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
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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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

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Serena Williams 6 6
18   Carla Suárez Navarro 0 0
1   Serena Williams 6 6
5   Li Na 0 3
24   Ekaterina Makarova 4 77 2
5   Li Na 6 65 6
1   Serena Williams 7 66 6
2   Victoria Azarenka 5 78 1
10   Roberta Vinci 4 1
    Flavia Pennetta 6 6
    Flavia Pennetta 4 2
2   Victoria Azarenka 6 6
    Daniela Hantuchová 2 3
2   Victoria Azarenka 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Williams 6 6
  F Schiavone 0 1 1   S Williams 6 6
  G Voskoboeva 6 6   G Voskoboeva 3 0
  M Niculescu 4 3 1   S Williams 6 6
  Y Shvedova 6 6   Y Shvedova 3 1
  O Puchkova 1 0   Y Shvedova 6 6
LL   P Mayr-Achleitner 77 6 LL   P Mayr-Achleitner 2 3
29   M Rybáriková 62 3 1   S Williams 6 6
23   J Hampton 6 6 15   S Stephens 4 1
  L Arruabarrena 4 2 23   J Hampton 7 6
  K Mladenovic 6 1 6   K Mladenovic 5 4
  A Medina Garrigues 1 6 1 23   J Hampton 1 3
  I-C Begu 1 3 15   S Stephens 6 6
  U Radwańska 6 6   U Radwańska 1 1
  M Minella 6 3 65 15   S Stephens 6 6
15   S Stephens 4 6 77

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   K Flipkens 1 2
  V Williams 6 6   V Williams 3 6 65
  K Bertens 1 3   J Zheng 6 2 77
  J Zheng 6 6   J Zheng 2 4
Q   C Vandeweghe 6 77 18   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
Q   A Krunić 4 65 Q   C Vandeweghe 3 4
  L Davis 0 0 18   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
18   C Suárez Navarro 6 6 18   C Suárez Navarro 4 6 77
25   K Kanepi 4 77 6 8   A Kerber 6 3 63
WC   V King 6 64 1 25   K Kanepi 6 6
  S Vögele 1 7 64   AK Schmiedlová 4 1
  AK Schmiedlová 6 5 77 25   K Kanepi 0 4
  Ka Plíšková 6 4 5 8   A Kerber 6 6
  E Bouchard 4 6 7   E Bouchard 4 6 3
  L Hradecká 1 1 8   A Kerber 6 2 6
8   A Kerber 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   A Radwańska 6 6
  S Soler Espinosa 1 2 3   A Radwańska 6 7
  MT Torró Flor 6 6   MT Torró Flor 0 5
  M Erakovic 0 4 3   A Radwańska 6 77
  E Cabeza Candela 1 4 32   A Pavlyuchenkova 4 61
WC   A Barty 6 6 WC   A Barty 4 0
WC   V Razzano 5 0 32   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
32   A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6 3   A Radwańska 4 4
24   E Makarova 6 6 24   E Makarova 6 6
  P Hercog 2 4 24   E Makarova 6 6
  M Johansson 3 1   B Mattek-Sands 4 4
  B Mattek-Sands 6 6 24   E Makarova 6 7
  P Ormaechea 6 79 16   S Lisicki 4 5
  K Date-Krumm 3 67   P Ormaechea 2 3
Q   V Dushevina 2 63 16   S Lisicki 6 6
16   S Lisicki 6 77

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   J Janković 6 6
  M Keys 3 4 9   J Janković 6 6
  M Puig 4 6 5 PR   A Kleybanova 3 2
PR   A Kleybanova 6 3 7 9   J Janković 6 77
Q   K Nara 6 6 Q   K Nara 4 65
  A Cadanțu 2 2 Q   K Nara 7 6
Q   S Fichman 5 7 1 19   S Cîrstea 5 1
19   S Cîrstea 7 5 6 9   J Janković 3 0
30   L Robson 7 6 5   N Li 6 6
  L Domínguez Lino 5 0 30   L Robson 6 77
  C Garcia 6 6   C Garcia 4 65
WC   S Rogers 3 2 30   L Robson 2 5
PR   P Cetkovská 6 4 1 5   N Li 6 7
  S Arvidsson 1 6 6   S Arvidsson 2 2
  O Govortsova 2 2 5   N Li 6 6
5   N Li 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   C Wozniacki 6 7
Q   Y Duan 2 5 6   C Wozniacki 6 6
  C Scheepers 2 6 6   C Scheepers 1 2
Q   C Simmonds 6 2 1 6   C Wozniacki 6 4 3
  J Čepelová 2 2 Q   C Giorgi 4 6 6
Q   C Giorgi 6 6 Q   C Giorgi 6 710
  S-w Hsieh 6 6   S-w Hsieh 4 68
31   K Zakopalová 3 3 Q   C Giorgi 4 2
22   E Vesnina 6 6 10   R Vinci 6 6
  A Beck 1 1 22   E Vesnina 1 4
  K Knapp 6 6   K Knapp 6 6
Q   G Min 3 1   K Knapp 4 3
  L Tsurenko 3 6 4 10   R Vinci 6 6
  L Šafářová 6 2 6   L Šafářová 6 1 2
  T Babos 4 2 10   R Vinci 4 6 6
10   R Vinci 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   M Kirilenko 6 6
  Y Wickmayer 1 1 14   M Kirilenko 6 6
Q   M Larcher de Brito 6 6 Q   M Larcher de Brito 3 1
  E Daniilidou 4 3 14   M Kirilenko 1 0
  D Vekić 77 4 6 21   S Halep 6 6
  M Duque Mariño 65 6 2   D Vekić 2 1
  H Watson 6 4 2 21   S Halep 6 6
21   S Halep 4 6 6 21   S Halep 2 63
27   S Kuznetsova 6 7   F Pennetta 6 77
  M Burdette 3 5 27   S Kuznetsova 6 4 6
  S Peng 6 6   S Peng 1 6 4
  Y Meusburger 3 4 27   S Kuznetsova 5 1
WC   N Gibbs 0 2   F Pennetta 7 6
  F Pennetta 6 6   F Pennetta 6 6
LL   O Rogowska 0 0 4   S Errani 3 1
4   S Errani 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   P Kvitová 6 3 6
  M Doi 2 6 1 7   P Kvitová 6 6
  B Jovanovski 6 6   B Jovanovski 2 4
  A Petkovic 2 4 7   P Kvitová 3 0
  T Pironkova 3 3 WC   A Riske 6 6
WC   A Riske 6 6 WC   A Riske 6 6
  J Larsson 1 4 28   M Barthel 4 2
28   M Barthel 6 6 WC   A Riske 3 7 2
20   N Petrova 3 4   D Hantuchová 6 5 6
Q   J Glushko 6 6 Q   J Glushko 7 6
Q   M Lučić-Baroni 4 4 WC   S Vickery 5 3
WC   S Vickery 6 6 Q   J Glushko 6 5 64
WC   M Sanchez 5 2   D Hantuchová 3 7 77
  D Hantuchová 7 6   D Hantuchová 6 6
Q   V Duval 5 6 6 Q   V Duval 2 3
11   S Stosur 7 4 4

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   A Ivanovic 6 6
  A Tatishvili 2 0 13   A Ivanovic 6 6
  V Lepchenko 77 2 65 PR   A Dulgheru 2 1
PR   A Dulgheru 65 6 77 13   A Ivanovic 4 7 6
  J Görges 4 3   C McHale 6 5 4
  C McHale 6 6   C McHale 6 3 7
  E Svitolina 6 6   E Svitolina 4 6 5
17   D Cibulková 4 3 13   A Ivanovic 6 3 4
26   A Cornet 6 6 2   V Azarenka 4 6 6
Q   MJ Koehler 3 2 26   A Cornet 6 6
Q   C Dellacqua 6 1 4 Q   A Tomljanović 2 2
Q   A Tomljanović 3 6 6 26   A Cornet 77 3 2
PR   A Wozniak 7 77 2   V Azarenka 62 6 6
  V Dolonc 5 65 PR   A Wozniak 3 1
  D Pfizenmaier 0 0 2   V Azarenka 6 6
2   V Azarenka 6 6

Championship match statistics

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Category   S. Williams   Azarenka
1st serve % 58/101 (57%) 56/99 (57%)
1st serve points won 44 of 58 = 76% 31 of 56 = 55%
2nd serve points won 20 of 43 = 47% 23 of 43 = 53%
Total service points won 64 of 101 = 63.37% 54 of 99 = 54.55%
Aces 9 2
Double faults 5 7
Winners 36 17
Unforced errors 35 27
Net points won 3 of 9 = 33% 4 of 6 = 67%
Break points converted 7 of 12 = 58% 4 of 8 = 50%
Return points won 45 of 99 = 45% 37 of 101 = 37%
Total points won 109 91
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References

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  1. ^ "Serena Williams crowns 14-year reign with fifth US Open title". Guardian UK. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Serena Williams wins 17th grand slam title with epic US Open victory over Victoria Azarenka". Daily Telegraph. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
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