The 2013 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier 5 series of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 11 and 17 February 2013.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1 Singles90062039522512570130201Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Singles$426,000$213,000$106,435$49,040$24,300$12,480$6,415$3,560$1,840Doubles *$122,000$61,600$30,490$15,340$7,7803,840 * per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedVictoria Azarenka11Serena Williams22Maria Sharapova33Agnieszka Radwańska44Angelique Kerber65Sara Errani76Petra Kvitová87Samantha Stosur98Marion Bartoli109Caroline Wozniacki1110Nadia Petrova1211Maria Kirilenko1312Ana Ivanovic1413Dominika Cibulková1514Roberta Vinci1615Sloane Stephens1716Lucie Šafářová1817 1 Rankings as of February 4, 2013.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Fatma Al-Nabhani Heidi El Tabakh Ons Jabeur
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ekaterina Bychkova Vera Dushevina Caroline Garcia Nadiia Kichenok Tadeja Majerič Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yulia Putintseva Anastasia Rodionova
The following player received entry as lucky loser: Daria Gavrilova Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Withdrawals Before the tournament Li Na (left ankle injury) Dominika Cibulková Bojana Jovanovski (back injury)
Retirements
Maria Kirilenko (shoulder injury) Varvara Lepchenko (upper respiratory illness) Ekaterina Makarova (left hill injury) Yanina Wickmayer (low back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSara ErraniRoberta Vinci11Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik202Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears273Nuria Llagostera Vives Zheng Jie304Hsieh Su-wei Liezel Huber335Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke356Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Šafářová407Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza468 1 Rankings as of February 4, 2013.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Fatma Al-Nabhani / Kathrin Wörle Caroline Garcia / Christina McHale Petra Kvitová / Yanina Wickmayer Aleksandrina Naydenova / Francesca Schiavone The following pairs received entry as alternates: Maria Elena Camerin / Simona Halep Justyna Jegiołka / Veronika Kapshay Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok
Withdrawals Before the tournament Varvara Lepchenko (upper respiratory illness) Ekaterina Makarova (left hill injury) Yanina Wickmayer (low back injury)
Champions
Singles
Victoria Azarenka def. Serena Williams, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Doubles
Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci def. Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik, 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
External links Official Website