The2013 Australian Open was atennis tournament that took place inMelbourne Park inMelbourne, Australia, from 14 to 27 January 2013.[1] It was the 101st edition of theAustralian Open, and the firstGrand Slam event of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.
All four of the main events in singles and same-sex doubles were won by the top seeds—Novak Djokovic in men's singles,Victoria Azarenka in women's singles,Bob and Mike Bryan in men's doubles, andSara Errani andRoberta Vinci in women's doubles. This year's Australian Open was the first Grand Slam event since that tournament's2004 edition in which the women's singles and doubles were won by the top seeds, and the first Grand Slam event since the1997 Wimbledon Championships in which the men's and women's singles and doubles were all won by the top seeds.[2] In addition, this year's Australian Open remains the most recent Grand Slam where the men's and women's singles titles were both successfully defended.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
| Boys' singles | 375 | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' singles | ||||||||
| Boys' doubles | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 45 | — | ||
| Girls' doubles | ||||||||
| Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles | Quad singles | Quad doubles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 700 | |||||
| Runner up | 500 | 100 | ||||
| Semifinals/3rd | 375 | 100 | 375 | 100 | 375 | — |
| Quarterfinals/4th | 100 | — | 100 | — | 100 | — |
The 2013 Australian Open featured a significant increase in prize money in comparison with previous years, with all players competing for a share of AUD$30 million, becoming the highest paying tournament of all time. This was the result of an ATP players' meeting, primarily focusing on the money received by players who exit the competition in the earlier rounds.[3] All prize money is inAustralian dollars (AUD).
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $2,430,000 | $1,215,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $71,000 | $45,500 | $27,600 | $13,120 | $6,560 | $3,280 |
| Doubles * | $475,000 | $237,500 | $118,750 | $60,000 | $33,500 | $19,500 | $12,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles * | $135,500 | $67,500 | $33,900 | $15,500 | $7,800 | $3,800 | — | — | — | — | — |
* per team
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Novak Djokovic [1] |  Andy Murray [3] | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
 David Ferrer [4] |  Roger Federer [2] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
 Tomáš Berdych [5] | Nicolás Almagro [10] |  Jérémy Chardy | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7] |
| 4th round out | |||
| Stanislas Wawrinka [15] |  Kevin Anderson |  Kei Nishikori [16] | Janko Tipsarević [8] |
 Andreas Seppi [21] | Gilles Simon [14] | Richard Gasquet [9] |  Milos Raonic [13] |
| 3rd round out | |||
| Radek Štěpánek [31] |  Sam Querrey [20] | Fernando Verdasco [22] |  Jürgen Melzer [26] |
 Marcos Baghdatis [28] |  Evgeny Donskoy |  Jerzy Janowicz [24] | Julien Benneteau [32] |
 Juan Martín del Potro [6] |  Marin Čilić [12] | Gaël Monfils |  Ričardas Berankis (Q) |
 Blaž Kavčič | Ivan Dodig |  Philipp Kohlschreiber [17] |  Bernard Tomic |
| 2nd round out | |||
| Ryan Harrison | Feliciano López | Brian Baker | Tobias Kamke |
| Andrey Kuznetsov |  Xavier Malisse | Roberto Bautista Agut | Guillaume Rufin |
| Tim Smyczek (LL) | Tatsuma Ito | Mikhail Youzhny [23] | Carlos Berlocq |
| Daniel Gimeno Traver |  Somdev Devvarman (PR) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |  Lukáš Lacko |
| Benjamin Becker | Marcel Granollers [30] |  Denis Istomin | Rajeev Ram (Q) |
| Jesse Levine |  Lu Yen-hsun | Florian Mayer [25] |  João Sousa |
| Go Soeda | James Duckworth (WC) |  Jarkko Nieminen |  Alejandro Falla |
| Lukáš Rosol |  Amir Weintraub (Q) | Daniel Brands (Q) | Nikolay Davydenko |
| 1st round out | |||
| Paul-Henri Mathieu | Santiago Giraldo | Arnau Brugués Davi (Q) | Viktor Troicki |
| Daniel Muñoz de la Nava (Q) | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Flavio Cipolla | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (Q) |
| Juan Mónaco [11] | Paolo Lorenzi | Pablo Andújar | David Goffin |
 Mikhail Kukushkin | Fabio Fognini | Julian Reister (Q) | Michael Russell |
| Olivier Rochus | Ivo Karlović | John Millman (WC) | Albert Ramos |
| Matthew Ebden |  Adrian Ungur | Maxime Authom (Q) | Victor Hănescu |
| Steve Johnson (Q) | Łukasz Kubot | Björn Phau | Simone Bolelli |
 Grigor Dimitrov | Ruben Bemelmans (Q) |  Gilles Müller | Lleyton Hewitt |
| Adrian Mannarino (Q) | Aljaž Bedene | Adrián Menéndez (Q) | Grega Žemlja |
| Horacio Zeballos |  Igor Sijsling | Guillermo García López | Marinko Matosevic |
| Filippo Volandri | Tommy Robredo (PR) | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |  Alexandr Dolgopolov [18] |
| Rhyne Williams (WC) | Sergiy Stakhovsky | John-Patrick Smith (WC) | Robin Haase |
| Michaël Llodra | Luke Saville (WC) | Benjamin Mitchell (WC) |  Thomaz Bellucci [29] |
| Tommy Haas [19] |  Wu Di (WC) | Josselin Ouanna (WC) | Albert Montañés |
| Jan Hájek | Jamie Baker (Q) | Guido Pella | Steve Darcis |
| Martin Kližan [27] | Leonardo Mayer | Dudi Sela (Q) | Benoît Paire |
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Victoria Azarenka [1] | Li Na [6] | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
| Sloane Stephens [29] | Maria Sharapova [2] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Serena Williams [3] | Agnieszka Radwańska [4] | Ekaterina Makarova [19] |
| 4th round out | |||
| Elena Vesnina |  Caroline Wozniacki [10] | Maria Kirilenko [14] | Bojana Jovanovski |
| Julia Görges [18] | Ana Ivanovic [13] | Angelique Kerber [5] | Kirsten Flipkens |
| 3rd round out | |||
| Jamie Hampton | Roberta Vinci [16] | Lesia Tsurenko (Q) | Carla Suárez Navarro |
| Ayumi Morita | Yanina Wickmayer [20] | Kimiko Date-Krumm | Laura Robson |
| Sorana Cîrstea [27] | Zheng Jie | Jelena Janković [22] | Heather Watson |
| Madison Keys (WC) | Marion Bartoli [11] | Valeria Savinykh (Q) | Venus Williams [25] |
| 2nd round out | |||
 Eleni Daniilidou |  Luksika Kumkhum (Q) | Varvara Lepchenko [21] | Akgul Amanmuradova (Q) |
| Donna Vekić | Daria Gavrilova (Q) | Hsieh Su-wei [26] | Yulia Putintseva (Q) |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | Annika Beck | Jana Čepelová | Peng Shuai |
| Shahar Pe'er | Lucie Šafářová [17] | Kristina Mladenovic | Petra Kvitová [8] |
| Olga Govortsova | Kristýna Plíšková | Romina Oprandi | Samantha Stosur [9] |
| Chan Yung-jan (Q) | Maria João Koehler (Q) | Ksenia Pervak | Irina-Camelia Begu |
| Lucie Hradecká | Tamira Paszek [30] | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | Vesna Dolonc (Q) |
| Dominika Cibulková [15] | Klára Zakopalová [23] | Alizé Cornet | Misaki Doi |
| 1st round out | |||
| Monica Niculescu | Karolína Plíšková |  Sofia Arvidsson | Urszula Radwańska [31] |
| Polona Hercog | Caroline Garcia (WC) | Mathilde Johansson | Sílvia Soler Espinosa |
| Sabine Lisicki | Andrea Hlaváčková | Lauren Davis | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [24] |
| Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Christina McHale | Sara Errani [7] |
| Edina Gallovits-Hall | Magdaléna Rybáriková |  Anna Tatishvili | Yaroslava Shvedova [28] |
| Jarmila Gajdošová (WC) |  Gréta Arn (Q) | Rebecca Marino (PR) | Vania King |
| Nadia Petrova [12] | Alexandra Panova | María Teresa Torró Flor | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
| Simona Halep | Tímea Babos | Melanie Oudin | Francesca Schiavone |
| Sesil Karatantcheva | Pauline Parmentier | Sacha Jones (WC) | CoCo Vandeweghe |
| Vera Dushevina | Tsvetana Pironkova | Zhang Yuxuan (WC) | Chang Kai-chen |
| Melinda Czink | Daniela Hantuchová | Karin Knapp (Q) | Johanna Larsson |
| Mona Barthel [32] | Alexandra Cadanțu | Arantxa Rus | Bojana Bobusic (WC) |
| Elina Svitolina | Kiki Bertens | Casey Dellacqua | Stefanie Vögele |
| Michelle Larcher de Brito (Q) | Camila Giorgi | Olivia Rogowska (WC) | Anabel Medina Garrigues |
| Ashleigh Barty (WC) | Mandy Minella | Nina Bratchikova | Chanelle Scheepers |
| Galina Voskoboeva |  Marina Erakovic | Petra Martić | Olga Puchkova |
Novak Djokovic defeatedAndy Murray, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
Victoria Azarenka defeatedLi Na, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan defeatedRobin Haase /Igor Sijsling, 6–3, 6–4
Sara Errani /Roberta Vinci defeatedAshleigh Barty /Casey Dellacqua, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Jarmila Gajdošová /Matthew Ebden defeatedLucie Hradecká /František Čermák, 6–3, 7–5
Nick Kyrgios defeatedThanasi Kokkinakis 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Ana Konjuh defeatedKateřina Siniaková 6–3, 6–4
Jay Andrijic /Bradley Mousley defeated Maximilian Marterer / Lucas Miedler 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Ana Konjuh /Carol Zhao defeatedOleksandra Korashvili /Barbora Krejčíková 5–7, 6–4, [10–7]
Shingo Kunieda defeatedStéphane Houdet 6–2, 6–0
Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock 6–1, 1–6, 7–5
David Wagner defeatedAndrew Lapthorne 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Michaël Jérémiasz /Shingo Kunieda defeatedStefan Olsson /Adam Kellerman 6–0, 6–1
Jiske Griffioen /Aniek van Koot defeatedLucy Shuker /Marjolein Buis 6–4, 6–3
David Wagner /Nicholas Taylor defeatedAndrew Lapthorne /Anders Hard 6–2, 6–3
Seeds and Rankings are as of 7 January 2013 and Points are as of 14 January 2013.
| Sd | Rk[4] | Player[5] | Points[4] | Points won | New points | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 12,920 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 12,920 | Champion, won in the final againstAndy Murray [3] |
| 2 | 2 | Roger Federer | 10,265 | 720 | 720 | 10,265 | Semifinals lost toAndy Murray [3] |
| 3 | 3 | Andy Murray | 8,000 | 720 | 1,200 | 8,480 | Runner-up, lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 4 | 5 | David Ferrer | 6,505 | 360 | 720 | 6,865 | Semifinals lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 5 | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 4,680 | 360 | 360 | 4,680 | Quarterfinals lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 6 | 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 4,480 | 360 | 90 | 4,210 | Third round lost toJérémy Chardy |
| 7 | 8 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 3,375 | 180 | 360 | 3,555 | Quarterfinals lost toRoger Federer [2] |
| 8 | 9 | Janko Tipsarević | 3,090 | 90 | 180 | 3,180 | Fourth round lost toNicolás Almagro [10] |
| 9 | 10 | Richard Gasquet | 2,720 | 180 | 180 | 2,720 | Fourth round lost toJo-Wilfried Tsonga [7] |
| 10 | 11 | Nicolás Almagro | 2,515 | 180 | 360 | 2,695 | Quarterfinals lost toDavid Ferrer [4] |
| 11 | 12 | Juan Mónaco | 2,430 | 10 | 10 | 2,430 | First round lost toAndrey Kuznetsov |
| 12 | 14 | Marin Čilić | 2,210 | 0 | 90 | 2,300 | Third round lost toAndreas Seppi [21] |
| 13 | 15 | Milos Raonic | 2,175 | 90 | 180 | 2,265 | Fourth round lost toRoger Federer [2] |
| 14 | 16 | Gilles Simon | 2,145 | 45 | 180 | 2,280 | Fourth round lost toAndy Murray [3] |
| 15 | 17 | Stanislas Wawrinka | 1,900 | 90 | 180 | 1,990 | Fourth round lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 16 | 18 | Kei Nishikori | 1,870 | 360 | 180 | 1,690 | Fourth round lost toDavid Ferrer [4] |
| 17 | 19 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,830 | 180 | 90 | 1,740 | Third round lost toMilos Raonic [13] |
| 18 | 20 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,750 | 90 | 10 | 1,670 | First round lost toGaël Monfils |
| 19 | 21 | Tommy Haas | 1,720 | 45 | 10 | 1,685 | First round lost toJarkko Nieminen |
| 20 | 22 | Sam Querrey | 1,650 | 45 | 90 | 1,695 | Third round lost toStanislas Wawrinka [15] |
| 21 | 23 | Andreas Seppi | 1,595 | 10 | 180 | 1,765 | Fourth round lost toJérémy Chardy |
| 22 | 24 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,445 | 10 | 90 | 1,525 | Third round lost toKevin Anderson |
| 23 | 25 | Mikhail Youzhny | 1,335 | 10 | 45 | 1,370 | Second round lost toEvgeny Donskoy |
| 24 | 26 | Jerzy Janowicz | 1,299 | 0 | 90 | 1,389 | Third round lost toNicolás Almagro [10] |
| 25 | 28 | Florian Mayer | 1,215 | 0 | 45 | 1,260 | Second round lost toRičardas Berankis (Q) |
| 26 | 29 | Jürgen Melzer | 1,177 | 10 | 90 | 1,257 | Third round lost toTomáš Berdych [5] |
| 27 | 30 | Martin Kližan | 1,175 | 20 | 10 | 1,165 | First round lost toDaniel Brands [Q] |
| 28 | 31 | Marcos Baghdatis | 1,115 | 45 | 90 | 1,160 | Third round lost toDavid Ferrer [4] |
| 29 | 32 | Thomaz Bellucci | 1,112 | 45 | 10 | 1,077 | First round lost toBlaz Kavčič |
| 30 | 33 | Radek Štěpánek | 1,110 | 10 | 90 | 1,190 | Third round lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 31 | 34 | Marcel Granollers | 1,125 | 45 | 45 | 1,125 | Second round lost toJérémy Chardy |
| 32 | 35 | Julien Benneteau | 1,075 | 90 | 90 | 1,075 | Third round lost toJanko Tipsarević [8] |
| Rank | Player | Points | Points Won | New points | Withdrew due to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 6,600 | 1,200 | 0 | 5,400 | Stomach virus[6] |
| 13 | John Isner | 2,215 | 90 | 0 | 2,125 | Knee injury |
| 27 | Mardy Fish | 1,255 | 45 | 0 | 1,210 | Health reasons |
| Sd | Rk[4] | Player[5] | Points[4] | Points won | New points | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 10,325 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 10,325 | Champion, won in the final againstLi Na [6] |
| 2 | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 10,045 | 1,400 | 900 | 9,545 | Semifinals lost toLi Na [6] |
| 3 | 3 | Serena Williams | 9,750 | 280 | 500 | 9,970 | Quarterfinals lost toSloane Stephens [29] |
| 4 | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 7,750 | 500 | 500 | 7,750 | Quarterfinals lost toLi Na [6] |
| 5 | 5 | Angelique Kerber | 5,575 | 160 | 280 | 5,695 | Fourth round lost toEkaterina Makarova [19] |
| 6 | 6 | Li Na | 5,135 | 280 | 1,400 | 6,255 | Runner-up, lost toVictoria Azarenka [1] |
| 7 | 7 | Sara Errani | 5,100 | 500 | 5 | 4,605 | First round lost toCarla Suárez Navarro |
| 8 | 8 | Petra Kvitová | 5,085 | 900 | 100 | 4,285 | Second round lost toLaura Robson |
| 9 | 9 | Samantha Stosur | 4,135 | 5 | 100 | 4,230 | Second round lost toZheng Jie |
| 10 | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3,765 | 500 | 280 | 3,545 | Fourth round lost toSvetlana Kuznetsova |
| 11 | 11 | Marion Bartoli | 3,740 | 160 | 160 | 3,740 | Third round lost toEkaterina Makarova [19] |
| 12 | 12 | Nadia Petrova | 3,040 | 100 | 5 | 2,945 | First round lost toKimiko Date-Krumm |
| 13 | 13 | Ana Ivanovic | 2,841 | 280 | 280 | 2,841 | Fourth round lost toAgnieszka Radwańska [4] |
| 14 | 14 | Maria Kirilenko | 2,570 | 160 | 280 | 2,690 | Fourth round lost toSerena Williams [3] |
| 15 | 15 | Dominika Cibulková | 2,695 | 100 | 100 | 2,695 | Second round lost toValeria Savinykh [Q] |
| 16 | 16 | Roberta Vinci | 2,525 | 100 | 160 | 2,585 | Third round lost toElena Vesnina |
| 17 | 17 | Lucie Šafářová | 2,065 | 5 | 100 | 2,160 | Second round lost toBojana Jovanovski |
| 18 | 18 | Julia Görges | 1,965 | 280 | 280 | 1,965 | Fourth round lost toLi Na [6] |
| 19 | 19 | Ekaterina Makarova | 1,881 | 500 | 500 | 1,881 | Quarterfinals lost toMaria Sharapova [2] |
| 20 | 20 | Yanina Wickmayer | 1,680 | 5 | 160 | 1,835 | Third round lost toMaria Kirilenko [14] |
| 21 | 21 | Varvara Lepchenko | 1,835 | 60 | 100 | 1,870 | Second round lost toElena Vesnina |
| 22 | 22 | Jelena Janković | 1,751 | 280 | 160 | 1,631 | Third round lost toAna Ivanovic [13] |
| 23 | 23 | Klára Zakopalová | 1,705 | 5 | 100 | 1,800 | Second round lost toKirsten Flipkens |
| 24 | 24 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,690 | 100 | 5 | 1,595 | First round lost toLesia Tsurenko [Q] |
| 25 | 25 | Venus Williams | 1,650 | 0 | 160 | 1,810 | Third round lost toMaria Sharapova [2] |
| 26 | 26 | Hsieh Su-wei | 1,636 | 40 | 100 | 1,696 | Second round lost toSvetlana Kuznetsova |
| 27 | 27 | Sorana Cîrstea | 1,565 | 160 | 160 | 1,565 | Third round lost toLi Na [6] |
| 28 | 28 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 1,583 | 2 | 5 | 1,586 | First round lost toAnnika Beck |
| 29 | 29 | Sloane Stephens | 1,666 | 100 | 900 | 2,466 | Semifinals lost toVictoria Azarenka [1] |
| 30 | 30 | Tamira Paszek | 1,523 | 5 | 100 | 1,618 | Second round lost toMadison Keys [WC] |
| 31 | 31 | Urszula Radwańska | 1,490 | 100 | 5 | 1,395 | First round lost toJamie Hampton |
| 32 | 32 | Mona Barthel | 1,380 | 160 | 5 | 1,225 | First round lost toKsenia Pervak |
Men's singles[edit] | Women's singles[edit]
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Men's singles[edit]Main article:2013 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot: | Women's singles[edit]Main article:2013 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
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The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
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| Preceded by | Grand Slam Tournaments | Succeeded by |
