2013 US Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 US Open. It was her fifth US Open singles title and her 17th major singles title overall. For the second consecutive year, Williams lost only one set during the tournament, again to Azarenka in the final.[1][2]

Women's singles
2013 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Score7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
Legendsmenwomenmixed
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This was the last major main draw appearance for former world No. 3 Nadia Petrova, who lost to Julia Glushko in the first round.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (champion)
02.   Victoria Azarenka (final)
03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
04.   Sara Errani (second round)
05.   Li Na (semifinals)
06.   Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
07.   Petra Kvitová (third round)
08.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
09.   Jelena Janković (fourth round)
10.   Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
11.   Samantha Stosur (first round)
12.   Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
13.   Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
14.   Maria Kirilenko (third round)
15.   Sloane Stephens (fourth round)
16.   Sabine Lisicki (third round)
17.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)
18.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
19.   Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
20.   Nadia Petrova (first round)
21.   Simona Halep (fourth round)
22.   Elena Vesnina (second round)
23.   Jamie Hampton (third round)
24.   Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
25.   Kaia Kanepi (third round)
26.   Alizé Cornet (third round)
27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
28.   Mona Barthel (second round)
29.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
30.   Laura Robson (third round)
31.   Klára Zakopalová (first round)
32.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1 Serena Williams66
18 Carla Suárez Navarro00
1 Serena Williams66
5 Li Na03
24 Ekaterina Makarova4772
5 Li Na6656
1 Serena Williams7666
2 Victoria Azarenka5781
10 Roberta Vinci41
  Flavia Pennetta66
  Flavia Pennetta42
2 Victoria Azarenka66
  Daniela Hantuchová23
2 Victoria Azarenka66

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 S Williams66
F Schiavone011 S Williams66
G Voskoboeva66 G Voskoboeva30
M Niculescu431 S Williams66
Y Shvedova66 Y Shvedova31
O Puchkova10 Y Shvedova66
LL P Mayr-Achleitner776LL P Mayr-Achleitner23
29 M Rybáriková6231 S Williams66
23 J Hampton6615 S Stephens41
L Arruabarrena4223 J Hampton76
K Mladenovic616 K Mladenovic54
A Medina Garrigues16123 J Hampton13
I-C Begu1315 S Stephens66
U Radwańska66 U Radwańska11
M Minella636515 S Stephens66
15 S Stephens4677

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 K Flipkens12
V Williams66 V Williams3665
K Bertens13 J Zheng6277
J Zheng66 J Zheng24
Q C Vandeweghe67718 C Suárez Navarro66
Q A Krunić465Q C Vandeweghe34
L Davis0018 C Suárez Navarro66
18 C Suárez Navarro6618 C Suárez Navarro4677
25 K Kanepi47768 A Kerber6363
WC V King664125 K Kanepi66
S Vögele1764 AK Schmiedlová41
AK Schmiedlová657725 K Kanepi04
Ka Plíšková6458 A Kerber66
E Bouchard467 E Bouchard463
L Hradecká118 A Kerber626
8 A Kerber66

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 A Radwańska66
S Soler Espinosa123 A Radwańska67
MT Torró Flor66 MT Torró Flor05
M Erakovic043 A Radwańska677
E Cabeza Candela1432 A Pavlyuchenkova461
WC A Barty66WC A Barty40
WC V Razzano5032 A Pavlyuchenkova66
32 A Pavlyuchenkova763 A Radwańska44
24 E Makarova6624 E Makarova66
P Hercog2424 E Makarova66
M Johansson31 B Mattek-Sands44
B Mattek-Sands6624 E Makarova67
P Ormaechea67916 S Lisicki45
K Date-Krumm367 P Ormaechea23
Q V Dushevina26316 S Lisicki66
16 S Lisicki677

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 J Janković66
M Keys349 J Janković66
M Puig465PR A Kleybanova32
PR A Kleybanova6379 J Janković677
Q K Nara66Q K Nara465
A Cadanțu22Q K Nara76
Q S Fichman57119 S Cîrstea51
19 S Cîrstea7569 J Janković30
30 L Robson765 N Li66
L Domínguez Lino5030 L Robson677
C Garcia66 C Garcia465
WC S Rogers3230 L Robson25
PR P Cetkovská6415 N Li67
S Arvidsson166 S Arvidsson22
O Govortsova225 N Li66
5 N Li66

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 C Wozniacki67
Q Y Duan256 C Wozniacki66
C Scheepers266 C Scheepers12
Q C Simmonds6216 C Wozniacki643
J Čepelová22Q C Giorgi466
Q C Giorgi66Q C Giorgi6710
S-w Hsieh66 S-w Hsieh468
31 K Zakopalová33Q C Giorgi42
22 E Vesnina6610 R Vinci66
A Beck1122 E Vesnina14
K Knapp66 K Knapp66
Q G Min31 K Knapp43
L Tsurenko36410 R Vinci66
L Šafářová626 L Šafářová612
T Babos4210 R Vinci466
10 R Vinci66

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 M Kirilenko66
Y Wickmayer1114 M Kirilenko66
Q M Larcher de Brito66Q M Larcher de Brito31
E Daniilidou4314 M Kirilenko10
D Vekić774621 S Halep66
M Duque Mariño6562 D Vekić21
H Watson64221 S Halep66
21 S Halep46621 S Halep263
27 S Kuznetsova67 F Pennetta677
M Burdette3527 S Kuznetsova646
S Peng66 S Peng164
Y Meusburger3427 S Kuznetsova51
WC N Gibbs02 F Pennetta76
F Pennetta66 F Pennetta66
LL O Rogowska004 S Errani31
4 S Errani66

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
7 P Kvitová636
M Doi2617 P Kvitová66
B Jovanovski66 B Jovanovski24
A Petkovic247 P Kvitová30
T Pironkova33WC A Riske66
WC A Riske66WC A Riske66
J Larsson1428 M Barthel42
28 M Barthel66WC A Riske372
20 N Petrova34 D Hantuchová656
Q J Glushko66Q J Glushko76
Q M Lučić-Baroni44WC S Vickery53
WC S Vickery66Q J Glushko6564
WC M Sanchez52 D Hantuchová3777
D Hantuchová76 D Hantuchová66
Q V Duval566Q V Duval23
11 S Stosur744

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 A Ivanovic66
A Tatishvili2013 A Ivanovic66
V Lepchenko77265PR A Dulgheru21
PR A Dulgheru6567713 A Ivanovic476
J Görges43 C McHale654
C McHale66 C McHale637
E Svitolina66 E Svitolina465
17 D Cibulková4313 A Ivanovic634
26 A Cornet662 V Azarenka466
Q MJ Koehler3226 A Cornet66
Q C Dellacqua614Q A Tomljanović22
Q A Tomljanović36626 A Cornet7732
PR A Wozniak7772 V Azarenka6266
V Dolonc565PR A Wozniak31
D Pfizenmaier002 V Azarenka66
2 V Azarenka66

Championship match statistics

Category S. Williams Azarenka
1st serve %58/101 (57%)56/99 (57%)
1st serve points won44 of 58 = 76%31 of 56 = 55%
2nd serve points won20 of 43 = 47%23 of 43 = 53%
Total service points won64 of 101 = 63.37%54 of 99 = 54.55%
Aces92
Double faults57
Winners3617
Unforced errors3527
Net points won3 of 9 = 33%4 of 6 = 67%
Break points converted7 of 12 = 58%4 of 8 = 50%
Return points won45 of 99 = 45%37 of 101 = 37%
Total points won10991
Source

References

Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by