2013 Family Circle Cup
| 2013 Family Circle Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 1–7 |
| Edition | 41st |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $795,707 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Attendance | 78,147 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Serena Williams | |
| Doubles | |
 Kristina Mladenovic /  Lucie Šafářová | |
The 2013 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event in the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place from March 30 to April 7, 2013. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay courts season played on green clay. First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Serena Williams defeated
Jelena Janković, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles
[edit]Kristina Mladenovic /
Lucie Šafářová defeated
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $795,707
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | $125,000 | $65,000 | $32,825 | $16,990 | $8,645 | $4,480 | $2,275 | $1,300 | $700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | $40,000 | $21,137 | $10,830 | $5,420 | $2,810 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Serena Williams[2] | 1 | 1 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 9 | 2 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 10 | 3 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens[3] | 16 | 4 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 18 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 19 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 21 | 7 |
 GER
|
Mona Barthel | 23 | 8 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 24 | 9 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | 26 | 10 |
 ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 27 | 11 |
| USA
|
Varvara Lepchenko | 29 | 12 |
 AUT
|
Tamira Paszek | 31 | 13 |
 KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 35 | 14 |
| GER
|
Sabine Lisicki | 37 | 15 |
 GBR
|
Laura Robson | 43 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 18, 2013.[4]
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Eugenie Bouchard
Nastassja Burnett
Teliana Pereira
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Polona Hercog
Kaia Kanepi
Ksenia Pervak
Elena Vesnina
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Heather Watson (left adductor injury)
- During the tournament
Andrea Petkovic (right calf injury)
Retirements
[edit]- During the tournament
Tamira Paszek (left neck injury)
Samantha Stosur (right calf strain)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | USA
|
Liezel Huber | 16 | 1 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 29 | 2 |
| USA
|
Vania King | USA
|
Lisa Raymond | 41 | 3 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 49 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of March 18, 2013.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Family Circle match notes" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Serena Williams to play in Family Circle Cup 2013". Live Tennis Guide. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Rising American Star Sloane Stephens Enters Family Circle Cup Field". Live 5 News. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Player Field". Family Circle Cup. Retrieved 25 February 2013.