2013 Brussels Open
| 2013 Brussels Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–25 May |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | WTA Premier tournaments |
| Draw | 30S / 16D |
| Prize money | $690,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Venue | Royal Primerose Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Kaia Kanepi | |
| Doubles | |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Květa Peschke | |
The 2013 Brussels Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the third and last edition of the Brussels Open, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Royal Primerose Tennis Club in Brussels, Belgium, from 18 May through 25 May 2013. Unseeded Kaia Kanepi won the singles title.[1][2]
Finals
Singles
Kaia Kanepi defeated Peng Shuai, 6–2, 7–5
- It was Kanepi's only singles title of the year and the 4th and last of her career.
Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Květa Peschke defeated Gabriela Dabrowski / Shahar Pe'er, 6–0, 6–3
- It was Grönefeld's only doubles title of the year and the 13th of her career. It was Peschke's only doubles title of the year and the 25th of her career.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 9 | 1 |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 15 | 2 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 16 | 3 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 17 | 4 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | 21 | 5 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 25 | 6 |
| USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 31 | 7 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | 38 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 13, 2013.[3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Sania Mirza | CHN | Zheng Jie | 35 | 1 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | CZE | Květa Peschke | 42 | 2 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | CRO | Darija Jurak | 78 | 3 |
| BLR | Olga Govortsova | POL | Alicja Rosolska | 108 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 13 May 2013.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
References
- ^ "Kaia Kanepi wins Brussels Open over Peng Shuai". Sports Illustrated. 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Kanepi zegeviert in Brussel". NOS (in Dutch). 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Agnieszka Radwanska bevestigt deelname aan 3e editie Brussels Open". De Persgroep Digital. Retrieved 11 April 2013.