2013 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2013 Australian Open
Champions	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Runners-up	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
Score	6–2, 3–6, 6–2

Main article: 2013 Australian Open

Russian pair Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva were the defending champions, but Zvonareva decided not to participate due to injury. Kuznetsova partnered up with Yanina Wickmayer but they lost in the second round to Nuria Llagostera Vives and Zheng Jie.

Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title, defeating wild cards Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.

Seeds

1. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (champions)
2. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (second round)
3. Maria Kirilenko / Lisa Raymond (second round)
4. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (semifinals)
5. Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
6. Liezel Huber / María José Martínez Sánchez (third round)
7. Nuria Llagostera Vives / Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
8. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (second round)
9. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Květa Peschke (second round, withdrew)
10. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza (first round)
11. Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
12. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
13. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (third round)
14. Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (third round)
15. Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (third round)
16. Daniela Hantuchová / Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	3	77	7
	12	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	61	5
								1	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	6
								4	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	2	4
	4	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	1	7	6
		Sílvia Soler Espinosa Carla Suárez Navarro	6	5	4
															1	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	3	6
															WC	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	2	6	2
		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová	2	3
	WC	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6	6
								WC	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6	6
									Varvara Lepchenko Zheng Saisai	2	4
	7	Nuria Llagostera Vives Zheng Jie	3	7	5
		Varvara Lepchenko Zheng Saisai	6	5	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	S Errani R Vinci	77	6
		S Arvidsson J Larsson	63	2				1	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
		R Fujiwara M Jugić-Salkić	1	4					J Craybas C Scheepers	2	0
		J Craybas C Scheepers	6	6											1	S Errani R Vinci	6	0	7
		M Johansson P Parmentier	79	4	7										15	S-w Hsieh S Peng	4	6	5
		K Bertens T Malek	67	6	5				M Johansson P Parmentier	2	4
		J Gajdošová K Zakopalová	1	4				15	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6
	15	S-w Hsieh S Peng	6	6																		1	S Errani R Vinci	3	77	7
	12	S Williams V Williams	6	6																		12	S Williams V Williams	6	61	5
		C Giorgi S Vögele	3	1				12	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		V Dushevina O Govortsova	0	6	6				V Dushevina O Govortsova	1	2
		N Bratchikova J Husárová	6	4	2										12	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		A Kudryavtseva S Pe'er	0	3											5	N Petrova K Srebotnik	2	3
		D Jurak K Marosi	6	6					D Jurak K Marosi	1	63
	WC	B Bobusic J Moore	4	2				5	N Petrova K Srebotnik	6	77
	5	N Petrova K Srebotnik	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	7
	Alt	A Amanmuradova S Foretz Gacon	2	5				4	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
		P Martić K Mladenovic	6	4	68				M Minella M Moulton-Levy	4	4
		M Minella M Moulton-Levy	2	6	710										4	E Makarova E Vesnina	4	6	6
		A Panova G Voskoboeva	77	4	7										13	I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	1	2
		M Barthel A Cornet	63	6	5				A Panova G Voskoboeva	4	6	5
		E Birnerová R Oprandi	2	4				13	I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	2	7
	13	I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	6																		4	E Makarova E Vesnina	1	7	6
	10	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	64	3																			S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	6	5	4
		S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	77	6					S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	3
		K-c Chang Z Yan	0	3					D Cibulková K Pervak	2r
		D Cibulková K Pervak	6	6												S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	77	2	6
		A Klepač A Tatishvili	6	65	5										6	L Huber MJ Martínez Sánchez	65	6	4
	WC	X Han Y Zhou	1	77	7			WC	X Han Y Zhou	6	63	3
		M Doi A Morita	2	64				6	L Huber MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	77	6
	6	L Huber MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	77

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	6
		K Flipkens M Rybáriková	1	2				8	R Kops-Jones A Spears	4	2
		A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	6	6
		T Babos L Robson	2	4												A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	2
		J Janković M Lučić-Baroni	6	1	6											J Janković M Lučić-Baroni	1r
	WC	Ar Rodionova O Rogowska	4	6	3				J Janković M Lučić-Baroni	w/o
		M Erakovic H Watson	4	0				9	A-L Grönefeld K Peschke
	9	A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	6	6																			A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	2	3
	14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	6																		WC	A Barty C Dellacqua	6	6
	WC	V Rajicic S Sanders	4	4				14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	6
		M Czink B Jovanovski	4	6	77				M Czink B Jovanovski	3	3
		S Halep A Rus	6	2	62										14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	63	3
		P Hercog F Schiavone	2	4											WC	A Barty C Dellacqua	77	6
	WC	A Barty C Dellacqua	6	6				WC	A Barty C Dellacqua	6	6
		A Rosolska T Tanasugarn	2	6	4			3	M Kirilenko L Raymond	4	4
	3	M Kirilenko L Raymond	6	1	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	N Llagostera Vives J Zheng	6	6
		H-c Chan Y-j Chan	3	3				7	N Llagostera Vives J Zheng	6	6
		S Kuznetsova Y Wickmayer	6	2	6				S Kuznetsova Y Wickmayer	3	3
		A Beck L Dekmeijere	1	6	1										7	N Llagostera Vives J Zheng	7	6
	WC	M Adamczak S Bengson	3	4											WC	C Black An Rodionova	5	2
	WC	C Black An Rodionova	6	6				WC	C Black An Rodionova	6	6
		S Aoyama I Falconi	6	5	77				S Aoyama I Falconi	4	4
	11	V King Y Shvedova	3	7	62																	7	N Llagostera Vives J Zheng	3	7	5
	16	D Hantuchová A Medina Garrigues	3	1																			V Lepchenko S Zheng	6	5	7
		J Görges S Stosur	6	6					J Görges S Stosur	5	6	5
		V Lepchenko S Zheng	4	77	6				V Lepchenko S Zheng	7	3	7
		S Cîrstea T Paszek	6	65	3											V Lepchenko S Zheng	3	6	77
		K Date-Krumm A Parra Santonja	4	6	6											K Date-Krumm A Parra Santonja	6	3	65
		L Arruabarrena Vecino L Domínguez Lino	6	3	2				K Date-Krumm A Parra Santonja	7	3	6
		E Daniilidou C McHale	4	3				2	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	5	6	3
	2	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6

External links

• 2013 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation