The 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 event on the 2013 ATP World Tour and a Premier event on the 2013 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place February 18 to 23, while the men's tournament took place from February 25 to March 2.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
* per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Malek Jaziri Rajeev Ram Dmitry Tursunov
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Daniel Brands Igor Kunitsyn Florent Serra Matteo Viola
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Radek Štěpánek
Retirements
Bernard Tomic (illness)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Omar Awadhy / Hamad Abbas Janahi Novak Djokovic / Marko Djokovic
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Marion Bartoli Yulia Putintseva Laura Robson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Daniela Hantuchová Svetlana Kuznetsova Urszula Radwańska Zheng Jie
The following player received entry as lucky loser: Carla Suárez Navarro
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Victoria Azarenka (right foot injury) Maria Kirilenko (shoulder injury) Li Na (left ankle injury) Serena Williams (lower back injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Rankings are as of February 11, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Fatma Al-Nabhani / Alicja Rosolska Julia Görges / Angelique Kerber Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur The following pair received entry as alternates: Vera Dushevina / Klára Zakopalová
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Elena Vesnina (viral illness)
Retirements
Květa Peschke (left thigh strain)
Champions
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–3
Women's singles
Petra Kvitová defeated Sara Errani, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Michaël Llodra defeated Robert Lindstedt / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)
Women's doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza defeated Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]