title: 2013 MercedesCup – Singles
text: # 2013 MercedesCup – Singles
  
  The 2013 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany. Janko Tipsarević was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. Fabio Fognini won the title, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Tommy Haas (quarterfinals)
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (final)
  * Jérémy Chardy (second round)
  * Benoît Paire (quarterfinals)
  * Fabio Fognini (champion)
  * Florian Mayer (second round)
  * Lukáš Rosol (first round)
  * Martin Kližan (second round)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Roberto Bautista Agut | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Roberto Bautista Agut | 1 | 3 | 5 | Fabio Fognini | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 7 | 4 | 4 |
  | | Victor Hănescu | 3 | 3 | 2 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 7 | 4 | 4 |
  | 2 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | T Haas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Granollers | 6 | 1 | 1 | | E Gulbis | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Gulbis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | T Haas | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | L Mayer | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 5 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Andújar | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | L Mayer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Ward | 3 | $6^5$ | | 5 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | F Fognini | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Bautista Agut | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 3 | J Chardy | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Berrer | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | M Berrer | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gimeno Traver | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | WC | M Berrer | 2 | $1^r$ | | | | |
  | | R Bautista Agut | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | | T Kamke | 3 | $6^4$ | | | R Bautista Agut | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Montañés | 2 | 3 | | 8 | M Kližan | $7^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | L Rosol | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | T Bellucci | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Hănescu | 3 | 6 | $7^9$ | | V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Tursunov | 6 | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | | V Hănescu | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | D Muñoz de la Nava | $7^8$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | 4 | B Paire | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | N Davydenko | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | N Davydenko | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Hănescu | 3 | 3 |
  | 6/WC | F Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | A Beck | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6/WC | F Mayer | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | $6^0$ | 4 | | | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Monfils | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | G Monfils | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | N Langer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | R Kern | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | N Langer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | P Kohlschreiber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  The first three seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Daniel Muñoz de la Nava (qualified)
  * Facundo Bagnis (second round)
  * Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (second round)
  * Evgeny Korolev (qualifying competition)
  * Jan Mertl (second round)
  * Dustin Brown (second round)
  * Pavol Červenák (second round)
  * Damir Džumhur (second round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
  * Andreas Beck
  * Alexander Ward
  * Nils Langer
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Elmar Ejupovic | Elmar Ejupovic | 4 | 2 | | Andriej Kapaś | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | Andriej Kapaś | Andriej Kapaś | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Grzegorz Panfil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Grzegorz Panfil | $6^2$ | 1 |
  | WC | Lukas Winkelmann | 4 | 2 | | Grzegorz Panfil | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Alexander Mannapov | 0 | 1 | 7 | Pavol Červenák | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | 7 | Pavol Červenák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 2 | Facundo Bagnis | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | Dennis Blömke | Dennis Blömke | 6 | 6 | | | Dennis Blömke | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Evgeny Karlovskiy | Evgeny Karlovskiy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Dennis Blömke | Dennis Blömke | 3 | 1 |
  | Louk Sorensen | Louk Sorensen | 6 | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | Andreas Beck | Andreas Beck | 6 | 6 |
  | Andreas Beck | Andreas Beck | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Andreas Beck | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Daniel Smethurst | 2 | 2 | | 8 | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | 8 | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 3 | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | Ivo Minář | Ivo Minář | 6 | 6 | | Ivo Minář | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | Adriano Quinti | Adriano Quinti | 3 | 0 | | | | | | Ivo Minář | Ivo Minář | 4 | 5 |
  | Alexander Ward | Alexander Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Alexander Ward | Alexander Ward | 6 | 7 |
  | Sandro Ehrat | Sandro Ehrat | 0 | 4 | | Alexander Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Victor Schmid | 1 | 3 | 6 | Dustin Brown | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Dustin Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pascal Meis | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pascal Meis | 3 | 1 | | 4 | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Blaž Serić | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Blaž Serić | 6 | 6 | | WC | Blaž Serić | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Nicolas Ernst | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nicolas Ernst | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Evgeny Korolev | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Nils Langer | 6 | 6 |
  | | Nils Langer | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | Nils Langer | 6 | 6 |
  | | Ivo Klec | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ivo Klec | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | | Nils Langer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5/WC | Jan Mertl | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | Maximilian Abel | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5/WC | Jan Mertl | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | |
  | 5/WC | Jan Mertl | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  