2013 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Li Na in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open. It was her second major title.

Women's singles
2013 Australian Open
Final
ChampionBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Runner-upChina Li Na
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
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Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
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Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Azarenka retained the top ranking by winning the title after Sharapova and Williams lost in the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.

Seeds edit

01.   Victoria Azarenka (champion)
02.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
03.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
05.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
06.   Li Na (final)
07.   Sara Errani (first round)
08.   Petra Kvitová (second round)
09.   Samantha Stosur (second round)
10.   Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
11.   Marion Bartoli (third round)
12.   Nadia Petrova (first round)
13.   Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
14.   Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
15.   Dominika Cibulková (second round)
16.   Roberta Vinci (third round)
17.   Lucie Šafářová (second round)
18.   Julia Görges (fourth round)
19.   Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
20.   Yanina Wickmayer (third round)
21.   Varvara Lepchenko (second round)
22.   Jelena Janković (third round)
23.   Klára Zakopalová (second round)
24.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
25.   Venus Williams (third round)
26.   Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
27.   Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
28.   Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
29.   Sloane Stephens (semifinals)
30.   Tamira Paszek (second round)
31.   Urszula Radwańska (first round)
32.   Mona Barthel (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Wildcards edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1 Victoria Azarenka76
  Svetlana Kuznetsova51
1 Victoria Azarenka66
29 Sloane Stephens14
3 Serena Williams654
29 Sloane Stephens376
1 Victoria Azarenka466
6 Li Na643
6 Li Na76
4 Agnieszka Radwańska53
6 Li Na66
2 Maria Sharapova22
19 Ekaterina Makarova22
2 Maria Sharapova66

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 V Azarenka66 
  M Niculescu14 1 V Azarenka66 
  E Daniilidou756  E Daniilidou10 
  Ka Plíšková5741 V Azarenka646
Q L Kumkhum776   J Hampton462
  S Arvidsson654 Q L Kumkhum12 
  J Hampton66   J Hampton66 
31 U Radwańska24 1 V Azarenka66 
21 V Lepchenko66   E Vesnina11 
  P Hercog41 21 V Lepchenko42 
WC C Garcia631  E Vesnina66 
  E Vesnina366  E Vesnina4776
  M Johansson42 16 R Vinci6644
Q A Amanmuradova66 Q A Amanmuradova32 
  S Soler Espinosa35 16 R Vinci66 
16 R Vinci67 

Section 2 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
10 C Wozniacki266
  S Lisicki63310 C Wozniacki66 
  A Hlaváčková12  D Vekić14 
  D Vekić6610 C Wozniacki66 
Q D Gavrilova6626Q L Tsurenko43 
  L Davis3774Q D Gavrilova53 
Q L Tsurenko737Q L Tsurenko76 
24 A Pavlyuchenkova56510 C Wozniacki265
26 S-w Hsieh776   S Kuznetsova627
  L Arruabarrena Vecino65226 S-w Hsieh21 
  S Kuznetsova66   S Kuznetsova66 
  L Domínguez Lino21   S Kuznetsova646
  Y Putintseva6606  C Suárez Navarro263
  C McHale1772  Y Putintseva6652
  C Suárez Navarro66   C Suárez Navarro1776
7 S Errani44 

Section 3 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 S Williams66 
  E Gallovits-Hall00 3 S Williams66 
  M Rybáriková6112  G Muguruza20 
  G Muguruza46143 S Williams66 
  A Morita66   A Morita13 
  A Tatishvili33   A Morita66 
  A Beck6676  A Beck20 
28 Y Shvedova27933 S Williams66 
20 Y Wickmayer67 14 M Kirilenko20 
WC J Gajdošová15 20 Y Wickmayer7107 
Q G Arn22   J Čepelová685 
  J Čepelová66 20 Y Wickmayer643 
PR R Marino30 14 M Kirilenko776 
  S Peng66   S Peng52 
  V King42 14 M Kirilenko76 
14 M Kirilenko66 

Section 4 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 N Petrova20
  K Date-Krumm66  K Date-Krumm67
  S Pe'er616  S Pe'er25
  A Panova463  K Date-Krumm263 
  MT Torró Flor643  B Jovanovski677 
  B Jovanovski266  B Jovanovski77
  M Lučić-Baroni64417 L Šafářová55
17 L Šafářová776  B Jovanovski165
29 S Stephens6629 S Stephens637
  S Halep1129 S Stephens66
  K Mladenovic6411  K Mladenovic43
  T Babos36929 S Stephens76 
  M Oudin23  L Robson53 
  L Robson66  L Robson2611
  F Schiavone4628 P Kvitová639
8 P Kvitová626

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 N Li66 
  S Karatantcheva13 6 N Li67 
  P Parmentier632  O Govortsova25 
  O Govortsova2666 N Li66 
  Kr Plíšková66 27 S Cîrstea41 
WC S Jones32   Kr Plíšková632
  C Vandeweghe42 27 S Cîrstea166
27 S Cîrstea66 6 N Li786 
18 J Görges72618 J Görges661 
Q V Dushevina56418 J Görges66 
  R Oprandi476  R Oprandi32 
  T Pironkova65218 J Görges617
WC Y Zhang164  J Zheng365
  J Zheng636  J Zheng617
  K-c Chang633 9 S Stosur465
9 S Stosur776 

Section 6 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 A Ivanovic66
  M Czink2113 A Ivanovic716
Q Y-j Chan616Q Y-j Chan564
  D Hantuchová16113 A Ivanovic76 
Q MJ Koehler36622 J Janković53 
Q K Knapp633Q MJ Koehler6652
  J Larsson2222 J Janković2776
22 J Janković6613 A Ivanovic24
32 M Barthel5644 A Radwańska66
  K Pervak726  K Pervak6672
  H Watson266  H Watson4796
  A Cadanțu632  H Watson31 
  I-C Begu664 A Radwańska66 
  A Rus42  I-C Begu33 
WC B Bobusic504 A Radwańska66 
4 A Radwańska76

Section 7 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 A Kerber66
  E Svitolina245 A Kerber66 
  L Hradecká6710   L Hradecká31 
  K Bertens268 5 A Kerber67
  C Dellacqua460 WC M Keys25
WC M Keys677 WC M Keys66 
  S Vögele64530 T Paszek21 
30 T Paszek4675 A Kerber54 
19 E Makarova67 19 E Makarova76 
Q M Larcher de Brito25 19 E Makarova66 
  C Giorgi23   S Foretz Gacon33 
  S Foretz Gacon66 19 E Makarova6466
Q V Dolonc57811 M Bartoli7734
WC O Rogowska756Q V Dolonc50 
  A Medina Garrigues24 11 M Bartoli76 
11 M Bartoli66 

Section 8 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
15 D Cibulková366
WC A Barty60115 D Cibulková664 
  M Minella641Q V Savinykh786 
Q V Savinykh776Q V Savinykh263
  K Flipkens66   K Flipkens646
  N Bratchikova43   K Flipkens66 
  C Scheepers12 23 K Zakopalová10 
23 K Zakopalová66   K Flipkens10 
25 V Williams66 2 M Sharapova66 
  G Voskoboeva10 25 V Williams66 
  A Cornet76310  A Cornet33 
  M Erakovic577825 V Williams13 
  P Martić34 2 M Sharapova66 
  M Doi66   M Doi00 
  O Puchkova002 M Sharapova66 
2 M Sharapova66

Championship match statistics edit

Category Azarenka Li
1st serve %76/97 (78%)62/95 (65%)
1st serve points won41 of 76 = 54%30 of 62 = 48%
2nd serve points won8 of 21 = 38%14 of 33 = 42%
Total service points won49 of 97 = 50.52%44 of 95 = 46.32%
Aces14
Double faults45
Winners1836
Unforced errors2857
Net points won8 of 14 = 57%7 of 11 = 64%
Break points converted9 of 12 = 75%7 of 18 = 39%
Return points won51 of 95 = 54%48 of 97 = 49%
Total points won10092
Source

References edit

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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by