The 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 event on the 2013 ATP World Tour and a Premier event on the 2013 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place February 18 to 23, while the men's tournament took place from February 25 to March 2.
Finals
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–3
Women's singles
Petra Kvitová defeated Sara Errani, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Michaël Llodra defeated Robert Lindstedt / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)
Women's doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza defeated Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Men's singles5003001809045020100 Men's doubles 0 Women's singles470320200120601201281 Women's doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Men's singles$429,600$193,700$91,750$44,275$22,575$12,415$1,400$770 Men's doubles *$126,900$57,300$27,000$13,050$6,700 Women's singles$442,198$240,644$128,910$33,225$18,382$10,183$5,005$2,727$1,726Women's doubles *$69,039$36,376$18,640$9,320$4,850 * per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Novak Djokovic11Roger Federer22Tomáš Berdych63Juan Martín del Potro74Jo-Wilfried Tsonga85Janko Tipsarević96Andreas Seppi197Mikhail Youzhny328 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Malek Jaziri Rajeev Ram Dmitry Tursunov
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Daniel Brands Igor Kunitsyn Florent Serra Matteo Viola
Withdrawals Before the tournament Philipp Kohlschreiber Radek Štěpánek
Retirements Bernard Tomic (illness)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMarc LópezMarcel Granollers81Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiJean-Julien Rojer272Robert LindstedtNenad Zimonjić293Mariusz FyrstenbergMarcin Matkowski354 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Omar Awadhy / Hamad Abbas Janahi Novak Djokovic / Marko Djokovic
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedVictoria Azarenka11Serena Williams22Agnieszka Radwańska43Angelique Kerber64Sara Errani75Petra Kvitová86Samantha Stosur97Caroline Wozniacki108 Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Marion Bartoli Yulia Putintseva Laura Robson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Daniela Hantuchová Svetlana Kuznetsova Urszula Radwańska Zheng Jie
The following player received entry as lucky loser: Carla Suárez Navarro
Withdrawals Before the tournament Victoria Azarenka (right foot injury) Maria Kirilenko (shoulder injury) Li Na (left ankle injury) Serena Williams (lower back injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedEkaterina MakarovaElena Vesnina191Nadia PetrovaKatarina Srebotnik202Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears273Nuria Llagostera VivesZheng Jie294Hsieh Su-weiLiezel Huber325 Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Fatma Al-Nabhani / Alicja Rosolska Julia Görges / Angelique Kerber Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur The following pair received entry as alternates: Vera Dushevina / Klára Zakopalová
Withdrawals Before the tournament Elena Vesnina (viral illness)
Retirements Květa Peschke (left thigh strain)
References
External links Official website ATP tournament profile