The 2013 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29 April – 5 May 2013 for the men's event and 6–12 May 2013 for the women's event.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedLukáš Lacko791Rajeev Ram1152Vasek Pospisil1303Michał Przysiężny1524Dustin Brown1805Thiago Alves1866Rik de Voest2047Fabiano de Paula2618 1 Rankings as of 22 April 2013
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Wayne Montgomery Ruan Roelofse Tucker Vorster Dean O'Brien
The following players received entry using protected rankings: Prakash Amritraj Richard Becker
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rafael Camilo Tyler Hochwalt Purav Raja Divij Sharan
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Phenyo Matong
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedRik de VoestMarcelo Demoliner2231Purav RajaDivij Sharan2252Mate PavićGoran Tošić2583Dustin BrownJames Cluskey2884 1 Rankings as of 22 April 2013
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Francois Kellerman / Okkie Kellerman Renier Moolman / Dean O'Brien Keith-Patrick Crowley / Tucker Vorster
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedTímea Babos1141Julia Glushko1612Tadeja Majerič1653Nadiia Kichenok1724Chanel Simmonds1815Jovana Jakšić2536Samantha Murray2547Magda Linette2638 1 Rankings as of 29 April 2013
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Madrie le Roux Zanmarie Pienaar Ilze Hattingh Natasha Fourouclas
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Julia Glushko Ani Vangelova Claudia Coppola Fadzai Mawisire
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMagda LinetteChanel Simmonds4151Başak EraydınJulia Glushko4322Teodora MirčićPemra Özgen4873Nadiia KichenokMargarita Lazareva5054
Champions
Men's singles
Vasek Pospisil def. Michał Przysiężny 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1, retired
Women's singles
Tímea Babos def. Chanel Simmonds 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles
Prakash Amritraj / Rajeev Ram def. Purav Raja / Divij Sharan 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1)
Women's doubles
Magda Linette / Chanel Simmonds def. Samantha Murray / Jade Windley 6–1, 6–3
External links Official website