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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2013. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

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ATP World Tour

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Andy Murray Wimbledon 2013 celebration.jpeg
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal won the four Grand Slams of 2013. For Djokovic, it was his record third consecutive Australian Open title. For Nadal, it was a record eighth title at Roland Garros. For Murray, it was the end of a 77 year drought since a British man won Wimbledon, and the first time since 2003 that a male player won his home Grand Slam tournament. Rafael Nadal won his 2nd US Open defeating the serbian.

The 2013 ATP World Tour was the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF) and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF.

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 was a series of 9 tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia. The series constituted the most prestigious tournaments in men's tennis after the four Grand Slam events and the ATP World Tour Finals.

Week ofTournamentAlso currently known asCourt surfaceWinnerRunner-upScore
Singles
March 4 Flag of the United States.svg Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
March 18 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Sony Open Tennis Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
April 15 Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
May 6 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Mutua Madrid Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland.svg Stanislas Wawrinka 6–2, 6–4
May 13 Flag of Italy.svg Rome Internazionali BNL d'Italia Clay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3
August 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Rogers Cup Hard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 6–2, 6–2
August 12 Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati Western & Southern Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
October 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shanghai Rolex Masters Hard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
October 28 Flag of France.svg Paris BNP Paribas Masters Hard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 7–5, 7–5
ATP World Tour Finals
4 November Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
Week ofTournamentAlso currently known asCourt SurfaceWinnersRunner-Up
March 4 Flag of the United States.svg Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Conrad Huey
Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Janowicz
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
March 18 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Sony Open Tennis Hard Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer
Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski
6–4, 6–1
April 15 Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Clay Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
May 6 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Mutua Madrid Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–2, 6–3
May 13 Flag of Italy.svg Rome Internazionali BNL d'Italia Clay Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
6–2, 6–3
August 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Rogers Cup Hard Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
August 12 Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati Western & Southern Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Spain.svg Marc López
6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
October 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shanghai Rolex Masters Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Flag of Spain.svg David Marrero
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2]
October 28 Flag of France.svg Paris BNP Paribas Masters Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–3, 6–3
ATP World Tour Finals
4 November Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg David Marrero
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]

ATP Challenger Tour

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2013 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments.

WTA Tour

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Victoria Azarenka (left) claimed her second major by successfully defending the 2013 Australian Open, defeating Li Na in the finals. Serena Williams won the 2013 French Open, winning her second French Open title by defeating defending champion Maria Sharapova in the final eleven years after her first. Marion Bartoli won her first major at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, defeating first time finalist Sabine Lisicki.

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 comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), 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).

WTA Premier tournaments

The WTA Premier tournaments were 21 of the tennis tournaments divided into three levels on the 2013 WTA Tour.

Week ofTournamentAlso currently known asCourt surfaceWinnerRunner-upScore
Premier Mandatory
4 March Flag of the United States.svg Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open Hard Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2
18 March Flag of the United States.svg Miami Sony Open Tennis Hard Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
6 May Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Mutua Madrid Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4
30 September Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing China Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–2
Premier 5
11 February Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Qatar Total Open Hard Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
13 May Flag of Italy.svg Rome Internazionali BNL d'Italia Clay Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6–3
5 August Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Rogers Cup Hard Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–0
12 August Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati Western & Southern Open Hard Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
23 September Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Premier
31 December Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Brisbane International Hard Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1
7 January Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Apia International Sydney Hard Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 6–0, 6–0
28 January Flag of France.svg Paris Open GDF Suez Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
18 February Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
1 April Flag of the United States.svg Charleston Family Circle Cup Clay Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
22 April Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Clay (i) Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 6-4, 6-3
20 May Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Brussels Open Clay Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai 6–2, 7–5
17 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eastbourne Aegon International Grass Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton 6–2, 6–1
22 July Flag of the United States.svg Stanford Bank of the West Classic Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
29 July Flag of the United States.svg Carlsbad Southern California Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3
19 August Flag of the United States.svg New Haven New Haven Open at Yale Hard Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 6–2, 6–2
14 October Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Kremlin Cup Hard (i) Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Year-End Championship
22 October Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul WTA Tour Championships Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 2–6, 6–3, 6–0

WTA International tournaments

The WTA International Tournaments were 31 of the tennis tournaments.

Grand Slam events

Australian Open

The 2013 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Hardcourt (Plexicushion). It was the 101st edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from January 14 to January 27, 2013.

All four of the main events in singles and same-sex doubles were won by the top seeds—Novak Djokovic in men's singles, Victoria Azarenka in women's singles, Bob and Mike Bryan in men's doubles, and Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in women's doubles. This year's Australian Open was the first Grand Slam event since that tournament's 2004 edition in which the women's singles and doubles were won by the top seeds, and the first Grand Slam event since the 1997 Wimbledon Championships in which the men's and women's singles and doubles were all won by the top seeds.

CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)Score in the final
Men's singles Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Men's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling
6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Mixed doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarmila Gajdošová
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
6–3, 7–5

French Open

The 2013 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 26 May to 9 June. It consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.

Rafael Nadal was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, and won the title to become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the final to Serena Williams.

This championship was the third time in grand slam history that two multiple slam sets were accomplished in two different disciplines, and that was Serena Williams in Women's Singles, and her fellow countrymen Bob and Mike Bryan in Men's Doubles. At the 1969 US Open, Rod Laver won his multiple slam set in Men's Singles, and his fellow countryman Ken Rosewall did in Men's Doubles. At the 2012 French Open, Mahesh Bhupathi won a multiple slam set in Mixed Doubles, and Esther Vergeer won her multiple slam set in Women's Wheelchair Doubles.

CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)Score in the final
Men's singles Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–4
Men's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Women's doubles Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
5–7, 2–6
Mixed doubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
1–6, 6–4, [10–6]

Wimbledon Championships

The 2013 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts. It was the 127th championships of the Wimbledon Championships and the third Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, from 24 June to 7 July 2013.

Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the defending champions in singles events, but neither was able to repeat their success. This marked the first time since 1927 in which both defending champions were eliminated before the quarter-finals.

Andy Murray became the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title since Fred Perry in 1936. Marion Bartoli won the women's singles title. Bob and Mike Bryan completed the "Bryan Slam" and became the first team to hold all four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold at the same time.

CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)Score in the final
Men's singles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Women's singles Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–4
Men's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Mixed doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
5–7, 6–2, 8–6

US Open

The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd edition of the US Open and the final fourth Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 26 to September 9.

CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)Score in the final
Men's singles Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Men's doubles Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–1, 6–3
Women's doubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
Mixed doubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
7–6(7–5), 6–3

Team events

Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup XXV (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 25th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis commenced on 29 December 2012 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group progressed to the final. Czech Republic, the defending champions, decided not to defend their title.

The 2013 Hopman Cup was won by Spain – Spain's fourth title, defeating Serbia in the final 2–1. Serbia won the men's singles, followed by Spain's winning of the women's singles; then the deciding mixed doubles event was won by Spain in straight sets.

Davis Cup

The 2013 Davis Cup (also known as the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 102nd edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis.

The draw took place on 19 September 2012 in London, United Kingdom. Although, the draws for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II were held following the remaining play-off ties on 19–21 October 2012. [1]

World Group Draw

 First Round
1–3 February
Quarterfinals
5–7 April
Semifinals
13–15 September
Final
15–17 November
                   
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3 
   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3 
Turin, Italy (indoor clay)
   Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1 
7 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)
  Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3 
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)
 4 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3 
4 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3 
Boise, United States (indoor hard)
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2 
 4 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3
Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard)
 6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 
6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2 
 4 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2
Rouen, France (indoor hard)
 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
  Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0 
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
5 Flag of France.svg  France 5 
 5 Flag of France.svg  France 2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 3 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3 
  Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
3 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5 
 3 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)
 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3 
  Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1 
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)
8 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3 
 8 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3 

Fed Cup

The 2013 Fed Cup (also known as the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 2–3 November. The draw took place on 6 June 2012 in Paris, France.

World Group Draw

 Quarterfinals
9–10 February
Semifinals
20–21 April
Final
2–3 November
              
  Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0   Palermo, Italy (Outdoor clay)
  1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1 
  Rimini, Italy (Indoor clay) 3 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3 
  Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 3 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3   Cagliari, Italy (Outdoor clay)
  3 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
 Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)  4 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 4 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3 
  Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2  Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
  4 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
  Niš, Serbia (Indoor hard)  Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
 2 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2 

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP or WTA Rankings Top 100 (singles) or Top 50 (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:

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2013 ATP World Tour Mens tennis circuit

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2017 WTA Tour Womens tennis circuit

The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 2016 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw commenced on 27 June 2016 and concluded on 10 July 2016.

The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw matches commenced on 3 July 2017 and concluded on 16 July 2017. Roger Federer won the gentlemen's singles title for a record eighth time, surpassing Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who both won the gentlemen's singles title seven times. Garbiñe Muguruza won the ladies' singles title.

2018 WTA Tour Womens tennis circuit

The 2018 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF); the WTA Premier tournaments ; the WTA International tournaments; the Fed Cup and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2018 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

2022 WTA Tour Womens tennis circuit

The 2022 Hologic WTA Tour is the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2022 tennis season. The 2022 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup, and the year-end championships.

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