2013 WTA Tour

2013 WTA Tour
Serena Williams finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won eleven tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also won five Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events.
Details
DurationDecember 29, 2012
– November 3, 2013
Edition43rd
Tournaments57
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships (2)
WTA Premier Mandatory (4)
WTA Premier 5 (5)
WTA Premier (12)
WTA International tournaments (30)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Serena Williams (11)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Serena Williams (13)
Prize money leaderUnited States Serena Williams
(US$12,385,572)
Points leaderUnited States Serena Williams (13,260)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Serena Williams
Doubles team of the yearItaly Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Most improved
player of the year
Romania Simona Halep
Newcomer of the yearCanada Eugenie Bouchard
Comeback
player of the year
Russia Alisa Kleybanova
2012
2014
Victoria Azarenka (left) claimed her second major by successfully defending her title at the Australian Open, defeating Li Na in the final. Serena Williams won her second French Open title, defeating defending champion Maria Sharapova in the final, after which she went on to win her fifth title at the US Open, defeating Azarenka in the final, and increasing her total singles Grand Slam titles to seventeen, just one short of both Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Marion Bartoli won her first major at Wimbledon, defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Sabine Lisicki, thus becoming the first French player to win a Major since Amélie Mauresmo in 2006. Bartoli would go on the retire from tennis only 6 weeks later at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

The 2013 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions). Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]

Schedule[edit]

This was the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

January[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
31 Dec Hyundai Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
 Spain
2–1
 Serbia
Round robin (Group A)
 Australia
 Italy
 Germany
Round robin (Group B)
 United States
 South Africa
 France
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
6–2, 6–1
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
Kazakhstan Ksenia Pervak
United States Sloane Stephens
Germany Angelique Kerber
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
India Sania Mirza
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
ASB Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
6–4, 6–4
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer United States Jamie Hampton
Germany Mona Barthel
Russia Elena Vesnina
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
2–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Germany Julia Görges
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Shenzhen Gemdale Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA International
Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
China Li Na
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová China Peng Shuai
Romania Monica Niculescu
Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
Germany Annika Beck
China Zhou Yimiao
France Marion Bartoli
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
6–0, 7–5
Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
7 Jan Apia International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard – $690,000 – 30S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
6–0, 6–0
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková China Li Na
Germany Angelique Kerber
Italy Roberta Vinci
United States Madison Keys
Italy Sara Errani
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–4
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Moorilla Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–4
Germany Mona Barthel Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
United States Sloane Stephens
Romania Monica Niculescu
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
United States Lauren Davis
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain María Teresa Torró Flor
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Hungary Tímea Babos
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
14 Jan
21 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $13,712,772 –
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
China Li Na United States Sloane Stephens
Russia Maria Sharapova
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Serena Williams
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
Australia Matthew Ebden
6–3, 7–5
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic František Čermák
28 Jan Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
WTA Premier
Hard (i) – $690,000 – 30S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Germany Mona Barthel
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Italy Sara Errani Netherlands Kiki Bertens
France Kristina Mladenovic
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
France Marion Bartoli
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
6–1, 6–1
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
United States Liezel Huber
PTT Pattaya Open
Pattaya, Thailand
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Maria Kirilenko
5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Germany Sabine Lisicki Russia Nina Bratchikova
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Japan Ayumi Morita
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
Australia Casey Dellacqua
6–3, 6–2
Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Russia Alexandra Panova

February[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Feb Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals
Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
Rimini, Italy – Clay (red) (i)
Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)
Niš, Serbia – Hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
 Czech Republic 4–0
 Italy 3–2
 Russia 3–2
 Slovakia 3–2
Quarterfinals losers
 Australia
 United States
 Japan
 Serbia
11 Feb Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
United States Serena Williams Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Russia Maria Sharapova
Italy Sara Errani
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Australia Samantha Stosur
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
18 Feb Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
Hard – $2,000,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Italy Sara Errani Italy Roberta Vinci
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Russia Nadia Petrova
Australia Samantha Stosur
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
France Marion Bartoli
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
India Sania Mirza
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Serbia Jelena Janković
6–1, 6–2
Argentina Paula Ormaechea Italy Karin Knapp
Brazil Teliana Pereira
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Spain Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
Spain María Teresa Torró Flor
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Hungary Tímea Babos
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
6–4, 6–3
Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Russia Alexandra Panova
U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships
Memphis, United States
WTA International
Hard (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
6–1, retired
Germany Sabine Lisicki Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
France Kristina Mladenovic
United Kingdom Heather Watson
United States Jamie Hampton
France Kristina Mladenovic
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
Sweden Johanna Larsson
25 Feb Abierto Mexicano TELCEL
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Italy Sara Errani
6–0, 6–4
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro France Alizé Cornet
Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Italy Karin Knapp
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Colombia Catalina Castaño
Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
BMW Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Japan Ayumi Morita
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
Slovakia Janette Husárová
China Zhang Shuai
Brasil Tennis Cup
Florianópolis, Brazil
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Monica Niculescu
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Russia Olga Puchkova United States Venus Williams
France Kristina Mladenovic
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
Slovakia Jana Čepelová
Hungary Tímea Babos
Hungary Melinda Czink
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
6–0, 6–4
United Kingdom Anne Keothavong
Russia Valeria Savinykh

March[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Mar
11 Mar
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $5,185,625 – 96S/32D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Maria Sharapova
6–2, 6–2
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Germany Angelique Kerber
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Australia Samantha Stosur
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Italy Sara Errani
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–0, 5–7, [10–6]
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
18 Mar
25 Mar
Sony Open Tennis
Key Biscayne, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $5,185,625 – 96S/32D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Russia Maria Sharapova Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Serbia Jelena Janković
China Li Na
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
United States Lisa Raymond
United Kingdom Laura Robson

April[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Apr Family Circle Cup
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
Clay – $795,707 (Green) – 56S/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Serbia Jelena Janković United States Venus Williams
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
United States Madison Keys
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
France Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
United States Liezel Huber
Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Germany Angelique Kerber Russia Maria Kirilenko
Romania Monica Niculescu
Japan Ayumi Morita
Poland Urszula Radwańska
Hungary Tímea Babos
United States Lauren Davis
Hungary Tímea Babos
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
6–1, 6–4
Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
8 Apr BNP Paribas Katowice Open
Katowice, Poland
WTA International
Clay (red) (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Italy Roberta Vinci
7–6(7–2), 6–1
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Germany Annika Beck
Croatia Petra Martić
Israel Shahar Pe'er
Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
6–4, 7–5
Romania Raluca Olaru
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
15 Apr Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Palermo, Italy – Clay
Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)
Semifinals winners
 Italy 3–1
 Russia 3–2
Semifinals losers
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
22 Apr Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
Clay (red) (i) – $795,707 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Maria Sharapova
6–4, 6–3
China Li Na Germany Angelique Kerber
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Germany Sabine Lisicki
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Germany Mona Barthel
Germany Sabine Lisicki
6–4, 7–5
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
India Sania Mirza
Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Marrakesh, Morocco
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Italy Francesca Schiavone
6–1, 6–3
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Luxembourg Mandy Minella
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
France Alizé Cornet
France Kristina Mladenovic
Hungary Tímea Babos
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
6–3, 6–1
Croatia Petra Martić
France Kristina Mladenovic
29 Apr Portugal Open
Oeiras, Portugal
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
7–5, 6–2
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro Switzerland Romina Oprandi
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
Japan Ayumi Morita
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
France Kristina Mladenovic
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Croatia Darija Jurak
Hungary Katalin Marosi

May[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 May Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay (red) – €4,033,254 – 64S/28D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
6–1, 6–4
Russia Maria Sharapova Italy Sara Errani
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Germany Angelique Kerber
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
6–2, 6–4
Zimbabwe Cara Black
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
13 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay (red) – $2,369,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
6–1, 6–3
Belarus Victoria Azarenka Romania Simona Halep
Italy Sara Errani
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Serbia Jelena Janković
Australia Samantha Stosur
Russia Maria Sharapova
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
20 May Brussels Open
Brussels, Belgium
WTA Premier
Clay (red) – $690,000 – 30S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
6–2, 7–5
China Peng Shuai Switzerland Romina Oprandi
United States Jamie Hampton
China Zheng Jie
United States Sloane Stephens
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Italy Roberta Vinci
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
6–0, 6–3
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Israel Shahar Pe'er
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
France Alizé Cornet
7–6(7–4), 6–0
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
Japan Misaki Doi
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
6–4, 3–6, [14–12]
Zimbabwe Cara Black
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
27 May
3 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – $12,957,474 –
128S/96Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Serena Williams
6–4, 6–4
Russia Maria Sharapova Italy Sara Errani
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Serbia Jelena Janković
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
7–5, 6–2
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic František Čermák
1–6, 6–4, [10–5]
France Kristina Mladenovic
Canada Daniel Nestor

June[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Jun Aegon Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA International
Grass – $235,000 – 56S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Croatia Donna Vekić Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
United States Alison Riske
United States Madison Keys
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Germany Sabine Lisicki
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
7–5, 6–4
Zimbabwe Cara Black
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Nuremberg, Germany
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Romania Simona Halep
6–3, 6–3
Germany Andrea Petkovic Serbia Jelena Janković
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Germany Annika Beck
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
Slovenia Polona Hercog
Romania Raluca Olaru
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
17 Jun Aegon International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
WTA Premier
Grass – $690,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–1
United States Jamie Hampton Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Maria Kirilenko
China Li Na
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–3
Romania Monica Niculescu
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
Topshelf Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA International
Grass – $235,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Romania Simona Halep
6–4, 6–2
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
Poland Urszula Radwańska
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
24 Jun
1 Jul
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $16,775,934 –
128S/96Q/64D/48X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
France Marion Bartoli
6–1, 6–4
Germany Sabine Lisicki Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
China Li Na
United States Sloane Stephens
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
Canada Daniel Nestor
France Kristina Mladenovic
5–7, 6–2, 8–6
Brazil Bruno Soares
United States Lisa Raymond

July[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Jul Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/0Q/8D[a]
Singles – Doubles
Romania Simona Halep
6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–1
Austria Yvonne Meusburger South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Germany Annika Beck
Hungary Tímea Babos
Israel Shahar Pe'er
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–4, 6–1
Russia Nina Bratchikova
Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
XXVI Internazionali WTA di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Italy Roberta Vinci
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Italy Sara Errani Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Germany Dinah Pfizenmaier
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
France Kristina Mladenovic
Poland Katarzyna Piter
6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
15 Jul NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies
Bad Gastein, Austria
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Austria Yvonne Meusberger
7–5, 6–2
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Italy Karin Knapp
Austria Lisa-Maria Moser
Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
Germany Annika Beck
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
6–1, 6–4
Germany Kristina Barrois
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Collector Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
WTA International
Clay (red) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
6–4, 6–1
Sweden Johanna Larsson Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp
France Mathilde Johansson
France Virginie Razzano
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
6–1, 6–4
Romania Alexandra Dulgheru
Italy Flavia Pennetta
22 Jul Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
Hard – $795,707 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska United States Jamie Hampton
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Russia Vera Dushevina
Poland Urszula Radwańska
Belarus Olga Govortsova
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Germany Julia Görges
Croatia Darija Jurak
Baku Cup
Baku, Azerbaijan
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
6–4, 6–4
Israel Shahar Pe'er Poland Magda Linette
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Tunisia Ons Jabeur
Slovenia Tadeja Majerič
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
Croatia Donna Vekić
Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
29 Jul Southern California Open
Carlsbad, United States
WTA Premier
Hard – $795,707 – 28S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–2, 6–3
Belarus Victoria Azarenka Serbia Ana Ivanovic
France Virginie Razzano
Poland Urszula Radwańska
Italy Roberta Vinci
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
6–4, 6–1
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Citi Open
Washington, D.C., United States
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Germany Andrea Petkovic Russia Ekaterina Makarova
France Alizé Cornet
Germany Angelique Kerber
Romania Monica Niculescu
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Russia Vera Dushevina
6–3, 6–3
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
United States Taylor Townsend

August[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Aug Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/64Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
6–2, 6–0
Romania Sorana Cîrstea Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
China Li Na
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
Italy Sara Errani
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Serbia Jelena Janković
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
5–7, 6–2, [10–6]
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
12 Aug Western & Southern Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
United States Serena Williams China Li Na
Serbia Jelena Janković
Romania Simona Halep
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Italy Roberta Vinci
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
2–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
19 Aug New Haven Open at Yale
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
Hard – $750,000 – 30S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Simona Halep
6–2, 6–2
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
United States Sloane Stephens
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Russia Elena Vesnina
India Sania Mirza
China Zheng Jie
6–3, 6–4
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
26 Aug
2 Sep
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $16,102,000 –
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
United States Serena Williams
7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Belarus Victoria Azarenka China Li Na
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Italy Roberta Vinci
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Belarus Max Mirnyi
7–6(7–5), 6–3
United States Abigail Spears
Mexico Santiago González

September[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Sep Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Belarus Olga Govortsova Spain María Teresa Torró Flor
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
Austria Yvonne Meusburger
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Italy Nastassja Burnett
Hungary Tímea Babos
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
6–3, 6–3
Belarus Olga Govortsova
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Bell Challenge
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
Carpet (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
6–4, 6–3
New Zealand Marina Erakovic United States Christina McHale
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Slovenia Polona Hercog
Croatia Ajla Tomljanović
United States Lauren Davis
France Kristina Mladenovic
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
6–4, 6–3
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
16 Sep KDB Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA International
Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Russia Vera Dushevina
South Korea Jang Su-jeong
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Xu Yifan
7–5, 6–3
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA International
Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
China Zhang Shuai
7–6(7–1), 6–1
United States Vania King China Zheng Jie
Austria Yvonne Meusburger
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
United Kingdom Laura Robson
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
France Alizé Cornet
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
6–3, 4–6, [12–10]
United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
23 Sep Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,369,000 – 56S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Germany Angelique Kerber United States Venus Williams
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
4–6, 6–0, [11–9]
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
United States Liezel Huber
30 Sep China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $5,185,625 – 60S/28D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
6–2, 6–2
Serbia Jelena Janković Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Germany Angelique Kerber
China Li Na
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–2
Russia Vera Dushevina
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja

October[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Oct Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
WTA International
Hard (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Germany Angelique Kerber
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Serbia Ana Ivanovic Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
United States Sloane Stephens
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Poland Alicja Rosolska
HP Open
Osaka, Japan
WTA International
Hard – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Australia Samantha Stosur
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Canada Eugenie Bouchard United States Madison Keys
Japan Kurumi Nara
China Zheng Jie
Japan Misaki Doi
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Slovenia Polona Hercog
France Kristina Mladenovic
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–4, 6–3
Australia Samantha Stosur
China Zhang Shuai
Oct 14 Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
Hard (i) – $795,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Simona Halep
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Australia Samantha Stosur Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Italy Roberta Vinci
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
WTA International
Hard (i) – $235,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
6–2, 6–2
Germany Annika Beck Germany Sabine Lisicki
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
Italy Karin Knapp
Poland Katarzyna Piter
United States Sloane Stephens
Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Germany Kristina Barrois