Women's singles
2013 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(8–6) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Cincinnati Masters. It was Azarenka's second win against Williams during the year, and Williams' fourth and last loss of the year.

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost to Williams in the semifinals.

This marked the final professional appearance of reigning Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli; she lost to Simona Halep in the second round.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
		Simona Halep	0	4
								1	Serena Williams	7	7
								5	Li Na	5	5
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska
	5	Li Na	w/o
															1	Serena Williams	6	2	66
															2	Victoria Azarenka	2	6	78
	12	Roberta Vinci	0	4
	14	Jelena Janković	6	6
								14	Jelena Janković	6	2	3
								2	Victoria Azarenka	4	6	6
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	3	65
	2	Victoria Azarenka	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	4	6	6
	Q	M Puig	3	4				Q	E Bouchard	6	2	2
	Q	E Bouchard	6	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		M Barthel	6	6												M Barthel	4	1
		L Šafářová	3	4					M Barthel	6	6
	Q	A Tatishvili	6	64	64			16	M Kirilenko	4	4
	16	M Kirilenko	4	77	77																	1	S Williams	6	6
	11	S Stosur	6	7																			S Halep	0	4
		S Kuznetsova	1	5				11	S Stosur	6	77
		A Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	3				J Hampton	3	63
		J Hampton	7	4	6										11	S Stosur	4	6	2
		S Halep	65	6	6											S Halep	6	4	6
		S-w Hsieh	77	1	2				S Halep	3	6	6
								8	M Bartoli	6	4	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Radwańska	6	6
	PR	F Pennetta	2	6	2				V Lepchenko	4	0
		V Lepchenko	6	2	6										4	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	J Čepelová	4	1												E Vesnina	0	2
		V Williams	6	6					V Williams	2	7	2
		E Vesnina	3	6	6				E Vesnina	6	5	6
	13	K Flipkens	6	1	3																	4	A Radwańska
	9	A Kerber	66	6	6																	5	N Li	w/o
	Q	K Knapp	78	0	1			9	A Kerber	77	6
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	4	67			PR	A Kleybanova	63	2
	PR	A Kleybanova	4	6	79										9	A Kerber	4	4
	WC	L Davis	77	77											5	N Li	6	6
		K Zakopalová	63	61				WC	L Davis	6	1	1
								5	N Li	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Errani	6	5	6
		D Cibulková	2	4				Q	P Hercog	4	7	4
	Q	P Hercog	6	6											6	S Errani	4	3
	WC	D Hantuchová	6	4	1										12	R Vinci	6	6
	Q	A Petkovic	2	6	6			Q	A Petkovic	4	77	3
	WC	B Mattek-Sands	4	7	3			12	R Vinci	6	63	6
	12	R Vinci	6	5	6																	12	R Vinci	0	4
	14	J Janković	77	5	6																	14	J Janković	6	6
		S Lisicki	65	7	2			14	J Janković	2	6	6
	Q	A Beck	3	2					E Makarova	6	3	3
		E Makarova	6	6											14	J Janković	3	7	7
		S Stephens	6	3	6											S Stephens	6	5	5
	Q	P Martić	2	6	3				S Stephens	2	77	6
								3	M Sharapova	6	65	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	P Kvitová	6	67	6
	Q	M Erakovic	6	6				Q	M Erakovic	4	79	3
		C Suárez Navarro	3	4											7	P Kvitová	6	2	3
		Y Wickmayer	1	2											10	C Wozniacki	3	6	6
	LL	M Niculescu	6	6				LL	M Niculescu	4	3
		S Peng	1	1				10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	10	C Wozniacki	6	6																		10	C Wozniacki	3	65
	15	A Ivanovic	6	68	4																	2	V Azarenka	6	77
		A Cornet	2	710	6				A Cornet	6	5	5
		M Rybáriková	6	4	6				M Rybáriková	3	7	7
		J Görges	2	6	4											M Rybáriková	3	4
	Q	V King	6	6											2	V Azarenka	6	6
		K Mladenovic	3	4				Q	V King	1	66
								2	V Azarenka	6	78

Qualifying draw

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Urszula Radwańska	6	4	4
		Petra Martić	4	6	6
									Petra Martić	6	6
									María Teresa Torró Flor	2	1
		María Teresa Torró Flor	6	6
	16	Tsvetana Pironkova	2	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Mariana Duque	3	1
		Vesna Dolonc	6	6
									Vesna Dolonc	3	1
								13	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Anabel Medina Garrigues	0	3
	13	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	1	4
								3	Monica Niculescu	5	1
								WC	Vania King	7	6
	WC	Vania King	4	6	6
	20	Paula Ormaechea	6	2	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Annika Beck	6	4	6
	WC	Shelby Rogers	3	6	2
								4	Annika Beck	6	6
								23	Olga Govortsova	4	4
		Olga Puchkova	6	2	2
	23	Olga Govortsova	3	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Stefanie Vögele	6	3	2
		Sofia Arvidsson	4	6	6
									Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
									Alexandra Dulgheru	1	2
		Alexandra Dulgheru	6	4	6
	15	Donna Vekić	2	6	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Andrea Petkovic	6	6
	WC	Maria Sanchez	0	0
								6	Andrea Petkovic	7	6
								21	Karolína Plíšková	5	2
		Caroline Garcia	6	3	3
	21	Karolína Plíšková	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Monica Puig	6	6
		Mallory Burdette	4	4
								7	Monica Puig	6	6
								17	Chanelle Scheepers	1	4
	WC	Melanie Oudin	2	5
	17	Chanelle Scheepers	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Ayumi Morita	2	0
		Alison Riske	6	6
									Alison Riske	65	6	2
									Jana Čepelová	77	3	6
		Jana Čepelová	6	6
	22	Irina-Camelia Begu	2	2

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	6
		Christina McHale	0	4
								9	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	63	0
								WC	Polona Hercog	77	6
	WC	Polona Hercog	3	6	713
	19	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	2	611

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Zheng Jie	7	1	2
		Anna Tatishvili	5	6	6
									Anna Tatishvili	6	6
								14	Kimiko Date-Krumm	3	4
		Galina Voskoboeva	4	0
	14	Kimiko Date-Krumm	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Francesca Schiavone	6	3	2
		Heather Watson	1	6	6
									Heather Watson	4	77	3
								24	Marina Erakovic	6	64	6
		Petra Cetkovská	4	7	3
	24	Marina Erakovic	6	5	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Karin Knapp	6	6
		Lara Arruabarrena	4	2
								12	Karin Knapp	5	6	6
								18	Johanna Larsson	7	2	4
	WC	Nicole Gibbs	4	6	2
	18	Johanna Larsson	6	3	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw