2013 Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, having won the 2012 Ningbo Challenger – Women's singles, but decided not to participate.

Bojana Jovanovski won the title, defeating Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–1.

Seeds
• # 🇷🇸 Bojana Jovanovski (champion)

• # 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Lourdes Domínguez Lino (second round)

• # 🇦🇹 Yvonne Meusburger (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková (first round)

• # 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis (first round)