2013 Brasil Tennis Cup – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament since 2002. Venus Williams was the top seed, but lost in the semifinals to Olga Puchkova.
Monica Niculescu won the title, defeating Puchkova in three sets, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.

Singles
2013 Brasil Tennis Cup
ChampionRomania Monica Niculescu
Runner-upRussia Olga Puchkova
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Seeds

  1. United States Venus Williams (semifinals)
  2. Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
  3. Belgium Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
  4. South Africa Chanelle Scheepers (second round)
  5. Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková (quarterfinals)
  6. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
  7. France Kristina Mladenovic (semifinals)
  8. Germany Annika Beck (second round)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Venus Williams 6 4 5
  Russia Olga Puchkova 4 6 7
  Russia Olga Puchkova 2 6 4
  Romania Monica Niculescu 6 4 6
  Romania Monica Niculescu 6 6  
7 France Kristina Mladenovic 0 2  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 3 3   1 United States V Williams 6 2 7
  Spain G Muguruza 6 6     Spain G Muguruza 4 6 5
Q Germany K Barrois 2 2   1 United States V Williams 6 6  
Q Spain B García Vidagany 6 6   5 Slovakia M Rybáriková 4 0  
  Russia N Bratchikova 4 2   Q Spain B García Vidagany 4 6 4
  Japan K Date-Krumm 3 0   5 Slovakia M Rybáriková 6 3 6
5 Slovakia M Rybáriková 6 6   1 United States V Williams 6 4 5
3 Belgium K Flipkens 6 4 4   Russia O Puchkova 4 6 7
  Russia O Puchkova 2 6 6   Russia O Puchkova 3 6 6
  France C Garcia 6 6     France C Garcia 6 3 3
Q Argentina M Irigoyen 1 4     Russia O Puchkova 6 6  
WC Brazil PC Gonçalves 64 2     Slovakia J Čepelová 1 1  
  Slovakia J Čepelová 77 6     Slovakia J Čepelová 78 6  
WC Brazil MF Alves 2 6 0 8 Germany A Beck 66 4  
8 Germany A Beck 6 3 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Spain A Medina Garrigues 7 67 1
  Romania M Niculescu 5 79 6 Romania M Niculescu 6 6  
  Israel S Pe'er 0 3   Q Croatia T Mrdeža 1 1  
Q Croatia T Mrdeža 6 6     Romania M Niculescu 6 6  
  Russia V Savinykh 65 77 2   Hungary T Babos 3 2  
  Hungary T Babos 77 63 6   Hungary T Babos 6 6  
Q Venezuela A Pérez 6 4 0 4 South Africa C Scheepers 1 2  
4 South Africa C Scheepers 2 6 6   Romania M Niculescu 6 6  
7 France K Mladenovic 6 6   7 France K Mladenovic 0 2  
  United Kingdom A Keothavong 3 4   7 France K Mladenovic 6 6  
  Germany T Malek 6 6     Germany T Malek 2 1  
  Brazil T Pereira 4 2   7 France K Mladenovic 6 6  
Q United States C-Y Hsu 1 2     Hungary M Czink 4 3  
WC Brazil B Haddad Maia 6 6   WC Brazil B Haddad Maia 6 2 63
  Hungary M Czink 2 6 6   Hungary M Czink 1 6 77
2 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 4 2

Qualifying

Seeds

The top three seeds received a bye into the qualifying competition.

  1. Croatia Petra Martić (qualifying competition)
  2. Israel Julia Glushko (qualifying competition)
  3. Croatia Tereza Mrdeža (qualified)
  4. Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
  5. Argentina María Irigoyen (qualified)
  6. Poland Paula Kania (qualifying competition)
  7. Argentina Florencia Molinero (qualifying competition)
  8. Venezuela Adriana Pérez (qualified)
  9. Slovakia Michaela Hončová (first round)
  10. Germany Kristina Barrois (qualified)
  11. Spain Beatriz García Vidagany (qualified)
  12. United States Hsu Chieh-yu (qualified)

Qualifiers

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
1 Croatia Petra Martić 3 4  
WC Brazil Fernanda Hermenegildo 1 2 11 Spain Beatriz García Vidagany 6 6  
11 Spain Beatriz García Vidagany 6 6  

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
2 Israel Julia Glushko 6 1 3
WC Brazil Samantha Czarniak Rego 0 2 12 United States Hsu Chieh-yu 4 6 6
12 United States Hsu Chieh-yu 6 6  

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
3 Croatia Tereza Mrdeža 1 6 6
  Brazil Laura Pigossi 1 2 7 Argentina Florencia Molinero 6 0 4
7 Argentina Florencia Molinero 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg 4 3
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova 6 6  
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova 3 2  
10 Germany Kristina Barrois 6 6  
WC Brazil Carla Forte 77 2 1
10 Germany Kristina Barrois 61 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Argentina María Irigoyen 2 6 6
Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg 6 0 1
5 Argentina María Irigoyen 6 6  
Venezuela Andrea Gámiz 4 4  
Venezuela Andrea Gámiz 6 6
9 Slovakia Michaela Hončová 4 4  

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Poland Paula Kania 4 7 6
Argentina Mailen Auroux 6 5 4
6 Poland Paula Kania 2 3  
8 Venezuela Adriana Pérez 6 6  
WC Brazil Ingrid Gamarra Martins 0 2
8 Venezuela Adriana Pérez 6 6  

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