Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 China Open.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the first round.
Seeds
Serena Williams (champion) Victoria Azarenka (first round) Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals) Li Na (quarterfinals) Sara Errani (third round) Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals) Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals) Jelena Janković (final) Petra Kvitová (semifinals) Roberta Vinci (third round) Sloane Stephens (third round) Carla Suárez Navarro (third round) Sabine Lisicki (third round) Ana Ivanovic (second round) Samantha Stosur (first round) Simona Halep (first round)
The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows: Angelique Kerber Petra Kvitová Venus Williams Caroline Wozniacki
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links Main draw Qualifying draw