Singles
2013 Qatar Total Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 WTA Qatar Open.

All of the top three seeds (Azarenka, Williams and Maria Sharapova) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams regained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since October 2010, becoming the oldest No. 1 player in the history of the WTA, after she beat Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinals. She would remain the world No. 1 for a further 186 weeks until 12 September 2016, when she was replaced by Angelique Kerber, tying Steffi Graf's record for longest consecutive spell at No. 1.^[1]

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	6	Sara Errani	2	2
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								4	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	3
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	7
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	2	5
															1	Victoria Azarenka	78	2	6
															2	Serena Williams	66	6	3
	8	Samantha Stosur	2	4
	3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	3	2
								2	Serena Williams	6	6
	7	Petra Kvitová	6	3	5
	2	Serena Williams	3	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	V Azarenka	6	6
		T Pironkova	62	5					R Oprandi	2	3
		R Oprandi	77	7											1	V Azarenka	6	6
		C McHale	6	6												C McHale	0	0
	Q	V Dushevina	1	2					C McHale	6	6
		E Daniilidou	2	3				17	L Šafářová	4	2
	17	L Šafářová	6	6																		1	V Azarenka	6	6
	12	M Kirilenko	0r																			6	S Errani	2	2
	Q	E Bychkova	3					Q	E Bychkova	3	6	3
		L Robson	4	1					D Hantuchová	6	1	6
		D Hantuchová	6	6												D Hantuchová	5	7	2
	WC	H El Tabakh	2	3											6	S Errani	7	5	6
		T Babos	6	6					T Babos	4	0
								6	S Errani	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Radwańska	6	6
		J Zheng	2	3				Q	A Rodionova	3	2
	Q	A Rodionova	6	6											4	A Radwańska	6	78
		S Halep	6	6											13	A Ivanovic	1	66
		O Govortsova	1	0					S Halep	3	0r
		T Paszek	1	2				13	A Ivanovic	6	0
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6																		4	A Radwańska	6	7
	10	C Wozniacki	6	6																		10	C Wozniacki	2	5
	LL	M Jugić-Salkić	1	2				10	C Wozniacki	79	6
		S Cîrstea	2	6	6				S Cîrstea	67	0
	WC	O Jabeur	6	3	0										10	C Wozniacki	78	6
		M Barthel	6	6												M Barthel	66	3
	Q	Y Putintseva	4	2					M Barthel	6	6
								5	A Kerber	1	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	S Stosur	6	1	6
		M Niculescu	6	6					M Niculescu	4	6	3
		J Janković	4	1											8	S Stosur	6	7
		S Kuznetsova	77	6												S Kuznetsova	4	5
	Q	B Mattek-Sands	61	4					S Kuznetsova	6	6
		F Schiavone	65	3				9	M Bartoli	4	4
	9	M Bartoli	77	6																		8	S Stosur	2	4
	16	S Stephens	6	6																		3	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Tatishvili	2	2				16	S Stephens	6	65	65
		K Zakopalová	710	3					K Zakopalová	4	77	77
		V Lepchenko	68	0r												K Zakopalová	3	3
	Q	C Garcia	6	6											3	M Sharapova	6	6
	WC	F Al Nabhani	2	3				Q	C Garcia	3	2
								3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	P Kvitová	6	0
		C Suárez Navarro	1	2					E Makarova	4	0r
		E Makarova	6	6											7	P Kvitová	4	6	6
	Q	T Majerič	4	4											11	N Petrova	6	4	3
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	6	2	4
		A Hlaváčková	2	3				11	N Petrova	3	6	6
	11	N Petrova	6	6																		7	P Kvitová	6	3	5
	15	R Vinci	6	2																		2	S Williams	3	6	7
		Y Wickmayer	2	1r				15	R Vinci	2	7	0
		U Radwańska	6	6					U Radwańska	6	5	6
	Q	N Kichenok	1	0												U Radwańska	0	3
		A Medina Garrigues	6	3	3										2	S Williams	6	6
	LL	D Gavrilova	4	6	6			LL	D Gavrilova	2	1
								2	S Williams	6	6

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Yulia Putintseva	6	2	7
		Marta Domachowska	0	6	5
								1	Yulia Putintseva	3	6	6
									Irina Buryachok	6	1	4
		Irina Buryachok	6	6
	12	Lyudmyla Kichenok	3	0

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
	WC	Maria Sakkari	2	2
								2	Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
									Michaela Hončová	2	4
		Michaela Hončová	6	2	6
	11	Kathrin Wörle	3	6	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Zhang Shuai	4	5
		Abigail Spears	6	7
									Abigail Spears	3	4
								9	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
	WC	Janette Husárová	0	0
	9	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Vera Dushevina	6	6
		Anastasiya Vasylyeva	0	3
								4	Vera Dushevina	6	6
								13	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	0	1
	WC	Justyna Jegiołka	3	1
	13	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Daria Gavrilova	77	6
		Kristina Barrois	65	2
								5	Daria Gavrilova	2	4
								10	Tadeja Majerič	6	6
		Vladimíra Uhlířová	1	2
	10	Tadeja Majerič	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Maria Elena Camerin	64	6	4
		Veronika Kapshay	77	1	6
									Veronika Kapshay	4	62
								15	Nadiia Kichenok	6	77
	WC	Alexandra Riley	0	1
	15	Nadiia Kichenok	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Valeria Solovyeva	3	1
		Zarina Diyas	6	6
									Zarina Diyas	1	3
								14	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	6
	WC	Cara Black	2	2
	14	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Caroline Garcia	6	6
		Natalie Grandin	2	3
								8	Caroline Garcia	6	6
								16	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	1	4
		Aleksandrina Naydenova	1	78	5
	16	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6	66	7

References

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw