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2013 Dubai Tennis Championships
18 – 24 February (women) 28S / 16D $2,000,000 WTA Premier event
The 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 event on the 2013 ATP World Tour and a Premier event on the 2013 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place February 18 to 23, while the men's tournament took place from February 25 to March 2.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
- SRB Novak Djokovic defeated CZE Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–3
Women's singles
Main article: 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
- CZE Petra Kvitová defeated ITA Sara Errani, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Men's doubles
Main article: 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
- IND Mahesh Bhupathi / FRA Michaël Llodra defeated SWE Robert Lindstedt / SRB Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)
Women's doubles
Main article: 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles
- USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands / IND Sania Mirza defeated RUS Nadia Petrova / SLO Katarina Srebotnik, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 |
| 0 | |||
| 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 |
| 1 |
Prize money
| **Women's doubles *** | $69,039 | $36,376 | $18,640 | $9,320 | $4,850 |
|---|
- per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| SUI | Roger Federer | 2 | 2 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 |
| ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 7 | 4 |
| FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 8 | 5 |
| SRB | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 6 |
| ITA | Andreas Seppi | 19 | 7 |
| RUS | Mikhail Youzhny | 32 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- TUN Malek Jaziri
- USA Rajeev Ram
- RUS Dmitry Tursunov
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- GER Daniel Brands
- RUS Igor Kunitsyn
- FRA Florent Serra
- ITA Matteo Viola
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
- GER Philipp Kohlschreiber
- CZE Radek Štěpánek
Retirements
- AUS Bernard Tomic (illness)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Marc López | ESP | Marcel Granollers | 8 | 1 |
| PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | 27 | 2 |
| SWE | Robert Lindstedt | SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 29 | 3 |
| POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 35 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- UAE Omar Awadhy / UAE Hamad Abbas Janahi
- SRB Novak Djokovic / SRB Marko Djokovic
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 2 | 2 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 3 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 4 |
| ITA | Sara Errani | 7 | 5 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 8 | 6 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 9 | 7 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 10 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- FRA Marion Bartoli
- KAZ Yulia Putintseva
- GBR Laura Robson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- SVK Daniela Hantuchová
- RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova
- POL Urszula Radwańska
- CHN Zheng Jie
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
- ESP Carla Suárez Navarro
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
- BLR Victoria Azarenka (right foot injury)
- RUS Maria Kirilenko (shoulder injury)
- CHN Li Na (left ankle injury)
- USA Serena Williams (lower back injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | RUS | Elena Vesnina | 19 | 1 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 20 | 2 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 27 | 3 |
| ESP | Nuria Llagostera Vives | CHN | Zheng Jie | 29 | 4 |
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | USA | Liezel Huber | 32 | 5 |
- Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- OMA Fatma Al-Nabhani / POL Alicja Rosolska
- GER Julia Görges / GER Angelique Kerber
- USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Samantha Stosur The following pair received entry as alternates:
- RUS Vera Dushevina / CZE Klára Zakopalová
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
- RUS Elena Vesnina (viral illness)
Retirements
- CZE Květa Peschke (left thigh strain)
References
References
- [http://www.dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com/Schedule/Schedule-Landing.aspx Tournament Schedule]
- "Stars return for Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships". Ame Info.
- "Tennis Stars Headed to the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship". AhlanLive.com.
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