2013 Melbourne Challenger – Singles

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Singles
2013 Melbourne Challenger
Final
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
Runner-up Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
Melbourne Challenger

This is the first edition of the event and was won by Australian Matthew Ebden defeating Tatsuma Ito in the final.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden (champions)
  2. Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert (first round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Klahn (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita (first round)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito (final)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios (first round)
  8. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Ward (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden 65 6
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Ward 0 70
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden 65 6
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito 3 73
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito 4 6710
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth 63 68

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 6366
Flag of Japan.svg Y Uchiyama 773 3 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 1 76
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Kokkinakis 66WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Kokkinakis 65 1
Q Flag of Japan.svg K Takeuchi 3 3 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Thompson 66Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Mott 4 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Propoggia 3 2 WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson 63 1
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Mott 67Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Mott 4 66
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios 3 5 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 65 6
4 Flag of Japan.svg Y Sugita 2 4 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Ward 0 70
Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Sekiguchi66  Flag of Japan.svg S Sekiguchi 3 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Venus 66 Flag of New Zealand.svg M Venus 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg B Klein 3 4   Flag of New Zealand.svg M Venus 6624
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Feeney 62 2 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Ward 3 776
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Whittington 1 66WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Whittington 74 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Jones 4 0 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Ward 5 66
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Ward 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Japan.svg T Ito 66
Flag of Thailand.svg D Udomchoke 3 4 6 Flag of Japan.svg T Ito 66
  Flag of South Korea.svg Y-k Lim 66 Flag of South Korea.svg Y-k Lim 3 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Reid 3 4 6 Flag of Japan.svg T Ito 66
  Flag of Japan.svg H Moriya 663 Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 3 3
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Saville 4 1   Flag of Japan.svg H Moriya 1 3
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Mitchell 634 3 Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 66
3 Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 7766 Flag of Japan.svg T Ito 4 6710
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Duckworth 7765 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Duckworth 63 68
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Bolt 623 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Duckworth 66
Flag of France.svg J Dasnières de Veigy 4 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg J Statham 3 4
Flag of New Zealand.svg J Statham 665 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Duckworth 66
Flag of India.svg Y Bhambri 66 Flag of India.svg Y Bhambri 3 4
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Lemke 4 0 Flag of India.svg Y Bhambri 677
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Banes 781 6Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Banes 1 65
2 Flag of France.svg S Robert 6663

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