2013 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 WTA Qatar Open.

All of the top three seeds (Azarenka, Williams and Maria Sharapova) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams regained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since October 2010, becoming the oldest No. 1 player in the history of the WTA, after she beat Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinals. She would remain the world No. 1 for a further 186 weeks until 12 September 2016, when she was replaced by Angelique Kerber, tying Steffi Graf's record for longest consecutive spell at No. 1.

Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. • # 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (champion)

• # 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (final)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (semifinals)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)

• # 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Sara Errani (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (second round)

• # Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (first round, retired because of a shoulder injury)

• # 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (third round)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Sloane Stephens (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová (second round)

Seeds
• # 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva (qualified)

• # 🇦🇺 Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)

• # 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Daria Gavrilova (qualifying completion, lucky loser)

• # 🇮🇹 Maria Elena Camerin (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Valeria Solovyeva (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia (qualified)

• # 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualified)

• # Tadeja Majerič (qualified)

• # 🇩🇪 Kathrin Wörle (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Lyudmyla Kichenok (first round)

• # 🇧🇦 Mervana Jugić-Salkić (qualifying completion, lucky loser)

• # 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Bychkova (qualified)

• # 🇺🇦 Nadiia Kichenok (qualified)

• # 🇺🇦 Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualifying completion)

Qualifiers
• # 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva

• # 🇦🇺 Anastasia Rodionova

• # 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina

• # Tadeja Majerič

• # 🇺🇦 Nadiia Kichenok

• # 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Bychkova

• # 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia

Lucky losers
• # 🇷🇺 Daria Gavrilova

• # 🇧🇦 Mervana Jugić-Salkić