2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open

{{TennisEventInfo|2013|BNP Paribas Katowice Open|

| date=April 8 – April 14

| edition=1st

| category=WTA International tournaments

| draw=32S / 16D

| surface=Clay

| prize_money=$235,000

| location=Katowice, Poland

| venue=Spodek

| champs={{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci

| champd={{flagicon|ESP}} Lara Arruabarrena /
{{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino

}}

The 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open, in the International category of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland, from April 8 through April 14, 2013.

Singles main draw entrants

= Seeds =

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{{flag\|CZE}} \|Petra Kvitová{{cite web \|url=http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1840,title,Katowice-na-starcie-Kvitova-Vinci-i-Zakopalova,wid,15410888,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1103c1 \|title=Katowice: na starcie Kvitova, Vinci i Zakopalova \|publisher=Wirtualna Polska \|access-date=15 March 2013}} \|8 \|1
{{flag\|ITA}} \|Roberta Vinci \|13 \|2
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Klára Zakopalová \|21 \|3
{{flag\|GER}} \|Julia Görges \|30 \|4
{{flag\|FRA}} \|Alizé Cornet \|33 \|5
{{flag\|EST}} \|Kaia Kanepi \|38 \|6
{{flag\|GER}} \|Sabine Lisicki \|41 \|7
{{flag\|GBR}} \|Laura Robson \|42 \|8

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width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

|Petra Kvitová{{cite web |url=http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1840,title,Katowice-na-starcie-Kvitova-Vinci-i-Zakopalova,wid,15410888,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1103c1 |title=Katowice: na starcie Kvitova, Vinci i Zakopalova |publisher=Wirtualna Polska |access-date=15 March 2013}}

|13

|21

|30

|33

|38

|41

|42

Rankings are as of April 1, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.tenisklub.pl/aktualnosci/polska/18238/katowice:_przyjazd_kvitovej_potwierdzony_-_znamy_wiecej_szczegolow/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416125331/http://www.tenisklub.pl/aktualnosci/polska/18238/katowice:_przyjazd_kvitovej_potwierdzony_-_znamy_wiecej_szczegolow/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2013|title=Katowice: przyjazd Kvitovej potwierdzony – znamy więcej szczegółów!|publisher=Tenisklub.pl|access-date=25 February 2013}}

= Other entrants =

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

{{flagicon|POL}} Marta Domachowska
{{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková
{{flagicon|POL}} Sandra Zaniewska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Cadanțu
{{flagicon|ITA}} Maria Elena Camerin
{{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas
{{flagicon|SVK}} Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

{{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er

= Withdrawals =

;Before the tournament

{{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Cetkovská
{{flagicon|SLO}} Polona Hercog
{{flagicon|AUT}} Tamira Paszek
{{flagicon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková (low back injury)

=Retirements=

; During the tournament

{{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges (dizziness)
{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková (dizziness)

Doubles main draw entrants

= Seeds =

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width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
{{flag\|GER}} \|Anna-Lena Grönefeld \|{{flag\|SVK}} \|Janette Husárová \|60 \|1
{{flag\|JPN}} \|Shuko Aoyama \|{{flag\|BIH}} \|Mervana Jugić-Salkić \|136 \|2
{{flagu\|USA}} \|Jill Craybas \|{{flag\|LUX}} \|Mandy Minella \|137 \|3
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Renata Voráčová \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Klára Zakopalová \|150 \|4

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width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

|Anna-Lena Grönefeld

|{{flag|SVK}}

|Janette Husárová

|60

|Shuko Aoyama