2013 WTA Shenzhen Open

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
Date31 December 2012 – 6 January 2013
Edition1st
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceHard
LocationShenzhen, China
VenueShenzhen Longgang Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Li Na
Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 CHN Li Na 7 1
 FRA Marion Bartoli 11 2
 SRB Jelena Janković 22 3
 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

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
Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
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

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals
During the tournament

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles
  • Li Na def. 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
Main article: 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles

References
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