The 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. 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.
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 SeedVenus Williams211Yaroslava Shvedova322Kirsten Flipkens343Chanelle Scheepers584Magdaléna Rybáriková595Anabel Medina Garrigues616Kristina Mladenovic637Annika Beck658 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Maria Fernanda Alves Paula Cristina Gonçalves Beatriz Haddad Maia
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Kristina Barrois Beatriz García Vidagany Hsu Chieh-yu María Irigoyen Tereza Mrdeža Adriana Pérez
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 SeedAnabel Medina GarriguesYaroslava Shvedova501Petra MartićKristina Mladenovic1242Tímea BabosKimiko Date-Krumm1493Nina BratchikovaOksana Kalashnikova1624 Rankings are as of February 18, 2013.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Carla Forte / Beatriz Haddad Maia
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