2013 Nanjing Ladies Open

The 2013 Nanjing Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was part of the 2013 WTA 125K series. It took place in Nanjing, China, on 28 October–3 November 2013.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 21 October 2013

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Yuxuan
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Yafan
 * 🇨🇳 Sun Ziyue

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * Tereza Mrdeža
 * 🇦🇺 Jarmila Gajdošová
 * 🇨🇳 Xu Yifan
 * 🇹🇭 Nicha Lertpitaksinchai

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:
 * 🇹🇭 Peangtarn Plipuech

Singles

 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai def. 🇯🇵 Ayumi Morita 6–4, retired

Doubles

 * 🇯🇵 Misaki Doi / 🇨🇳 Xu Yifan def. 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova / 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai 6–1, 6–4