2013 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Li Na in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 WTA Tour Championships. It was her record 11th title of the season, and her fourth Tour Finals singles title.[1][2]

Singles
2013 WTA Tour Championships
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upChina Li Na
Score2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Draw8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds8
Main article: 2013 WTA Tour Championships

Players
  1. United States Serena Williams (champion)
  2. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (round robin)
  3. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin)
  4. China Li Na (final)
  5. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
  6. Italy Sara Errani (round robin)
  7. Serbia Jelena Janković (semifinals)
  8. Germany Angelique Kerber (round robin)

Notes:

Alternates
  1. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Not used)
  2. United States Sloane Stephens (Not used)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Serena Williams 6 2 6
7 Serbia Jelena Janković 4 6 4
1 United States Serena Williams 2 6 6
4 China Li Na 6 3 0
4 China Li Na 6 6
5 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4 2

Red group
United States Williams Poland Radwańska Czech Republic Kvitová Germany Kerber RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 United States Serena Williams 6–2, 6–4 6–2, 6–3 6–3, 6–1 3–0 6–0 (100%) 36–15 (70.6%) 1
3 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2–6, 4–6 4–6, 4–6 2–6, 2–6 0–3 0–6 (0%) 18–36 (33.3%) 4
5 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 2–6, 3–6 6–4, 6–4 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–3 2–1 4–3 (57.1%) 35–32 (52.2%) 2
8 Germany Angelique Kerber 3–6, 1–6 6–2, 6–2 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 3–6 1–2 3–4 (42.9%) 28–34 (45.2%) 3

White group
Belarus Azarenka China Li Italy Errani Serbia Janković RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2–6, 1–6 7–6(7–4), 6–2 4–6, 3–6 1–2 2–4 (33.3%) 23–32 (41.8%) 3
4 China Li Na 6–2, 6–1 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 3–0 6–1 (85.7%) 39–24 (61.9%) 1
6 Italy Sara Errani 6–7(4–7), 2–6 3–6, 6–7(5–7) 6–4, 6–4 1–2 2–4 (33.3%) 29–34 (46.0%) 4
7 Serbia Jelena Janković 6–4, 6–3 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 4–6, 4–6 1–2 3–4 (42.9%) 32–33 (49.2%) 2

References
General
  • "TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul – 2013 Singles Competition" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
Specific
  1. "Serena Williams beats Li Na to win WTA Championships". BBC Sport. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. "Serena Williams signs off a year of dominance and £7.6million won with victory over Li Na in Istanbul". Daily Telegraph. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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