2013 Qatar Total Open

The 2013 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier 5 series of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 11 and 17 February 2013.

Prize money

 * per team

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of February 4, 2013.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * Fatma Al-Nabhani
 * 🇨🇦 Heidi El Tabakh
 * 🇹🇳 Ons Jabeur

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Bychkova
 * 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina
 * 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia
 * 🇺🇦 Nadiia Kichenok
 * Tadeja Majerič
 * 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
 * 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva
 * 🇦🇺 Anastasia Rodionova

The following player received entry as lucky loser:
 * 🇷🇺 Daria Gavrilova
 * 🇧🇦 Mervana Jugić-Salkić

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇨🇳 Li Na (left ankle injury)
 * 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková
 * 🇷🇸 Bojana Jovanovski (back injury)

Retirements

 * 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (shoulder injury)
 * 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko (upper respiratory illness)
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (left hill injury)
 * 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer (low back injury)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of February 4, 2013.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following pairs received entry as alternates:
 * Fatma Al-Nabhani / 🇩🇪 Kathrin Wörle
 * 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia / 🇺🇸 Christina McHale
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová / 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer
 * 🇧🇬 Aleksandrina Naydenova / 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone
 * 🇮🇹 Maria Elena Camerin / 🇷🇴 Simona Halep
 * 🇵🇱 Justyna Jegiołka / 🇺🇦 Veronika Kapshay
 * 🇺🇦 Lyudmyla Kichenok / 🇺🇦 Nadiia Kichenok

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko (upper respiratory illness)
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (left hill injury)
 * 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer (low back injury)

Singles

 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka def. 🇺🇸 Serena Williams, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3

Doubles

 * 🇮🇹 Sara Errani / 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci def. 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik, 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]