2013 ASB Classic

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2013 ASB Classic
Date31 December 2012 – 6 January 2013
Edition28th
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$235,000
Surface Hard
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Venue ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova
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The 2013 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 6–4, 6–4


Doubles

See also

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 41
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges 182
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 233
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zheng Jie 264
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Sorana Cîrstea 275
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 296
Flag of the United States.svg USA Christina McHale 337
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mona Barthel 398

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 471
Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Marina Erakovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Heather Watson 1042
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Līga Dekmeijere Flag of the United States.svg USA Megan Moulton-Levy 1573
Flag of the United States.svg USA Jill Craybas Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Eleni Daniilidou 1714

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References

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