This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2013. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
ATP World Tour
The 2013 ATP World Tour was the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF) and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF.
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 was a series of 9 tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia. The series constituted the most prestigious tournaments in men's tennis after the four Grand Slam events and the ATP World Tour Finals.
Week ofTournamentAlso currently known asCourt surfaceWinner Runner-up Score SinglesMarch 4 Indian WellsBNP Paribas OpenHard Rafael Nadal Juan Martín del Potro4–6, 6–3, 6–4March 18 MiamiSony Open TennisHard Andy Murray David Ferrer2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)April 15 Monte CarloMonte Carlo Rolex MastersClay Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–2, 7–6(7–1)May 6 MadridMutua Madrid OpenClay Rafael Nadal Stanislas Wawrinka6–2, 6–4May 13 RomeInternazionali BNL d'ItaliaClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–1, 6–3August 5 MontrealRogers CupHard Rafael Nadal Milos Raonic6–2, 6–2August 12 CincinnatiWestern & Southern OpenHard Rafael Nadal John Isner7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)October 7 ShanghaiShanghai Rolex MastersHard Novak Djokovic Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)October 28 ParisBNP Paribas MastersHard (i) Novak Djokovic David Ferrer 7–5, 7–5ATP World Tour Finals4 November LondonBarclays ATP World Tour FinalsHard (i) Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4 DoublesWeek ofTournamentAlso currently known asCourt SurfaceWinnersRunner-upMarch 4 Indian WellsBNP Paribas OpenHard Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Treat Conrad Huey Jerzy Janowicz6–3, 3–6, [10–6]March 18 MiamiSony Open TennisHard Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski6–4, 6–1April 15 Monte CarloMonte Carlo Rolex MastersClay Julien Benneteau Nenad Zimonjić Bob Bryan Mike Bryan4–6, 7–6(7–4), [14–12]May 6 MadridMutua Madrid OpenClay Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Alexander Peya Bruno Soares6–2, 6–3May 13 RomeInternazionali BNL d'ItaliaClay Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna6–2, 6–3August 5 MontrealRogers CupHard Alexander Peya Bruno Soares Colin Fleming Andy Murray6–4, 7–6(7–4)August 12 CincinnatiWestern & Southern OpenHard Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Marcel Granollers Marc López6–4, 4–6, [10–4]October 7 ShanghaiShanghai Rolex MastersHard Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo David Marrero Fernando Verdasco 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), [10–2]October 28 ParisBNP Paribas MastersHard (i) Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Alexander Peya Bruno Soares 6–3, 6–3ATP World Tour Finals4 November LondonBarclays ATP World Tour FinalsHard (i) David Marrero Fernando Verdasco Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2013 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments.
WTA Tour
The 2013 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions).
WTA Premier tournaments The WTA Premier tournaments were 21 of the tennis tournaments divided into three levels on the 2013 WTA Tour.
Week ofTournamentAlso currently known asCourt surfaceWinner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory4 March Indian WellsBNP Paribas OpenHard Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki6–2, 6–218 March MiamiSony Open TennisHard Serena Williams Maria Sharapova4–6, 6–3, 6–06 May MadridMutua Madrid OpenClay Serena Williams Maria Sharapova6–1, 6–430 September BeijingChina OpenHard Serena Williams Jelena Janković6–2, 6–2 Premier 511 February DohaQatar Total OpenHard Victoria Azarenka Serena Williams7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–313 May RomeInternazionali BNL d'ItaliaClay Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka6-1, 6–35 August TorontoRogers CupHard Serena Williams Sorana Cîrstea6–2, 6–012 August CincinnatiWestern & Southern OpenHard Victoria Azarenka Serena Williams2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)23 September TokyoToray Pan Pacific OpenHard Petra Kvitová Angelique Kerber 6–2, 0–6, 6–3 Premier31 December BrisbaneBrisbane InternationalHard Serena Williams Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–2, 6–17 January SydneyApia International SydneyHard Agnieszka Radwańska Dominika Cibulková6–0, 6–028 January ParisOpen GDF SuezHard (i) Mona Barthel Sara Errani7–5, 7–6(7–4)18 February DubaiBarclays Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsHard Petra Kvitová Sara Errani 6–2, 1–6, 6–11 April CharlestonFamily Circle CupClay Serena Williams Jelena Janković3–6, 6–0, 6–222 April StuttgartPorsche Tennis Grand PrixClay (i) Maria Sharapova Li Na6-4, 6-320 May BrusselsBrussels OpenClay Kaia Kanepi Peng Shuai6–2, 7–517 June EastbourneAegon InternationalGrass Elena Vesnina Jamie Hampton6–2, 6–122 July StanfordBank of the West ClassicHard Dominika Cibulková Agnieszka Radwańska3–6, 6–4, 6–429 July CarlsbadSouthern California OpenHard Samantha Stosur Victoria Azarenka6–2, 6–319 August New HavenNew Haven Open at YaleHard Simona Halep Petra Kvitová6–2, 6–214 October MoscowKremlin CupHard (i) Simona Halep Samantha Stosur7–6(7–1), 6–2Year-End Championship22 October IstanbulWTA Tour ChampionshipsHard (i) Serena Williams Li Na2–6, 6–3, 6–0
WTA International tournaments
The WTA International Tournaments were 31 of the tennis tournaments.
Grand Slam events
Australian Open
The 2013 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Hardcourt (Plexicushion). It was the 101st edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from January 14 to January 27, 2013.
All four of the main events in singles and same-sex doubles were won by the top seeds—Novak Djokovic in men's singles, Victoria Azarenka in women's singles, Bob and Mike Bryan in men's doubles, and Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in women's doubles. This year's Australian Open was the first Grand Slam event since that tournament's 2004 edition in which the women's singles and doubles were won by the top seeds, and the first Grand Slam event since the 1997 Wimbledon Championships in which the men's and women's singles and doubles were all won by the top seeds.
Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalMen's singles Novak Djokovic Andy Murray 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2Women's singles Victoria Azarenka Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 6–3Men's doubles Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Robin Haase Igor Sijsling 6–3, 6–4Women's doubles Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Mixed doubles Jarmila Gajdošová Matthew Ebden Lucie Hradecká František Čermák 6–3, 7–5
French Open
The 2013 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 26 May to 9 June. It consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.
Rafael Nadal was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, and won the title to become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the final to Serena Williams.
This championship was the third time in grand slam history that two multiple slam sets were accomplished in two different disciplines, and that was Serena Williams in Women's Singles, and her fellow countrymen Bob and Mike Bryan in Men's Doubles. At the 1969 US Open, Rod Laver won his multiple slam set in Men's Singles, and his fellow countryman Ken Rosewall did in Men's Doubles. At the 2012 French Open, Mahesh Bhupathi won a multiple slam set in Mixed Doubles, and Esther Vergeer won her multiple slam set in Women's Wheelchair Doubles.
Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalMen's singles Rafael Nadal David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2, 6–3Women's singles Serena Williams Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–4Men's doubles Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)Women's doubles Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 5–7, 2–6Mixed doubles Lucie Hradecká František Čermák Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor 1–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Wimbledon Championships
The 2013 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts. It was the 127th championships of the Wimbledon Championships and the third Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, from 24 June to 7 July 2013.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the defending champions in singles events, but neither was able to repeat their success. This marked the first time since 1927 in which both defending champions were eliminated before the quarter-finals.
Andy Murray became the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title since Fred Perry in 1936. Marion Bartoli won the women's singles title. Bob and Mike Bryan completed the "Bryan Slam" and became the first team to hold all four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold at the same time.
Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalMen's singles Andy Murray Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4Women's singles Marion Bartoli Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–4Men's doubles Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4Women's doubles Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 7–6(7–1), 6–1Mixed doubles Daniel Nestor Kristina Mladenovic Bruno Soares Lisa Raymond 5–7, 6–2, 8–6
US Open
The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd edition of the US Open and the final fourth Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 26 to September 9.
Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the finalMen's singles Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1Women's singles Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1Men's doubles Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek Alexander Peya Bruno Soares 6–1, 6–3Women's doubles Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4Mixed doubles Andrea Hlaváčková Max Mirnyi Abigail Spears Santiago González 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Team events
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup XXV (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 25th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis commenced on 29 December 2012 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group progressed to the final. Czech Republic, the defending champions, decided not to defend their title.
The 2013 Hopman Cup was won by Spain – Spain's fourth title, defeating Serbia in the final 2–1. Serbia won the men's singles, followed by Spain's winning of the women's singles; then the deciding mixed doubles event was won by Spain in straight sets.