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.
| 2013 Qatar Total Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 February |
| Edition | 11th |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 26D |
| Prize money | $2,369,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Victoria Azarenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 70 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $426,000 | $213,000 | $106,435 | $49,040 | $24,300 | $12,480 | $6,415 | $3,560 | $1,840 |
| Doubles * | $122,000 | $61,600 | $30,490 | $15,340 | $7,780 | 3,840 | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
 USA
|
Serena Williams | 2 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Maria Sharapova | 3 | 3 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 4 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 6 | 5 |
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | 7 | 6 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 8 | 7 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 9 | 8 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 10 | 9 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 11 | 10 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 12 | 11 |
| RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 13 | 12 |
 SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 14 | 13 |
 SVK |
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| ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 16 | 15 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 17 | 16 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 18 | 17 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 4, 2013.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Li Na (left ankle injury)
Dominika Cibulková
Bojana Jovanovski (back injury)
Retirements edit
- Maria Kirilenko (shoulder injury)
- Varvara Lepchenko (upper respiratory illness)
- Ekaterina Makarova (left hill injury)
Yanina Wickmayer (low back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 1 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 20 | 2 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 27 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Nuria Llagostera Vives |  CHN
|
Zheng Jie | 30 | 4 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | USA
|
Liezel Huber | 33 | 5 |
| GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 35 | 6 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 40 | 7 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  IND
|
Sania Mirza | 46 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 4, 2013.
Other entrants edit
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 edit
- Before the tournament
- Varvara Lepchenko (upper respiratory illness)
- Ekaterina Makarova (left hill injury)
- Yanina Wickmayer (low back injury)
Champions edit
Singles edit
Victoria Azarenka def. Serena Williams, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Doubles edit
- Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci def. Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik, 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]