Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Italian Open. It was her second Internazionali BNL d'Italia title, and she won it without dropping a set, without dropping more than three games per set, and without dropping more than four games per match.

Women's singles
2013 Italian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Maria Sharapova was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew in the quarterfinals against Sara Errani due to illness.

Seeds

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The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Serena Williams (champion)
  2.   Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals, withdrew because of illness)
  3.   Victoria Azarenka (final)
  4.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  5.   Li Na (third round)
  6.   Angelique Kerber (withdrew because of an abdominal injury)
  7.   Sara Errani (semifinals)
  8.   Petra Kvitová (third round)
  9.   Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
  10.   Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
  11.   Nadia Petrova (first round)
  12.   Maria Kirilenko (third round, retired)
  13.   Roberta Vinci (third round)
  14.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)
  15.   Ana Ivanovic (first round)
  16.   Sloane Stephens (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Serena Williams 6 6
  Carla Suárez Navarro 2 0
1   Serena Williams 6 6
Q   Simona Halep 3 0
Q   Simona Halep 4 6 7
  Jelena Janković 6 0 5
1   Serena Williams 6 6
3   Victoria Azarenka 1 3
9   Samantha Stosur 4 6 3
3   Victoria Azarenka 6 1 6
3   Victoria Azarenka 6 7
7   Sara Errani 0 5
7   Sara Errani w/o
2   Maria Sharapova

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   S Williams 6 6
  V Williams 3 2   L Robson 2 2
  L Robson 6 6 1   S Williams 6 6
  E Makarova 6 5 2r 14   D Cibulková 0 1
Q   M Oudin 2 7 4 Q   M Oudin 7 1 3
  K Mladenovic 6 2 2 14   D Cibulková 5 6 6
14   D Cibulková 1 6 6 1   S Williams 6 6
11   N Petrova 6 2 61   C Suárez Navarro 2 0
  C Suárez Navarro 3 6 77   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
  A Pavlyuchenkova 2 0   R Oprandi 4 2
  R Oprandi 6 6   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
  K Flipkens 4 0 LL   L Domínguez Lino 2 3
  Y Wickmayer 6 6   Y Wickmayer 4 4
LL   L Domínguez Lino 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   A Radwańska 77 1 2
  S Kuznetsova 1 1 Q   S Halep 62 6 6
Q   S Halep 6 6 Q   S Halep 6 6
WC   N Burnett 6 6 13   R Vinci 4 2
  A Cornet 2 2 WC   N Burnett 1 4
  E Vesnina 77 5 4 13   R Vinci 6 6
13   R Vinci 62 7 6 Q   S Halep 4 6 7
10   C Wozniacki 6 4 65   J Janković 6 0 5
  B Jovanovski 2 6 77   B Jovanovski 2 0
  J Janković 6 6   J Janković 6 6
  T Pironkova 3 0   J Janković 77 7
  J Zheng 77 6 5   N Li 62 5
  M Rybáriková 60 3   J Zheng 3 1
5   N Li 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   P Kvitová 6 0 7
  S Lisicki 6 6   S Lisicki 4 6 5
Q   M Burdette 1 2 8   P Kvitová 5 6 1
  M Niculescu 6 3 2 9   S Stosur 7 2 6
  S Peng 4 6 6   S Peng 65 0
  S-w Hsieh 2 3 9   S Stosur 77 6
9   S Stosur 6 6 9   S Stosur 4 6 3
15   A Ivanovic 3 6 2 3   V Azarenka 6 1 6
  U Radwańska 6 2 6   U Radwańska 3 1
  S Cîrstea 1 3   A Morita 6 6
  A Morita 6 6   A Morita 1 0r
  J Görges 2 6 6 3   V Azarenka 6 2
Q   A Hlaváčková 6 4 4   J Görges 2 0
3   V Azarenka 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   S Errani 7 5 6
WC   K Knapp 5 2   C McHale 5 7 2
  C McHale 7 6 7   S Errani 6 2
Q   L Tsurenko 4 2 12   M Kirilenko 3 0r
  V Lepchenko 6 6   V Lepchenko 3 1
Q   A Medina Garrigues 3 3 12   M Kirilenko 6 6
12   M Kirilenko 6 6 7   S Errani w/o
16   S Stephens 6 6 2   M Sharapova
WC   F Pennetta 3 3 16   S Stephens 4 6 6
  F Schiavone 65 1   K Bertens 6 3 2
  K Bertens 77 6 16   S Stephens 2 1
Q   G Muguruza 1 6 6 2   M Sharapova 6 6
Q   M Johansson 6 0 2 Q   G Muguruza 2 2
2   M Sharapova 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Stefanie Vögele (first round)
  3.   Chanelle Scheepers (first round)
  4.   Olga Govortsova (first round)
  5.   Madison Keys (qualifying competition)
  6.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (qualified)
  7.   Simona Halep (qualified)
  8.   Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualifying competition)
  9.   Lauren Davis (qualifying competition)
  10.   Jamie Hampton (qualifying competition)
  11.   Daniela Hantuchová (qualifying competition)
  12.   Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  13.   Andrea Hlaváčková (qualified)
  14.   Anna Tatishvili (first round)
  15.   Mallory Burdette (qualified)
  16.   Garbiñe Muguruza (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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  1.   Lourdes Domínguez Lino

Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6 64 6
    Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 4 77 2
1   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 4 6 5
13   Andrea Hlaváčková 6 3 7
    Anastasia Rodionova 3 6 1
13   Andrea Hlaváčková 6 3 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Stefanie Vögele 64 2  
    María Teresa Torró Flor 77 6  
    María Teresa Torró Flor 6 64 2
12   Lesia Tsurenko 4 77 6
    Mariana Duque 3 3  
12   Lesia Tsurenko 6 6  

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Chanelle Scheepers 4 0  
    Melanie Oudin 6 6  
    Melanie Oudin 4 6 6
10   Jamie Hampton 6 3 3
WC   Federica di Sarra 60 4  
10   Jamie Hampton 77 6  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Olga Govortsova 6 3 1
    Mathilde Johansson 3 6 6
    Mathilde Johansson 6 6  
9   Lauren Davis 3 2  
    Eva Birnerová 4 1  
9   Lauren Davis 6 6  

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Madison Keys 6 6  
    Zhang Shuai 2 4  
5   Madison Keys 6 4 1
15   Mallory Burdette 3 6 6
    Petra Martić 3 4  
15   Mallory Burdette 6 6  

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Anabel Medina Garrigues 4 6 6
WC   Alexia Virgili 6 2 2
6   Anabel Medina Garrigues 4 77 7
    Yulia Putintseva 6 63 5
    Yulia Putintseva 6 6  
14   Anna Tatishvili 2 1  

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Simona Halep 6 6  
WC   Alice Balducci 1 0  
7   Simona Halep 6 6  
11   Daniela Hantuchová 4 2  
    Galina Voskoboeva 2 5  
11   Daniela Hantuchová 6 7  

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Sílvia Soler Espinosa 6 6  
    Sesil Karatantcheva 4 0  
8   Sílvia Soler Espinosa 2 3  
16   Garbiñe Muguruza 6 6  
WC   Angelica Moratelli 1 1  
16   Garbiñe Muguruza 6 6  
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