2013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but was eliminated by Tomáš Berdych in the semifinals. Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Berdych in the final, 7–5, 6–3.

Seeds
• # 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (champion)

• # Roger Federer (semifinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych (final)

• # 🇦🇷 Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)

• # 🇫🇷 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round)

• # 🇷🇸 Janko Tipsarević (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Andreas Seppi (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Mikhail Youzhny (second round)

Seeds
• # 🇩🇪 Daniel Brands (qualified)

• # 🇩🇪 Matthias Bachinger (qualifying competition)

• # 🇦🇹 Andreas Haider-Maurer (first round)

• # 🇩🇪 Michael Berrer (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Matteo Viola (qualified)

• # Marco Chiudinelli (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 Florent Serra (qualified)

• # 🇺🇦 Ivan Sergeyev (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
• # 🇩🇪 Daniel Brands

• # 🇮🇹 Matteo Viola

• # 🇫🇷 Florent Serra

• # 🇷🇺 Igor Kunitsyn