2013 Soweto Open
{{short description|Professional tennis tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa}}
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{{Infobox tennis event|2013|Soweto Open|
| date = 29 April – 5 May
6–12 May
| edition = 4th
| draw = 32S / 16D
| surface = Hard
| prize_money = $100,000+H
$50,000+H
| location = Johannesburg, South Africa
| champms = {{flagicon|CAN}} Vasek Pospisil
| champws = {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos
| champmd = {{flagicon|IND}} Prakash Amritraj / {{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram
| champwd = {{flagicon|POL}} Magda Linette / {{flagicon|RSA}} Chanel Simmonds
| before_year = 2011
}}
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
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|SVK}}
|79 |1 |
| {{flagu|USA}}
|115 |2 |
| {{flag|CAN}}
|130 |3 |
| {{flag|POL}}
|152 |4 |
| {{flag|GER}}
|180 |5 |
| {{flag|BRA}}
|186 |6 |
| {{flag|RSA}}
|204 |7 |
| {{flag|BRA}}
|261 |8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 22 April 2013
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Montgomery
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Ruan Roelofse
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Tucker Vorster
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Dean O'Brien
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
- {{flagicon|IND}} Prakash Amritraj
- {{flagicon|GER}} Richard Becker
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Camilo
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Hochwalt
- {{flagicon|IND}} Purav Raja
- {{flagicon|IND}} Divij Sharan
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
- {{flagicon|BOT}} Phenyo Matong
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|RSA}}
|{{flag|BRA}} |223 |1 |
| {{flag|IND}}
|{{flag|IND}} |225 |2 |
| {{flag|CRO}}
|{{flag|MNE}} |258 |3 |
| {{flag|GER}}
|{{flag|IRL}} |288 |4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 22 April 2013
=Other entrants=
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Francois Kellerman / {{flagicon|RSA}} Okkie Kellerman
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Renier Moolman / {{flagicon|RSA}} Dean O'Brien
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Keith-Patrick Crowley / {{flagicon|RSA}} Tucker Vorster
WTA singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|HUN}}
|114 |1 |
| {{flag|ISR}}
|161 |2 |
| {{flag|SLO}}
|165 |3 |
| {{flag|UKR}}
|172 |4 |
| {{flag|RSA}}
|181 |5 |
| {{flag|SRB}}
|253 |6 |
| {{flag|GBR}}
|254 |7 |
| {{flag|POL}}
|263 |8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 29 April 2013
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Madrie le Roux
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Zanmarie Pienaar
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Ilze Hattingh
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Natasha Fourouclas
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|ISR}} Julia Glushko
- {{flagicon|BUL}} Ani Vangelova
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudia Coppola
- {{flagicon|ZIM}} Fadzai Mawisire
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|POL}}
|{{flag|RSA}} |415 |1 |
| {{flag|TUR}}
|{{flag|ISR}} |432 |2 |
| {{flag|SRB}}
|{{flag|TUR}} |487 |3 |
| {{flag|UKR}}
|{{flag|RUS}} |505 |4 |
Champions
=Men's singles=
{{main|2013 Soweto Open – Men's singles}}
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Vasek Pospisil def. {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Przysiężny 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1, retired
=Women's singles=
{{main|2013 Soweto Open – Women's singles}}
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos def. {{flagicon|RSA}} Chanel Simmonds 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1
=Men's doubles=
{{main|2013 Soweto Open – Men's doubles}}
- {{flagicon|IND}} Prakash Amritraj / {{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram def. {{flagicon|IND}} Purav Raja / {{flagicon|IND}} Divij Sharan 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1)
=Women's doubles=
{{main|2013 Soweto Open – Women's doubles}}
- {{flagicon|POL}} Magda Linette / {{flagicon|RSA}} Chanel Simmonds def. {{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Murray / {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley 6–1, 6–3
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100105064100/http://www.satennis.co.za/ Official website]
{{2013 ATP Challenger Tour}}
{{2013 ITF Women's Circuit}}