2013 Malaysian Open – Singles

Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Karolína Plíšková defeated Mattek-Sands in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, to claim her first WTA singles title.

Singles
2013 Malaysian Open
Champion	Karolína Plíšková
Runner-up	Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Score	1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2013 Malaysian Open

Seeds

1. Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
2. Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals)
3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (semifinals)
4. Ayumi Morita (semifinals)
5. Misaki Doi (second round)
6. Donna Vekić (first round)
7. Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
8. Kristýna Plíšková (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Karolína Plíšková	6	6
	4	Ayumi Morita	0	2
									Karolína Plíšková	1	7	6
								WC	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	5	3
	3/WC	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	4	1
	WC	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Wozniacki	6	61	1
	Q	Q Wang	2	77	6			Q	Q Wang	3	2
		P Mayr-Achleitner	6	6					P Mayr-Achleitner	6	6
		C Feuerstein	3	4												P Mayr-Achleitner	5	1
		Ka Plíšková	6	6												Ka Plíšková	7	6
		C Dellacqua	3	2					Ka Plíšková	6	79
		A Brianti	2	3				5	M Doi	4	67
	5	M Doi	6	6																			Ka Plíšková	6	6
	4	A Morita	6	6																		4	A Morita	0	2
		Ç Büyükakçay	1	1				4	A Morita	6	6
	Q	N Luangnam	6	61	6			Q	N Luangnam	3	1
		S Zheng	3	77	2										4	A Morita	67	6	6
		O Rogowska	6	1	2										Q	L Kumkhum	79	4	1
	Q	L Kumkhum	3	6	6			Q	L Kumkhum	6	6
		Y Beygelzimer	6	4	3			7	E Daniilidou	2	4
	7	E Daniilidou	2	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	Kr Plíšková	77	1	5
	Q	Z Diyas	65	6	7			Q	Z Diyas	63	4
		A Barty	6	6					A Barty	77	6
	Q	C Simmonds	4	2												A Barty	2	0
	Q	A Amanmuradova	6	6											3/WC	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		K-c Chang	1	3				Q	A Amanmuradova	3	3
		V Dushevina	6	3	66			3/WC	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	3/WC	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	6	78																	3/WC	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	1
	6	D Vekić	3	6	2																	WC	B Mattek-Sands	6	6
	WC	B Mattek-Sands	6	4	6			WC	B Mattek-Sands	6	6
		M Sirotkina	3	6	612				Y Duan	1	4
		Y Duan	6	4	714										WC	B Mattek-Sands	7	6
	WC	A Chua	0	1											2	S-w Hsieh	5	2
		S Zhang	6	6					S Zhang	2	2
		K Nara	77	3	4			2	S-w Hsieh	6	6
	2	S-w Hsieh	65	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)
2. Akgul Amanmuradova (qualified)
3. Chanel Simmonds (qualified)
4. Monique Adamczak (qualifying competition)
5. Erika Sema (qualifying competition)
6. Wang Qiang (qualified)
7. Lyudmyla Kichenok (first round)
8. Nadiya Kichenok (qualifying competition)
9. Nudnida Luangnam (qualified)
10. Arina Rodionova (qualifying competition)
11. Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)
12. Ana Savić (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Luksika Kumkhum
2. Akgul Amanmuradova
3. Chanel Simmonds
4. Nudnida Luangnam
5. Zarina Diyas
6. Wang Qiang

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
		Yang Zi	3	3
								1	Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
								10	Arina Rodionova	2	3
	WC	Chan Hao-ching	2	0
	10	Arina Rodionova	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Akgul Amanmuradova	6	6
		Varatchaya Wongteanchai	3	3
								2	Akgul Amanmuradova	4	6	713
								12	Ana Savić	6	4	611
		Pemra Özgen	2	3
	12	Ana Savić	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Chanel Simmonds	6	6
	WC	Theiviya Selvarajoo	1	1
								3	Chanel Simmonds	6	3	6
								8	Nadiya Kichenok	3	6	1
		Rika Fujiwara	0	0
	8	Nadiya Kichenok	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Monique Adamczak	77	2	6
		Irina Buryachok	60	6	4
								4	Monique Adamczak	7	3	1
								9	Nudnida Luangnam	5	6	6
		Chan Chin-wei	65	2
	9	Nudnida Luangnam	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Erika Sema	6	6
		Marta Domachowska	2	4
								5	Erika Sema	3	3
									Zarina Diyas	6	6
		Zarina Diyas	6	6
	7	Lyudmyla Kichenok	3	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Wang Qiang	6	6
		Shuko Aoyama	2	3
								6	Wang Qiang	6	6
								11	Junri Namigata	3	1
		Andreja Klepač	6	4	3
	11	Junri Namigata	1	6	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw