2013 Malaysian Open

2013 Malaysian Open
DateFebruary 25 – March 3
Edition4th
CategoryWTA International tournaments
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$235,000
SurfaceHard
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
VenueRoyal Selangor Golf Club
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Doubles
Japan Shuko Aoyama / Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
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The 2013 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2013 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from February 25 to March 3 at the new venue Royal Selangor Golf Club. This was the last time that Malaysia hosted the event, as in 2014 it will move to Hong Kong, China.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2013 Malaysian Open – Singles

Doubles

Main article: 2013 Malaysian Open – Doubles

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Ranking1 Seeds
 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 10 1
 TPE Hsieh Su-wei 25 2
 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 29 3
 JPN Ayumi Morita 55 4
 JPN Misaki Doi 82 5
 CRO Donna Vekić 90 6
 GRE Eleni Daniilidou 94 7
 CZE Kristýna Plíšková 99 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SVK Janette Husárová  CHN Zhang Shuai 82 1
 JPN Shuko Aoyama  TPE Chang Kai-chen 139 2
 UKR Irina Buryachok  TPE Chan Hao-ching 146 3
 JPN Rika Fujiwara  CHN Zheng Saisai 171 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

References

  1. ^ "Malaysian Open win gives Plíšková, 20, first WTA title". Radio Prague International. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (2013-03-03). "WTA Kuala Lumpur: Debiutancki tytuł Pliskovej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-02-07.