2013 China Open – Women's Singles
was the defending champion, but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the first round.
World No. 1 Serena Williams won the title, defeating Jelena Janković in the final, 6–2, 6–2.Seeds
Serena Williams
Victoria Azarenka '
Agnieszka Radwańska '
Li Na '
Sara Errani '
Caroline Wozniacki '
Angelique Kerber '
Jelena Janković '
Petra Kvitová '
Roberta Vinci '
Sloane Stephens '
Carla Suárez Navarro '
Sabine Lisicki '
Ana Ivanovic '
Samantha Stosur '
Simona Halep
The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
Finals
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Eighth qualifier