title: 2013 Qatar Total Open – Singles
text: # 2013 Qatar Total Open – Singles
  
  Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 WTA Qatar Open.
  
  All of the top three seeds (Azarenka, Williams and Maria Sharapova) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams regained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since October 2010, becoming the oldest No. 1 player in the history of the WTA, after she beat Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinals. She would remain the world No. 1 for a further 186 weeks until 12 September 2016, when she was replaced by Angelique Kerber, tying Steffi Graf's record for longest consecutive spell at No. 1.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Victoria Azarenka (champion)
  * Serena Williams (final)
  * Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
  * Angelique Kerber (second round)
  * Sara Errani (quarterfinals)
  * Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
  * Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
  * Marion Bartoli (second round)
  * Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
  * Nadia Petrova (third round)
  * Maria Kirilenko (first round, retired because of a shoulder injury)
  * Ana Ivanovic (third round)
  * Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)
  * Roberta Vinci (second round)
  * Sloane Stephens (second round)
  * Lucie Šafářová (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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Sara Errani | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Sara Errani | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | $7^8$ | 2 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 |
  | 8 | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 |
  | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Serena Williams | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Pironkova | $6^2$ | 5 | | R Oprandi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Oprandi | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C McHale | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
  | Q | V Dushevina | 1 | 2 | | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Daniilidou | 2 | 3 | 17 | L Šafářová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 17 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | M Kirilenko | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Errani | 2 | 2 |
  | Q | E Bychkova | 3 | | Q | E Bychkova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Robson | 4 | 1 | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | H El Tabakh | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | S Errani | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | T Babos | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Zheng | 2 | 3 | | Q | A Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
  | | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | |
  | | O Govortsova | 1 | 0 | | | S Halep | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Paszek | 1 | 2 | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 |
  | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 5 |
  | LL | M Jugić-Salkić | 1 | 2 | | 10 | C Wozniacki | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea | 2 | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | $6^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Jabeur | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Barthel | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | Y Putintseva | 4 | 2 | | | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | A Kerber | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 8 | S Stosur | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | S Kuznetsova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | B Mattek-Sands | $6^1$ | 4 | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Schiavone | $6^5$ | 3 | 9 | M Bartoli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | M Bartoli | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Stosur | 2 | 4 |
  | 16 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Tatishvili | 2 | 2 | 16 | S Stephens | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Zakopalová | $7^{10}$ | 3 | | K Zakopalová | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Lepchenko | $6^8$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | K Zakopalová | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | F Al Nabhani | 2 | 3 | Q | C Garcia | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 2 | | | E Makarova | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | T Majerič | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Hlaváčková | 2 | 3 | | 11 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 5 |
  | 15 | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 3 | 6 | 7 |
  | | Y Wickmayer | 2 | $1^r$ | | 15 | R Vinci | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | U Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Kichenok | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | U Radwańska | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | LL | D Gavrilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | LL | D Gavrilova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
  * Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
  * Zhang Shuai (first round)
  * Vera Dushevina (qualified)
  * Daria Gavrilova (qualifying completion, lucky loser)
  * Maria Elena Camerin (first round)
  * Valeria Solovyeva (first round)
  * Caroline Garcia (qualified)
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualified)
  * Tadeja Majerič (qualified)
  * Kathrin Wörle (first round)
  * Lyudmyla Kichenok (first round)
  * Mervana Jugić-Salkić (qualifying completion, lucky loser)
  * Ekaterina Bychkova (qualified)
  * Nadiia Kichenok (qualified)
  * Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualifying completion)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Yulia Putintseva
  * Anastasia Rodionova
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  * Vera Dushevina
  * Tadeja Majerič
  * Nadiia Kichenok
  * Ekaterina Bychkova
  * Caroline Garcia
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Daria Gavrilova
  * Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Marta Domachowska | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Marta Domachowska | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Irina Buryachok | 6 | 1 | 4 |
  | | Irina Buryachok | 6 | 6 | | | Irina Buryachok | 6 | 1 | 4 |
  | 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Michaela Hončová | 2 | 4 |
  | | Michaela Hončová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Michaela Hončová | 2 | 4 |
  | 11 | Kathrin Wörle | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Zhang Shuai | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Abigail Spears | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Abigail Spears | 6 | 7 | | Abigail Spears | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Janette Husárová | 0 | 0 | 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 0 | 3 | 4 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 13 | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 0 | 1 |
  | WC | Justyna Jegiołka | 3 | 1 | 13 | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Daria Gavrilova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Kristina Barrois | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | Kristina Barrois | $6^5$ | 2 | 5 | Daria Gavrilova | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | 10 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 6 |
  | | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 1 | 2 | 10 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | Tadeja Majerič | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Maria Elena Camerin | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Veronika Kapshay | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Veronika Kapshay | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | Veronika Kapshay | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | | | | | | 15 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | WC | Alexandra Riley | 0 | 1 | | 15 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 15 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Valeria Solovyeva | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | Zarina Diyas | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | 14 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Cara Black | 2 | 2 | 14 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Eighth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Natalie Grandin | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Natalie Grandin | 2 | 3 | | 8 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 16 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 1 | 4 |
  | | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | $7^8$ | 5 | 16 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 1 | 4 |
  | 16 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6 | $6^6$ | 7 | | | | |
  