2013 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2013 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Final score	7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1

Main article: 2013 US Open (tennis)

Defending champion Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7^(6–8), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 US Open. It was her fifth US Open singles title and her 17th major singles title overall. For the second consecutive year, Williams lost only one set during the tournament, to Azarenka in the final.

This was the last major main draw appearance for former world No. 3 Nadia Petrova, who lost to Julia Glushko in the first round.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Victoria Azarenka (final)

03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

04.   Sara Errani (second round)

05.   Li Na (semifinals)

06.   Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

07.   Petra Kvitová (third round)

08.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)

09.   Jelena Janković (fourth round)

10.   Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

11.   Samantha Stosur (first round)

12.   Kirsten Flipkens (first round)

13.   Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)

14.   Maria Kirilenko (third round)

15.   Sloane Stephens (fourth round)

16.   Sabine Lisicki (third round)

17.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)

18.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

19.   Sorana Cîrstea (second round)

20.   Nadia Petrova (first round)

21.   Simona Halep (fourth round)

22.   Elena Vesnina (second round)

23.   Jamie Hampton (third round)

24.   Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)

25.   Kaia Kanepi (third round)

26.   Alizé Cornet (third round)

27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

28.   Mona Barthel (second round)

29.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)

30.   Laura Robson (third round)

31.   Klára Zakopalová (first round)

32.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2013 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	18	Carla Suárez Navarro	0	0
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								5	Li Na	0	3
	24	Ekaterina Makarova	4	77	2
	5	Li Na	6	65	6
															1	Serena Williams	7	66	6
															2	Victoria Azarenka	5	78	1
	10	Roberta Vinci	4	1
		Flavia Pennetta	6	6
									Flavia Pennetta	4	2
								2	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
		Daniela Hantuchová	2	3
	2	Victoria Azarenka	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		F Schiavone	0	1				1	S Williams	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	6	6					G Voskoboeva	3	0
		M Niculescu	4	3											1	S Williams	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	6												Y Shvedova	3	1
		O Puchkova	1	0					Y Shvedova	6	6
	LL	P Mayr-Achleitner	77	6				LL	P Mayr-Achleitner	2	3
	29	M Rybáriková	62	3																		1	S Williams	6	6
	23	J Hampton	6	6																		15	S Stephens	4	1
		L Arruabarrena	4	2				23	J Hampton	7	6
		K Mladenovic	6	1	6				K Mladenovic	5	4
		A Medina Garrigues	1	6	1										23	J Hampton	1	3
		I-C Begu	1	3											15	S Stephens	6	6
		U Radwańska	6	6					U Radwańska	1	1
		M Minella	6	3	65			15	S Stephens	6	6
	15	S Stephens	4	6	77

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	K Flipkens	1	2
		V Williams	6	6					V Williams	3	6	65
		K Bertens	1	3					J Zheng	6	2	77
		J Zheng	6	6												J Zheng	2	4
	Q	C Vandeweghe	6	77											18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	Q	A Krunić	4	65				Q	C Vandeweghe	3	4
		L Davis	0	0				18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		18	C Suárez Navarro	4	6	77
	25	K Kanepi	4	77	6																	8	A Kerber	6	3	63
	WC	V King	6	64	1			25	K Kanepi	6	6
		S Vögele	1	7	64				AK Schmiedlová	4	1
		AK Schmiedlová	6	5	77										25	K Kanepi	0	4
		Ka Plíšková	6	4	5										8	A Kerber	6	6
		E Bouchard	4	6	7				E Bouchard	4	6	3
		L Hradecká	1	1				8	A Kerber	6	2	6
	8	A Kerber	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Radwańska	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa	1	2				3	A Radwańska	6	7
		MT Torró Flor	6	6					MT Torró Flor	0	5
		M Erakovic	0	4											3	A Radwańska	6	77
		E Cabeza Candela	1	4											32	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	61
	WC	A Barty	6	6				WC	A Barty	4	0
	WC	V Razzano	5	0				32	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	32	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6																		3	A Radwańska	4	4
	24	E Makarova	6	6																		24	E Makarova	6	6
		P Hercog	2	4				24	E Makarova	6	6
		M Johansson	3	1					B Mattek-Sands	4	4
		B Mattek-Sands	6	6											24	E Makarova	6	7
		P Ormaechea	6	79											16	S Lisicki	4	5
		K Date-Krumm	3	67					P Ormaechea	2	3
	Q	V Dushevina	2	63				16	S Lisicki	6	6
	16	S Lisicki	6	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	J Janković	6	6
		M Keys	3	4				9	J Janković	6	6
		M Puig	4	6	5			PR	A Kleybanova	3	2
	PR	A Kleybanova	6	3	7										9	J Janković	6	77
	Q	K Nara	6	6											Q	K Nara	4	65
		A Cadanțu	2	2				Q	K Nara	7	6
	Q	S Fichman	5	7	1			19	S Cîrstea	5	1
	19	S Cîrstea	7	5	6																	9	J Janković	3	0
	30	L Robson	7	6																		5	N Li	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	5	0				30	L Robson	6	77
		C Garcia	6	6					C Garcia	4	65
	WC	S Rogers	3	2											30	L Robson	2	5
	PR	P Cetkovská	6	4	1										5	N Li	6	7
		S Arvidsson	1	6	6				S Arvidsson	2	2
		O Govortsova	2	2				5	N Li	6	6
	5	N Li	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	C Wozniacki	6	7
	Q	Y Duan	2	5				6	C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Scheepers	2	6	6				C Scheepers	1	2
	Q	C Simmonds	6	2	1										6	C Wozniacki	6	4	3
		J Čepelová	2	2											Q	C Giorgi	4	6	6
	Q	C Giorgi	6	6				Q	C Giorgi	6	710
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	4	68
	31	K Zakopalová	3	3																		Q	C Giorgi	4	2
	22	E Vesnina	6	6																		10	R Vinci	6	6
		A Beck	1	1				22	E Vesnina	1	4
		K Knapp	6	6					K Knapp	6	6
	Q	G Min	3	1												K Knapp	4	3
		L Tsurenko	3	6	4										10	R Vinci	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	2	6				L Šafářová	6	1	2
		T Babos	4	2				10	R Vinci	4	6	6
	10	R Vinci	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	M Kirilenko	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	1	1				14	M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	6	6				Q	M Larcher de Brito	3	1
		E Daniilidou	4	3											14	M Kirilenko	1	0
		D Vekić	77	4	6										21	S Halep	6	6
		M Duque Mariño	65	6	2				D Vekić	2	1
		H Watson	6	4	2			21	S Halep	6	6
	21	S Halep	4	6	6																	21	S Halep	2	63
	27	S Kuznetsova	6	7																			F Pennetta	6	77
		M Burdette	3	5				27	S Kuznetsova	6	4	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	1	6	4
		Y Meusburger	3	4											27	S Kuznetsova	5	1
	WC	N Gibbs	0	2												F Pennetta	7	6
		F Pennetta	6	6					F Pennetta	6	6
	LL	O Rogowska	0	0				4	S Errani	3	1
	4	S Errani	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	P Kvitová	6	3	6
		M Doi	2	6	1			7	P Kvitová	6	6
		B Jovanovski	6	6					B Jovanovski	2	4
		A Petkovic	2	4											7	P Kvitová	3	0
		T Pironkova	3	3											WC	A Riske	6	6
	WC	A Riske	6	6				WC	A Riske	6	6
		J Larsson	1	4				28	M Barthel	4	2
	28	M Barthel	6	6																		WC	A Riske	3	7	2
	20	N Petrova	3	4																			D Hantuchová	6	5	6
	Q	J Glushko	6	6				Q	J Glushko	7	6
	Q	M Lučić-Baroni	4	4				WC	S Vickery	5	3
	WC	S Vickery	6	6											Q	J Glushko	6	5	64
	WC	M Sanchez	5	2												D Hantuchová	3	7	77
		D Hantuchová	7	6					D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Duval	5	6	6			Q	V Duval	2	3
	11	S Stosur	7	4	4

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6
		A Tatishvili	2	0				13	A Ivanovic	6	6
		V Lepchenko	77	2	65			PR	A Dulgheru	2	1
	PR	A Dulgheru	65	6	77										13	A Ivanovic	4	7	6
		J Görges	4	3												C McHale	6	5	4
		C McHale	6	6					C McHale	6	3	7
		E Svitolina	6	6					E Svitolina	4	6	5
	17	D Cibulková	4	3																		13	A Ivanovic	6	3	4
	26	A Cornet	6	6																		2	V Azarenka	4	6	6
	Q	MJ Koehler	3	2				26	A Cornet	6	6
	Q	C Dellacqua	6	1	4			Q	A Tomljanović	2	2
	Q	A Tomljanović	3	6	6										26	A Cornet	77	3	2
	PR	A Wozniak	7	77											2	V Azarenka	62	6	6
		V Dolonc	5	65				PR	A Wozniak	3	1
		D Pfizenmaier	0	0				2	V Azarenka	6	6
	2	V Azarenka	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Azarenka
1st serve %	58/101 (57%)	56/99 (57%)
1st serve points won	44 of 58 = 76%	31 of 56 = 55%
2nd serve points won	20 of 43 = 47%	23 of 43 = 53%
Total service points won	64 of 101 = 63.37%	54 of 99 = 54.55%
Aces	9	2
Double faults	5	7
Winners	36	17
Unforced errors	35	27
Net points won	3 of 9 = 33%	4 of 6 = 67%
Break points converted	7 of 12 = 58%	4 of 8 = 50%
Return points won	45 of 99 = 45%	37 of 101 = 37%
Total points won	109	91
Source

External links

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