2013 Brasil Tennis Cup
Tennis tournament
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The 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.[1] It was the 1st edition of the Brasil Tennis Cup since 2002, and is on the International category of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place in Florianópolis, Brazil, from February 24 through March 3, 2013. Unseeded Monica Niculescu won the singles title.[2]
| 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 25 – March 3 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Monica Niculescu | |
| Doubles | |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues /  Yaroslava Shvedova | |
Finals
Singles
Monica Niculescu defeated 
Olga Puchkova, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues / 
Yaroslava Shvedova defeated 
Anne Keothavong / Valeria Savinykh, 6–0, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA |
Venus Williams[3][4] | 21 | 1 |
| KAZ |
Yaroslava Shvedova | 32 | 2 |
 BEL |
Kirsten Flipkens | 34 | 3 |
 RSA |
Chanelle Scheepers | 58 | 4 |
 SVK |
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 59 | 5 |
| ESP |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 61 | 6 |
 FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 63 | 7 |
 GER |
Annika Beck | 65 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Petra Cetkovská
Camila Giorgi (shoulder injury)- Laura Robson
Stefanie Vögele- Galina Voskoboeva
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | KAZ |
Yaroslava Shvedova | 50 | 1 |
 CRO |
Petra Martić | FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 124 | 2 |
 HUN |
Tímea Babos |  JPN |
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 149 | 3 |
 RUS |
Nina Bratchikova |  GEO |
Oksana Kalashnikova | 162 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: