2013 Soweto Open
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| 2013 Soweto Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 April – 5 May 6–12 May |
| Edition | 4th |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $100,000+H $50,000+H |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Canada Vasek Pospisil | |
| Women's singles | |
| Hungary Tímea Babos | |
| Men's doubles | |
India Prakash Amritraj /  Rajeev Ram | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Poland Magda Linette / South Africa Chanel Simmonds | |
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The 2013 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29 April – 5 May 2013 for the men's event and 6–12 May 2013 for the women's event.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK | Lukáš Lacko | 79 | 1 |
| USA
|
Rajeev Ram | 115 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN | Vasek Pospisil | 130 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg POL | Michał Przysiężny | 152 | 4 |
 GER
|
Dustin Brown | 180 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | Thiago Alves | 186 | 6 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA | Rik de Voest | 204 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | Fabiano de Paula | 261 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 22 April 2013
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- South Africa Wayne Montgomery
- South Africa Ruan Roelofse
- South Africa Tucker Vorster
- South Africa Dean O'Brien
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Brazil Rafael Camilo
- Tyler Hochwalt
- India Purav Raja
- India Divij Sharan
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
- Botswana Phenyo Matong
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA | Rik de Voest | File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | Marcelo Demoliner | 223 | 1 |
| File:Flag of India.svg IND | Purav Raja | File:Flag of India.svg IND | Divij Sharan | 225 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO | Mate Pavić | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg MNE | Goran Tošić | 258 | 3 |
| GER
|
Dustin Brown | File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL | James Cluskey | 288 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 22 April 2013
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- South Africa Francois Kellerman / South Africa Okkie Kellerman
- South Africa Renier Moolman / South Africa Dean O'Brien
- South Africa Keith-Patrick Crowley / South Africa Tucker Vorster
WTA singles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg HUN | Tímea Babos | 114 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg ISR | Julia Glushko | 161 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg SLO | Tadeja Majerič | 165 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg UKR | Nadiia Kichenok | 172 | 4 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA | Chanel Simmonds | 181 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB | Jovana Jakšić | 253 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR | Samantha Murray | 254 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg POL | Magda Linette | 263 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 29 April 2013
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- South Africa Madrie le Roux
- South Africa Zanmarie Pienaar
- South Africa Ilze Hattingh
- South Africa Natasha Fourouclas
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Israel Julia Glushko
- Bulgaria Ani Vangelova
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- Zimbabwe Fadzai Mawisire
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Poland.svg POL | Magda Linette | File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA | Chanel Simmonds | 415 | 1 |
| Error creating thumbnail: TUR | Başak Eraydın | File:Flag of Israel.svg ISR | Julia Glushko | 432 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB | Teodora Mirčić | Error creating thumbnail: TUR | Pemra Özgen | 487 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg UKR | Nadiia Kichenok | File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Margarita Lazareva | 505 | 4 |
Champions
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]- Canada Vasek Pospisil def. Poland Michał Przysiężny 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1, retired
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]- Hungary Tímea Babos def. South Africa Chanel Simmonds 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]- India Prakash Amritraj / Rajeev Ram def. India Purav Raja / India Divij Sharan 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1)
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]- Poland Magda Linette / South Africa Chanel Simmonds def. United Kingdom Samantha Murray / United Kingdom Jade Windley 6–1, 6–3