2013 Dubai Tennis Championships

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.

Men's singles

 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic defeated 🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–3

Women's singles

 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová defeated 🇮🇹 Sara Errani, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

Men's doubles

 * 🇮🇳 Mahesh Bhupathi / 🇫🇷 Michaël Llodra defeated 🇸🇪 Robert Lindstedt / 🇷🇸 Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)

Women's doubles

 * 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza defeated 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]

Prize money

 * per team

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇹🇳 Malek Jaziri
 * 🇺🇸 Rajeev Ram
 * 🇷🇺 Dmitry Tursunov

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇩🇪 Daniel Brands
 * 🇷🇺 Igor Kunitsyn
 * 🇫🇷 Florent Serra
 * 🇮🇹 Matteo Viola

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇩🇪 Philipp Kohlschreiber
 * 🇨🇿 Radek Štěpánek

Retirements

 * 🇦🇺 Bernard Tomic (illness)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * Omar Awadhy / Hamad Abbas Janahi
 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic / 🇷🇸 Marko Djokovic

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli
 * 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva
 * 🇬🇧 Laura Robson

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova
 * 🇵🇱 Urszula Radwańska
 * 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie

The following player received entry as lucky loser:
 * 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (right foot injury)
 * 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (shoulder injury)
 * 🇨🇳 Li Na (left ankle injury)
 * 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (lower back injury)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * Fatma Al-Nabhani / 🇵🇱 Alicja Rosolska
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Görges / 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber
 * 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond / 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur
 * 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina / 🇨🇿 Klára Zakopalová

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina (viral illness)

Retirements

 * 🇨🇿 Květa Peschke (left thigh strain)