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2013 Shenzhen Open

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Edition
  
1st

Prize money
  
$500,000

Location
  
Shenzhen, China

Draw
  
32S / 16D

Surface
  
Hard

Date
  
December 31, 2012 – January 6, 2013

The 2013 Shenzhen Open (known as 2013 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Shenzhen Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre in Shenzhen, The People's Republic of China, from December 31, 2012 to January 5, 2013.

Contents

Seeds

  • 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012

    • Other entrants

    The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Chan Wing-yau
  • Duan Yingying
  • Zheng Saisai

    • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Kimiko Date-Krumm
  • Anne Keothavong
  • Jessica Pegula
  • Stefanie Vögele

    • The following player received entry as lucky loser:

  • Zhou Yimiao

    • Withdrawals

    Before the tournament
  • Iveta Benešová
  • Jelena Janković (viral illness)
  • Mirjana Lučić
  • Petra Martić
  • Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (doping)

    • Seeds

  • 1 Rankings are as of December 24, 2012.

    • Other entrants

    The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Han Xinyun / Zhou Yimiao
  • Wang Qiang / Varatchaya Wongteanchai

    • Withdrawals

    During the tournament
  • Hsieh Su-wei (right forearm injury)

    • Singles

  • Li Na def. Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
  • It was Li's first title of the year and 7th of her career and her first in China since 2004.

    • Doubles

  • Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan def. Irina Buryachok / Valeria Solovieva, 6–0, 7–5

    • References

    2013 Shenzhen Open Wikipedia
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