2013 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2013 US Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7^(6–8), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 US Open. It was her fifth US Open singles title and her 17th major singles title overall. For the second consecutive year, Williams lost only one set during the tournament, again to Azarenka in the final.^[1]^[2]

This was the last major main draw appearance for former world No. 3 Nadia Petrova, who lost to Julia Glushko in the first round.

Seeds

01.

Serena Williams (champion)

02.

Victoria Azarenka (final)

03.

Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

04.

Sara Errani (second round)

05.

Li Na (semifinals)

06.

Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

07.

Petra Kvitová (third round)

08.

Angelique Kerber (fourth round)

09.

Jelena Janković (fourth round)

10.

Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

11.

Samantha Stosur (first round)

12.

Kirsten Flipkens (first round)

13.

Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)

14.

Maria Kirilenko (third round)

15.

Sloane Stephens (fourth round)

16.

Sabine Lisicki (third round)

17.

Dominika Cibulková (first round)

18.

Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

19.

Sorana Cîrstea (second round)

20.

Nadia Petrova (first round)

21.

Simona Halep (fourth round)

22.

Elena Vesnina (second round)

23.

Jamie Hampton (third round)

24.

Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)

25.

Kaia Kanepi (third round)

26.

Alizé Cornet (third round)

27.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

28.

Mona Barthel (second round)

29.

Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)

30.

Laura Robson (third round)

31.

Klára Zakopalová (first round)

32.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Serena Williams	6	6

18	Carla Suárez Navarro	0	0
					1	Serena Williams	6	6

					5	Li Na	0	3
24	Ekaterina Makarova	4	7⁷	2

5	Li Na	6	6⁵	6
									1	Serena Williams	7	6⁶	6

									2	Victoria Azarenka	5	7⁸	1
10	Roberta Vinci	4	1

	Flavia Pennetta	6	6
						Flavia Pennetta	4	2

					2	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	Daniela Hantuchová	2	3

2	Victoria Azarenka	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Williams	6	6
	F Schiavone	0	1		1	S Williams	6	6
	G Voskoboeva	6	6			G Voskoboeva	3	0
	M Niculescu	4	3						1	S Williams	6	6
	Y Shvedova	6	6							Y Shvedova	3	1
	O Puchkova	1	0			Y Shvedova	6	6
LL	P Mayr-Achleitner	7⁷	6		LL	P Mayr-Achleitner	2	3
29	M Rybáriková	6²	3										1	S Williams	6	6
23	J Hampton	6	6										15	S Stephens	4	1
	L Arruabarrena	4	2		23	J Hampton	7	6
	K Mladenovic	6	1	6		K Mladenovic	5	4
	A Medina Garrigues	1	6	1					23	J Hampton	1	3
	I-C Begu	1	3						15	S Stephens	6	6
	U Radwańska	6	6			U Radwańska	1	1
	M Minella	6	3	6⁵	15	S Stephens	6	6
15	S Stephens	4	6	7⁷

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	K Flipkens	1	2
	V Williams	6	6			V Williams	3	6	6⁵
	K Bertens	1	3			J Zheng	6	2	7⁷
	J Zheng	6	6								J Zheng	2	4
Q	C Vandeweghe	6	7⁷							18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
Q	A Krunić	4	6⁵		Q	C Vandeweghe	3	4
	L Davis	0	0		18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
18	C Suárez Navarro	6	6											18	C Suárez Navarro	4	6	7⁷
25	K Kanepi	4	7⁷	6										8	A Kerber	6	3	6³
WC	V King	6	6⁴	1	25	K Kanepi	6	6
	S Vögele	1	7	6⁴		AK Schmiedlová	4	1
	AK Schmiedlová	6	5	7⁷						25	K Kanepi	0	4
	Ka Plíšková	6	4	5						8	A Kerber	6	6
	E Bouchard	4	6	7		E Bouchard	4	6	3
	L Hradecká	1	1		8	A Kerber	6	2	6
8	A Kerber	6	6

Section 3

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

3	A Radwańska	6	6
	S Soler Espinosa	1	2	3	A Radwańska	6	7
	MT Torró Flor	6	6		MT Torró Flor	0	5
	M Erakovic	0	4					3	A Radwańska	6	7⁷
	E Cabeza Candela	1	4					32	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6¹
WC	A Barty	6	6	WC	A Barty	4	0
WC	V Razzano	5	0	32	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
32	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6									3	A Radwańska	4	4
24	E Makarova	6	6									24	E Makarova	6	6
	P Hercog	2	4	24	E Makarova	6	6
	M Johansson	3	1		B Mattek-Sands	4	4
	B Mattek-Sands	6	6					24	E Makarova	6	7
	P Ormaechea	6	7⁹					16	S Lisicki	4	5
	K Date-Krumm	3	6⁷		P Ormaechea	2	3
Q	V Dushevina	2	6³	16	S Lisicki	6	6
16	S Lisicki	6	7⁷

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

9	J Janković	6	6
	M Keys	3	4		9	J Janković	6	6
	M Puig	4	6	5	PR	A Kleybanova	3	2
PR	A Kleybanova	6	3	7					9	J Janković	6	7⁷
Q	K Nara	6	6						Q	K Nara	4	6⁵
	A Cadanțu	2	2		Q	K Nara	7	6
Q	S Fichman	5	7	1	19	S Cîrstea	5	1
19	S Cîrstea	7	5	6									9	J Janković	3	0
30	L Robson	7	6										5	N Li	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino	5	0		30	L Robson	6	7⁷
	C Garcia	6	6			C Garcia	4	6⁵
WC	S Rogers	3	2						30	L Robson	2	5
PR	P Cetkovská	6	4	1					5	N Li	6	7
	S Arvidsson	1	6	6		S Arvidsson	2	2
	O Govortsova	2	2		5	N Li	6	6
5	N Li	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

6	C Wozniacki	6	7
Q	Y Duan	2	5		6	C Wozniacki	6	6
	C Scheepers	2	6	6		C Scheepers	1	2
Q	C Simmonds	6	2	1						6	C Wozniacki	6	4	3
	J Čepelová	2	2							Q	C Giorgi	4	6	6
Q	C Giorgi	6	6		Q	C Giorgi	6	7¹⁰
	S-w Hsieh	6	6			S-w Hsieh	4	6⁸
31	K Zakopalová	3	3												Q	C Giorgi	4	2
22	E Vesnina	6	6												10	R Vinci	6	6
	A Beck	1	1		22	E Vesnina	1	4
	K Knapp	6	6			K Knapp	6	6
Q	G Min	3	1								K Knapp	4	3
	L Tsurenko	3	6	4						10	R Vinci	6	6
	L Šafářová	6	2	6		L Šafářová	6	1	2
	T Babos	4	2		10	R Vinci	4	6	6
10	R Vinci	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

14	M Kirilenko	6	6
	Y Wickmayer	1	1		14	M Kirilenko	6	6
Q	M Larcher de Brito	6	6		Q	M Larcher de Brito	3	1
	E Daniilidou	4	3							14	M Kirilenko	1	0
	D Vekić	7⁷	4	6						21	S Halep	6	6
	M Duque Mariño	6⁵	6	2		D Vekić	2	1
	H Watson	6	4	2	21	S Halep	6	6
21	S Halep	4	6	6										21	S Halep	2	6³
27	S Kuznetsova	6	7												F Pennetta	6	7⁷
	M Burdette	3	5		27	S Kuznetsova	6	4	6
	S Peng	6	6			S Peng	1	6	4
	Y Meusburger	3	4							27	S Kuznetsova	5	1
WC	N Gibbs	0	2								F Pennetta	7	6
	F Pennetta	6	6			F Pennetta	6	6
LL	O Rogowska	0	0		4	S Errani	3	1
4	S Errani	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

7	P Kvitová	6	3	6
	M Doi	2	6	1	7	P Kvitová	6	6
	B Jovanovski	6	6			B Jovanovski	2	4
	A Petkovic	2	4						7	P Kvitová	3	0
	T Pironkova	3	3						WC	A Riske	6	6
WC	A Riske	6	6		WC	A Riske	6	6
	J Larsson	1	4		28	M Barthel	4	2
28	M Barthel	6	6											WC	A Riske	3	7	2
20	N Petrova	3	4												D Hantuchová	6	5	6
Q	J Glushko	6	6		Q	J Glushko	7	6
Q	M Lučić-Baroni	4	4		WC	S Vickery	5	3
WC	S Vickery	6	6						Q	J Glushko	6	5	6⁴
WC	M Sanchez	5	2							D Hantuchová	3	7	7⁷
	D Hantuchová	7	6			D Hantuchová	6	6
Q	V Duval	5	6	6	Q	V Duval	2	3
11	S Stosur	7	4	4

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

13	A Ivanovic	6	6
	A Tatishvili	2	0		13	A Ivanovic	6	6
	V Lepchenko	7⁷	2	6⁵	PR	A Dulgheru	2	1
PR	A Dulgheru	6⁵	6	7⁷						13	A Ivanovic	4	7	6
	J Görges	4	3								C McHale	6	5	4
	C McHale	6	6			C McHale	6	3	7
	E Svitolina	6	6			E Svitolina	4	6	5
17	D Cibulková	4	3												13	A Ivanovic	6	3	4
26	A Cornet	6	6												2	V Azarenka	4	6	6
Q	MJ Koehler	3	2		26	A Cornet	6	6
Q	C Dellacqua	6	1	4	Q	A Tomljanović	2	2
Q	A Tomljanović	3	6	6						26	A Cornet	7⁷	3	2
PR	A Wozniak	7	7⁷							2	V Azarenka	6²	6	6
	V Dolonc	5	6⁵		PR	A Wozniak	3	1
	D Pfizenmaier	0	0		2	V Azarenka	6	6
2	V Azarenka	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Azarenka
1st serve %	58/101 (57%)	56/99 (57%)
1st serve points won	44 of 58 = 76%	31 of 56 = 55%
2nd serve points won	20 of 43 = 47%	23 of 43 = 53%
Total service points won	64 of 101 = 63.37%	54 of 99 = 54.55%
Aces	9	2
Double faults	5	7
Winners	36	17
Unforced errors	35	27
Net points won	3 of 9 = 33%	4 of 6 = 67%
Break points converted	7 of 12 = 58%	4 of 8 = 50%
Return points won	45 of 99 = 45%	37 of 101 = 37%
Total points won	109	91
Source

References

^ "Serena Williams crowns 14-year reign with fifth US Open title". Guardian UK. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
^ "Serena Williams wins 17th grand slam title with epic US Open victory over Victoria Azarenka". Daily Telegraph. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

External links

2013 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles

[1] "Serena Williams crowns 14-year reign with fifth US Open title". Guardian UK. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

[2] "Serena Williams wins 17th grand slam title with epic US Open victory over Victoria Azarenka". Daily Telegraph. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

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