| 2013 Family Circle Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 1–7 |
| Edition | 41st |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $795,707 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Attendance | 78,147 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Serena Williams | |
| Doubles | |
 Kristina Mladenovic / Lucie Šafářová | |
The2013 Family Circle Cup was a women'stennis event in the2013 WTA Tour. It took place from March 30 to April 7, 2013. It was the 41st edition of thetournament and aPremier level tournament. The event was hosted at theFamily Circle Tennis Center, onDaniel Island,Charleston, United States. It was the only event of theclay courts season played on green clay. First-seededSerena Williams won the singles title
Serena Williams defeated
Jelena Janković, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2Kristina Mladenovic /Lucie Šafářová defeatedAndrea Hlaváčková /Liezel Huber 6–3, 7–6(8–6)| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $795,707
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | $125,000 | $65,000 | $32,825 | $16,990 | $8,645 | $4,480 | $2,275 | $1,300 | $700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | $40,000 | $21,137 | $10,830 | $5,420 | $2,810 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Serena Williams[2] | 1 | 1 |
 DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 9 | 2 |
 AUS | Samantha Stosur | 10 | 3 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens[3] | 16 | 4 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 18 | 5 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 19 | 6 |
 ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 21 | 7 |
 GER | Mona Barthel | 23 | 8 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 24 | 9 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 26 | 10 |
 ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 27 | 11 |
| USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 29 | 12 |
 AUT | Tamira Paszek | 31 | 13 |
 KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 35 | 14 |
| GER | Sabine Lisicki | 37 | 15 |
 GBR | Laura Robson | 43 | 16 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Eugenie BouchardMallory Burdette
Nastassja BurnettCaroline GarciaVania KingGrace MinJessica Pegula
Teliana PereiraPetra CetkovskáSara Errani (thigh injury)
Polona HercogLucie Hradecká
Kaia KanepiPauline ParmentierKsenia Pervak
Elena VesninaLourdes Domínguez LinoHeather Watson (left adductor injury)Anabel Medina Garrigues (right knee injury)Andrea Petkovic (right calf injury)Tamira Paszek (left neck injury)Samantha Stosur (right calf strain)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | USA | Liezel Huber | 16 | 1 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 29 | 2 |
| USA | Vania King | USA | Lisa Raymond | 41 | 3 |
| GER | Julia Görges | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 49 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Anabel Medina Garrigues (right knee injury)
