title: 2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles
text: # 2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles
  
  Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock in the final, 6–1, 1–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open.
  
  Esther Vergeer was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate. She would announce her retirement from professional wheelchair tennis in February of that year.
  
  The 2013 Optus Australian Open Wheelchair women's singles featured eight players and had two seeds and one wild card. All matches were played as best-of-three-sets.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aniek van Koot | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Kgothatso Montjane | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Kgothatso Montjane | 1 | 5 | | 1 | Aniek van Koot | 1 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Marjolein Buis | 6 | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Jiske Griffioen | $6^{13}$ | 4 | | | Marjolein Buis | 6 | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Marjolein Buis | $7^{15}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Marjolein Buis | $7^{15}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Aniek van Koot | 6 | 1 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sabine Ellerbrock | 1 | 6 | 5 |
  | | Lucy Shuker | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sabine Ellerbrock | 1 | 6 | 5 |
  | | Daniela Di Toro | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Daniela Di Toro | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Lucy Shuker | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Sabine Ellerbrock | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | Sharon Walraven | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Sabine Ellerbrock | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Sabine Ellerbrock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  