2013 Soweto Open

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2013 Soweto Open
Date29 April – 5 May
6–12 May
Edition4th
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$100,000+H
$50,000+H
Surface Hard
Location Johannesburg, South Africa
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil
Women's singles
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Men's doubles
Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Women's doubles
Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette / Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds
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The 2013 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29 April – 5 May 2013 for the men's event and 6–12 May 2013 for the women's event.

Contents

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Lukáš Lacko 791
Flag of the United States.svg USA Rajeev Ram 1152
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Vasek Pospisil 1303
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Michał Przysiężny 1524
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Dustin Brown 1805
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Thiago Alves 1866
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Rik de Voest 2047
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Fabiano de Paula 2618

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using protected rankings:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Rik de Voest Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Demoliner 2231
Flag of India.svg  IND Purav Raja Flag of India.svg  IND Divij Sharan 2252
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mate Pavić Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Goran Tošić 2583
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Dustin Brown Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL James Cluskey 2884

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos 1141
Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Julia Glushko 1612
Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Tadeja Majerič 1653
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Nadiia Kichenok 1724
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Chanel Simmonds 1815
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jovana Jakšić 2536
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Samantha Murray 2547
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Magda Linette 2638

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Magda Linette Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Chanel Simmonds 4151
Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Başak Eraydın Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Julia Glushko 4322
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Teodora Mirčić Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Pemra Özgen 4873
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Nadiia Kichenok Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Margarita Lazareva 5054

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

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