The 2013 Lale Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 22–28 April 2013.
WTA entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedDonna Vekić831Kristýna Plíšková1062Eleni Daniilidou1233Marta Sirotkina1294Stéphanie Dubois1485Alexandra Panova1506Çağla Büyükakçay1677Ekaterina Bychkova1818 1 Rankings are as of 15 April 2013
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Hülya Esen Sultan Gönen Gülben Güldaş Melis Sezer
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Justyna Jegiołka Mayya Katsitadze Elizaveta Kulichkova
Champions Singles
Donna Vekić def. Elizaveta Kulichkova, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles
Ekaterina Bychkova / Nadiya Kichenok def. Başak Eraydın / Aleksandrina Naydenova, 3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
External links 2013 Lale Cup at ITFtennis.com