2013 St. Petersburg Open

The 2013 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from September 16 through 22, 2013.

2013 St. Petersburg Open
Date	16–22 September
Edition	19th
Category	ATP World Tour 250 Series
Surface	Hard
Location	St. Petersburg, Russia
Venue	Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Champions
Singles
Ernests Gulbis
Doubles
David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ITA	Fabio Fognini	17	1
RUS	Mikhail Youzhny	20	2
SRB	Janko Tipsarević	23	3
RUS	Dmitry Tursunov	32	4
ESP	Fernando Verdasco	33	5
LAT	Ernests Gulbis	36	6
CZE	Lukáš Rosol	46	7
UZB	Denis Istomin	47	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 9, 2013

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Mikhail Elgin
• Aslan Karatsev
• Karen Khachanov

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Mikhail Biryukov
• Samuel Groth
• Dominic Inglot
• Konstantin Kravchuk

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Alex Bogomolov Jr.
• Martin Kližan

Retirements

• Fabio Fognini (right foot injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	David Marrero	ESP	Fernando Verdasco	41	1
BLR	Max Mirnyi	ROU	Horia Tecău	56	2
ITA	Daniele Bracciali	CZE	Lukáš Dlouhý	82	3
CZE	František Čermák	SVK	Filip Polášek	97	4

• Rankings are as of September 9, 2013

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Victor Baluda / Konstantin Kravchuk
• Mikhail Elgin / Alexander Kudryavtsev

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Dmitri Marfinsky / Sergey Strelkov

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Philipp Marx

During the tournament

• Janko Tipsarević (right wrist injury)

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2013 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

• Ernests Gulbis defeated Guillermo García López, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0.

Doubles

Main article: 2013 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles

• David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco defeated Dominic Inglot / Denis Istomin, 7–6^(8–6), 6–3.

External links

• Official website