2013 WTA Tour

2013 WTA Tour

Serena Williams finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won eleven tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also won five Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events.
Details
Duration	December 29, 2012 – November 3, 2013
Edition	43rd
Tournaments	57
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International tournaments (30)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Serena Williams (11)
Most finals	Serena Williams (13)
Prize money leader	Serena Williams (US$12,385,572)
Points leader	Serena Williams (13,260)
Awards
Player of the year	Serena Williams
Doubles team of the year	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Most improved player of the year	Simona Halep
Newcomer of the year	Eugenie Bouchard
Comeback player of the year	Alisa Kleybanova
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Victoria Azarenka (left) claimed her second major by successfully defending her title at the Australian Open, defeating Li Na in the final. Serena Williams won her second French Open title, defeating defending champion Maria Sharapova in the final, after which she went on to win her fifth title at the US Open, defeating Azarenka in the final, and increasing her total singles Grand Slam titles to seventeen, just one short of both Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Marion Bartoli won her first major at Wimbledon, defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Sabine Lisicki, thus becoming the first French player to win a Major since Amélie Mauresmo in 2006. Bartoli would go on the retire from tennis only 6 weeks later at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

The 2013 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions). Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. ^[1]

Schedule

This was the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Year-end championships

WTA Premier Mandatory

WTA Premier 5

WTA Premier

WTA International

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
31 Dec	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)	Spain 2–1	Serbia	Round robin (Group A)   Australia   Italy   Germany	Round robin (Group B)   United States   South Africa   France
	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–2, 6–1	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Victoria Azarenka Lesia Tsurenko	Ksenia Pervak Sloane Stephens Angelique Kerber Daniela Hantuchová
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–4	Yanina Wickmayer	Jamie Hampton Mona Barthel	Elena Vesnina Kiki Bertens Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson
		Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova 2–6, 6–2, [10–5]	Julia Görges Yaroslava Shvedova
	Shenzhen Gemdale Open Shenzhen, China WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Li Na 6–3, 1–6, 7–5	Klára Zakopalová	Peng Shuai Monica Niculescu	Bojana Jovanovski Annika Beck Zhou Yimiao Marion Bartoli
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 6–0, 7–5	Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovyeva
7 Jan	Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $690,000 – 30S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Agnieszka Radwańska 6–0, 6–0	Dominika Cibulková	Li Na Angelique Kerber	Roberta Vinci Madison Keys Sara Errani Svetlana Kuznetsova
		Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–4	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
	Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Elena Vesnina 6–3, 6–4	Mona Barthel	Kirsten Flipkens Sloane Stephens	Monica Niculescu Tsvetana Pironkova Jarmila Gajdošová Lauren Davis
		Garbiñe Muguruza María Teresa Torró Flor 6–3, 7–6(7–5)	Tímea Babos Mandy Minella
14 Jan 21 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $13,712,772 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles  – Doubles  – Mixed doubles	Victoria Azarenka 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Li Na	Sloane Stephens Maria Sharapova	Svetlana Kuznetsova Serena Williams Agnieszka Radwańska Ekaterina Makarova
		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 3–6, 6–2	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
		Jarmila Gajdošová Matthew Ebden 6–3, 7–5	Lucie Hradecká František Čermák
28 Jan	Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard (i) – $690,000 – 30S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Mona Barthel 7–5, 7–6(7–4)	Sara Errani	Kiki Bertens Kristina Mladenovic	Carla Suárez Navarro Lucie Šafářová Marion Bartoli Petra Kvitová
		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–1, 6–1	Andrea Hlaváčková Liezel Huber
	PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, Thailand WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Maria Kirilenko 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–1)	Sabine Lisicki	Nina Bratchikova Sorana Cîrstea	Ayumi Morita Marina Erakovic Anastasija Sevastova Elena Vesnina
		Kimiko Date-Krumm Casey Dellacqua 6–3, 6–2	Akgul Amanmuradova Alexandra Panova

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Feb	Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i) Rimini, Italy – Clay (red) (i) Moscow, Russia – Hard (i) Niš, Serbia – Hard (i)	Quarterfinals winners   Czech Republic 4–0   Italy 3–2   Russia 3–2   Slovakia 3–2	Quarterfinals losers   Australia   United States   Japan   Serbia
11 Feb	Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Victoria Azarenka 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3	Serena Williams	Agnieszka Radwańska Maria Sharapova	Sara Errani Caroline Wozniacki Samantha Stosur Petra Kvitová
		Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]	Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik
18 Feb	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard – $2,000,000 – 28S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Petra Kvitová 6–2, 1–6, 6–1	Sara Errani	Roberta Vinci Caroline Wozniacki	Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur Agnieszka Radwańska Marion Bartoli
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]	Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Jelena Janković 6–1, 6–2	Paula Ormaechea	Karin Knapp Teliana Pereira	Alexandra Cadanțu Lara Arruabarrena Vecino María Teresa Torró Flor Mandy Minella
		Tímea Babos Mandy Minella 6–4, 6–3	Eva Birnerová Alexandra Panova
	U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships Memphis, United States WTA International Hard (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Marina Erakovic 6–1, retired	Sabine Lisicki	Magdaléna Rybáriková Stefanie Vögele	Kirsten Flipkens Kristina Mladenovic Heather Watson Jamie Hampton
		Kristina Mladenovic Galina Voskoboeva 7–6(7–5), 6–3	Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson
25 Feb	Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Sara Errani 6–0, 6–4	Carla Suárez Navarro	Alizé Cornet Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Kiki Bertens Lourdes Domínguez Lino Karin Knapp Francesca Schiavone
		Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–4, 7–6(7–1)	Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque Mariño
	BMW Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Karolína Plíšková 1–6, 7–5, 6–3	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Ayumi Morita Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Luksika Kumkhum Ashleigh Barty Hsieh Su-wei
		Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]	Janette Husárová Zhang Shuai
	Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, Brazil WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Monica Niculescu 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Olga Puchkova	Venus Williams Kristina Mladenovic	Magdaléna Rybáriková Jana Čepelová Tímea Babos Melinda Czink
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova 6–0, 6–4	Anne Keothavong Valeria Savinykh

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Mar 11 Mar	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,185,625 – 96S/32D Singles  – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–2	Caroline Wozniacki	Angelique Kerber Maria Kirilenko	Victoria Azarenka Samantha Stosur Petra Kvitová Sara Errani
		Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 6–0, 5–7, [10–6]	Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik
18 Mar 25 Mar	Sony Open Tennis Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,185,625 – 96S/32D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Maria Sharapova	Agnieszka Radwańska Jelena Janković	Li Na Kirsten Flipkens Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
		Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 7–6(7–2)	Lisa Raymond Laura Robson

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States WTA Premier Clay – $795,707 (Green) – 56S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 3–6, 6–0, 6–2	Jelena Janković	Venus Williams Stefanie Vögele	Lucie Šafářová Madison Keys Eugenie Bouchard Caroline Wozniacki
		Kristina Mladenovic Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 7–6(8–6)	Andrea Hlaváčková Liezel Huber
	Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	Angelique Kerber	Maria Kirilenko Monica Niculescu	Ayumi Morita Urszula Radwańska Tímea Babos Lauren Davis
		Tímea Babos Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–1, 6–4	Eva Birnerová Tamarine Tanasugarn
8 Apr	BNP Paribas Katowice Open Katowice, Poland WTA International Clay (red) (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Roberta Vinci 7–6(7–2), 6–1	Petra Kvitová	Alexandra Cadanțu Annika Beck	Petra Martić Shahar Pe'er Maria Elena Camerin Karolína Plíšková
		Lara Arruabarrena Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–4, 7–5	Raluca Olaru Valeria Solovyeva
15 Apr	Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Palermo, Italy – Clay Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)	Semifinals winners   Italy 3–1   Russia 3–2	Semifinals losers   Czech Republic   Slovakia
22 Apr	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay (red) (i) – $795,707 – 28S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3	Li Na	Angelique Kerber Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Ana Ivanovic Yaroslava Shvedova Sabine Lisicki Petra Kvitová
		Mona Barthel Sabine Lisicki 6–4, 7–5	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza
	Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakesh, Morocco WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Francesca Schiavone 6–1, 6–3	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	Mandy Minella Chanelle Scheepers	Kiki Bertens Sílvia Soler Espinosa Alizé Cornet Kristina Mladenovic
		Tímea Babos Mandy Minella 6–3, 6–1	Petra Martić Kristina Mladenovic
29 Apr	Portugal Open Oeiras, Portugal WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–5, 6–2	Carla Suárez Navarro	Romina Oprandi Kaia Kanepi	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Vesnina Monica Puig Ayumi Morita
		Chan Hao-ching Kristina Mladenovic 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 May	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – €4,033,254 – 64S/28D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4	Maria Sharapova	Sara Errani Ana Ivanovic	Anabel Medina Garrigues Ekaterina Makarova Angelique Kerber Kaia Kanepi
		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová 6–2, 6–4	Cara Black Marina Erakovic
13 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – $2,369,000 – 56S/28D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3	Victoria Azarenka	Simona Halep Sara Errani	Carla Suárez Navarro Jelena Janković Samantha Stosur Maria Sharapova
		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
20 May	Brussels Open Brussels, Belgium WTA Premier Clay (red) – $690,000 – 30S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 7–5	Peng Shuai	Romina Oprandi Jamie Hampton	Zheng Jie Sloane Stephens Varvara Lepchenko Roberta Vinci
		Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke 6–0, 6–3	Gabriela Dabrowski Shahar Pe'er
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Alizé Cornet 7–6(7–4), 6–0	Lucie Hradecká	Eugenie Bouchard Flavia Pennetta	Anna Tatishvili Chanelle Scheepers Misaki Doi Johanna Larsson
		Kimiko Date-Krumm Chanelle Scheepers 6–4, 3–6, [14–12]	Cara Black Marina Erakovic
27 May 3 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $12,957,474 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4	Maria Sharapova	Sara Errani Victoria Azarenka	Svetlana Kuznetsova Agnieszka Radwańska Maria Kirilenko Jelena Janković
		Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 7–5, 6–2	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
		Lucie Hradecká František Čermák 1–6, 6–4, [10–5]	Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jun	Aegon Classic Birmingham, Great Britain WTA International Grass – $235,000 – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles	Daniela Hantuchová 7–6(7–5), 6–4	Donna Vekić	Magdaléna Rybáriková Alison Riske	Madison Keys Sorana Cîrstea Sabine Lisicki Francesca Schiavone
		Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 7–5, 6–4	Cara Black Marina Erakovic
	Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nuremberg, Germany WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Simona Halep 6–3, 6–3	Andrea Petkovic	Jelena Janković Lucie Šafářová	Lourdes Domínguez Lino Annika Beck Galina Voskoboeva Polona Hercog
		Raluca Olaru Valeria Solovyeva 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
17 Jun	Aegon International Eastbourne, Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $690,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–1	Jamie Hampton	Caroline Wozniacki Yanina Wickmayer	Lucie Šafářová Ekaterina Makarova Maria Kirilenko Li Na
		Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–3	Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová
	Topshelf Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International Grass – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Simona Halep 6–4, 6–2	Kirsten Flipkens	Carla Suárez Navarro Garbiñe Muguruza	Lesia Tsurenko Tsvetana Pironkova Urszula Radwańska Dominika Cibulková
		Irina-Camelia Begu Anabel Medina Garrigues 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]	Dominika Cibulková Arantxa Parra Santonja
24 Jun 1 Jul	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $16,775,934 – 128S/96Q/64D/48X Singles  – Doubles  – Mixed doubles	Marion Bartoli 6–1, 6–4	Sabine Lisicki	Agnieszka Radwańska Kirsten Flipkens	Kaia Kanepi Li Na Sloane Stephens Petra Kvitová
		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 7–6(7–1), 6–1	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
		Daniel Nestor Kristina Mladenovic 5–7, 6–2, 8–6	Bruno Soares Lisa Raymond

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jul	Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/0Q/8D [a] Singles  – Doubles	Simona Halep 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–1	Yvonne Meusburger	Chanelle Scheepers Alexandra Cadanțu	Danka Kovinić Annika Beck Tímea Babos Shahar Pe'er
		Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–1	Nina Bratchikova Anna Tatishvili
	XXVI Internazionali WTA di Sicilia Palermo, Italy WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Roberta Vinci 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Sara Errani	Klára Zakopalová Estrella Cabeza Candela	Sílvia Soler Espinosa Dinah Pfizenmaier Renata Voráčová Lourdes Domínguez Lino
		Kristina Mladenovic Katarzyna Piter 6–1, 5–7, [10–8]	Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková
15 Jul	NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Yvonne Meusberger 7–5, 6–2	Andrea Hlaváčková	Elina Svitolina Karin Knapp	Lisa-Maria Moser Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Arantxa Rus Annika Beck
		Sandra Klemenschits Andreja Klepač 6–1, 6–4	Kristina Barrois Eleni Daniilidou
	Collector Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–4, 6–1	Johanna Larsson	Klára Zakopalová Flavia Pennetta	Lourdes Domínguez Lino Richèl Hogenkamp Mathilde Johansson Virginie Razzano
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Klára Zakopalová 6–1, 6–4	Alexandra Dulgheru Flavia Pennetta
22 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier Hard – $795,707 – 28S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Dominika Cibulková 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	Agnieszka Radwańska	Jamie Hampton Sorana Cîrstea	Varvara Lepchenko Vera Dushevina Urszula Radwańska Olga Govortsova
		Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–2, 7–6(7–4)	Julia Görges Darija Jurak
	Baku Cup Baku, Azerbaijan WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–4	Shahar Pe'er	Magda Linette Alexandra Cadanțu	Ons Jabeur Tadeja Majerič Galina Voskoboeva Donna Vekić
		Irina Buryachok Oksana Kalashnikova 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]	Eleni Daniilidou Aleksandra Krunić
29 Jul	Southern California Open Carlsbad, United States WTA Premier Hard – $795,707 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Samantha Stosur 6–2, 6–3	Victoria Azarenka	Ana Ivanovic Virginie Razzano	Urszula Radwańska Roberta Vinci Petra Kvitová Agnieszka Radwańska
		Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–4, 6–1	Chan Hao-ching Janette Husárová
	Citi Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 7–6(7–2)	Andrea Petkovic	Ekaterina Makarova Alizé Cornet	Angelique Kerber Monica Niculescu Sorana Cîrstea Paula Ormaechea
		Shuko Aoyama Vera Dushevina 6–3, 6–3	Eugenie Bouchard Taylor Townsend

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Aug	Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/64Q/28D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–2, 6–0	Sorana Cîrstea	Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na	Magdaléna Rybáriková Sara Errani Dominika Cibulková Petra Kvitová
		Jelena Janković Katarina Srebotnik 5–7, 6–2, [10–6]	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
12 Aug	Western & Southern Open Mason, United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/28D Singles  – Doubles	Victoria Azarenka 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)	Serena Williams	Li Na Jelena Janković	Simona Halep Agnieszka Radwańska Roberta Vinci Caroline Wozniacki
		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 2–6, 6–3, [12–10]	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
19 Aug	New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, United States WTA Premier Hard – $750,000 – 30S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2	Petra Kvitová	Caroline Wozniacki Klára Zakopalová	Ekaterina Makarova Sloane Stephens Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Elena Vesnina
		Sania Mirza Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–4	Anabel Medina Garrigues Katarina Srebotnik
26 Aug 2 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $16,102,000 – 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles  – Doubles  – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1	Victoria Azarenka	Li Na Flavia Pennetta	Carla Suárez Navarro Ekaterina Makarova Roberta Vinci Daniela Hantuchová
		Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
		Andrea Hlaváčková Max Mirnyi 7–6(7–5), 6–3	Abigail Spears Santiago González

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Sep	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Bojana Jovanovski 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Olga Govortsova	María Teresa Torró Flor Mandy Minella	Galina Voskoboeva Yvonne Meusburger Alexandra Cadanțu Nastassja Burnett
		Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova 6–3, 6–3	Olga Govortsova Mandy Minella
	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada WTA International Carpet (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 6–3	Marina Erakovic	Christina McHale Eugenie Bouchard	Polona Hercog Ajla Tomljanović Lauren Davis Kristina Mladenovic
		Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–4, 6–3	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
16 Sep	KDB Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Agnieszka Radwańska 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Lara Arruabarrena Francesca Schiavone	Vera Dushevina Jang Su-jeong Irina-Camelia Begu Kimiko Date-Krumm
		Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan 7–5, 6–3	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
	Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Zhang Shuai 7–6(7–1), 6–1	Vania King	Zheng Jie Yvonne Meusburger	Monica Puig Laura Robson Johanna Konta Alizé Cornet
		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 6–3, 4–6, [12–10]	Vania King Galina Voskoboeva
23 Sep	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Petra Kvitová 6–2, 0–6, 6–3	Angelique Kerber	Venus Williams Caroline Wozniacki	Eugenie Bouchard Svetlana Kuznetsova Lucie Šafářová Agnieszka Radwańska
		Cara Black Sania Mirza 4–6, 6–0, [11–9]	Chan Hao-ching Liezel Huber
30 Sep	China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,185,625 – 60S/28D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2	Jelena Janković	Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová	Caroline Wozniacki Angelique Kerber Li Na Lucie Šafářová
		Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–2, 6–2	Vera Dushevina Arantxa Parra Santonja

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Oct	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria WTA International Hard (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Angelique Kerber 6–4, 7–6(8–6)	Ana Ivanovic	Stefanie Vögele Carla Suárez Navarro	Sloane Stephens Dominika Cibulková Kirsten Flipkens Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
		Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Gabriela Dabrowski Alicja Rosolska
	HP Open Osaka, Japan WTA International Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Samantha Stosur 3–6, 7–5, 6–2	Eugenie Bouchard	Madison Keys Kurumi Nara	Zheng Jie Misaki Doi Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Polona Hercog
		Kristina Mladenovic Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–3	Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai
Oct 14	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $795,000 – 28S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Simona Halep 7–6(7–1), 6–2	Samantha Stosur	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Svetlana Kuznetsova	Daniela Hantuchová Alisa Kleybanova Ana Ivanovic Roberta Vinci
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur 6–1, 1–6, [10–8]	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova
	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg WTA International Hard (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D Singles  – Doubles	Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2	Annika Beck	Sabine Lisicki Stefanie Vögele	Bojana Jovanovski Karin Knapp Katarzyna Piter Sloane Stephens
		Stephanie Vogt Yanina Wickmayer 7–6(7–2), 6–4	Kristina Barrois Laura Thorpe
21 Oct	WTA Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-end championships Hard (i) – $6,000,000 – 8S (RR)/4D Singles  – Doubles	Serena Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–0	Li Na	Jelena Janković Petra Kvitová	Round robin losers Agnieszka Radwańska Angelique Kerber Victoria Azarenka Sara Errani
		Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 6–4, 7–5	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
28 Oct	WTA Tournament of Champions Sofia, Bulgaria Year-end championships Hard (i) – $750,000 – 8S Singles	Simona Halep 2–6, 6–2, 6–2	Samantha Stosur	Ana Ivanovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Round robin losers Elina Svitolina Alizé Cornet Elena Vesnina Tsvetana Pironkova Maria Kirilenko (withdrew)
	Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final Cagliari, Italy – Clay (red)	Italy 4–0	Russia

Statistical information

World No. 1 doubles team of Sara Errani (left) and Roberta Vinci (right), winner of eight titles in 2012, dominated the doubles field in early 2013, picking up three titles in two months, including a third Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open (def. Barty/Dellacqua). ^[2]

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2013 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. ^[3] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Year-end championships

WTA Premier Mandatory

WTA Premier 5

WTA Premier

WTA International

Titles won by player

Total	Player	Grand Slam			Year-end		Premier Mandatory		Premier 5		Premier		Inter­national		Total
		S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
11	Serena Williams  (USA)	● ●			●		● ● ●		● ●		● ●		●		11	0	0
6	Simona Halep  (ROU)				●						● ●		● ● ●		6	0	0
6	Kristina Mladenovic  (FRA)			●								●		● ● ● ●	0	5	1
5	Peng Shuai  (CHN)		●			●				● ●				●	0	5	0
5	Hsieh Su-wei  (TPE)		●			●				● ●				●	0	5	0
5	Roberta Vinci  (ITA)		●							●		●	● ●		2	3	0
5	Sania Mirza  (IND)							●		●		● ● ●			0	5	0
4	Elena Vesnina  (RUS)		●					●			●		●		2	2	0
4	Sara Errani  (ITA)		●							●		●	●		1	3	0
4	Katarina Srebotnik  (SLO)							●		●		● ●			0	4	0
4	Tímea Babos  (HUN)													● ● ● ●	0	4	0
3	Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)	●							● ●						3	0	0
3	Andrea Hlaváčková  (CZE)		●	●										●	0	2	1
3	Lucie Hradecká  (CZE)		●	●										●	0	2	1
3	Cara Black  (ZIM)							●		●				●	0	3	0
3	Nadia Petrova  (RUS)							●				● ●			0	3	0
3	Lucie Šafářová  (CZE)							●				●	●		1	2	0
3	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  (RUS)							●					● ●		2	1	0
3	Samantha Stosur  (AUS)										●	●	●		2	1	0
3	Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL)										●		● ●		3	0	0
3	Kimiko Date-Krumm  (JPN)													● ● ●	0	3	0
3	Anabel Medina Garrigues  (ESP)													● ● ●	0	3	0
2	Ekaterina Makarova  (RUS)		●					●							0	2	0
2	Maria Sharapova  (RUS)						●				●				2	0	0
2	Petra Kvitová  (CZE)								●		●				2	0	0
2	Jelena Janković  (SRB)									●			●		1	1	0
2	Mona Barthel  (GER)										●	●			1	1	0
2	Raquel Kops-Jones  (USA)											● ●			0	2	0
2	Bethanie Mattek-Sands  (USA)											● ●			0	2	0
2	Abigail Spears  (USA)											● ●			0	2	0
2	Karolína Plíšková  (CZE)												●	●	1	1	0
2	Shuko Aoyama  (JPN)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Chan Hao-ching  (TPE)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Casey Dellacqua  (AUS)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Lourdes Domínguez Lino  (ESP)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Mandy Minella  (LUX)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Anastasia Rodionova  (AUS)													● ●	0	2	0
2	Yaroslava Shvedova  (KAZ)													● ●	0	2	0
1	Marion Bartoli  (FRA)	●													1	0	0
1	Jarmila Gajdošová  (AUS)			●											0	0	1
1	Dominika Cibulková  (SVK)										●				1	0	0
1	Kaia Kanepi  (EST)										●				1	0	0
1	Anna-Lena Grönefeld  (GER)											●			0	1	0
1	Zheng Jie  (CHN)											●			0	1	0
1	Svetlana Kuznetsova  (RUS)											●			0	1	0
1	Sabine Lisicki  (GER)											●			0	1	0
1	Květa Peschke  (CZE)											●			0	1	0
1	Alizé Cornet  (FRA)												●		1	0	0
1	Marina Erakovic  (NZL)												●		1	0	0
1	Daniela Hantuchová  (SVK)												●		1	0	0
1	Bojana Jovanovski  (SRB)												●		1	0	0
1	Angelique Kerber  (GER)												●		1	0	0
1	Maria Kirilenko  (RUS)												●		1	0	0
1	Yvonne Meusburger  (AUT)												●		1	0	0
1	Li Na  (CHN)												●		1	0	0
1	Monica Niculescu  (ROU)												●		1	0	0
1	Magdaléna Rybáriková  (SVK)												●		1	0	0
1	Francesca Schiavone  (ITA)												●		1	0	0
1	Elina Svitolina  (UKR)												●		1	0	0
1	Caroline Wozniacki  (DEN)												●		1	0	0
1	Zhang Shuai  (CHN)												●		1	0	0
1	Lara Arruabarrena  (ESP)													●	0	1	0
1	Ashleigh Barty  (AUS)													●	0	1	0
1	Irina-Camelia Begu  (ROU)													●	0	1	0
1	Irina Buryachok  (UKR)													●	0	1	0
1	Chan Chin-wei  (TPE)													●	0	1	0
1	Chan Yung-jan  (TPE)													●	0	1	0
1	Chang Kai-chen  (TPE)													●	0	1	0
1	Vera Dushevina  (RUS)													●	0	1	0
1	Oksana Kalashnikova  (GEO)													●	0	1	0
1	Sandra Klemenschits  (AUT)													●	0	1	0
1	Andreja Klepač  (SLO)													●	0	1	0
1	Alla Kudryavtseva  (RUS)													●	0	1	0
1	Garbiñe Muguruza  (ESP)													●	0	1	0
1	Raluca Olaru  (ROU)													●	0	1	0
1	Arantxa Parra Santonja  (ESP)													●	0	1	0
1	Flavia Pennetta  (ITA)													●	0	1	0
1	Katarzyna Piter  (POL)													●	0	1	0
1	Kristýna Plíšková  (CZE)													●	0	1	0
1	Chanelle Scheepers  (RSA)													●	0	1	0
1	Valeria Solovyeva  (RUS)													●	0	1	0
1	María Teresa Torró Flor  (ESP)													●	0	1	0
1	Stephanie Vogt  (LIE)													●	0	1	0
1	Galina Voskoboeva  (KAZ)													●	0	1	0
1	Yanina Wickmayer  (BEL)													●	0	1	0
1	Xu Yifan  (CHN)													●	0	1	0
1	Klára Zakopalová  (CZE)													●	0	1	0

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	Grand Slam			Year-end		Premier Mandatory		Premier 5		Premier		Inter­national		Total
		S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
17	Russia  (RUS)		1				1	3			2	3	4	3	7	10	0
15	United States  (USA)	2			1		3		2		2	4	1		11	4	0
13	Czech Republic  (CZE)		1	2				1	1		1	2	2	3	4	7	2
9	Romania  (ROU)				1						2		4	2	7	2	0
9	China  (CHN)		1			1				2		1	2	2	2	7	0
9	Chinese Taipei  (TPE)		1			1				2				5	0	9	0
8	France  (FRA)	1		1								1	1	4	2	5	1
8	Italy  (ITA)		1							1		1	4	1	4	4	0
8	Australia  (AUS)			1							1	1	1	4	2	5	1
6	Spain  (ESP)													6	0	6	0
5	India  (IND)							1		1		3			0	5	0
5	Slovenia  (SLO)							1		1		2		1	0	5	0
5	Japan  (JPN)													5	0	5	0
4	Germany  (GER)										1	2	1		2	2	0
4	Poland  (POL)										1		2	1	3	1	0
4	Hungary  (HUN)													4	0	4	0
3	Zimbabwe  (ZIM)							1		1				1	0	3	0
3	Belarus  (BLR)	1							2						3	0	0
3	Serbia  (SRB)									1			2		2	1	0
3	Slovakia  (SVK)										1		2		3	0	0
3	Kazakhstan  (KAZ)													3	0	3	0
2	Austria  (AUT)												1	1	1	1	0
2	Ukraine  (UKR)												1	1	1	1	0
2	Luxembourg  (LUX)													2	0	2	0
1	Estonia  (EST)										1				1	0	0
1	New Zealand  (NZL)												1		1	0	0
1	Denmark  (DEN)												1		1	0	0
1	Belgium  (BEL)													1	0	1	0
1	Georgia  (GEO)													1	0	1	0
1	Liechtenstein  (LIE)													1	0	1	0
1	South Africa  (RSA)													1	0	1	0

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles

• Marina Erakovic  – Memphis (draw)
• Simona Halep  – Nürnberg (draw)
• Yvonne Meusburger  – Bad Gastein (draw)
• Monica Niculescu  – Florianópolis (draw)
• Elina Svitolina  – Baku (draw)
• Karolína Plíšková  – Kuala Lumpur (draw)
• Elena Vesnina  – Hobart (draw)
• Zhang Shuai  - Guangzhou (draw)

Doubles

• Lara Arruabarrena  – Katowice (draw)
• Mona Barthel  – Stuttgart (draw)
• Ashleigh Barty  – Birmingham (draw)
• Chan Chin-wei  – Seoul (draw)
• Casey Dellacqua  – Pattaya (draw)
• Chan Hao-ching  – Shenzhen (draw)
• Oksana Kalashnikova  – Baku (draw)
• Sandra Klemenschits  – Bad Gastein (draw)
• Andreja Klepač  – Bad Gastein (draw)
• Mandy Minella  – Bogotá (draw)
• Garbiñe Muguruza  – Hobart (draw)
• Katarzyna Piter  – Palermo (draw)
• Karolína Plíšková  – Linz (draw)
• Kristýna Plíšková  – Linz (draw)
• María Teresa Torró Flor  – Hobart (draw)
• Stephanie Vogt  – Luxembourg (draw)
• Yanina Wickmayer  – Luxembourg (draw)
• Xu Yifan  – Seoul (draw)

Mixed doubles

• Jarmila Gajdošová – Australian Open (draw)
• Andrea Hlaváčková – US Open (draw)
• Lucie Hradecká – French Open (draw)
• Kristina Mladenovic – Wimbledon (draw)

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles

• Victoria Azarenka  – Australian Open (draw), Doha (draw)
• Sara Errani  – Acapulco (draw)
• Magdaléna Rybáriková  – Washington, D.C. (draw)
• Maria Sharapova  – Stuttgart (draw)
• Serena Williams  – Charleston (draw), Madrid (draw), US Open (draw), 2013 WTA Tour Championships (draw)

Doubles

• Shuko Aoyama  – Washington (draw)
• Irina Buryachok  – Baku (draw)
• Chang Kai-chen  – Kuala Lumpur (draw)
• Raquel Kops-Jones  – Carlsbad (draw)
• Nadia Petrova  – Miami (draw)
• Lucie Šafářová  – Charleston (draw)
• Abigail Spears  – Carlsbad (draw)
• Katarina Srebotnik  – Sydney (draw)

Rankings

The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.

Singles

The following is the 2013 top 20 ranked players in the world and top 20 in the Race to the Championships. ^{[4] [5]} Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count. ^[6] Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.

Race Singles (as of October 21, 2013)

Rk	Player	Points	Tour
1	Serena Williams  (USA)	12,040	16(14)
2	Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)	7,676	15(13)
3	Maria Sharapova  (RUS)	5,891	13(11)
4	Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL)	5,890	20
5	Li Na  (CHN)	5,120	17(14)
6	Petra Kvitová  (CZE)	4,370	22
7	Sara Errani  (ITA)	4,190	21
8	Jelena Janković  (SRB)	3,860	19
9	Angelique Kerber  (GER)	3,715	21
10	Caroline Wozniacki  (DEN)	3,300	22
11	Sloane Stephens  (USA)	3,185	20
12	Marion Bartoli  (FRA)	3,173	17(16)
13	Roberta Vinci  (ITA)	3,170	24
14	Sabine Lisicki  (GER)	2,830	18
15	Simona Halep  (ROU)	2,685	22
16	Carla Suárez Navarro  (ESP)	2,665	24
17	Maria Kirilenko  (RUS)	2,640	17
18	Ana Ivanovic  (SRB)	2,476	19
19	Kirsten Flipkens  (BEL)	2,455	21(20)
20	Sorana Cîrstea  (ROU)	2,170	25

WTA Singles Year-End Rankings ^[7]

#	Player	Points	#Trn	'12 Rk	High	Low	'12→'13
1	Serena Williams  (USA)	13,260	17	3	1	3	2
2	Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)	8,046	16	1	1	3	1
3	Li Na  (CHN)	6,045	18	7	3	6	4
4	Maria Sharapova  (RUS)	5,891	15	2	2	4	2
5	Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL)	5,875	21	4	4	5	1
6	Petra Kvitová  (CZE)	4,775	23	8	6	11	2
7	Sara Errani  (ITA)	4,435	22	6	5	8	1
8	Jelena Janković  (SRB)	4,170	20	22	8	26	14
9	Angelique Kerber  (GER)	3,965	23	5	5	10	4
10	Caroline Wozniacki  (DEN)	3,520	23	10	8	11	=
11	Simona Halep  (ROU)	3,335	24	47	11	65	36
12	Sloane Stephens  (USA)	3,185	22	38	11	38	26
13	Marion Bartoli  (FRA)	3,172	18	11	7	15	2
14	Roberta Vinci  (ITA)	3,170	25	16	11	17	2
15	Sabine Lisicki  (GER)	2,920	20	37	14	52	22
16	Ana Ivanovic  (SRB)	2,850	22	13	12	17	3
17	Carla Suárez Navarro  (ESP)	2,735	26	34	14	34	17
18	Samantha Stosur  (AUS)	2,675	24	9	9	20	9
19	Maria Kirilenko  (RUS)	2,640	19	14	10	20	5
20	Kirsten Flipkens  (BEL)	2,495	23	54	13	54	34

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)	Year-End 2012	17 February 2013
Serena Williams  (USA)	18 February 2013	Year-End 2013

Doubles

The following is 2013 season's top 20 doubles players ranked individually, followed by a list of the top 10 doubles pair in the Race to the Championships. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.

WTA Championships Race (Doubles)

Rk	Team	Points	Tour
1	Sara Errani  (ITA)   Roberta Vinci  (ITA)	7,415	14
2	Peng Shuai  (CHN)   Hsieh Su-wei  (TPE)	6,245	13
3	Nadia Petrova  (RUS)   Katarina Srebotnik  (SLO)	6,155	10
4	Ekaterina Makarova  (RUS)   Elena Vesnina  (RUS)	5,971	14
5	Ashleigh Barty  (AUS)   Casey Dellacqua  (AUS)	4,621	6
6	Andrea Hlaváčková  (CZE)   Lucie Hradecká  (CZE)	4,408	12
7	Anna-Lena Grönefeld  (GER)   Květa Peschke  (CZE)	4,390	19
8	Lucie Šafářová  (CZE)   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  (RUS)	3,050	14
9	Raquel Kops-Jones  (USA)   Abigail Spears  (USA)	2,990	26
10	Anastasia Rodionova  (AUS)   Alla Kudryavtseva  (RUS)	2,285	12

WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings ^[8]

#	Player	Points	Change
1	Sara Errani  (ITA)	8,080	+1
1	Roberta Vinci  (ITA)	8,080	=
3	Hsieh Su-wei  (TPE)	7,815	+22
4	Peng Shuai  (CHN)	7,815	+52
5	Elena Vesnina  (RUS)	7,220	+4
6	Katarina Srebotnik  (SLO)	7,145	+10
7	Ekaterina Makarova  (RUS)	7,021	+4
8	Nadia Petrova  (RUS)	6,565	-3
9	Sania Mirza  (IND)	5,565	+3
10	Casey Dellacqua  (AUS)	5,456	+57
11	Andrea Hlaváčková  (CZE)	5,330	-8
12	Ashleigh Barty  (AUS)	5,095	+160
13	Cara Black  (ZIM)	4,740	+611
14	Lucie Hradecká  (CZE)	4,730	-10
15	Anna-Lena Grönefeld  (GER)	4,390	+3
16	Květa Peschke  (CZE)	4,390	+1
17	Zheng Jie  (CHN)	3,680	+2
18	Lucie Šafářová  (CZE)	3,620	+41
19	Kristina Mladenovic  (FRA)	3,430	+9
20	Jelena Janković  (SRB)	3,300	+284

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Roberta Vinci  (ITA)	Year-End 2012	Held Through The Entirety of 2013
Roberta Vinci (ITA)   Sara Errani  (ITA)	29 April 2013	Year-End 2013

Prize money leaders

#	Player	Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Bonus Pool	Year-to-date
1	Serena Williams  (USA)	$11,995,654	$89,918	$0	$300,000	$12,385,572
2	Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)	$6,097,165	$0	$0	$400,000	$6,497,165
3	Li Na  (CHN)	$3,982,485	$0	$0	$0	$3,982,485
4	Maria Sharapova  (RUS)	$3,544,222	$0	$0	$0	$3,544,222
6	Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL)	$2,593,332	$0	$0	$525,000	$3,118,332
7	Sara Errani  (ITA)	$1,958,890	$665,102	$0	$450,000	$3,073,992
5	Marion Bartoli  (FRA)	$2,889,097	$0	$1,035	$0	$2,890,132
8	Petra Kvitová  (CZE)	$2,531,403	$22,071	$0	$300,000	$2,853,474
9	Angelique Kerber  (GER)	$1,660,150	$29,208	$0	$450,000	$2,139,358
10	Jelena Janković  (SRB)	$1,831,399	$194,491	$4,459	$0	$2,030,349
prize money given in US$ as of October 28,2013 [update] [9]

Statistics leaders

as of November 4,2013 ^{[update] [10]}

Aces

	Player	Aces	Matches
1	Serena Williams	480	80
2	Sabine Lisicki	297	52
3	Petra Kvitová	250	70
4	Madison Keys	225	41
5	Ana Ivanovic	222	61
6	Kristina Mladenovic	207	46
7	Roberta Vinci	204	69
8	Kirsten Flipkens	203	55
9	Karolína Plíšková	191	27
10	Julia Görges	186	40

Service games won

	Player	%	Matches
1	Serena Williams	84.1	80
2	Maria Sharapova	78.5	44
3	Zhang Shuai	75.1	25
4	Madison Keys	74.2	41
5	Sabine Lisicki	73.7	52
6	Samantha Stosur	73.0	61
7	Agnieszka Radwańska	72.6	77
8	Karolína Plíšková	72.3	27
9	Maria Kirilenko	71.8	52
10	Kaia Kanepi	71.7	31

Break points saved

	Player	%	Matches
1	Serena Williams	64.8	80
2	Maria Sharapova	62.8	44
3	Kaia Kanepi	62.1	31
4	Petra Kvitová	61.4	70
5	Madison Keys	60.6	41
6	Karolína Plíšková	60.5	27
7	Li Na	60.0	58
8	Samantha Stosur	59.7	61
9	Andrea Petkovic	59.2	32
10	Petra Martić	59.1	22

First-serve percentage

	Player	%	Matches
1	Sara Errani	82.8	67
2	Monica Niculescu	75.9	43
3	Zheng Jie	70.7	36
4	Kimiko Date-Krumm	69.6	28
5	Caroline Wozniacki	69.4	61
6	Annika Beck	69.4	44
7	Yvonne Meusburger	69.1	27
8	Carla Suárez Navarro	68.6	67
9	Simona Halep	67.7	67
10	Sofia Arvidsson	67.3	24

First-service points won

	Player	%	Matches
1	Serena Williams	74.7	80
2	Karolína Plíšková	71.9	29
3	Maria Sharapova	71.5	44
4	Marina Erakovic	70.9	36
5	Sabine Lisicki	70.7	52
6	Madison Keys	69.4	41
7	Kaia Kanepi	69.2	31
8	Laura Robson	68.9	40
9	Kristina Mladenovic	68.4	46
10	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	67.9	31

Second-serve points won

	Player	%	Matches
1	Zhang Shuai	52.5	25
2	Serena Williams	51.2	80
3	Donna Vekić	50.7	24
4	Agnieszka Radwańska	49.9	75
5	Monica Puig	49.7	28
6	Maria Kirilenko	49.7	52
7	Caroline Wozniacki	48.6	61
8	Angelique Kerber	48.6	66
9	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	47.7	31
10	Misaki Doi	47.5	30

Points won returning 1st service

	Player	%	Matches
1	Yvonne Meusburger	46.1	27
2	Serena Williams	44.7	80
3	Simona Halep	43.8	67
4	Shahar Pe'er	43.7	30
5	Victoria Azarenka	43.3	52
6	Zhang Shuai	43.0	25
7	Monica Niculescu	42.8	43
8	Li Na	42.3	58
9	Sara Errani	42.2	67
10	Maria Sharapova	42.1	44

Break points converted

	Player	%	Matches
1	Zhang Shuai	56.1	25
2	Simona Halep	55.4	67
3	Serena Williams	54.1	80
4	Li Na	53.0	58
5	Lesia Tsurenko	52.2	30
6	Kimiko Date-Krumm	51.7	28
7	Urszula Radwańska	51.4	44
8	Monica Niculescu	51.4	43
9	Andrea Petkovic	50.8	32
10	Lara Arruabarrena	50.6	24

Return games won

	Player	%	Matches
1	Victoria Azarenka	54.8	51
2	Serena Williams	53.9	80
3	Simona Halep	50.8	67
4	Sara Errani	50.4	67
5	Yvonne Meusburger	50.2	27
6	Zhang Shuai	49.3	25
7	Li Na	47.1	58
8	Klára Zakopalová	46.2	52
9	Maria Sharapova	46.1	44
10	Monica Niculescu	45.2	43

Points distribution

Category	W	F	SF	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Grand Slam (S)	2000	1400	900	500	280	160	100	5	60	50	40	2
Grand Slam (D)	2000	1400	900	500	280	160	5	–	48	–	–	–
WTA Championships (S)	+450	+360	(230 for each win, 70 for each loss)
WTA Championships (D)	1500	1050	690
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)	1000	700	450	250	140	80	50	5	30	–	20	1
WTA Premier Mandatory (64S)	1000	700	450	250	140	80	5	–	30	–	20	1
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)	1000	700	450	250	140	5	–	–	–	–	–	–
WTA Premier 5 (56S)	900	620	395	225	125	70	1	–	30	–	20	1
WTA Premier 5 (28D)	900	620	395	225	125	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
WTA Premier (56S)	470	320	200	120	60	40	1	–	12	–	8	1
WTA Premier (32S)	470	320	200	120	60	1	–	–	20	12	8	1
WTA Premier (16D)	470	320	200	120	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
WTA Tournament of Champions (8)	+195	+75	(60 for each win, 25 for each loss)
WTA International (56S)	280	200	130	70	30	15	1	–	10	–	6	1
WTA International (32S)	280	200	130	70	30	1	–	–	16	10	6	1
WTA International (16D)	280	200	130	70	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2013 season:

• Elena Baltacha (born 14 August 1983 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) turned professional in 1997, reaching a career high ranking of world #49 in September 2010. Throughout her career, Baltacha frequently ranked as the British #1, most recently in 2012, and competed at the London Olympic Games in 2012, where she reached the second round in singles and the first round in doubles with Anne Keothavong. Baltacha won no titles on the WTA Tour (singles or doubles) but won 11 singles and 4 doubles titles on the ITF tour, including two $100,000 tournaments in Midland, USA and Nottingham, United Kingdom. Baltacha reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, at the Australian Open in 2005 and 2010, and at Wimbledon in 2002. She also scored two wins over top ten players – Francesca Schiavone and Li Na, both in 2010. Baltacha announced her retirement in November 2013 after the completion of her 2013 season (she did subsequently die from cancer in May of the following year).
• Marion Bartoli (born 2 October 1984 in Le Puy-en-Velay, France) turned professional in February 2000 and was a consistent presence in and around the top twenty for most of her career, peaking at world #7 in January 2012. Bartoli was a two time participant at the Year End Championships (in 2007 and 2011) and won eight WTA singles titles during her career, with her final title being her most prestigious, at Wimbledon in 2013, where she defeated Sabine Lisicki to claim her only grand slam singles title. In addition, Bartoli reached the final of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships where she lost to Venus Williams, and also reached the quarter-finals or better at each of the other three majors. In addition to her singles success, Bartoli won three WTA doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of #14 in 2004. Bartoli announced her retirement in August 2013 after losing to Simona Halep in the 2013 Western & Southern Open. She was ranked at a career-best matching world #7 at the time. Her retirement came just six weeks after she had claimed her Wimbledon title and was considered a big surprise as Bartoli had committed to several tournaments on the US Open Series swing and had previously shown no signs of wanting to leave the game.
• Yayuk Basuki (born 30 November 1970, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia), turned professional in 1990 career high ranking of 19 in singles and 9 in doubles. Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1997, where she reached the quarter-finals. Her best result in doubles competition at a Grand Slam event was in the 1993 US Open, where she and partner Nana Miyagi reached the semifinals. In the mixed doubles, Basuki reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995 with Kenny Thorne as her partner. In 1997, she reached the same stage at Wimbledon, this time paired with Tom Nijssen. Her retirement in 2013 at the age of 42.
• Séverine Beltrame (born 14 August 1979 in Montpellier, France), sometimes known as Séverine Brémond, Beltrame turned professional in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 34 in February 2007. Beltrame won no titles on the WTA tour, but as a qualifier, reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2006, as well as the fourth round at the US Open in 2008. Beltrame was also known as a member of the notorious "Generation 1979" along with other French players including Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy and Émilie Loit, and at the age of 33, was the last of the group to announce her retirement, playing her final match at the 2013 French Open, where she lost in the qualifying rounds.
• Anna Chakvetadze (born 5 March 1987 in Moscow, Russia) turned professional in 2003 and retired in September 2013 after lengthy health and injury problems. Chakvetadze won eight titles on the WTA tour during her career, including the Tier I Kremlin Cup in 2006. Other career highlights include reaching the semifinals of the 2007 US Open, which allowed to her achieve her career high ranking of world #5 immediately after the tournament. In addition, she reached the quarterfinals at the 2007 Australian Open and the 2007 French Open, results which helped her to qualify for the 2007 WTA Tour Championships in Madrid, where she qualified for the semifinals, before losing to Maria Sharapova. Chakvetadze's results began to decline following 2007, after she was the victim of an armed robbery, though she remained a steady presence in the top 50. Chakvetadze fell out of the top 100 in 2011 after suffering numerous injuries and a recurring condition that saw her faint on court numerous times. She attempted a comeback throughout 2012 but was again set back by injuries, and eventually announced her retirement on September 11, 2013.
• Jill Craybas (born 4 July 1974 in Providence, United States) turned professional in 1996. Enjoying a lengthy career, Craybas reached career high rankings of 39 in singles and 41 in doubles. Craybas competed at 45 consecutive grand slam main draws in singles between 2000 and 2011, with her best performance being at Wimbledon in 2005, where she upset Marion Bartoli and Serena Williams to make the fourth round. Craybas won one singles title on the WTA Tour at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in 2002, as well as winning five doubles titles. She announced her retirement after the US Open in 2013 at the age of 39.
• Galina Fokina (born January 17, 1984, in Moscow, Russia), turned professional in 1999.reaching a career high singles ranking of number 168 in May 2002 and the doubles no. 79 ranking in April 2002. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 29.
• Carly Gullickson (born 26 November 1986 in Cincinnati, United States), turned professional in 2003.Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 123, which she reached in July 2009. Her career high doubles ranking is No. 52, set at April 2006. She won the 2009 U.S. Open mixed doubles event, partnering with Travis Parrott.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 27.
• Anne Keothavong (born 16 September 1983 in Hackney, United Kingdom), turned pro in 2001, reaching her career high singles ranking of number 48 in February 2009, as well as a career high doubles rank of 94 in 2011. She is a winner of 20 ITF singles titles and 8 ITF doubles titles, she also reached one WTA doubles final in 2013. Her career best performance at a slam was the third round at the US Open in 2008. She was also a part of Team GB during their home games at London 2012. She also played in the Great Britain Fed Cup team from 2001 to 2013. She announced her retirement on July 24, 2013, aged 29.
• Zuzana Kučová (born 26 June 1982 in Bratislava, SVK), turned pro in 2000. In June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 101. In December 2009, she peaked at world number 175 in the doubles rankings.2013 French Open. There, she caused a huge upset by defeating 24th seed Julia Görges in straight sets. in the second round lost to Virginie Razzano in three sets. His last professional tournament at 2013 French Open.
• Darya Kustova (born May 29, 1986, in Minsk, Belarus), turned pro in 2000. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 117, which she reached in January 2010. Her career high in doubles was 66, set in July 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 27.
• Nuria Llagostera Vives (born 16 May 1980 in Majorca, Spain), turned pro in 1996, reaching her career high singles ranking of number 35 in June 2005, as well as a career high doubles rank of 5 in 2009. She won 2 WTA singles titles and 16 doubles titles. Her career best performance at a slam was in doubles, reaching for three times the semifinals at the French Open in 2010 and 2012 and at the US Open in 2012. She won also the wta doubles championships final, partnering with María José Martínez Sánchez, defeating in the final Cara Black and Liezel Huber. She also played in the Spain Fed Cup team from 2005 to 2013, with 16 ties played. She announced her retirement on November 20, 2013, aged 33, due to a two-ban year suspension from tennis after testing positive for methamphetamine.
• Sophie Lefèvre (born 23 February 1981 in Toulouse, France), turned pro in 1998. In September 2003, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 216. Her highest doubles ranking was 76 reached in February 2011.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 32.
• Tetiana Luzhanska (born September 4, 1984, in Kyiv, Ukraine), turned pro in 2006. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 131, which she reached in September 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 99, set at February 2007. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 29.
• Rebecca Marino (born 16 December 1990 in Toronto, Canada), joined the pro tour in 2008, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 38 in 2011. Marino made one WTA singles final (in Memphis) and won 5 ITF titles. Marino took an initial break from tennis in early 2012 citing personal reasons, returning late in the year. She announced her permanent retirement in February 2013, at the age of 22.
• Katalin Marosi (born 12 November 1979 in Gheorgheni, Romania), turned professional in October 1995, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 101 in May 2000 and the doubles no. 38 ranking in February 2013. Marosi lost all three WTA doubles finals she reached, but won 15 singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF tour. She decided to retire after competing the 2013 WTA Tour. ^[11]
• Zuzana Ondrášková (born 3 May 1980 in Opava, Czechoslovakia), turned professional in 1995, reaching a career high ranking of 74 in February 2004. Ondrášková won no titles on the WTA tour during her career, but won twenty titles on the ITF tour. Ondrášková progressed to the second round of Grand Slam events on four occasions and scored wins over several top players including Dinara Safina, Li Na and Marion Bartoli. Ondrášková announced her retirement from tennis in early 2013, aged 33.
• Marie-Ève Pelletier (born May 18, 1982, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada), turned pro in 1998.She reached a career high ranking of 106 in singles in June 2005 and a career high of 54 in doubles in April 2010.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 31.
• Ahsha Rolle (born 21 March 1985 in Miami Shores, Florida, United States), turned professional in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 82 in September 2007 and the doubles no. 111 ranking in October 2011. She entered the 2007 US Open as a wildcard entry. She defeated 17th seeded Tatiana Golovin in the first round and Karin Knapp in the second round. She fell to Dinara Safina in the third round. Due to some injuries, she retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 28.
• Anastasija Sevastova (born 13 April 1990 in Liepāja, Latvia), turned professional in 2006, winning her first match on the WTA tour the following year. Sevastova reached a career high ranking of number 36 in January 2011, immediately following that years Australian Open, where she had achieved her best performance in a Grand Slam event, losing in the fourth round to world number one Caroline Wozniacki. Sevastova won one WTA Tour event in Estoril 2010, becoming the first Latvian woman to win a WTA singles title since 1993. Sevastova also scored two top 10 wins in her career, over Samantha Stosur and Jelena Janković. She announced her retirement in May 2013 at the age of 23, having endured frequent injuries since 2011.
• Melanie South (born 3 May 1986 in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom), turned professional in 2004. South reached a career high ranking of number 99 in February 2009 in singles and number 120 in March 2009 in doubles. South won no titles on the WTA tour during her career, but won six titles on the ITF tour. South progressed to the second round of Grand Slam events on one occasion and scored wins over several top players including Francesca Schiavone, Alicia Molik, Sybille Bammer and Petra Kvitová. South announced her retirement from tennis in December 2013, aged 27.
• Ágnes Szávay (born 29 December 1988 in Kiskunhalas, Hungary), joined the pro tour in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 13 in 2008. Szávay won 5 singles titles on the WTA tour, including the Tier 2 China Open in 2007, and in the same year, made the quarterfinal of the US Open. She also experienced success in doubles, reaching a career high rank of number 22 in 2007, winning two titles, and making it to the semifinal of the 2007 US Open with partner Vladimíra Uhlířová. Despite being named the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007, injuries limited Szávay's play beyond 2011, and she was ultimately forced into an early retirement in February 2013 at the age of 24.
• Romana Tedjakusuma (born 24 July 1976, in Jambi, Indonesia), turned professional in 1990, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 82 in April 1994 and the doubles no. 114 ranking in February 1995. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 37.
• Aurélie Védy (born February 8, 1981, in France), turned professional in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 260. WTA doubles ranking is 85, set in May 2009.She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 32.
• Riza Zalameda (born February 10, 1986, in Los Angeles, United States), turned professional in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 534 July 2006 and the doubles no 76 April 2010. She retired from professional tennis in 2013, aged 27.

Comebacks

Following are notable players that came back after retirements during the 2013 WTA Tour season:

• Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980, in Košice, Czechoslovakia), turned professional in 1994. She is a former world No. 1 in singles and doubles, is a 15-time Grand Slam champion (5 in singles, 9 in doubles and 1 in mixed) and holds 43 singles and 37 doubles titles. She returned to the doubles tour to play with Daniela Hantuchová in 2013.

Awards

The winners of the 2013 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.

• Player of the Year – Serena Williams
• Doubles Team of the Year – Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci
• Most Improved Player – Simona Halep
• Comeback Player of the Year – Alisa Kleybanova
• Newcomer of the Year – Eugenie Bouchard
• Diamond Aces – Victoria Azarenka
• Fan Favorite Singles Player – Agnieszka Radwańska
• Fan Favorite Doubles Team – Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
• Fan Favorite Twitter – Maria Sharapova ()
• Fan Favorite Facebook – Maria Sharapova ()
• Fan Favorite Video – 40 LOVE Story Episode 10 ()
• Fan Favorite WTA Live Show – Cincinnati ()
• Fan Favorite Shot of the Year – Agnieszka Radwańska (Miami QF) ()
• Fan Favorite Match of the Year – Maria Sharapova Vs Victoria Azarenka (French Open SF) ()

See also

• Tennis portal

• 2013 WTA Awards
• 2013 ATP World Tour
• 2013 ATP Challenger Tour
• 2013 WTA 125K series
• 2013 ITF Women's Circuit
• 2013 ITF Men's Circuit
• Association of Tennis Professionals
• International Tennis Federation

Notes

• ^a After a flood in Hungary caused devastation in Budapest, the organizers decided to hold the tournament anyway, but cancelled the qualification draw (the first four top alternatives entering in the main draw automatically) and reducing the doubles draw from 16 teams to 8.

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External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
• 2013 WTA Tour schedule