2013 WTA Shenzhen Open
| 2013 Shenzhen Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 31, 2012 – January 5, 2013 |
| Edition | 1st |
| 2012 Champions | |
| Singles | |
| new event | |
| Doubles | |
| new event | |
The 2013 Shenzhen Open (known as 2013 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 1st edition of the Shenzhen Open, and is part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre in Shenzhen, The People's Republic of China, from December 31, 2012 to January 5, 2013.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CHN
|
Li Na | 7 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 11 | 2 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 22 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 25 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Klára Zakopalová | 28 | 5 |
| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 40 | 6 |
 GBR
|
Laura Robson | 53 | 7 |
| SRB
|
Bojana Jovanovski | 56 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 122 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Nina Bratchikova |  SVK
|
Janette Husárová | 123 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva | CZE
|
Klára Zakopalová | 145 | 3 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos |  LUX
|
Mandy Minella | 161 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of December 24, 2012.
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD