The 2013 Aircel Chennai Open was a men's tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It was the 18th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and was played at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai. It was held from 31 December 2012 until 6 January 2013. Second-seeded Janko Tipsarević won the singles title. [3]
| 2013 Aircel Chennai Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 December – 6 January |
| Edition | 18th |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $385,150 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Venue | SDAT Tennis Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Janko Tipsarević[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Benoît Paire /  Stanislas Wawrinka[2] | |
Finals
editSingles
edit Janko Tipsarević defeated 
Roberto Bautista Agut, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
- It was Tipsarevic's only singles title of the year and the 4th and last of his career.
Doubles
edit Benoît Paire / Stanislas Wawrinka defeated 
Andre Begemann / Martin Emmrich, 6–2, 6–1
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych[4] | 6 | 1 |
| SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 2 |
 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 15 | 3 |
| SUI
|
Stanislas Wawrinka[5] | 17 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Benoît Paire | 47 | 5 |
 NED
|
Robin Haase | 56 | 6 |
 TPE
|
Lu Yen-hsun | 59 | 7 |
 JPN
|
Go Soeda | 60 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 24 December 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IND
|
Mahesh Bhupathi |  CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 16 | 1 |
| IND
|
Leander Paes | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 46 | 2 |
| IND
|
Rohan Bopanna |  USA
|
Rajeev Ram | 56 | 3 |
 GBR
|
Jamie Delgado | GBR
|
Ken Skupski | 112 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 24 December 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Philipp Petzschner (knee injury)
References
edit- ^ "2013 Chennai – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2013 Chennai – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Cilic, Wawrinka to play in Aircel Chennai Open". Rediff. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Berdych, Tipsarevic to play in Aircel Chennai Open". Zeenews. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Stanislas Wawrinka commits for the Aircel Chennai Open 2013 – Tennis News". Bettor, Inc. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.