| 2013 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 June – 7 July |
| Edition | 127th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S / 64D / 48XD |
| Prize money | £22,560,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19,Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andy Murray | |
| Women's singles | |
 Marion Bartoli | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Daniel Nestor /Kristina Mladenovic | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
 Jiske Griffioen /Aniek van Koot | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Gianluigi Quinzi | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Belinda Bencic | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Thanasi Kokkinakis /Nick Kyrgios | |
| Girls' doubles | |
 Barbora Krejčíková /Kateřina Siniaková | |
| Gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
 Thomas Enqvist /Mark Philippoussis | |
| Ladies' invitation doubles | |
| Lindsay Davenport /Martina Hingis | |
| Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
| Pat Cash /Mark Woodforde | |
The2013 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played ongrass courts at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1] It was the 127th edition of theWimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2013.[2] It was the thirdGrand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of theATP World Tour, theWTA Tour, theITF Junior Tour and theNEC Tour. The championships were organised by theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and theInternational Tennis Federation.
Roger Federer andSerena Williams were the defending champions in singles events, but neither was able to repeat their success: Federer was eliminated in the second round bySergiy Stakhovsky, and Williams lost in the fourth round toSabine Lisicki. This marked the first time since1927 that both defending champions were eliminated before the quarterfinals.[3] Federer and Williams were two of a number of big-name casualties in the early rounds, along with two-time championRafael Nadal, two-time semifinalistJo-Wilfried Tsonga, 2004 championMaria Sharapova and former World No. 1sVictoria Azarenka,Ana Ivanovic,Lleyton Hewitt,Caroline Wozniacki andJelena Janković.
Andy Murray became the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title sinceFred Perry in1936.Marion Bartoli won the women's singles title.Bob andMike Bryan completed the "Bryan Slam" and became the first team to hold all four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold at the same time.
The 2013 Wimbledon Championships was the 127th edition of the tournament and was held atAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
The tournament was an event run by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the2013 ATP World Tour and the2013 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[4]
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and doubles events for men's and women'swheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on grass courts and was taking place over a series of 19 courts, including the four main showcourts,Centre Court,No. 1 Court,No. 2 Court andNo. 3 Court.[5]
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The first Wednesday (Wednesday 26 June) in the 2013 Wimbledon Championship saw a number of former world number ones knocked out in the second round of the draw either by being beaten by a much lower rank, having to retire early or having been "walked over". These players includeRoger Federer,Maria Sharapova andVictoria Azarenka, as well as former ranking leadersLleyton Hewitt,Ana Ivanovic,Jelena Janković andCaroline Wozniacki. Other notable players, includingJo-Wilfried Tsonga,Marin Čilić,John Isner,Steve Darcis,Yaroslava Shvedova andRadek Štěpánek also went out. A total of twelve seeded players (five men and seven women) finished their 2013 Wimbledon campaign on that day.[25]
Events from "Black Wednesday" were highly commented,[26] inter alia by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals[27] and players[28][29] and a statement from tournamentChief Executive Officer has been released.[30]
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 |
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| Men's doubles | 0 | N/a | N/a | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Women's singles | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 5 | N/a | 48 | N/a | 0 | 0 |
Wheelchair points[edit]
| Junior points[edit]
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The Wimbledon total prize money for 2013 has been increased by forty percent to £22,560,000 (around $34m). The winners of the men's and women's singles titles earned £1.6m, up £450,000 from last year.[31][32] In the 2013 season, the Wimbledon prize money was the highest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at theAustralian Open, $29m atFrench Open, and $32m at theUS Open.[33]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | £1,600,000 | £800,000 | £400,000 | £205,000 | £105,000 | £63,000 | £38,000 | £23,500 | £12,000 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| Doubles* | £300,000 | £150,000 | £75,000 | £37,500 | £20,000 | £12,000 | £7,750 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Mixed doubles* | £92,000 | £46,000 | £23,000 | £10,500 | £5,200 | £2,600 | £1,300 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Wheelchair doubles* | £8,500 | £5,000 | £3,250 | £2,250 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Invitation doubles* | £20,000 | £17,000 | £14,000 | £13,000 | £12,000 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
* per team
Andy Murray def.
Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4[34]
Marion Bartoli def.
Sabine Lisicki, 6–1, 6–4[35]
Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan def.
Ivan Dodig /
Marcelo Melo, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4[36]
Hsieh Su-wei /Peng Shuai def.Ashleigh Barty /Casey Dellacqua, 7–6(7–1), 6–1[37]
Daniel Nestor /Kristina Mladenovic def.Bruno Soares /Lisa Raymond, 5–7, 6–2, 8–6[38]
Gianluigi Quinzi def.
Chung Hyeon, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)[39]
Belinda Bencic def.Taylor Townsend, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4[40]
Thanasi Kokkinakis /Nick Kyrgios def.Enzo Couacaud /Stefano Napolitano, 6–2, 6–3[41]
Barbora Krejčíková /Kateřina Siniaková def.
Anhelina Kalinina /
Iryna Shymanovich, 6–3, 6–1[42]
Thomas Enqvist /Mark Philippoussis def.Greg Rusedski /Fabrice Santoro, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Lindsay Davenport /Martina Hingis def.Jana Novotná /
Barbara Schett, 6–2, 6–2
Pat Cash /Mark Woodforde def.Jeremy Bates /Anders Järryd, 6–3, 6–3
Stéphane Houdet /Shingo Kunieda def.Frédéric Cattaneo /Ronald Vink, 6–4, 6–2
Jiske Griffioen /Aniek van Koot def.Yui Kamiji /Jordanne Whiley, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeds based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of 17 June 2013 and the rankings and points are as of 24 June 2013.
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players, according to ATP ranking on 17 June 2013:
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 11,830 | 720 | 1,200 | 12,310 | Runner-up, lost toAndy Murray [2] |
| 2 | 2 | Andy Murray | 8,560 | 1,200 | 2,000 | 9,360 | Champion, defeatedNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 3 | 3 | Roger Federer | 7,740 | 2,000 | 45 | 5,785 | Second round lost toSergiy Stakhovsky |
| 4 | 4 |  David Ferrer | 7,220 | 360 | 360 | 7,220 | Quarterfinals lost to Juan Martín del Potro [8] |
| 5 | 5 | Rafael Nadal | 6,895 | 45 | 10 | 6,860 | First round lost to Steve Darcis |
| 6 | 7 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4,155 | 720 | 45 | 3,480 | Second round retired vs Ernests Gulbis |
| 7 | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 4,515 | 10 | 360 | 4,865 | Quarterfinals lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 8 | 8 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3,960 | 180 | 720 | 4,500 | Semifinals lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 9 | 9 | Richard Gasquet | 3,135 | 180 | 90 | 3,045 | Third round lost toBernard Tomic |
| 10 | 12 | Marin Čilić | 2,470 | 180 | 45 | 2,335 | Second round withdrew vsKenny de Schepper |
| 11 | 10 | Stan Wawrinka | 2,915 | 10 | 10 | 2,915 | First round lost toLleyton Hewitt |
| 12 | 11 | Kei Nishikori | 2,495 | 90 | 90 | 2,495 | Third round lost toAndreas Seppi [23] |
| 13 | 13 | Tommy Haas | 2,425 | 0 | 180 | 2,605 | Fourth round lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 14 | 14 | Janko Tipsarević | 2,390 | 90 | 10 | 2,310 | First round lost toViktor Troicki |
| 15 | 16 | Nicolás Almagro | 2,195 | 90 | 90 | 2,195 | Third round lost to Jerzy Janowicz [24] |
| 16 | 18 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,885 | 360 | 10 | 1,535 | First round retired againstIvan Dodig |
| 17 | 15 | Milos Raonic | 2,225 | 45 | 45 | 2,225 | Second round lost toIgor Sijsling |
| 18 | 21 | John Isner | 1,735 | 10 | 45 | 1,770 | Second round retired vsAdrian Mannarino |
| 19 | 17 | Gilles Simon | 2,090 | 45 | 10 | 2,055 | First round lost toFeliciano López |
| 20 | 26 |  Mikhail Youzhny | 1,415 | 360 | 180 | 1,235 | Fourth round lost toAndy Murray [2] |
| 21 | 19 | Sam Querrey | 1,810 | 90 | 10 | 1,730 | First round lost toBernard Tomic |
| 22 | 20 | Juan Mónaco | 1,740 | 90 | 90 | 1,740 | Third round lost toKenny de Schepper |
| 23 | 28 | Andreas Seppi | 1,380 | 10 | 180 | 1,550 | Fourth round lost toJuan Martín del Potro [8] |
| 24 | 22 | Jerzy Janowicz | 1,549 | 115 | 720 | 2,154 | Semifinals lost toAndy Murray [2] |
| 25 | 27 | Benoît Paire | 1,380 | 90 | 90 | 1,380 | Third round lost toŁukasz Kubot |
| 26 | 24 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,500 | 45 | 90 | 1,545 | Third round lost toDavid Ferrer [4] |
| 27 | 23 |  Kevin Anderson | 1,510 | 10 | 90 | 1,590 | Third round lost toTomáš Berdych [7] |
| 28 | 25 | Jérémy Chardy | 1,441 | 45 | 90 | 1,486 | Third round lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
| 29 | 31 |  Grigor Dimitrov | 1,330 | 45 | 45 | 1,330 | Second round lost to Grega Žemlja |
| 30 | 30 | Fabio Fognini | 1,345 | 45 | 10 | 1,310 | First round lost toJürgen Melzer |
| 31 | 33 | Julien Benneteau | 1,200 | 90 | 45 | 1,155 | Second round lost toFernando Verdasco |
| 32 | 29 | Tommy Robredo | 1,355 | (80)† | 90 | 1,365 | Third round lost toAndy Murray [2] |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2012. Accordingly, it is the defending points from the2012 ATP Challenger Tour instead.
For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Serena Williams | 13,615 | 2,000 | 280 | 11,895 | Fourth round lost toSabine Lisicki [23] |
| 2 | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 9,625 | 900 | 100 | 8,825 | Second round withdrew due to knee injury |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 9,415 | 280 | 100 | 9,235 | Second round lost to Michelle Larcher de Brito (Q) |
| 4 | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6,465 | 1,400 | 900 | 5,965 | Semifinals lost toSabine Lisicki [23] |
| 5 | 5 | Sara Errani | 5,335 | 160 | 5 | 5,180 | First round lost to Monica Puig |
| 6 | 6 | Li Na | 5,155 | 100 | 500 | 5,555 | Quarterfinals lost toAgnieszka Radwańska [4] |
| 7 | 7 | Angelique Kerber | 4,770 | 900 | 100 | 3,970 | Second round lost to Kaia Kanepi |
| 8 | 8 | Petra Kvitová | 4,435 | 500 | 500 | 4,435 | Quarterfinals lost toKirsten Flipkens [20] |
| 9 | 9 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 3,565 | 5 | 100 | 3,660 | Second round lost toPetra Cetkovská (Q) |
| 10 | 10 | Maria Kirilenko | 3,471 | 500 | 5 | 2,976 | First round lost toLaura Robson |
| 11 | 11 | Roberta Vinci | 3,060 | 280 | 280 | 3,060 | Fourth round lost toLi Na [6] |
| 12 | 12 | Ana Ivanovic | 2,920 | 280 | 100 | 2,740 | Second round lost toEugenie Bouchard |
| 13 | 13 | Nadia Petrova | 2,660 | 160 | 5 | 2,505 | First round lost toKarolína Plíšková |
| 14 | 14 | Samantha Stosur | 2,905 | 100 | 160 | 2,965 | Third round lost toSabine Lisicki [23] |
| 15 | 15 | Marion Bartoli | 2,775 | 100 | 2,000 | 4,675 | Champion, defeatedSabine Lisicki [23] |
| 16 | 16 | Jelena Janković | 2,830 | 5 | 100 | 2,925 | Second round lost toVesna Dolonc |
| 17 | 17 | Sloane Stephens | 2,530 | 160 | 500 | 2,870 | Quarterfinals lost toMarion Bartoli [15] |
| 18 | 19 |  Dominika Cibulková | 2,140 | 5 | 160 | 2,295 | Third round lost toRoberta Vinci [11] |
| 19 | 18 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2,165 | 5 | 280 | 2,440 | Fourth round lost toPetra Kvitová [8] |
| 20 | 20 | Kirsten Flipkens | 2,038 | (32)† | 900 | 2,906 | Semifinals lost toMarion Bartoli [15] |
| 21 | 21 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,900 | 100 | 5 | 1,805 | First round lost toTsvetana Pironkova |
| 22 | 23 |  Sorana Cîrstea | 1,760 | 160 | 100 | 1,700 | Second round lost toCamila Giorgi |
| 23 | 24 | Sabine Lisicki | 1,750 | 500 | 1,400 | 2,650 | Runner-up, lost toMarion Bartoli [15] |
| 24 | 26 | Peng Shuai | 1,685 | 280 | 100 | 1,505 | Second round lost to Marina Erakovic |
| 25 | 27 | Ekaterina Makarova | 1,682 | 100 | 160 | 1,742 | Third round lost toPetra Kvitová [8] |
| 26 | 29 | Varvara Lepchenko | 1,566 | 160 | 5 | 1,411 | First round lost toEva Birnerová [Q] |
| 27 | 30 | Lucie Šafářová | 1,560 | 5 | 100 | 1,655 | Second round lost toKarin Knapp |
| 28 | 57 | Tamira Paszek | 1,083 | 500 | 5 | 588 | First round lost toAlexandra Cadanțu |
| 29 | 31 | Alizé Cornet | 1,545 | 100 | 160 | 1,605 | Third round lost toFlavia Pennetta |
| 30 | 33 | Mona Barthel | 1,500 | 5 | 100 | 1,595 | Second round lost toMadison Keys |
| 31 | 34 | Romina Oprandi | 1,490 | 100 | 5 | 1,395 | First round retired againstAlison Riske [WC] |
| 32 | 43 | Klára Zakopalová | 1,300 | 160 | 160 | 1,300 | Third round lost toLi Na [6] |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2012. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
The following player would have been seeded, but she withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1,662 | 5 | 1,657 | Abdominal strain |
The following players receivedwild cards into the main draw senior events.[43]
Men's singles[edit] | Women's singles[edit]
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Men's doubles[edit] | Women's doubles[edit]
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James Blake /Donna VekićJamie Delgado /Tara MooreKyle Edmund /Eugenie BouchardDominic Inglot /Johanna Konta
Mark Knowles /Sabine LisickiBelow are the lists of thequalifiers entering in the main draws.
Men's doubles[edit]Men's doubles qualifiers
Lucky losers | Women's doubles[edit]Women's doubles qualifiers
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The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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| Country | TV broadcaster(s) | Notes |
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| Australia | Seven Network | |
| Brazil | SporTV | |
| Croatia | HRT,Sport Klub | |
| France | Canal+ | |
 Hungary | Digi Sport 1,Fox Sports Australia | |
 India | Star Sports 2,ESPN | |
 Indonesia | Star Sports,Fox Sports | |
 Ireland | TG4 | [44] |
 Israel | Sport 5 | |
 Pakistan | PTV Sports | |
| Poland | Polsat Sport | |
| Romania | Digi Sport 2,Digi Sport 3 | |
| Serbia | B92,Sport Klub | |
| South Africa | SuperSport | |
 UAE & Middle East | Abu Dhabi Sports | |
| United Kingdom | BBC | |
| United States | ESPN |
| Preceded by | Grand Slam tournaments | Succeeded by |
