2013 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Li Na in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and second major title overall

Women's singles
2013 Australian Open
Final
ChampionBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Runner-upChina Li Na
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Azarenka retained the top ranking by winning the title after Sharapova and Williams lost in the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.

Seeds

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01.     Victoria Azarenka (champion)
02.     Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
03.     Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
04.     Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
05.     Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
06.     Li Na (final)
07.     Sara Errani (first round)
08.     Petra Kvitová (second round)
09.     Samantha Stosur (second round)
10.     Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
11.     Marion Bartoli (third round)
12.     Nadia Petrova (first round)
13.     Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
14.     Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
15.     Dominika Cibulková (second round)
16.     Roberta Vinci (third round)
17.     Lucie Šafářová (second round)
18.     Julia Görges (fourth round)
19.     Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
20.     Yanina Wickmayer (third round)
21.     Varvara Lepchenko (second round)
22.     Jelena Janković (third round)
23.     Klára Zakopalová (second round)
24.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
25.     Venus Williams (third round)
26.     Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
27.     Sorana Cîrstea (third round)
28.     Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
29.     Sloane Stephens (semifinals)
30.     Tamira Paszek (second round)
31.     Urszula Radwańska (first round)
32.     Mona Barthel (first round)

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Qualifying

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Wildcards

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Victoria Azarenka 7 6
    Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 1
1   Victoria Azarenka 6 6
29   Sloane Stephens 1 4
3   Serena Williams 6 5 4
29   Sloane Stephens 3 7 6
1   Victoria Azarenka 4 6 6
6   Li Na 6 4 3
6   Li Na 7 6
4   Agnieszka Radwańska 5 3
6   Li Na 6 6
2   Maria Sharapova 2 2
19   Ekaterina Makarova 2 2
2   Maria Sharapova 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   V Azarenka 6 6  
    M Niculescu 1 4   1   V Azarenka 6 6  
    E Daniilidou 7 5 6     E Daniilidou 1 0  
    Ka Plíšková 5 7 4 1   V Azarenka 6 4 6
Q   L Kumkhum 77 6       J Hampton 4 6 2
    S Arvidsson 65 4   Q   L Kumkhum 1 2  
    J Hampton 6 6       J Hampton 6 6  
31   U Radwańska 2 4   1   V Azarenka 6 6  
21   V Lepchenko 6 6       E Vesnina 1 1  
    P Hercog 4 1   21   V Lepchenko 4 2  
WC   C Garcia 6 3 1     E Vesnina 6 6  
    E Vesnina 3 6 6     E Vesnina 4 77 6
    M Johansson 4 2   16   R Vinci 6 64 4
Q   A Amanmuradova 6 6   Q   A Amanmuradova 3 2  
    S Soler Espinosa 3 5   16   R Vinci 6 6  
16   R Vinci 6 7  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   C Wozniacki 2 6 6
    S Lisicki 6 3 3 10   C Wozniacki 6 6  
    A Hlaváčková 1 2     D Vekić 1 4  
    D Vekić 6 6 10   C Wozniacki 6 6  
Q   D Gavrilova 6 62 6 Q   L Tsurenko 4 3  
    L Davis 3 77 4 Q   D Gavrilova 5 3  
Q   L Tsurenko 7 3 7 Q   L Tsurenko 7 6  
24   A Pavlyuchenkova 5 6 5 10   C Wozniacki 2 6 5
26   S-w Hsieh 77 6       S Kuznetsova 6 2 7
    L Arruabarrena Vecino 65 2 26   S-w Hsieh 2 1  
    S Kuznetsova 6 6       S Kuznetsova 6 6  
    L Domínguez Lino 2 1       S Kuznetsova 6 4 6
    Y Putintseva 6 60 6     C Suárez Navarro 2 6 3
    C McHale 1 77 2     Y Putintseva 6 65 2
    C Suárez Navarro 6 6       C Suárez Navarro 1 77 6
7   S Errani 4 4  

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   S Williams 6 6  
    E Gallovits-Hall 0 0   3   S Williams 6 6  
    M Rybáriková 6 1 12     G Muguruza 2 0  
    G Muguruza 4 6 14 3   S Williams 6 6  
    A Morita 6 6       A Morita 1 3  
    A Tatishvili 3 3       A Morita 6 6  
    A Beck 6 67 6     A Beck 2 0  
28   Y Shvedova 2 79 3 3   S Williams 6 6  
20   Y Wickmayer 6 7   14   M Kirilenko 2 0  
WC   J Gajdošová 1 5   20   Y Wickmayer 710 7  
Q   G Arn 2 2       J Čepelová 68 5  
    J Čepelová 6 6   20   Y Wickmayer 64 3  
PR   R Marino 3 0   14   M Kirilenko 77 6  
    S Peng 6 6       S Peng 5 2  
    V King 4 2   14   M Kirilenko 7 6  
14   M Kirilenko 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   N Petrova 2 0
    K Date-Krumm 6 6     K Date-Krumm 6 7
    S Pe'er 6 1 6     S Pe'er 2 5
    A Panova 4 6 3     K Date-Krumm 2 63  
    MT Torró Flor 6 4 3     B Jovanovski 6 77  
    B Jovanovski 2 6 6     B Jovanovski 7 7
    M Lučić-Baroni 64 4 17   L Šafářová 5 5
17   L Šafářová 77 6     B Jovanovski 1 6 5
29   S Stephens 6 6 29   S Stephens 6 3 7
    S Halep 1 1 29   S Stephens 6 6
    K Mladenovic 6 4 11     K Mladenovic 4 3
    T Babos 3 6 9 29   S Stephens 7 6  
    M Oudin 2 3     L Robson 5 3  
    L Robson 6 6     L Robson 2 6 11
    F Schiavone 4 6 2 8   P Kvitová 6 3 9
8   P Kvitová 6 2 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   N Li 6 6  
    S Karatantcheva 1 3   6   N Li 6 7  
    P Parmentier 6 3 2     O Govortsova 2 5  
    O Govortsova 2 6 6 6   N Li 6 6  
    Kr Plíšková 6 6   27   S Cîrstea 4 1  
WC   S Jones 3 2       Kr Plíšková 6 3 2
    C Vandeweghe 4 2   27   S Cîrstea 1 6 6
27   S Cîrstea 6 6   6   N Li 78 6  
18   J Görges 7 2 6 18   J Görges 66 1  
Q   V Dushevina 5 6 4 18   J Görges 6 6  
    R Oprandi 4 7 6     R Oprandi 3 2  
    T Pironkova 6 5 2 18   J Görges 6 1 7
WC   Y Zhang 1 6 4     J Zheng 3 6 5
    J Zheng 6 3 6     J Zheng 6 1 7
    K-c Chang 63 3   9   S Stosur 4 6 5
9   S Stosur 77 6  

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   A Ivanovic 6 6
    M Czink 2 1 13   A Ivanovic 7 1 6
Q   Y-j Chan 6 1 6 Q   Y-j Chan 5 6 4
    D Hantuchová 1 6 1 13   A Ivanovic 7 6  
Q   MJ Koehler 3 6 6 22   J Janković 5 3  
Q   K Knapp 6 3 3 Q   MJ Koehler 6 65 2
    J Larsson 2 2 22   J Janković 2 77 6
22   J Janković 6 6 13   A Ivanovic 2 4
32   M Barthel 5 6 4 4   A Radwańska 6 6
    K Pervak 7 2 6     K Pervak 6 67 2
    H Watson 2 6 6     H Watson 4 79 6
    A Cadanțu 6 3 2     H Watson 3 1  
    I-C Begu 6 6 4   A Radwańska 6 6  
    A Rus 4 2     I-C Begu 3 3  
WC   B Bobusic 5 0 4   A Radwańska 6 6  
4   A Radwańska 7 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Kerber 6 6
    E Svitolina 2 4 5   A Kerber 6 6  
    L Hradecká 6 710       L Hradecká 3 1  
    K Bertens 2 68   5   A Kerber 6 7
    C Dellacqua 4 60   WC   M Keys 2 5
WC   M Keys 6 77   WC   M Keys 6 6  
    S Vögele 6 4 5 30   T Paszek 2 1  
30   T Paszek 4 6 7 5   A Kerber 5 4  
19   E Makarova 6 7   19   E Makarova 7 6  
Q   M Larcher de Brito 2 5   19   E Makarova 6 6  
    C Giorgi 2 3       S Foretz Gacon 3 3  
    S Foretz Gacon 6 6   19   E Makarova 64 6 6
Q   V Dolonc 5 7 8 11   M Bartoli 77 3 4
WC   O Rogowska 7 5 6 Q   V Dolonc 5 0  
    A Medina Garrigues 2 4   11   M Bartoli 7 6  
11   M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   D Cibulková 3 6 6
WC   A Barty 6 0 1 15   D Cibulková 66 4  
    M Minella 64 1 Q   V Savinykh 78 6  
Q   V Savinykh 77 6 Q   V Savinykh 2 6 3
    K Flipkens 6 6       K Flipkens 6 4 6
    N Bratchikova 4 3       K Flipkens 6 6  
    C Scheepers 1 2   23   K Zakopalová 1 0  
23   K Zakopalová 6 6       K Flipkens 1 0  
25   V Williams 6 6   2   M Sharapova 6 6  
    G Voskoboeva 1 0   25   V Williams 6 6  
    A Cornet 7 63 10     A Cornet 3 3  
    M Erakovic 5 77 8 25   V Williams 1 3  
    P Martić 3 4   2   M Sharapova 6 6  
    M Doi 6 6       M Doi 0 0  
    O Puchkova 0 0 2   M Sharapova 6 6  
2   M Sharapova 6 6

Championship match statistics

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Category   Azarenka   Li
1st serve % 76/97 (78%) 62/95 (65%)
1st serve points won 41 of 76 = 54% 30 of 62 = 48%
2nd serve points won 8 of 21 = 38% 14 of 33 = 42%
Total service points won 49 of 97 = 50.52% 44 of 95 = 46.32%
Aces 1 4
Double faults 4 5
Winners 18 36
Unforced errors 28 57
Net points won 8 of 14 = 57% 7 of 11 = 64%
Break points converted 9 of 12 = 75% 7 of 18 = 39%
Return points won 51 of 95 = 54% 48 of 97 = 49%
Total points won 100 92
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by