The 2013 Shenzhen Open (known as 2013 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Shenzhen Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013.
| 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $500,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Shenzhen, China |
| Venue | Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Li Na | |
| Doubles | |
 Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan | |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHN
|
Li Na | 7 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 11 | 2 |
 SRB |
|||
| TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 25 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Klára Zakopalová | 28 | 5 |
| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 40 | 6 |
 GBR
|
Laura Robson | 53 | 7 |
| SRB
|
Bojana Jovanovski | 56 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Iveta Benešová
Jelena Janković (viral illness)
Mirjana Lučić- Petra Martić
- Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (doping)
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 122 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Nina Bratchikova |  SVK
|
Janette Husárová | 123 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva | CZE
|
Klára Zakopalová | 145 | 3 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos |  LUX
|
Mandy Minella | 161 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of December 24, 2012.
Other entrants edit
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
Hsieh Su-wei (right forearm injury)
Finals edit
Singles edit
Li Na defeated Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5- It was Li's first title of the year and 7th of her career and her first in China since 2004.
Doubles edit
- Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan defeated
Irina Buryachok / 
Valeria Solovieva, 6–0, 7–5
References edit
External links edit
- Singles draw
- Doubles draw
- Official website Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine