda Bencic.
