Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Italian Open. It was her second Internazionali BNL d'Italia title, and she won it without dropping a set, without dropping more than three games per set, and without dropping more than four games per match. Serena dropped just 14 games in her 5 matches, averaging under 3 games lost per match.
Maria Sharapova was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew in the quarterfinals against Sara Errani due to illness.
Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
External links WTA tournament draws