2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Li Na in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 WTA Tour Championships. It was her record 11th title of the season, and her fourth Tour Finals singles title.

Singles
2013 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Li Na
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2013 WTA Tour Championships

Players

1. Serena Williams (champion)
2. Victoria Azarenka (round robin)
3. Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin)
4. Li Na (final)
5. Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
6. Sara Errani (round robin)
7. Jelena Janković (semifinals)
8. Angelique Kerber (round robin)

Notes:

• Maria Sharapova had qualified but withdrew due to a right shoulder injury

Alternates

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Not used)
2. Sloane Stephens (Not used)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	2	6
	7	Jelena Janković	4	6	4
								1	Serena Williams	2	6	6
								4	Li Na	6	3	0
	4	Li Na	6	6
	5	Petra Kvitová	4	2

Red group

		Williams	Radwańska	Kvitová	Kerber	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Serena Williams		6–2, 6–4	6–2, 6–3	6–3, 6–1	3–0	6–0 (100%)	36–15 (70.6%)	1
3	Agnieszka Radwańska	2–6, 4–6		4–6, 4–6	2–6, 2–6	0–3	0–6 (0%)	18–36 (33.3%)	4
5	Petra Kvitová	2–6, 3–6	6–4, 6–4		6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–3	2–1	4–3 (57.1%)	35–32 (52.2%)	2
8	Angelique Kerber	3–6, 1–6	6–2, 6–2	7–6(7–3), 2–6, 3–6		1–2	3–4 (42.9%)	28–34 (45.2%)	3

White group

		Azarenka	Li	Errani	Janković	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Victoria Azarenka		2–6, 1–6	7–6(7–4), 6–2	4–6, 3–6	1–2	2–4 (33.3%)	23–32 (41.8%)	3
4	Li Na	6–2, 6–1		6–3, 7–6(7–5)	6–3, 2–6, 6–3	3–0	6–1 (85.7%)	39–24 (61.9%)	1
6	Sara Errani	6–7(4–7), 2–6	3–6, 6–7(5–7)		6–4, 6–4	1–2	2–4 (33.3%)	29–34 (46.0%)	4
7	Jelena Janković	6–4, 6–3	3–6, 6–2, 3–6	4–6, 4–6		1–2	3–4 (42.9%)	32–33 (49.2%)	2

References

General

• "TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul – 2013 Singles Competition" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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