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Women's singles
2013 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Li Na
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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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 Australian Open title and second major title overall.

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

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

Wildcards

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	7	6
		Svetlana Kuznetsova	5	1
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								29	Sloane Stephens	1	4
	3	Serena Williams	6	5	4
	29	Sloane Stephens	3	7	6
															1	Victoria Azarenka	4	6	6
															6	Li Na	6	4	3
	6	Li Na	7	6
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	5	3
								6	Li Na	6	6
								2	Maria Sharapova	2	2
	19	Ekaterina Makarova	2	2
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	V Azarenka	6	6
		M Niculescu	1	4				1	V Azarenka	6	6
		E Daniilidou	7	5	6				E Daniilidou	1	0
		Ka Plíšková	5	7	4										1	V Azarenka	6	4	6
	Q	L Kumkhum	7	6												J Hampton	4	6	2
		S Arvidsson	6	4				Q	L Kumkhum	1	2
		J Hampton	6	6					J Hampton	6	6
	31	U Radwańska	2	4																		1	V Azarenka	6	6
	21	V Lepchenko	6	6																			E Vesnina	1	1
		P Hercog	4	1				21	V Lepchenko	4	2
	WC	C Garcia	6	3	1				E Vesnina	6	6
		E Vesnina	3	6	6											E Vesnina	4	7	6
		M Johansson	4	2											16	R Vinci	6	6	4
	Q	A Amanmuradova	6	6				Q	A Amanmuradova	3	2
		S Soler Espinosa	3	5				16	R Vinci	6	6
	16	R Vinci	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	C Wozniacki	2	6	6
		S Lisicki	6	3	3			10	C Wozniacki	6	6
		A Hlaváčková	1	2					D Vekić	1	4
		D Vekić	6	6											10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	D Gavrilova	6	6	6										Q	L Tsurenko	4	3
		L Davis	3	7	4			Q	D Gavrilova	5	3
	Q	L Tsurenko	7	3	7			Q	L Tsurenko	7	6
	24	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	5																	10	C Wozniacki	2	6	5
	26	S-w Hsieh	7	6																			S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
		L Arruabarrena Vecino	6	2				26	S-w Hsieh	2	1
		S Kuznetsova	6	6					S Kuznetsova	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	2	1												S Kuznetsova	6	4	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6	6											C Suárez Navarro	2	6	3
		C McHale	1	7	2				Y Putintseva	6	6	2
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6					C Suárez Navarro	1	7	6
	7	S Errani	4	4

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	S Williams	6	6
		E Gallovits-Hall	0	0				3	S Williams	6	6
		M Rybáriková	6	1	12				G Muguruza	2	0
		G Muguruza	4	6	14										3	S Williams	6	6
		A Morita	6	6												A Morita	1	3
		A Tatishvili	3	3					A Morita	6	6
		A Beck	6	6	6				A Beck	2	0
	28	Y Shvedova	2	7	3																	3	S Williams	6	6
	20	Y Wickmayer	6	7																		14	M Kirilenko	2	0
	WC	J Gajdošová	1	5				20	Y Wickmayer	7	7
	Q	G Arn	2	2					J Čepelová	6	5
		J Čepelová	6	6											20	Y Wickmayer	6	3
	PR	R Marino	3	0											14	M Kirilenko	7	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	5	2
		V King	4	2				14	M Kirilenko	7	6
	14	M Kirilenko	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	N Petrova	2	0
		K Date-Krumm	6	6					K Date-Krumm	6	7
		S Pe'er	6	1	6				S Pe'er	2	5
		A Panova	4	6	3											K Date-Krumm	2	6
		MT Torró Flor	6	4	3											B Jovanovski	6	7
		B Jovanovski	2	6	6				B Jovanovski	7	7
		M Lučić-Baroni	6	4				17	L Šafářová	5	5
	17	L Šafářová	7	6																			B Jovanovski	1	6	5
	29	S Stephens	6	6																		29	S Stephens	6	3	7
		S Halep	1	1				29	S Stephens	6	6
		K Mladenovic	6	4	11				K Mladenovic	4	3
		T Babos	3	6	9										29	S Stephens	7	6
		M Oudin	2	3												L Robson	5	3
		L Robson	6	6					L Robson	2	6	11
		F Schiavone	4	6	2			8	P Kvitová	6	3	9
	8	P Kvitová	6	2	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	N Li	6	6
		S Karatantcheva	1	3				6	N Li	6	7
		P Parmentier	6	3	2				O Govortsova	2	5
		O Govortsova	2	6	6										6	N Li	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	6	6											27	S Cîrstea	4	1
	WC	S Jones	3	2					Kr Plíšková	6	3	2
		C Vandeweghe	4	2				27	S Cîrstea	1	6	6
	27	S Cîrstea	6	6																		6	N Li	7	6
	18	J Görges	7	2	6																	18	J Görges	6	1
	Q	V Dushevina	5	6	4			18	J Görges	6	6
		R Oprandi	4	7	6				R Oprandi	3	2
		T Pironkova	6	5	2										18	J Görges	6	1	7
	WC	Y Zhang	1	6	4											J Zheng	3	6	5
		J Zheng	6	3	6				J Zheng	6	1	7
		K-c Chang	6	3				9	S Stosur	4	6	5
	9	S Stosur	7	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6
		M Czink	2	1				13	A Ivanovic	7	1	6
	Q	Y-j Chan	6	1	6			Q	Y-j Chan	5	6	4
		D Hantuchová	1	6	1										13	A Ivanovic	7	6
	Q	MJ Koehler	3	6	6										22	J Janković	5	3
	Q	K Knapp	6	3	3			Q	MJ Koehler	6	6	2
		J Larsson	2	2				22	J Janković	2	7	6
	22	J Janković	6	6																		13	A Ivanovic	2	4
	32	M Barthel	5	6	4																	4	A Radwańska	6	6
		K Pervak	7	2	6				K Pervak	6	6	2
		H Watson	2	6	6				H Watson	4	7	6
		A Cadanțu	6	3	2											H Watson	3	1
		I-C Begu	6	6											4	A Radwańska	6	6
		A Rus	4	2					I-C Begu	3	3
	WC	B Bobusic	5	0				4	A Radwańska	6	6
	4	A Radwańska	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	A Kerber	6	6
		E Svitolina	2	4				5	A Kerber	6	6
		L Hradecká	6	7					L Hradecká	3	1
		K Bertens	2	6											5	A Kerber	6	7
		C Dellacqua	4	6											WC	M Keys	2	5
	WC	M Keys	6	7				WC	M Keys	6	6
		S Vögele	6	4	5			30	T Paszek	2	1
	30	T Paszek	4	6	7																	5	A Kerber	5	4
	19	E Makarova	6	7																		19	E Makarova	7	6
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	2	5				19	E Makarova	6	6
		C Giorgi	2	3					S Foretz Gacon	3	3
		S Foretz Gacon	6	6											19	E Makarova	6	6	6
	Q	V Dolonc	5	7	8										11	M Bartoli	7	3	4
	WC	O Rogowska	7	5	6			Q	V Dolonc	5	0
		A Medina Garrigues	2	4				11	M Bartoli	7	6
	11	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	D Cibulková	3	6	6
	WC	A Barty	6	0	1			15	D Cibulková	6	4
		M Minella	6	1				Q	V Savinykh	7	6
	Q	V Savinykh	7	6											Q	V Savinykh	2	6	3
		K Flipkens	6	6												K Flipkens	6	4	6
		N Bratchikova	4	3					K Flipkens	6	6
		C Scheepers	1	2				23	K Zakopalová	1	0
	23	K Zakopalová	6	6																			K Flipkens	1	0
	25	V Williams	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	1	0				25	V Williams	6	6
		A Cornet	7	6	10				A Cornet	3	3
		M Erakovic	5	7	8										25	V Williams	1	3
		P Martić	3	4											2	M Sharapova	6	6
		M Doi	6	6					M Doi	0	0
		O Puchkova	0	0				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Azarenka	Li
1st serve %	76/97 (78%)	62/95 (65%)
1st serve points won	41 of 76 = 54%	30 of 62 = 48%
2nd serve points won	8 of 21 = 38%	14 of 33 = 42%
Total service points won	49 of 97 = 50.52%	44 of 95 = 46.32%
Aces	1	4
Double faults	4	5
Winners	18	36
Unforced errors	28	57
Net points won	8 of 14 = 57%	7 of 11 = 64%
Break points converted	9 of 12 = 75%	7 of 18 = 39%
Return points won	51 of 95 = 54%	48 of 97 = 49%
Total points won	100	92
Source

References

General

Specific

External links

• 2013 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 2013 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 2013 in Australian women's sport
• 2013 WTA Tour