2013 WTA Tour Championships

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{TennisEventInfo|2013|WTA Tour Championships| | date=22–27 October | edition=43rd (singles) / 38th (doubles) | draw=8S / 4D | surface=[[Tennis court#Indoor courts|Hard (indoor)]] | location=[[Istanbul]], Turkey | venue=[[Sinan Erdem Dome]] | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] | champd={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] / {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]] | after_name = WTA Finals }}

The '''2013 WTA Tour Championships''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament at [[Istanbul]], Turkey from 22 to 27 October 2013. It was the 43rd edition of the singles event and the 38th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament, held at the [[Sinan Erdem Dome]], was contested by eight singles players and four doubles teams. It was the larger of two [[WTA Finals|season-ending championships]] on the [[2013 WTA Tour]].

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{Main|2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] defeated {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]], 2–6, 6–3, 6–0. * It was Williams' record eleventh title in 2013, and her fourth year-end championship title.

===Doubles=== {{Main|2013 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles}} {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] / {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Makarova]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]], 6–4, 7–5.

==Tournament== [[File:Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Sinan Erdem Dome]] hosted the WTA Championships for the second time in 2012.]] The 2013 WTA Championships took place at the [[Sinan Erdem Dome]] 22–27 October 2013, and was the 43rd edition of the event. The tournament was run by the [[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA) as part of the [[2013 WTA Tour]].

===Format=== The singles event featured eight players in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player met the other three players in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group met the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match.

====Round robin tie-breaking methods==== The final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that applied: # Greatest number of wins # Greatest number of matches played; or # Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then: ::a If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players; or ::b Highest percentage of sets won; or ::c Highest percentage of games won

The doubles competition had four teams playing in a straight knockout format from the semifinal stage.

==Prize money and points== The total prize money for the 2013 WTA Championships was US$6,000,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/TournamentFacts/0,,12910,00.html|title=Ranking points and prize money breakdown |date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- style="background:#d1e4fd;" !Stage!!Singles!!Doubles!!Points 1 |- |Champion ||RR2 + $1,590,000 ||$460,000 ||RR3 + 810 |- |Runner-up ||RR2 + $535,000 ||$230,000 ||RR3 + 360 |- |Semifinalist ||RR2 + $36,500 ||$115,000 || RR3 |- |Round robin (3 wins) ||$555,0002 ||{{n/a}}||690 |- |Round robin (2 wins) ||$415,0002 ||{{n/a}}||530 |- |Round robin (1 win) ||$275,0002 ||{{n/a}}||370 |- |Round robin (0 wins) ||$135,0002 ||{{n/a}}||210 |- |Participation fee ||$70,000 ||{{n/a}}||{{n/a}} |- |Alternates ||$61,000 ||{{n/a}}||{{n/a}} |} *1 for every match played in the round robin a player got 70 points automatically, and for each round robin win they got 160 additional points *2 Each round robin win gives an additional $160,000 and each loss gives an additional $20,000. Playing all 3 matches gives an additional $5,000.{{Citation needed| date=October 2013}} *3 RR means prize money or points won in the round robin round. RR for doubles was 690

==Qualified players==

===Singles=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:1em;text-align:center;font-size:90%;text:justify;" |- !width=20|# !width=170|Players !width=50|Points !width=50|Tourn !width=60|Date Qualified |-align=center bgcolor=white |1||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Serena Williams]]|USA}}||12,040||16(14)||5 August |-align=center bgcolor=white |2||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Victoria Azarenka]]|BLR}}||7,676||15(13)||24 August |-align=center bgcolor=#C2B280 |inj||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Maria Sharapova]]|RUS}}||5,891||14(10)||23 September |-align=center bgcolor= |3||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Agnieszka Radwańska]]|POL}}||5,890||20||23 September |-align=center bgcolor=white |4||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Li Na]]|CHN}}||5,120||17(14)||27 September |-align=center bgcolor=white |5||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Kvitová]]|CZE}}||4,370||22||7 October |-align=center bgcolor=white |6||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sara Errani]]|ITA}}||4,190||21||7 October |-align=center bgcolor=white |7||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jelena Janković]]|SRB}}||3,860||19||7 October |-align=center bgcolor=white |8||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Angelique Kerber]]|GER}}||3,715||21(20)||11 October |}

[[File:Serena Williams - Roland Garros 2013 - 010.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Serena Williams]] won her second French Open title in 2013.]] On 5 August, [[Serena Williams]] became the first player to qualify for the championships.<ref name="first qualifier">{{cite web|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/LatestNews/Read/0,,12910~3339029,00.html |title=Serena First to Qualify for Istanbul |publisher=Wtachampionships.com |date=5 August 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref> {{Main|2013 Serena Williams tennis season}}

'''Serena Williams''' started the year with high expectations after finishing the [[2012 Serena Williams tennis season|2012 season]] strongly. She won the [[2013 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]] against [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] with the loss of just 17 games and was the favorite to win the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]].<ref name="Brisbane final">{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Williams blasts through women's final|url=http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2013/01/williams-blasts-through-womens-final|date=5 January 2013}}</ref> However, she twisted her ankle during her first round match against [[Edina Gallovits-Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Australian Open|title=Injured Serena puts on a clinic|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2013-01-15/201301151358220917746.html|date=15 January 2013|access-date=24 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016134007/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2013-01-15/201301151358220917746.html|archive-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite advancing to the second week of the tournament, she lost to [[Sloane Stephens]] in the quarterfinals.<ref name="Serena Sloane AO">{{cite web|work=Australian Open|title=Sloane stuns Serena|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2013-01-23/201301231358911885994.html|date=23 January 2013}}</ref> Williams returned to competition at the [[2013 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]] where she reclaimed the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|world No. 1]] by winning her quarterfinals match.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams beats Kvitova in Qatar Open quarters, returns to No. 1|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/Serena+Williams+beats+Kvitova+Qatar+Open+quarters+returns/7973951/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412001444/http://www.thestarphoenix.com/sports/Serena+Williams+beats+Kvitova+Qatar+Open+quarters+returns/7973951/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2013|date=15 February 2013}}</ref> She lost in three sets in the final to [[Victoria Azarenka]].<ref name="Doha final">{{cite web|work=WTA|title=AZARENKA MAKES BIG STATEMENT IN DOHA|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3079596/title/azarenka-makes-big-statement-in-doha|date=15 February 2013}}</ref> After the loss, Williams went on a 34-match winning streak with titles at the [[2013 Sony Open Tennis|Sony Open Tennis]] over [[Maria Sharapova]],<ref name="Miami final">{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams beats Sharapova, wins Sony Open final|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130330/serena-williams-wins-title-sony-open-final.ap/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402233527/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130330/serena-williams-wins-title-sony-open-final.ap/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|date=30 March 2013}}</ref> [[2013 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]] over [[Jelena Janković]],<ref name="Charleston final">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/22060759|title = Williams wins Family Circle Cup|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> [[2013 Mutua Madrid Open|Mutua Madrid Open]] over Sharapova,<ref name="Madrid final">{{cite web|work=BBC|title=Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in Madrid Open final|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/22501208|date=12 May 2013}}</ref> [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] over Azarenka,<ref name="Rome final">{{cite web|work=Fox News|title=Serena extends career-best run, wins Rome title|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/serena-extends-career-best-run-wins-rome-title/|date=19 May 2013}}</ref> and her second [[2013 French Open|French Open]] title defeating defending champion Sharapova in straight sets in the final.<ref name="French Open final">{{cite news|work=BBC|title=French Open: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/22812732|access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> She became the fourth woman in the Open era after [[Martina Navratilova]], [[Chris Evert]] and [[Steffi Graf]] to win each Grand Slam title twice or more. Her streak ended at the fourth round of [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] losing to [[Sabine Lisicki]]<ref name="Serena Lisicki Wimbledon">{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams Loses To Sabine Lisicki in Wimbledon 4th Round|website=[[HuffPost]]|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/01/serena-williams-lisicki-wimbledon-4th-round-upset_n_3528668.html|date=1 July 2013}}</ref> but rebounded three weeks later by claiming her first international-level title in [[2013 Swedish Open|Swedish Open]] defeating [[Johanna Larsson (tennis)|Johanna Larsson]] in two sets. This win marked Williams being undefeated in clay in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Canadian Press|title=SERENA WILLIAMS BEATS LARSSON TO WIN SWEDISH OPEN|url=https://www.tsn.ca/tennis/story/?id=428118|date=21 July 2013|access-date=7 December 2017|archive-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209200145/http://www.tsn.ca/tennis/story/?id=428118|url-status=dead}}</ref> Williams started her [[2013 US Open Series|US Open Series]] at the [[2013 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] where she won her eight title of the year against [[Sorana Cîrstea]].<ref>{{cite web|work=meniscus|title=Serena Williams wins 2013 Rogers Cup in Toronto|url=http://www.meniscuszine.com/articles/2013082424957/serena-williams-wins-third-rogers-cup-in-toronto/|date=24 August 2013}}</ref> She reached the final of [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]] a week later, an achievement that clinched her the first-place position of the [[2013 US Open Series]], but lost to Azarenka.<ref name="Cincinnati final">{{cite web|work=BBC|title=Victoria Azarenka beats Serena Williams in Cincinnati Open final|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/23750672|date=19 August 2013}}</ref> Williams won her 17th Slam singles title at the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] where she defeated Azarenka in three sets in the final.<ref name="US Open final">{{cite web|work=CNN|title=Serena Williams triumphs in U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/08/sport/tennis/tennis-us-open-serena-azarenka/?hpt=hp_t3|date=9 September 2013}}</ref> At the [[2013 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], Williams won her 10th title over [[Jelena Janković]]. This is the first time Williams reached double digits in titles in a single season.<ref name="Beijing final">{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Serena Wins 56th WTA Title in Beijing|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3483552/title/serena-wins-56th-wta-title-in-beijing|date=6 October 2013}}</ref> Williams went into the 2013 Championships as the defending champion.

[[File:Victoria Azarenka (9420650900).jpg|thumb|140px|right|[[Victoria Azarenka]] successfully defended her Australian Open title in 2013.]]

On 24 August, [[Victoria Azarenka]] claimed the second singles spot at the Championships.<ref name="second qualifier">{{cite web|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/LatestNews/Read/0,,12910~3436127,00.html |title=Azarenka Books Istanbul Berth |publisher=Wtachampionships.com |date=24 August 2013 |access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref>

'''Victoria Azarenka''' started the year as the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|world No. 1]] and played her first tournament in [[2013 Brisbane International|Brisbane]] where she withdrew before her semifinals match against [[Serena Williams]]. She successfully defended her [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] crown after defeating [[Li Na]] in the final, claiming her second Major.<ref name="Australian Open final">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/26/australian-open-2013-victoria-azarenka-beats-li-na/|title=Australian Open 2013: Victoria Azarenka beats Li Na for title|work=The Washington Times|date=26 January 2013}}</ref> Despite defending her [[2013 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Total Open]] title and defeating Williams for the first time since 2009 in the final, Azarenka relinquished her number 1 ranking to Williams.<ref name="Doha final"/> At the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]], she withdrew before her quarterfinals match against [[Caroline Wozniacki]] and missed [[2013 Sony Open Tennis|Sony Open Tennis]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://tennis.si.com/2013/03/14/victoria-azarenka-withdraws-indian-wells/|title=Azarenka withdraws from Indian Wells, Sharapova can take No. 2 ranking|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=14 March 2013|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928054941/http://tennis.si.com/2013/03/14/victoria-azarenka-withdraws-indian-wells/|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She reached the final of [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] losing to Williams in two sets.<ref name="Rome final"/> She reached the semifinals of the [[2013 French Open|French Open]] for the first time in her career losing to [[Maria Sharapova]] in three sets.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130606/maria-sharapova-victoria-azarenka-french-open.ap/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130925130715/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130606/maria-sharapova-victoria-azarenka-french-open.ap/|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2013|title=Maria Sharapova beats Victoria Azarenka at French Open|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=6 June 2013}}</ref> At [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], she withdrew before her second round match against [[Flavia Pennetta]] due to a knee injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/wimbledon-nadal-conqueror-darcis-withdraws-114655055.html|title=Wimbledon – 'Black Wednesday' claims Tsonga, Azarenka|publisher=Eurosport|date=26 June 2013}}</ref> She returned to competition at the [[2013 Southern California Open|Southern California Open]] and lost in the final to [[Samantha Stosur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/05/samantha-stosur-wins-carlsbad-open|title=Samantha Stosur beats Victoria Azarenka to win Carlsbad Open|work=The Guardian|date=5 August 2013}}</ref> She then won her 3rd title at the [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]], defeating Williams for the second time in the season.<ref name="Cincinnati final"/> Azarenka reached the final of the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] where she lost to Williams in three sets.<ref name="US Open final"/> In the [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Toray Pan Pacific Open]] and [[2013 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], Azarenka suffered two consecutive losses in her opening matches against [[Venus Williams]] and [[Andrea Petkovic]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/243049.html|title=Azarenka crashes out of China Open|publisher=ESPN|date=30 September 2013}}</ref>[[File:Maria Sharapova - Roland-Garros 2013 - 006.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Maria Sharapova]] reached her second French Open final in 2013.]]

On 23 September, [[Maria Sharapova]] and [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] were announced as the third and fourth qualifiers for the Championships.<ref name="third qualifier">{{cite web|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/LatestNews/Read/0,,12910~3468255,00.html |title=Maria, Aga, Sara & Roberta Qualify |publisher=Wtachampionships.com |date=23 September 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>

'''Maria Sharapova''' began her year at the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] as the second seed, dropping a record-low nine games en route to the semifinals, where she lost to [[Li Na]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/maria-sharapova-li-na-australian-open_n_2539312.html|title=Maria Sharapova Loses To Li Na in Australian Open Semis|website=[[HuffPost]]|agency=Associated Press|date=26 January 2013}}</ref> She won her first title of the year at the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]] defeating [[Caroline Wozniacki]] in the final.<ref name="Indian Wells final">{{cite web|url=http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/News/Tennis/2013/Tournament/WTA-Sunday2-Sharapova-Cruises-To-Title.aspx|title=SHARAPOVA DOMINATES TO WIN TROPHY|publisher=BNP Paribas Open|date=17 March 2013|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928160829/http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/News/Tennis/2013/Tournament/WTA-Sunday2-Sharapova-Cruises-To-Title.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> She followed it up with a final appearance at the [[2013 Sony Open Tennis|Sony Open Tennis]] where she lost to [[Serena Williams]].<ref name="Miami final"/> She began her clay-court season campaign with a successful title-defense in [[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] over Li.<ref name="Stuttgart final">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/22331232|title=Maria Sharapova beats Li Na to retain Stuttgart title|publisher=BBC|date=28 April 2013}}</ref> She followed it up by reaching the final of [[2013 Mutua Madrid Open|Mutua Madrid Open]], once again losing to Williams.<ref name="Madrid final"/> Coming as the defending champion of the [[2013 French Open|French Open]], Sharapova reached the final but lost for the fourth time in the season to Williams in straight-sets.<ref name="French Open final"/> Seeded second at [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], she lost in the second round to [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/10144473/Maria-Sharapova-crashes-out-of-Wimbledon-as-Michelle-Larcher-de-Brito-stuns-four-time-Grand-Slam-champion.html|title=Maria Sharapova crashes out of Wimbledon as Michelle Larcher de Brito stuns four-time Grand Slam champion|work=The Telegraph|date=26 June 2013}}</ref> Sharapova withdrew from the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Toray Pan Pacific Open]], and [[2013 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] due to a right shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen13/story/_/id/9589990/maria-sharapova-withdraws-us-open-shoulder-injury|title=Maria Sharapova out of US Open|publisher=US Open|date=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://tennis.si.com/2013/09/19/maria-sharapova-withdraws-from-pan-pacific-open-china-open/|title=Maria Sharapova withdraws from Pan Pacific Open and China Open|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=20 October 2013|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924000101/http://tennis.si.com/2013/09/19/maria-sharapova-withdraws-from-pan-pacific-open-china-open/|archive-date=24 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Sharapova withdrew from the championship due to a right shoulder injury.<ref name="Sharapova and 3 qualifiers">{{cite web|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/LatestNews/Read/0,,12910~3484649,00.html|title=Kvitova, Errani & Jankovic Qualify|publisher=WTA Championships|date=7 October 2013}}</ref>[[File:Agnieszka Radwanska (9431585860).jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Agnieszka Radwańska]] reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2013.]]

'''Agnieszka Radwańska''' started the season with back to back titles at the [[2013 ASB Classic|ASB Classic]] over [[Yanina Wickmayer]]<ref>{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Radwanska Conquers Auckland|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3031265/title/radwanska-conquers-auckland|date=5 January 2013}}</ref> and [[2013 Apia International Sydney|Apia International Sydney]] over [[Dominika Cibulková]] in the final,<ref>{{cite web|work=The Australian|title=Agnieszka Radwanska beats Dominika Cibulkova for Sydney title|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/tennis/agnieszka-radwanska-beats-dominika-cibulkova-for-sydney-title/story-fnbe6xeb-1226552372222|date=12 January 2013}}</ref> but her streak ended at 13 in the quarterfinals of the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to Li Na.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/21133423|title = Sharapova and Li make semi-finals|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> She reached the quarterfinals of the [[2013 French Open|French Open]] for the first time losing to [[Sara Errani]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Roland Garros|title=Errani rockets past Radwanska into the last four|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2013-06-04/201306041370356559297.html|date=4 June 2013}}</ref> At [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], she reached the semifinals where she lost in a close-fought three setter against eventual runner-up [[Sabine Lisicki]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Wimbledon|title=SABINE LISICKI BEATS RADWANSKA IN MARATHON SEMI-FINAL|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2013-07-04/201307041372951028088.html|date=4 July 2013}}</ref> She played at the [[2013 Bank of the West Classic|Bank of the West Classic]] losing to Cibulková in the final.<ref>{{cite web|work=USA Today|title=Cibulkova outlasts Radwanska to win at Stanford|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/07/28/dominika-cibulkova-agnieszka-radwanska-bank-of-the-west-classic/2594631/|date=28 July 2013}}</ref> She lost in the fourth round of the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] to [[Ekaterina Makarova]].<ref>{{cite web|work=National Post|title=No. 24 Ekaterina Makarova stuns No. 3 Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/tennis/u-s-open-2013-no-24-ekaterina-makarova-stuns-no-3-agnieszka-radwanska-in-straight-sets|date=1 September 2013|access-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130927152250/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/09/01/u-s-open-2013-no-24-ekaterina-makarova-stuns-no-3-agnieszka-radwanska-in-straight-sets/|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> She won her third title at the [[2013 KDB Korea Open|Seoul]] over Russian [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Agnieszka Radwańska rallies to win Korean Open|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130922/agnieszka-radwanska-korean-open/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130927152249/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130922/agnieszka-radwanska-korean-open/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2013|date=22 September 2013}}</ref>[[File:Li Na Wimbledon 2013.jpg|thumb|140px|left|[[Li Na]] reached her second Australian Open final in 2013.]]

On 27 September, [[Li Na]] was announced as the fifth singles qualifier of the Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/LatestNews/Read/0,,12910~3473183,00.html|title=Li Books Istanbul Berth|publisher=Wtachampionships.com |date=27 September 2013|access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>

'''Li Na''' started the year with a seventh career title at the maiden edition of the [[2013 Shenzhen Open|Shenzhen Open]].<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Li Na starts Shenzhen Open with win|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8798921/li-na-starts-shenzhen-open-straight-sets-win|date=22 September 2013}}</ref> She reached her second [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] final where she lost to [[Victoria Azarenka]] in three sets.<ref name="Australian Open final"/> After a seven-week absence due to an ankle injury, she returned to the competition at the [[2013 Sony Open Tennis|Sony Open Tennis]] where she lost to [[Serena Williams]] in the quarterfinals. She started her clay court season at the [[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] where she lost to [[Maria Sharapova]] in the final.<ref name="Stuttgart final"/> The remainder of her clay court swing was somewhat disappointing, as she lost in the first round of the [[2013 Mutua Madrid Open|Mutua Madrid Open]] and third round of the [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] before crashing out in the second round of the [[2013 French Open|French Open]] to [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]].<ref>{{cite web|work=ESPN|title=Bethanie Mattek-Sands ousts Li Na|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/french13/story/_/id/9324358/french-open-2013-bethanie-mattek-sands-rallies-li-na-melanie-oudin-bows-out|date=30 May 2013}}</ref> She reached the quarterfinals of [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], losing to [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] in three tight sets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/23147867|title = Lisicki through to face Radwanska|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> Her US Open series campaign was highlighted by semifinal showings at the [[2013 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] and [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]], falling to [[Sorana Cîrstea]] and Wiliams, respectively. At the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she reached the semifinals for the first time, becoming the first Asian tennis player to do so. She was ousted by eventual champion [[Serena Williams]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Serena Williams rolls past Li Na in U.S. Open semifinals|url=http://tennis.si.com/2013/09/06/serena-williams-li-na-us-open-semifinals-live-analysis/|date=6 September 2013|access-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911061457/http://tennis.si.com/2013/09/06/serena-williams-li-na-us-open-semifinals-live-analysis/|archive-date=11 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Petra Kvitova (9420665692).jpg|thumb|140px|right|[[Petra Kvitová]] qualifies for the Year-End Championship for the third year in a row.]]

On 7 October, three more spots were filled by [[Petra Kvitová]], [[Sara Errani]], and [[Jelena Janković]].<ref name="Sharapova and 3 qualifiers"/>

'''Petra Kvitová''' had a disappointing start of 2013, not winning back to back matches in the first month including a loss in the second round of the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]].<ref>{{cite web|work=The Telegraph|title=Australian Open 2013: Laura Robson's stunning win over Petra Kvitova leaves me at a total loss|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/9809782/Australian-Open-2013-Laura-Robsons-stunning-win-over-Petra-Kvitova-leaves-me-at-a-total-loss.html|date=18 January 2013}}</ref> She then won her first title of the year at the [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championship]] defeating [[Sara Errani]] in three sets.<ref name="Dubai final">{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Kvitova Wins 10th WTA Title in Dubai|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3086606/title/kvitova-wins-10th-wta-title-in-dubai|date=23 February 2013}}</ref> She reached her second final of the year at the [[2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open|BNP Paribas Katowice Open]] but fell to Italian [[Roberta Vinci]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Tennisnow|title=Vinci Wins Inaugural Katowice Open|url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Vinci-Wins-Inaugural-Katowice-Open.aspx|date=14 April 2013}}</ref> Kvitová then suffered a third round loss at the [[2013 French Open|French Open]] at the hands of American [[Jamie Hampton]].<ref>{{cite web|work=USA Today|title=USA's Hampton ousts Kvitova at French Open|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/06/01/jamie-hampton-sloane-stephens-bethanie-mattek-sands-us-women-french-open/2380679/|date=1 June 2013}}</ref> At [[2013 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], she was able to reach the quarterfinals for the 4th year in a row but received an upset in the hands of Belgian [[Kirsten Flipkens]].<ref>{{cite web|work=The Guardian|title=Wimbledon 2013: Petra Kvitova in shock defeat to Kirsten Flipkens|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/02/wimbledon-petra-kvitova-kirsten-flipkens|date=2 July 2013}}</ref> As the defending champion at the [[2013 New Haven Open at Yale|New Haven Open at Yale]] she reached the final, but ended in the losing side against [[Simona Halep]].<ref>{{cite web|work=USA Today|title=Halep routs Kvitova to win New Haven Open|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/08/24/simona-halep-petra-kvitova-new-haven-open/2695701/|date=14 August 2013}}</ref> At the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Kvitová fell convincingly to American wildcard [[Alison Riske]] in the third round in 65 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Riske Upsets No. 7 Kvitova in Day's Lone Bright Spot for U.S. Players|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/sports/tennis/american-defeats-kvitova-no-7-seed.html?_r=0|date=31 August 2013}}</ref> She then won her 11th career title at the [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Toray Pan Pacific Open]] beating German [[Angelique Kerber]] in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Kvitova wins Pan Pacific Open title|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/petra-kvitova-beats-angelique-kerber-wins-pan-pacific-open-title-092813|date=28 September 2013}}</ref>[[File:Errani RG13 (7) (9416006529).jpg|thumb|135px|left|[[Sara Errani]] reached the semifinals of the French Open for the second year in a row.]]

'''Sara Errani''', despite reaching a career high ranking of No. 5 in 2013, had less success than in 2012. At the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]], as the seventh seed was upset by [[Carla Suárez Navarro]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|work=Australian Open|title=Suarez Navarro ends Errani's campaign|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2013-01-15/201301151358223198809.html|date=15 January 2013|access-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220115/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2013-01-15/201301151358223198809.html|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She reached her first final of the year at the [[2013 Open GDF Suez|Open GDF Suez]] losing to [[Mona Barthel]] in two close sets.<ref>{{cite web|work=Eurosport|title=Barthel defeats Errani to win Paris Open|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tennis-barthel-defeats-errani-win-paris-open-162503309.html|date=3 February 2013}}</ref> She then reached the final of the [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]] falling to [[Petra Kvitová]] in three sets.<ref name="Dubai final"/> The following week, She defended her title at the [[2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Abierto Mexicano Telcel]] defeating Spaniard Carla Suárez Navarro.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Errani beats Pennetta to win Acapulco title semifinals|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/03/errani-beats-pennetta-to-win-acapulco-title/34858/|date=3 March 2013}}</ref> At the [[2013 French Open|French Open]], Errani reached the semifinals losing to [[Serena Williams]] in convincing fashion.<ref>{{cite web|work=Roland Garros|title=Near-perfect Williams cruises into finals|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2013-06-06/201306061370541698463.html|date=6 June 2013}}</ref> She then suffered her second first round loss in a Major in the year at [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] to [[Monica Puig]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Monica Puig produces Wimbledon's first upset, beating Sara Errani|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130624/wimbledon-monica-puig.ap/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630074835/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130624/wimbledon-monica-puig.ap/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2013|date=24 June 2013}}</ref> As the defending champion at the [[2013 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo|Internazionali Femminili di Palermo]], she reached the final against compatriot and doubles partner [[Roberta Vinci]], but lost in three sets.<ref name="Palermo fina">{{cite web|work=ESPN|title=Roberta Vinci wins 1st Palermo title|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/9477319/roberta-vinci-beats-sara-errani-first-palermo-victory|date=14 July 2013}}</ref> At the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she was upset by [[Flavia Pennetta]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Reuters|title=Tennis-Errani loses to Pennetta at U.S. Open|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/tennis-errani-loses-pennetta-u-open-173919161--ten.html|date=29 August 2013|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022172613/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/tennis-errani-loses-pennetta-u-open-173919161--ten.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Jankovic WM13-005 (9486413818).jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Jelena Janković]] qualifies for the first time since 2010.]]

'''Jelena Janković''' had a resurgent season in 2013, returning in the top 10 for the first time since 2011. Janković reached the third round of the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] but lost in an all-Serbian match to [[Ana Ivanovic]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Australian Open|title=No secrets as Ivanovic stops Jankovic|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2013-01-18/201301181358484876027.html|date=18 January 2013|access-date=7 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012073109/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2013-01-18/201301181358484876027.html|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She then reached her first title in three years at [[2013 Copa Colsanitas|Copa Colsanitas]] defeating the young Argentine [[Paula Ormaechea]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Sky Sports|title=WTA Copa Claro: Jelena Jankovic wins 13th title with Bogota win over Paula Ormaechea|url=http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/8522537/wta-copa-claro-jelena-jankovic-wins-13th-title-with-bogota-win-over-paula-ormaechea|date=24 February 2013}}</ref> She then reached her second final of the year at the [[2013 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]] facing world number 1 [[Serena Williams]], but lost in three sets.<ref name="Charleston final"/> Janković then reached her first slam quarterfinals since 2010 at the [[2013 French Open|French Open]], but lost to defending champion [[Maria Sharapova]] in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Maria Sharapova makes semifinals|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/french13/story/_/id/9344544/2013-french-open-maria-sharapova-rallies-jelena-jankovic-quarters|date=5 June 2013}}</ref> However, at [[2013 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], she was upset by her younger compatriot [[Vesna Dolonc]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite web|work=Wimbledon|title=FORMER WORLD NO.1 JANKOVIC BEATEN BY FELLOW SERB|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2013-06-26/201306261372275495672.html|date=26 June 2013}}</ref> At the final Major of the year at the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] she reached the fourth round losing to China's [[Li Na]].<ref>{{cite web|work=China Daily|title=Li Na roars past Jankovic to US Open last eight|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2013-09/02/content_16936965.htm|date=2 September 2013}}</ref> She reached the final of the [[2013 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] but for the second time in the year, lost in the final to Serena Williams.<ref name="Beijing final"/>[[File:Carla Suárez Navarro (18) vs. Angelique Kerber (8) US Open 2013 cropped.jpg|thumb|125px|left|[[Angelique Kerber]] qualifies for the second year in a row.]]

On 11 October, after the withdrawal of [[Maria Sharapova]], one more spot was made available and it was filled by German no. 1 [[Angelique Kerber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/LatestNews/Read/0,,12910~3490101,00.html|title=Kerber Completes Istanbul's Elite Eight|publisher=WTA Championships|date=11 October 2013}}</ref>

'''Angelique Kerber''' did not enjoy the same success she had in 2012, though remained in the top 10. The German reached her first final of the year at the [[2013 Monterrey Open|Monterrey Open]] but lost to Russian [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Tennis Now|title=Pavlyuchenkova Comes Back to Win Monterrey|url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Pavlyuchenkova-Comes-Back-to-Win-Monterrey.aspx|date=7 April 2013}}</ref> She did not reach another final until the back end of the year at the [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Toray Pan Pacific Open]] falling to [[Petra Kvitová]]. Kerber won her lone title of the year at the [[2013 Generali Ladies Linz|Generali Ladies Linz]] defeating Serbian [[Ana Ivanovic]] in straight sets, on her fourth match point.<ref>{{cite web|work=ABC|title=Kerber wins in Linz, qualifies for Tour finals|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-14/kerber-wins-in-linz-qualifies-for-tour-finals/5019686|date=14 October 2013}}</ref> At the Majors, Kerber failed to reach the quarterfinals of all four, losing in the fourth rounds of the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to [[Ekaterina Makarova]], the [[2013 French Open|French Open]] to [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], and the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] to [[Carla Suárez Navarro]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Yahoo|title=Kuznetsova beats Kerber to reach French quarters|url=https://news.yahoo.com/kuznetsova-beats-kerber-reach-french-quarters-114447566.html|date=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Tennis World USA|title=Spaniard Suarez Navarro upsets Angelique Kerber to set up Serena showdown|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/US-Open---Spaniard-Suarez-Navarro-upsets-Angelique-Kerber-to-set-up-Serena-showdown-articolo12640.html|date=2 September 2013}}</ref> At [[2013 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] as last year's semifinalist, she fell in the second round to [[Kaia Kanepi]] in three sets, despite being 5–1 up in the second set tie-break.<ref>{{cite web|work=BBC|title=Wimbledon 2013: Angelique Kerber beaten by Kaia Kanepi|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/23103703|date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

The first alternate for the championships was former world No. 1 '''[[Caroline Wozniacki]]'''. Wozniacki reached the final of the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]] losing to [[Maria Sharapova]] in the final.<ref name="Indian Wells final"/> She won her lone title of the year at the [[2013 BGL Luxembourg Open|BGL Luxembourg Open]] defeating youngster [[Annika Beck]].<ref>{{cite web|work=ABC|title=Caroline Wozniacki Wins Luxembourg Open|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/caroline-wozniacki-wins-luxembourg-open-20626967|date=30 October 2013}}</ref> At the Majors Wozniacki didn't fare well, with her best showing coming at the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the round of 16 in three sets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/21115616|title = Azarenka and Federer ease through|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> She then fell in the second rounds of [[2013 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and [[2013 French Open|French Open]] losing to [[Bojana Jovanovski]] and [[Petra Cetkovská]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|work=USA Today|title=Wozniacki exits in 2nd round of French Open|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/05/29/caroline-wozniacki-2nd-round-exit-french-open/2369577/|date=29 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Wimbledon|title=CAROLINE WOZNIACKI STUMBLES OUT AFTER EARLY FALL|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2013-06-26/201306261372258180669.html|date=26 June 2013}}</ref> She also fell in the third round of the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] to [[Camila Giorgi]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Caroline Wozniacki loses to No. 136 Camila Giorgi at U.S. Open|url=http://tennis.si.com/2013/08/31/caroline-wozniacki-crashes-out-to-136th-ranked-camila-giorgi-at-the-u-s-open/|date=31 August 2013|access-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019142851/http://tennis.si.com/2013/08/31/caroline-wozniacki-crashes-out-to-136th-ranked-camila-giorgi-at-the-u-s-open/|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The second alternate was '''[[Sloane Stephens]]''', who failed to reach a final, but went deep in Slams. Stephens reached the semifinals defeating [[Serena Williams]] in three, before losing to [[Victoria Azarenka]].<ref name="Serena Sloane AO"/><ref>{{cite web|work=HuffPost|title=Victoria Azarenka Beats Sloane Stephens After Controversial Medical Timeout|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/victoria-azarenka-sloane-stephens-timeout_n_2541055.html|date=24 January 2013}}</ref> She reached the fourth rounds of French Open and US Open losing to Sharapova and Serena in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|work=Roland Garros|title=Sharapova shows Stephens the ropes|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2013-06-03/201306031370287581573.html|date=3 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=NY Daily News|title=Serena Williams settles score with Sloane Stephens at U.S. Open|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/serena-settles-score-stephens-open-article-1.1443083|date=1 September 2013}}</ref> At Wimbledon, she lost to [[Marion Bartoli]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Guardian|title=Marion Bartoli gets the better of Sloane Stephens|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/02/sloane-stephens-marion-bartoli-wimbledon|date=2 July 2013}}</ref> {{clear}}

===Doubles=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:1em;text-align:center;font-size:90%;text:justify;" |- !width=20|# !width=170|Players !width=50|Points !width=50|Tourn !width=60|Date Qualified |-align=center |1||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sara Errani]]|ITA}} {{flagathlete|[[Roberta Vinci]]|ITA}}||7,415||14||6 September |- |2||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hsieh Su-wei]]|TPE}} {{flagathlete|[[Peng Shuai]]|CHN}}||6,245||13||4 October |- |3||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Nadia Petrova]]|RUS}} {{flagathlete|[[Katarina Srebotnik]]|SLO}}||6,155||13||4 October |- |4||align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Elena Vesnina]]|RUS}} {{flagathlete|[[Ekaterina Makarova]]|RUS}}||5,971||10||4 October |} [[File:Roberta Vinci & Sara Errani cropped.jpg|thumb|130px|left|[[Sara Errani]] and [[Roberta Vinci]] won the 2013 Australian Open.]]On 23 September, [[Sara Errani]] and [[Roberta Vinci]] were announced as the first team to qualify for the Championships.<ref name="third qualifier"/>

'''Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci''' reached their first final of the year at the [[2013 Apia International Sydney|Apia International Sydney]] losing to [[Nadia Petrova|Petrova]] & [[Katarina Srebotnik|Srebotnik]].<ref name="Sydney final doubles">{{cite web|work=Apia International|title=Petrova/Srebotnik Win|url=http://www.apiainternational.com.au/2013/01/womens-doubles-top-seed-into-final|date=11 January 2013}}</ref> They then went to a 20-match winning streak beginning with their third slam title as a team at the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] defeating the Australian duo [[Ashleigh Barty|Barty]] & [[Casey Dellacqua|Dellacqua]].<ref name="Australian Open final doubles">{{cite web|work=The Guardian|title=Petrova/Srebotnik Win|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jan/25/australian-open-2013-errani-vinci|date=25 January 2013}}</ref> Followed by titles at the [[2013 Open GDF Suez|Open GDF Suez]] defeating [[Andrea Hlaváčková|Hlaváčková]] & [[Liezel Huber|Huber]], and at the [[2013 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Total Open]] defeating Petrova & Srebotnik.<ref name="Paris final doubles">{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Errani & Vinci Pick Up Title No.15 in Paris|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3065130/title/errani-vinci-pick-up-title-no15-in-paris|date=4 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="Doha final doubles">{{cite web|work=Tennis World USA|title=WTA Doha – Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci triumphant again|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/WTA-Doha---Sara-Errani-and-Roberta-Vinci-triumphant-again-articolo8515.html|date=17 February 2013}}</ref> They then reached consecutive finals at the [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] and [[2013 French Open|French Open]] as defending champions but lost in both to [[Hsieh Su-wei|Hsieh]] & [[Peng Shuai|Peng]] and [[Ekaterina Makarova|Makarova]] & [[Elena Vesnina|Vesnina]].<ref name="Rome final doubles">{{cite web|work=China Daily|title=Peng Shuai, Hsieh Su-wei upset world No. 1 for Rome title|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2013-05/20/content_16512891.htm|date=20 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="French Open final doubles">{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Makarova, Vesnina win French Open women's doubles|url=https://news.yahoo.com/makarova-vesnina-win-french-open-womens-doubles-115713894.html|date=9 June 2013}}</ref>

On 4 October, the three remaining spots were filled by the teams of [[Peng Shuai]] and [[Hsieh Su-wei]], [[Nadia Petrova]] and [[Katarina Srebotnik]], and [[Elena Vesnina]] and [[Ekaterina Makarova]].<ref>{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Doubles Field Complete For Istanbul|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3480842/title/doubles-field-complete-for-istanbul|date=4 October 2013}}</ref> [[File:Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) Nadia Petrova (RUS) (9722507388).jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Nadia Petrova]] and [[Katarina Srebotnik]] won 3 titles as a team.]] '''Peng Shuai & Hsieh Su-wei''' had their most successful season in 2013. They claimed their first title of the year at the [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] over world number 1's [[Sara Errani|Errani]] & [[Roberta Vinci|Vinci]].<ref name="Rome final doubles"/> They then won their first Major as a team and as individuals at the [[2013 Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]] defeating the Australian pairing of [[Ashleigh Barty|Barty]] & [[Casey Dellacqua|Dellacqua]].<ref name="Wimbledon final doubles">{{cite web|work=Fox News|title=Hsieh, Peng win women's doubles at Wimbledon|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/serena-retires-from-wimbledon-doubles-match|date=6 July 2013}}</ref> Their third title came at the [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]] beating [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld|Grönefeld]] & [[Květa Peschke|Peschke]] in the final.<ref name="Cincinnati final doubles">{{cite web|work=Cincinnati.com|title=Hsieh/Peng survive in a super-tiebreak|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130818/SPT/308180097/Hsieh-Peng-survive-super-tiebreak?nclick_check=1|date=18 August 2013}}</ref> They then beat [[Vania King|King]] & [[Galina Voskoboeva|Voskoboeva]] in the final of [[2013 Guangzhou International Women's Open|Guangzhou International Women's Open]].<ref>{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Hsieh & Peng Reflect on Success|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3467243/title/hsieh-peng-reflect-on-success|date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

'''Nadia Petrova & Katarina Srebotnik''' reached six finals in 2013 and claimed half of them. They reached their first final of the year at the [[2013 Apia International Sydney|Apia International Sydney]] defeating top seeds [[Sara Errani|Errani]] & [[Roberta Vinci|Vinci]].<ref name="Sydney final doubles"/> They then reached back-to-back finals at the [[2013 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Total Open]] and [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]] but fell in both in a match tie-break losing to Errani & Vinci and to [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands|Mattek-Sands]] & [[Sania Mirza|Mirza]].<ref name="Doha final doubles"/><ref>{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Mattek-Sands & Mirza Win Dubai Doubles|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3086862|date=23 February 2013}}</ref> They reached back-to-back finals again, but with mixed results, losing in the final of the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]] to [[Ekaterina Makarova|Makarova]] & [[Elena Vesnina|Vesnina]] and won at the [[2013 Sony Open Tennis|Sony Open Tennis]] defeating [[Lisa Raymond|Raymond]] & [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Robson]].<ref name="Indian Wells final doubles">{{cite web|work=BNP Paribas Open|title=MAKAROVA/VESNINA CAPTURE CROWN|url=http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/News/Tennis/2013/Tournament/WTA-Saturday2-Doubles-Final-Makarova-Vesnina-Triumph.aspx|date=16 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Miami final doubles">{{cite web|work=Sony Open Tennis|title=PETROVA/SREBOTNIK WIN DOUBLES CROWN|url=http://www.sonyopentennis.com/News/Tennis/2013/Tournament/WTA-Doubles-Final.aspx|date=31 March 2013}}</ref> They claimed their third title defeating [[Monica Niculescu|Niculescu]] & [[Klára Zakopalová|Zakopalová]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|work=Tennis World USA|title=Nadia Petrova and Katrina Srebotnik win Eastbourne doubles title|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Tennis---Nadia-Petrova-and-Katrina-Srebotnik-win-Eastbourne-doubles-title-articolo10808.html|date=23 June 2013}}</ref> Srebotnik also partnered with [[Jelena Janković]] to win the [[2013 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] over [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld|Grönefeld]] & [[Květa Peschke|Peschke]].<ref>{{cite web|work=inSerbia|title=Jelena Jankovic, Katarina Srebotnik Won Rogers Cup in Doubles|url=http://inserbia.info/news/2013/08/jelena-jankovic-katarina-srebotnik-won-rogers-cup-in-doubles/|date=12 August 2013|access-date=2 October 2013|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212624/http://inserbia.info/news/2013/08/jelena-jankovic-katarina-srebotnik-won-rogers-cup-in-doubles/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Srebotnik then reached the final of [[2013 New Haven Open at Yale|New Haven Open at Yale]] with [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] losing to [[Sania Mirza|Mirza]] & [[Zheng Jie|Zheng]].<ref>{{cite web|work=The Hindu|title=Sania-Zheng win New Haven title|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/saniazheng-win-new-haven-title/article5058192.ece|date=25 August 2013}}</ref>

'''Elena Vesnina & Ekaterina Makarova''' had a very successful year despite reaching only 2 finals, which they both won. They claimed their first title of the year at the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]] defeating [[Nadia Petrova|Petrova]] & [[Katarina Srebotnik|Srebotnik]].<ref name="Indian Wells final doubles"/> They then claimed their first women's doubles slam title at the [[2013 French Open|French Open]] defeating defending champions [[Sara Errani|Errani]] & [[Roberta Vinci|Vinci]].<ref name="French Open final doubles"/> They also reached the semifinals of the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] losing to Errani & Vinci

==Groupings== The 2013 edition of the year–end championships featured three current or former World number ones, four Grand Slam champions, three Grand Slam finalists. The competitors were divided into two groups representing the colors of the flag of Turkey. The Red group consisted of no. 1 seed Serena Williams, no. 3 seed Agnieszka Radwańska, no. 5 seed Petra Kvitová, and no. 8 seed Angelique Kerber. The White Group was composed of no. 2 seed Victoria Azarenka, no. 4 seed Li Na, no. 6 seed Sara Errani, and no. 7 seed Jelena Janković. Caroline Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens served as alternates.<ref>{{cite web|work=WTA Championships|title=Istanbul Draw Revealed|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/LatestNews/Read/0,,12910~3503606,00.html|date=20 October 2013}}</ref>

In the red group, their respective records in their group, [[Serena Williams]] was 13–1, [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] was 6–14, [[Petra Kvitová]] was 6–7, and Angelique Kerber was 6–9. Williams has an almost perfect record in her group, she is 7–0 against Radwańska, including three wins in 2013 the last being at the [[2013 China Open (tennis)|China Open]]. Against Czech Kvitová, Williams also has never lost to having a 4–0 record, they met only once in 2013 at the [[2013 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Total Open]], with Williams losing her first set to Kvitová but still won the match. Williams only loss in her group came against Kerber having a slight edge of 2–1, they failed to meet in 2013, with their last encounter coming in last year Tour Championships, with Williams winning in two sets. Radwańska has mixed record against the other two members in her group, she is 1–4 against Kvitová, with her only win coming in last year's Tour Championships, but Kvitová won their last meeting at the [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]]. Radwańska has a winning record against Kerber leading 5–3, winning four of the last five, including a two set win in the China Open. The final match–up between Kvitová and Kerber saw an even head-to-head giving 2 wins each, with Kvitová winning the last match at the final of [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Toray Pan Pacific Open]].<ref name="H2H">{{cite web|work=WTA Championships|title=Head-to-Heads – Istanbul Round robin|url=http://www.wtachampionships.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/TournamentStats/2013/808_h2h.pdf|date=21 October 2013}}</ref>

In the white group, in their head–to–heads with players within their group, [[Victoria Azarenka]] was 17–8, [[Li Na]] was 14–10, [[Sara Errani]] was 1–12, and [[Jelena Janković]] was 8–10. Azarenka like Williams, leads all her head-to-head match up in her group. Azarenka is 6–4 against Li, including winning their last five matches, with the last coming at the final of the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]] with a three set win for Azarenka. Azarenka is 6–1 against Errani, they met twice in 2013 with Azarenka winning both, with the last encounter coming at the [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]]. Against Janković, Azarenka leads the match–up 5–3, with Azarenka winning the last four, including once in 2013 at the [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]]. Li leads her other two match-ups in her group. In the match–up between Li and Errani, Li has won all their five meetings with the last coming at the [[2012 Rogers Cup]]. Against Janković, Li has the slight lead of 5–4, however they split their two meetings in 2013 with Li winning the last one at the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. In the last head–to–head between Janković and Errani, Janković won their only encounter at the [[2010 BNP Paribas Open]].<ref name="H2H"/>

==Player head-to-head== Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. {{8TeamRR |align=center |standings-overall = '''Overall''' |YTD W-L='''YTD''' |team-1-abbrev='''[[Serena Williams|Williams]]''' |team-1='''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]}}''' |team-2-abbrev='''[[Victoria Azarenka|Azarenka]]''' |team-2='''{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]]''' |team-3-abbrev='''[[Agnieszka Radwańska|Radwańska]]''' |team-3='''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]}}''' |team-4-abbrev='''[[Li Na|Li]]''' |team-4='''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]]''' |team-5-abbrev='''[[Petra Kvitová|Kvitová]]''' |team-5='''{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]]''' |team-6-abbrev='''[[Sara Errani|Errani]]''' |team-6='''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]]''' |team-7-abbrev='''[[Jelena Janković|Janković]]''' |team-7='''{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]]''' |team-8-abbrev='''[[Angelique Kerber|Kerber]]''' |team-8='''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]]''' |1v2=13–3 |1v3=8–0 |1v4=10–1 |1v5=5–0 |1v6=6–0 |1v7=8–4 |1v8=3–1 |standings-1=53–9 |YTD W-L-1=78–4 |2v1=3–13 |2v3=12–3 |2v4=6–5 |2v5=2–4 |2v6=7–1 |2v7=5–4 |2v8=3–0 |standings-2=38–30 |YTD W-L-2=44–8 |3v1=0–8 |3v2=3–12 |3v4=5–6 |3v5=1–5 |3v6=7–2 |3v7=4–1 |3v8=5–4 |standings-3=25–38 |YTD W-L-3=58–19 |4v1=1–10 |4v2=5–6 |4v3=6–5 |4v5=4–3 |4v6=6–0 |4v7=6–4 |4v8=7–1 |standings-4=35–29 |YTD W-L-4=44–14 |5v1=0–5 |5v2=4–2 |5v3=5–1 |5v4=3–4 |5v6=6–0 |5v7=2–1 |5v8=3–2 |standings-5=23–15 |YTD W-L-5=51–23 |6v1=0–6 |6v2=1–7 |6v3=2–7 |6v4=0–6 |6v5=0–6 |6v7=1–1 |6v8=2–1 |standings-6=6–34 |YTD W-L-6=47–24 |7v1=4–8 |7v2=4–5 |7v3=1–4 |7v4=4–6 |7v5=1–2 |7v6=1–1 |7v8=0–1 |standings-7=15–27 |YTD W-L-7=46–21 |8v1=1–3 |8v2=0–3 |8v3=4–5 |8v4=1–7 |8v5=2–3 |8v6=1–2 |8v7=1–0 |standings-8=10–23 |YTD W-L-8=45–23 }}

==Day-by-day summaries==

===Day 1=== {| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="margin:1em auto;" |- !colspan=4|Matches |- !Group !Winner !Loser !Score |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#White Group|White Group]] |{{flagicon|BLR}} '''[[Victoria Azarenka]]''' [2] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] [6] |7–6(7–4), 6–2 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Red Group|Red Group]] |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Serena Williams]]''' [1] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]] [8] |6–3, 6–1 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Red Group|Red Group]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Petra Kvitová]]''' [5] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] [3] |6–4, 6–4 |}

===Day 2=== {| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="margin:1em auto;" |- !colspan=4|Matches |- !Group !Winner !Loser !Score |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#White Group|White Group]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Li Na]]''' [4] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] [6] |6–3, 7–6(7–5) |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#White Group|White Group]] |{{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[Jelena Janković]]''' [7] |{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] [2] |6–4, 6–2 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Red Group|Red Group]] |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Serena Williams]]''' [1] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] [3] |6–2, 6–4 |}

===Day 3=== {| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="margin:1em auto;" |- !colspan=4|Matches |- !Group !Winner !Loser !Score |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#White Group|White Group]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Li Na]]''' [4] |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] [7] |6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Red Group|Red Group]] |{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Angelique Kerber]]''' [8] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] [3] |6–2, 6–2 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Red Group|Red Group]] |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Serena Williams]]''' [1] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]] [5] |6–2, 6–3 |}

===Day 4===

{| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="margin:1em auto;" |- !colspan=4|Matches |- !Group !Winner !Loser !Score |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#White Group|White Group]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Li Na]]''' [4] |{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] [2] |6–2, 6–1 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Red Group|Red Group]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Petra Kvitová]]''' [5] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]] [8] |6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–3 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#White Group|White Group]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Sara Errani]]''' [6] |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] [7] |6–4, 6–4 |}

===Day 5=== {| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="margin:1em auto;" |- !colspan=4|Matches |- !Semifinals !Winner !Loser !Score |- align=left |-align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles#Finals|Doubles]] |{{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Hsieh Su-wei]]''' {{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Peng Shuai]]''' [2] |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] [3] |7–6(7–5), 6–2 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Finals|Singles]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Li Na]]''' [4] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]] [5] |6–4, 6–2 |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Finals|Singles]] |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Serena Williams]]''' [1] |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] [7] |6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |-align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles#Finals|Doubles]] |{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Elena Vesnina]]''' {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Ekaterina Makarova]]''' [4] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberta Vinci]] [1] |4–6, 7–5, [10–3] |- |}

===Day 6===

{| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="margin:1em auto;" |- !colspan=4|Matches |- !Final !Winner !Loser !Score |- align=left |-align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles#Finals|Doubles]] |{{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Hsieh Su-wei]]''' {{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Peng Shuai]]''' [2] |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Makarova]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]] [4] |6–4, 7–5 |- |- align=left |[[2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Finals|Singles]] |{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Serena Williams]]''' [1] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]] [4] |2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |- |- align=left |- |}

==Points breakdown==

===Singles=== Those with a gold background have enough points to qualify. {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- !rowspan=2| Rank !rowspan=2| Athlete !colspan=4| Grand Slam tournament !colspan=4| Premier Mandatory !colspan=2| Best Premier 5 ! colspan="6" | Best other !rowspan=2| Total points !rowspan=2| Tourn |- |bgcolor=#e5d1cb| '''[[2013 Australian Open|AUS]]''' |bgcolor=#e5d1cb| '''[[2013 French Open|FRA]]''' |bgcolor=#e5d1cb| '''[[2013 Wimbledon Championships|WIM]]''' |bgcolor=#e5d1cb| '''[[2013 US Open (tennis)|USO]]'''

|bgcolor=#dfe2e9| '''[[2013 BNP Paribas Open|IW]]''' |bgcolor=#dfe2e9| '''[[2013 Sony Ericsson Open|MIA]]''' |bgcolor=#dfe2e9| '''[[2013 Mutua Madrid Open|MAD]]''' |bgcolor=#dfe2e9| '''[[2013 China Open (tennis)|BEI]]''' !width=30|1 !width=30|2 !width=30|1 !width=30|2 !width=30|3 !width=30|4 !width=30|5 !width=30|6 |- |bgcolor=gold| 1 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 500 |bgcolor=lime|'''W''' 2000 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=lime|'''W''' 2000 ||A 0 |bgcolor=lime|'''W''' 1000 |bgcolor=lime|'''W''' 1000 |bgcolor=lime|'''W''' 1000 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Rogers Cup|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|F]] 620 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|F]] 620 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Brisbane International|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Family Circle Cup|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Swedish Open|W]]''' 280 ||[[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|A]] 0 !12,040 !16(14) |- |bgcolor=gold| 2 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] |bgcolor=lime|'''W''' 2000 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 900 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F 1400 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 ||A 0 |bgcolor=#afeeee| R32 80 |bgcolor=#afeeee| R64 5 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Qatar Total Open|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Western & Southern Open|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|F]] 620 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Southern California Open|F]] 320 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Brisbane International|SF]] 200 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|R32]] 1 ||[[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|A]] 0 || !7,676 !15(13) |- |bgcolor=cd7f32| 3 |align=left bgcolor=cd7f32| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 900 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F 1400 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 ||A 0 |bgcolor=lime|'''W''' 1000 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F 700 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F 700 || A 0 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|R32]] 1 ||[[2013 Bank of the West Classic|A]] 0 ||[[2013 Rogers Cup|A]] 0 || || !5,891 !14(10) |- |bgcolor=gold| 4 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 500 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 500 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 900 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 450 |bgcolor=#afeeee| R32 80 |bgcolor=#FFFF00| SF 450 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Rogers Cup|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Apia International Sydney|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Bank of the West Classic|F]] 320 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 ASB Classic|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 KDB Korea Open|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|QF]] 225 !5,890 !20 |- |bgcolor=gold| 5 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]] |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F 1400 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 500 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 900 ||A 0 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee| R64 5 |bgcolor=#ffebcd| QF 250 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Rogers Cup|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|F]] 320 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Shenzhen Open|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Apia International Sydney|SF]] 200 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|R16]] 125 ||[[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|A]] 0 ||[[2013 Qatar Total Open|A]] 0 !5,120 !17(14) |- |bgcolor=gold| 6 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 160 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 500 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 160 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 80 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 80 |bgcolor=#FFFF00| SF 450 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 New Haven Open at Yale|F]] 320 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Rogers Cup|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open|F]] 200 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|R16]] 125 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|R16]] 125 !4,370 !22 |- |bgcolor=gold| 7 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R128 5 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 900 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R128 5 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 450 |bgcolor=#afeeee| R16 140 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Open GDF Suez|F]] 320 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|F]] 320 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Rogers Cup|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo|F]] 200 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|R16]] 125 !4,190 !21 |- |bgcolor=gold| 8 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|SER}} [[Jelena Janković]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 160 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 500 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 5 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 450 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 5 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8| F 700 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Family Circle Cup|F]] 320 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Copa Colsanitas|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Nürnberger Versicherungscup|SF]] 130 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Rogers Cup|R16]] 125 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|R16]] 125 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Apia International Sydney|R16]] 60 !3,860 !19 |- |bgcolor=gold| 9 |align=left bgcolor=gold| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 450 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 80 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#ffebcd| QF 250 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|F]] 620 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|R16]] 125 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Generali Ladies Linz|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Monterrey Open|F]] 200 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Apia International Sydney|SF]] 200 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|SF]] 200 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Brisbane International|QF]] 120 ||[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|A]] 0 !3,715 !22(21) |- |style="background:"| 10 |align=left style="background:"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Caroline Wozniacki]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 100 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 160 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F 700 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 80 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 5 |bgcolor=#ffebcd| QF 250 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 BGL Luxembourg Open|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Aegon International|SF]] 200 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|SF]] 200 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 New Haven Open at Yale|SF]] 200 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Family Circle Cup|QF]] 120 !3,520 !23 |- |style="background:"| 11 |align=left style="background:"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sloane Stephens]] |bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF 900 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 500 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 280 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 5 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 5 |bgcolor=#afeeee| R16 140 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|R16]] 125 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Rogers Cup|R16]] 125 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Moorilla Hobart International|SF]] 130 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|R16]] 125 |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2013 New Haven Open at Yale|QF]] 120 |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2013 Brussels Open|QF]] 120 |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2013 Brisbane International|QF]] 120 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|R32]] 70 !3,185 !22 |}

===Doubles=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- !rowspan=2| Rank !rowspan=2| Team !colspan=11| Points !rowspan=2| Total points !rowspan=2| Tourn |- !width=30|1 !width=30|2 !width=30|3 !width=30|4 !width=30|5 !width=30|6 !width=30|7 !width=30|8 !width=30|9 !width=30|10 !width=30|11 |- |bgcolor=gold| 1 |align=left bgcolor=gold | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberta Vinci]] |bgcolor=lime|[[2013 Australian Open|'''W''']] 2000 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 French Open|F]] 1400 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Qatar Total Open|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|F]] 620 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 500 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Open GDF Suez|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Sony Open Tennis|SF]] 450 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Apia International Sydney|F]] 320 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships|R16]] 280 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Rogers Cup|QF]] 225 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|QF]] 225 !7,390 !13 |- |bgcolor=gold| 2 |align=left bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]] |bgcolor=lime|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships|'''W''']] 2000 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Western & Southern Open|W]]''' 900 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 500 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 BNP Paribas Open|SF]] 450 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 China Open (tennis)|SF]] 450 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open|R16]] 280 |bgcolor=lime|[[2013 Guangzhou International Women's Open|'''W''']] 280 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 French Open|R32]] 160 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Sony Open Tennis|R16]] 140 !6,455 !11 |- |bgcolor=gold| 3 |align=left bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] |bgcolor=lime|[[2013 Sony Open Tennis|'''W''']] 1,000 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 French Open|SF]] 900 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 BNP Paribas Open|F]] 700 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Qatar Total Open|F]] 620 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Wimbledon|QF]] 500 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 500 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Aegon International|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Apia International Sydney|W]]''' 470 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|F]] 320 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open|R16]] 280 !6,155 !12 |- |bgcolor=gold| 4 |align=left bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Makarova]] |bgcolor=lime|[[2013 French Open|'''W''']] 2,000 |bgcolor=lime|[[2013 BNP Paribas Open|'''W''']] 1,000 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Australian Open|SF]] 900 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 US Open (tennis)|QF]] 500 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Rogers Cup|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#FFFF00|[[2013 Western & Southern Open|SF]] 395 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Wimbledon|R16]] 280 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Sony Open Tennis|QF]] 250 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2013 Mutua Madrid Open|QF]] 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|R16]] 1 | !5,971 !10 |- |style="background:"| 5 |align=left style="background:"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Dellacqua]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ashleigh Barty]] |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Australian Open|F]] 1400 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 Wimbledon|F]] 1400 |bgcolor=#D8BFD8|[[2013 US Open (tennis)|F]] 1400 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2013 Aegon Classic|W]]''' 280 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2012 Dunlop World Challenge|W]]''' 130 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 French Open|R64]] 5 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 China Open (tennis)|R16]] 5 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|R16]] 1 | | | !4,621 !8 |- |}

==See also== *[[Women's Tennis Association#Ranking method|WTA ranking Points]] *[[2013 ATP World Tour Finals]] *[[2013 WTA Tournament of Champions]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.wtachampionships.com}}

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