2013 French Open
The 2013 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 117th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 26 May to 9 June.[1] It consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.
2013 French Open | |
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Date | 26 May – 9 June |
Edition | 117th |
Category | Grand Slam tournament (ITF) |
Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Attendance | 428,751 |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Women's Singles | |
Men's Doubles | |
Women's Doubles | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Boys' Singles | |
Girls' Singles | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Legends Under 45 Doubles | |
Women's Legends Doubles | |
Legends Over 45 Doubles | |
Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
Wheelchair Women's Singles | |
Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
Rafael Nadal was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, and won the title to become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the final to Serena Williams.
This championship was the third time in grand slam history that two multiple slam sets were accomplished in two different disciplines, and that was Serena Williams in Women's Singles, and her fellow countrymen Bob and Mike Bryan in Men's Doubles. At the 1969 US Open, Rod Laver won his multiple slam set in Men's Singles, and his fellow countryman Ken Rosewall did in Men's Doubles. At the 2012 French Open, Mahesh Bhupathi won a multiple slam set in Mixed Doubles, and Esther Vergeer won her multiple slam set in Women's Wheelchair Doubles.
In the women's singles final, it marked the first French Open since 1995 that the top two seeded players had played each other in the final, and the first time at any grand slam event since the 2004 Australian Open that the top two seeded players had played each other in a grand slam final.
Tournament
The 2013 French Open was the 112th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[2]
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[3]
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.[4]
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Seniors points
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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Men's Doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Women's Singles | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
Women's Doubles | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair points
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Junior points
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Prize money
The French Open's total prize money for 2013 has been increased by more than three million euros to 22 million euros ($28.77 million). The winners of the men's and women's singles titles will each earn 1.5 million euros, up 250,000 euros from last year. The move was part of plans to boost the total prize money by a further 10 million euros to 32 million euros by 2016. In comparison, US Open prize money will reach $33.6 million this year and rise to $50 million by 2017, while Wimbledon prize money was more than 16 million pounds ($24.61 million) in 2012.[5] In the 2013 season, the French Open's prize money is the lowest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $34m at Wimbledon, and $32m at the US Open.[6]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles | €1,500,000 | €750,000 | €375,000 | €190,000 | €100,000 | €60,000 | €35,000 | €21,000 | €10,000 | €5,000 | €2,500 |
Women's Singles | €9,000 | €4,500 | |||||||||
Doubles * | €360,000 | €180,000 | €90,000 | €50,000 | €28,000 | €15,000 | €8,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mixed Doubles * | €105,000 | €53,000 | €26,500 | €13,000 | €7,000 | €3,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair Singles | €18,000 | €9,000 | €5,000 | €3,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair Doubles * | €6,000 | €3,000 | €1,800 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Singles players
Day-by-day Summaries
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 20 May 2013 and the Points are as of 27 May 2013. It had been reported that the French Open was considering giving Nadal a seeding higher than his current world ranking (No. 4), on the basis of his history at the tournament, but French Open tournament organisers decided against it.
Men's Singles
Seed | Rank[7] | Player | Points | Points won | New points | Status | |
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1 | 1 | Semifinals lost to | |||||
2 | 3 | Quarterfinals lost to | |||||
3 | 4 | Champion, defeated | |||||
4 | 5 | Runner-up, lost to | |||||
5 | 6 | First Round lost to | |||||
6 | 8 | Semifinals lost to | |||||
7 | 9 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
8 | 10 | Third Round lost to | |||||
9 | 11 | Quarterfinals lost to | |||||
10 | 12 | Third Round lost to | |||||
11 | 13 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
12 | 14 | Quarterfinals lost to | |||||
13 | 15 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
14 | 16 | Third Round lost to | |||||
15 | 17 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
16 | 18 | Fourth round lost to | |||||
17 | 19 | First Round lost to | |||||
18 | 20 | Third Round lost to | |||||
19 | 21 | Third Round lost to | |||||
20 | 22 | Third Round lost to | |||||
21 | 23 | Third Round lost to | |||||
22 | 24 | First Round lost to | |||||
23 | 25 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
24 | 26 | Third Round lost to | |||||
25 | 27 | Third Round lost to | |||||
26 | 28 | Third Round lost to | |||||
27 | 29 | Third Round lost to | |||||
28 | 30 | First Round lost to | |||||
29 | 31 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
30 | 32 | Third Round lost to | |||||
31 | 33 | First Round lost to | |||||
32 | 34 | Quarterfinals lost to |
1Robredo has 100 points coming off after the French Open because of a challenger tournament (Città di Caltanissetta) he won when not attending the 2012 French Open. Therefore, 100 points must be subtracted from his old points.
Withdrawn Players
Rank | Player | Points | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to | |
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2 | Back injury | |||||
7 | Virus |
Women's Singles
Seed | Rank[8] | Player | Points | Points won | New points | Status | |
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1 | 1 | Champion, defeated | |||||
2 | 2 | Runner-up, lost to | |||||
3 | 3 | Semifinals lost to | |||||
4 | 4 | Quarterfinals lost to | |||||
5 | 5 | Semifinals lost to | |||||
6 | 6 | Second Round lost to | |||||
7 | 7 | Third Round lost to | |||||
8 | 8 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
9 | 9 | Third Round lost to | |||||
10 | 10 | Second Round lost to | |||||
11 | 11 | First Round lost to | |||||
12 | 12 | Quarterfinals lost to | |||||
13 | 13 | Third Round lost to | |||||
14 | 14 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
15 | 15 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
16 | 16 | Second Round lost to | |||||
17 | 17 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
18 | 18 | Quarterfinals lost to | |||||
19 | 19 | Second Round lost to | |||||
20 | 20 | Fourth Round lost to | |||||
21 | 21 | Second Round lost to | |||||
22 | 22 | First Round lost to | |||||
23 | 23 | First Round lost to | |||||
24 | 24 | First Round lost to | |||||
25 | 25 | First Round lost to | |||||
26 | 26 | Third Round lost to | |||||
27 | 27 | First Round lost to | |||||
28 | 28 | First Round lost to | |||||
29 | 29 | Third Round lost to | |||||
30 | 30 | First Round lost to | |||||
31 | 31 | Third Round lost to | |||||
32 | 32 | Third Round lost to |
Main Draw Wildcard Entries
Men's Singles
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Women's Singles
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Men's Doubles
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Women's Doubles
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Mixed Doubles
Séverine Beltrame / Benoît Paire Julie Coin / Nicolas Mahut Alizé Cornet / Gilles Simon Stéphanie Foretz Gacon / Édouard Roger-Vasselin Caroline Garcia / Marc Gicquel Alizé Lim / Jérémy Chardy
Qualifiers
Men's singles qualifiers
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
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Women's singles qualifiers
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Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
- It was Nadal's 12th grand slam title and his 8th at the French Open (a record). It was his 6th career title of the year.
Women's singles
- It was Williams' 16th grand slam title and her second at the French Open. It was her 52nd singles title of her career and sixth of 2013.
Men's doubles
- It was the Bryan brothers' 14th grand slam doubles title and their second at the French Open.
Women's doubles
- It was Makarova and Vesnina's 1st grand slam doubles title.
Mixed doubles
- It was Hradecká 1st grand slam mixed doubles title and her second at the French Open.
- It was Čermák's 1st grand slam mixed doubles title.
Juniors
Girls' Singles
Boys' Doubles
Girls' Doubles
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Other events
Legends Under 45 Doubles
Legends Over 45 Doubles
Women's Legends Doubles
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
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References
- "French Open Tickets". Championship Tennis Tours. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- "French Open 2013 Coverage". ESPN. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "French Open 2013". Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "French Open preview: Can anyone stop Nadal or Djokovic lifting the trophy in Paris?". Daily Mail. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- French Open rules out Nadal seeding boost – ABC Grandstand Sport – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- Wimbledon prizemoney hits $34m, 2013 grand slam jackpot at $124m
- Men's Ranking
- Women's ranking Archived 8 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Preceded by 2013 Australian Open |
Grand Slam Tournaments | Succeeded by 2013 Wimbledon Championships |