title: 2013 Brisbane International – Men's singles
text: # 2013 Brisbane International – Men's singles
  
  Andy Murray was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the final, $7–6^{(7–0)},$ 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Andy Murray (champion)
  * Milos Raonic (second round)
  * Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
  * Alexandr Dolgopolov (quarterfinals)
  * Kei Nishikori (semifinals, retired because of a left knee injury)
  * Florian Mayer (second round)
  * Jürgen Melzer (quarterfinals)
  * Martin Kližan (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Kei Nishikori | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | 5 | Kei Nishikori | 4 | $0^r$ | | 1 | Andy Murray | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Grigor Dimitrov | $6^0$ | 4 |
  | | Marcos Baghdatis | 3 | 7 | $6^5$ | | Grigor Dimitrov | $6^0$ | 4 |
  | | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | A Murray | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Ito | 4 | 1 | | Q | J Millman | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | LL | I Kunitsyn | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | D Istomin | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | WC | L Hewitt | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | L Hewitt | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | D Istomin | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Kližan | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 4 | $0^r$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 1 | | J Nieminen | 2 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Nieminen | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Dolgopolov | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | T Robredo | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | R Harrison | 4 | $6^4$ | | | T Robredo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Matosevic | 5 | 2 | | 5 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | K Nishikori | 7 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Giraldo | 4 | 4 | | 6 | F Mayer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Mitchell | 4 | 4 | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | J Levine | 1 | $6^8$ | | | | | | 3 | G Simon | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | A Falla | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | A Falla | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | G Simon | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 3 | 7 | $6^5$ |
  | 7 | J Melzer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ |
  | Q | D Kudla | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | J Melzer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Ebden | 2 | 2 | | | D Goffin | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Melzer | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | G Dimitrov | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | B Baker | 3 | $6^8$ | | | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Raonic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Gilles Müller (first round)
  * Ryan Harrison (qualified)
  * Olivier Rochus (first round)
  * Jesse Levine (qualified)
  * Ričardas Berankis (second round)
  * Thiemo de Bakker (first round)
  * Tim Smyczek (first round)
  * Alex Bogomolov Jr. (second round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Denis Kudla
  * Ryan Harrison
  * John Millman
  * Jesse Levine
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Igor Kunitsyn
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gilles Müller | 1 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Igor Kunitsyn | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Igor Kunitsyn | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | Igor Kunitsyn | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | James Duckworth | $7^{10}$ | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | James Duckworth | 6 | $7^7$ | | | James Duckworth | $7^{10}$ | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Nick Kyrgios | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Nick Kyrgios | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | Igor Kunitsyn | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Denis Kudla | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | Denis Kudla | $6^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Denis Kudla | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | WC | John-Patrick Smith | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | John-Patrick Smith | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | Denis Kudla | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Ričardas Berankis | $6^0$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Dominik Meffert | 5 | $6^3$ | | 5 | Ričardas Berankis | $6^0$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | Ričardas Berankis | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Ryan Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ivan Sergeyev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ivan Sergeyev | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Ryan Harrison | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Bastian Knittel | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | Matt Reid | 4 | 6 | 4 | | Bastian Knittel | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Bastian Knittel | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bastian Knittel | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 2 | Ryan Harrison | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Ivo Minář | 4 | 1 |
  | | Ivo Minář | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Ivo Minář | 4 | 1 |
  | | Simon Greul | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Simon Greul | 6 | 1 | 2 | | Ivo Minář | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Wu Di | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Wu Di | 6 | 6 | | | Wu Di | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | 7 | Tim Smyczek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Olivier Rochus | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Donald Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Donald Young | 6 | 6 | | Donald Young | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | Mischa Zverev | 5 | 2 | | | |
  | | Ryan Sweeting | 1 | 3 | | Mischa Zverev | 5 | 2 | | | |
  | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | Donald Young | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | John Millman | 6 | 6 |
  | | John Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | John Millman | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Luke Saville | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Luke Saville | 2 | 2 | | John Millman | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 5 | 3 | | | |
  | Alt | Farrukh Dustov | 2 | $0^r$ | 8 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 5 | 3 | | | |
  | 8 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Oleksandr Nedovyesov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Oleksandr Nedovyesov | 4 | 3 | | 4 | Jesse Levine | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Frank Dancevic | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Frank Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | Frank Dancevic | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Rhyne Williams | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rhyne Williams | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | Jesse Levine | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Steve Johnson | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | | Jack Sock | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Steve Johnson | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | | Hiroki Moriya | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hiroki Moriya | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Hiroki Moriya | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Steve Johnson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Steve Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | Steve Johnson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
  | 6 | Thiemo de Bakker | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  