2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions

::b Highest percentage of sets won; or ::c Highest percentage of games won ## Prize money and points The total prize money for the 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was 750,000 United States dollars. ::data[format=table] | Stage | Singles | Points 1 | |---|---|---| | Champion | RR2 + 190,000 | RR2 + 195 | | Runner-up | RR2 + 65,000 | RR2 + 75 | | Semifinalist | RR2 + 10,000 | RR2 | | Round Robin (3 wins) | 80,000 | 180 | | Round Robin (2 wins) | 65,000 | 145 | | Round Robin (1 win) | 50,000 | 110 | | Round Robin (0 wins) | 35,000 | 75 | | Alternate | 7,5003 | 0 | :: - 1 for every match played in the round robin a player gets 25 points automatically, and for each round robin win they get 35 additional points - 2 RR means Prize money or Points won in the Round Robin Round. - 3 Alternates receive $7,500 in prize money, even if they do not participate. ## Qualifying The six highest-ranked players who have captured at least one International tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end WTA Championships in Istanbul or the finals of the Fed Cup will automatically qualify for the event, plus two wildcards. ### 2013 WTA International tournaments champions ::data[format=table] | Player | Nationality | Tournament/s Won | |---|---|---| | Agnieszka Radwańska | POL | NZL [Auckland](2013-asb-classic) KOR [Seoul](2013-kdb-korea-open) | | Li Na | CHN | CHN [Shenzhen](2013-shenzhen-open) | | Elena Vesnina | RUS | AUS [Hobart](2013-moorilla-hobart-international) | | Maria Kirilenko | RUS | THA [Pattaya](2013-ptt-pattaya-open) | | Jelena Janković | SRB | COL [Bogotá](2013-copa-colsanitas) | | Marina Erakovic | NZL | USA [Memphis](2013-u-s-national-indoor-tennis-championships) | | Sara Errani | ITA | MEX [Acapulco](2013-abierto-mexicano-telcel) | | Karolína Plíšková | CZE | MYS [Kuala Lumpur](2013-malaysian-open) | | Monica Niculescu | ROU | BRA [Florianópolis](2013-brasil-tennis-cup) | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | RUS | MEX [Monterrey](2013-monterrey-open) POR [Oeiras](2013-portugal-open) | | Roberta Vinci | ITA | POL [Katowice](2013-bnp-paribas-katowice-open) ITA [Palermo](2013-internazionali-femminili-di-palermo) | | Francesca Schiavone | ITA | MAR [Marrakesh](2013-grand-prix-sar-la-princesse-lalla-meryem) | | Alizé Cornet | FRA | FRA [Strasbourg](2013-internationaux-de-strasbourg) | | Simona Halep | ROU | GER [Nürnberg](2013-nurnberger-versicherungscup) NED ['s-Hertogenbosch](2013-topshelf-open) HUN [Budapest](2013-budapest-grand-prix) | | Daniela Hantuchová | SVK | GBR [Birmingham](2013-aegon-classic) | | Yvonne Meusburger | AUT | AUT [Bad Gastein](2013-gastein-ladies) | | Serena Williams | USA | SWE [Båstad](2013-swedish-open) | | Elina Svitolina | UKR | AZE [Baku](2013-baku-cup) | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | SVK | USA [Washington D.C.](2013-citi-open) | | Bojana Jovanovski | SRB | UZB [Tashkent](2013-tashkent-open) | | Lucie Šafářová | CZE | CAN [Quebec City](2013-challenge-bell) | | Zhang Shuai | CHN | CHN [Guangzhou](2013-guangzhou-international-women-s-open) | | Samantha Stosur | AUS | JPN [Osaka](2013-hp-open) | | Angelique Kerber | GER | AUT [Linz](2013-generali-ladies-linz) | | Caroline Wozniacki | DEN | LUX [Luxembourg](2013-bgl-luxembourg-open) | :: ### Qualifiers ::data[format=table] | Sd | Player | Rk | Won | |---|---|---|---| | | DEN Caroline Wozniacki* | 10 | LUX [Luxembourg](2013-bgl-luxembourg-open) | | | ITA Roberta Vinci* | 13 | POL [Katowice](2013-bnp-paribas-katowice-open) ITA [Palermo](2013-internazionali-femminili-di-palermo) | | 1 | ROU Simona Halep | 14 | GER [Nürnberg](2013-nurnberger-versicherungscup) NED ['s-Hertogenbosch](2013-topshelf-open) HUN [Budapest](2013-budapest-grand-prix) | | 2 | SRB Ana Ivanovic | 16 | Wildcard | | 3 | RUS Maria Kirilenko | 18 | THA [Pattaya City](2013-ptt-pattaya-open) | | 4 | AUS Samantha Stosur | 19 | JPN [Osaka](2013-hp-open) | | 5 | RUS Elena Vesnina{{cite news | url=http://www.championat.com/tennis/news-1651652-vesnina-k-sozhaleniju-ja-ne-smogu-sygrat-v-finale-kubka-federacii.html | title=Веснина: к сожалению, я не смогу сыграть в финале Кубка Федерации | | 6 | RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 26 | MEX [Monterrey](2013-monterrey-open) POR [Oeiras](2013-portugal-open) | | 7 | FRA Alizé Cornet | 27 | FRA [Strasbourg](2013-internationaux-de-strasbourg) | | 8 | BUL Tsvetana Pironkova | 118 | Wildcard | | Alt | UKR Elina Svitolina | 40 | AZE [Baku](2013-baku-cup) | :: ;Caroline Wozniacki Wozniacki qualified with victory in the final international series event of the season in Luxembourg. The Dane decided, although she would be the number one seed, not to compete and instead only focus her attentions on being an alternate at the WTA Championships. ;Roberta Vinci Vinci qualified by winning two international series tournaments, in Katowice and Palermo, respectively, but decided to compete in the [Fed Cup](2013-fed-cup) final instead. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Simona_Halep_(ROU)_(9633218632).jpg" caption="[[Simona Halep]] cracked into the top 15 for the first time."] :: ;Simona Halep Halep is having a breakthrough year, entering the top 15 and winning her first title after previously losing three finals between 2010 and 2012. The Romanian won an impressive number of five titles in the year. The first was on the [Nürnberger Versicherungscup](2013-nurnberger-versicherungscup) defeating German Andrea Petkovic 6–3, 6–3, which gave her entry to the event. The following week she claimed the title on the grass courts of the [Topshelf Open](2013-topshelf-open) defeating Kirsten Flipkens 6–4, 6–2. Halep claimed her third title at the [Budapest Grand Prix](2013-budapest-grand-prix) defeating Austrian Yvonne Meusburger in three sets 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–1. She won her biggest title so far at the [New Haven Open at Yale](2013-new-haven-open-at-yale) her first Premier title defeating Petra Kvitová 6–2, 6–2. Halep also reached the semifinals [Internazionali BNL d'Italia](2013-internazionali-bnl-d-italia) as a qualifier, but lost to world no. 1 Serena Williams. She also lost to Serena Williams at the quarterfinals of the [Western & Southern Open](2013-western-southern-open), again in straight sets. On 20 October 2013, just before the Garanti Koza in Sofia, she won her fifth title of the year and the second Premier, beating Samantha Stosur 7–6 6–2 at the [Kremlin Cup](2013-kremlin-cup-women-s-singles) in Moscow. Simona Halep is making her debut at the event. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Ana_Ivanovic_(9417895995).jpg" caption="[[Ana Ivanovic]] is a two-time champion."] :: ;Ana Ivanovic Ivanovic was one of the wildcard recipients. Ivanovic reached the semifinals of the [Mutua Madrid Open](2013-mutua-madrid-open) a Premier Mandatory event, losing to Maria Sharapova 4–6, 3–6. She also reached the semifinals of the [Southern California Open](2013-southern-california-open) losing to Victoria Azarenka 0–6, 6–4, 3–6. She reached her first final of the year at the [Generali Ladies Linz](2013-generali-ladies-linz) losing to German Angelique Kerber 4–6, 6–7(6–8). At the slams, Ivanovic reached the fourth round of the [Australian Open](2013-australian-open) and [French Open](2013-french-open), losing to Agnieszka Radwańska 2–6, 4–6 on both occasions. Ivanovic lost to Eugenie Bouchard in the second round of [Wimbledon](2013-wimbledon) 3–6, 3–6. At the final slam of the year, at the [US Open](2013-us-open-tennis), she lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 3–6, 4–6. She is making her third appearance to the event, having won the event twice. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Maria_Kirilenko_(RUS)_(9614611617).jpg" caption="[[Maria Kirilenko]] reached the top 10 for the first time."] :: ;Maria Kirilenko Kirilenko's first half of 2013 saw her with good results and broke through the top 10, while her second saw her struggle with a knee injury. Kirilenko last year's wildcard received entry into the event after winning the [PTT Pattaya Open](2013-ptt-pattaya-open) defeating Sabine Lisicki 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–1). Kirilenko was able to reach the semifinals of the [BNP Paribas Open](2013-bnp-paribas-open) losing to compatriot Maria Sharapova 4–6, 3–6. At the slams, Kirilenko reached her first French Open quarterfinal and her third slam quarterfinals losing to Victoria Azarenka 6–7(7–9), 2–6. She also reached the fourth round of the Australian Open losing to Serena Williams 2–6, 0–6, third round of the US Open losing to Simona Halep 1–6, 0–6, and was upset in the first round of Wimbledon losing to Laura Robson 3–6, 4–6. She is making her second appearance at the event. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Samantha_Stosur_(9428813437).jpg" caption="[[Samantha Stosur]] wins two titles in 2013."] :: ;Samantha Stosur Stosur had a dip in 2013, falling out of the top 10 for the first time since 2010 and finishing outside the top 10 for the first time since 2009. At the slams, Stosur failed to get past the fourth round of a slam in a year since 2008. She lost in the third rounds of French Open, to Jelena Janković 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, and Wimbledon, to eventual runner-up Sabine Lisicki 6–4, 2–6, 1–6.{{cite web ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Elena_Vesnina,_Wimbledon_2013_-_Diliff.jpg" caption="[[Elena Vesnina]] won her first career title."] :: ;Elena Vesnina Vesnina made her breakthrough year in 2013. She won her first title after six former runners-up at the [Moorilla Hobart International](2013-moorilla-hobart-international), defeating German Mona Barthel in the final 6–3, 6–4. This also gave Vesnina entry into the tournament of champions. She then won her second title at the [Aegon International](2013-aegon-international) a Premier event defeating Jamie Hampton 6–2, 6–1. At the slam, the Russian reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and the first round of the French Open losing to Victoria Azarenka in both occasions 1–6, 1–6, and 1–6, 4–6, respectively. The Russian then fell in the second rounds of Wimbledon and US Open to Sabine Lisicki 3–6, 1–6 and Karin Knapp 1–6, 4–6, respectively. She also won [French Open](2013-french-open) with Ekaterina Makarova. She opted to play at the Tournament of Champions rather than the Fed Cup final. She is making her debut to the event.[[File:Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (9717407261).jpg|thumb|165px|right|[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] won 2 titles in the year.]] ;Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Pavlyuchenkova is the third Russian to play at the event. Pavlyuchenkova won two international events in clay to gain entry into the event, the first coming at the [Monterrey Open](2013-monterrey-open) defeating Angelique Kerber 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 and the second at the [Portugal Open](2013-portugal-open) defeating Carla Suárez Navarro 7–5, 6–2. The Russian also reached two other finals but lost, the first being at the Premier event of the Brisbane International losing to Serena Williams 2–6, 1–6 and the second at the [KDB Korea Open](2013-kdb-korea-open) losing to Agnieszka Radwańska, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6. The Russian didn't fare well at the slams, her best performance reaching the third round of the US Open losing to Radwańska 4–6, 6–7(7–9). She then fell in the second round of the French Open to Petra Cetkovská 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, and the first rounds of the Australian Open and Wimbledon to Lesia Tsurenko 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 and Tsvetana Pironkova 0–6, 1–6. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Alize_Cornet_2013_Indian_Wells.jpg" caption="[[Tsvetana Pironkova]] was awarded a wildcard."] :: ;Alizé Cornet Cornet had a resurgence this season - re-entering the top 30, and winning her third WTA career title. Cornet qualified for Sofia by winning her maiden tournament of the year at the [Internationaux de Strasbourg](2013-internationaux-de-strasbourg), defeating Czech Lucie Hradecká 7–6(7–4), 6–0. At the slams, the Frenchwoman lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Venus Williams 3–6, 3–6. She then reached the third round of Wimbledon losing to Flavia Pennetta 6–0, 6–7(7–9), 2–6. She also fell to Victoria Azarenka in the third rounds of the French Open 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, and US Open 7–6(2–7), 3–6, 2–6. She is making her debut to the event. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Lucie_Safarova_US_Open.jpg" caption="[[Lucie Šafářová]] won in Quebec City."] :: ;Lucie Šafářová Šafářová is having a dip in 2013, falling out of the top 20, conquered in 2012. At the slams, Šafářová lost early, in the second rounds of Australian Open to Bojana Jovanovski 5–7, 5–7, Wimbledon to Karin Knapp 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, and US Open Roberta Vinci, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6. She also lost in the first round to Jamie Hampton 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–9 at the French Open. After US Open, she granted a wildcard for the [Challenge Bell](2013-challenge-bell) and she won her first title of the year, beating Marina Erakovic 6–4, 6–3. After this result, Šafářová showed good form by reaching back-to-back quarterfinals in [China Open](2013-china-open-tennis) and [Toray Pan Pacific](2013-toray-pan-pacific-open). She is making her debut to the event.-- ;Tsvetana Pironkova Pironkova is one of the wild card recipients, being a native of Bulgaria. She reached two quarterfinals in the year at the [Topshelf Open](2013-topshelf-open) and at 2013 Moorilla Hobart International. However, she was able to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon before losing to world no. 4 Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 3–6, 3–6. In the other slams, Pironkova didn't fare well falling in the first rounds of the Australian Open to Romina Oprandi 6–4, 5–7, 2–6, French Open to Eugenie Bouchard 1–6, 6–7(7–9), and US Open to Alison Riske 3–6, 3–6. ## Groupings In the 2013 edition of the Tournament of Champions, the competitors were divided into two groups: the Serdika and the Sredets, representing the names of two districts in Sofia. The Serdika Group consists of no. 1 seed Simona Halep, no. 3 seed Maria Kirilenko, no. 6 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and no. 7 seed Alizé Cornet. The Sredets Groups is composed by no. 2 seed Ana Ivanovic, no. 4 seed Samantha Stosur, no. 5 seed Elena Vesnina, and no. 8 seed Tsvetana Pironkova. The two alternates are Elina Svitolina and Yvonne Meusburger. In Serdika Group, and their respective match–ups against their group, Halep was 4–1, Kirilenko was 1–6, Pavlyuchenkova was 5–4, and Cornet was 4–3. In their individual match–ups, Halep is unbeaten against the Russians 1–0 against Kirilenko and 3–0 against Pavlyuchenkova, with Halep beating Kirilenko in their only match at the 3rd round of the [2013 US Open](2013-us-open-tennis) 6–1, 6–0, and beating Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinals of the [2013 Kremlin Cup](2013-kremlin-cup) 6–2, 6–1. However, against Cornet she lost their only match at the [2011 Monterrey Open](2011-monterrey-open) 5–7, 1–6. Kirilenko has a negative record in her group, including being 1–2 against Pavlyuchenkova with Pavlyuchenkova winning their last match at the 2013 Kremlin Cup 6–3, 6–3 and 0–3 against Cornet, the last being at the [2013 Rogers Cup](2013-rogers-cup) 5–7, 5–7. In the final match up Pavlyuchenkova has a perfect 3–0 record against Cornet, however their last match was at the [2011 Fed Cup](2011-fed-cup) with a 3 set win 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. In Sredets Groups, and their head–to–heads in their group, Ivanovic was 5–5, Stosur was 7–4, Vesnina was 3–3, and Pironkova was 1–2. Ivanovic has a mixed head–to–head against her group, she trails Stosur 2–4, with Stosur winning their last three meetings the last being a 7–5, 6–4 win at the 2013 Kremlin Cup. She leads Vesnina 2–1, however Vesnina won their last meeting at the [2013 Aegon International](2013-aegon-international) 2–6, 6–4, 6–3. She also led Pironkova 2–1, including winning their last encounter 6–0, 6–4 at the [2012 US Open](2012-us-open-tennis). Stosur also has mixed results in her other head–to–heads, she trails Vesnina 1–2, with Vesnina winning their last match at the [2013 Family Circle Cup](2013-family-circle-cup). On the other hand, she is 2–0 against Pironkova winning their last match at [2011 China Open](2011-china-open-tennis) 6–4, 6–0. On the final head–to–head between Vesnina and Pironkova, this will be their first meeting. ## Day-by-day summary ### Day 1 (29 October) ::data[format=table] | **Matches on Armeets Arena** | Group | Winner | Loser | Score | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Singles – Sredets Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-sredets-group) | SRB **Ana Ivanovic** [2] | BUL Tsvetana Pironkova [8] | 6–0, 6–2 | | | [Singles – Serdika Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-serdika-group) | FRA **Alizé Cornet** [7] | RUS Maria Kirilenko [3] | 5–0, ret. | | | [Singles – Serdika Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-serdika-group) | ROU **Simona Halep** [1] | RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [6] | 6–3, 6–3 | | :: ### Day 2 (30 October) ::data[format=table] | **Matches on Armeets Arena** | Group | Winner | Loser | Score | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Singles – Sredets Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-sredets-group) | AUS **Samantha Stosur** [4] | RUS Elena Vesnina [5] | 6–3, 6–3 | | | [Singles – Serdika Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-serdika-group) | ROU **Simona Halep** [1] | FRA Alizé Cornet [7] | 6–4, 6–4 | | | [Singles – Serdika Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-serdika-group) | RUS **Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova** [6] | UKR Elina Svitolina [Alt] | 6–2, 6–4 | | :: ### Day 3 (31 October) ::data[format=table] | **Matches on Armeets Arena** | Group | Winner | Loser | Score | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Singles – Sredets Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-sredets-group) | SRB **Ana Ivanovic** [2] | AUS Samantha Stosur [4] | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | | | [Singles – Sredets Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-sredets-group) | RUS **Elena Vesnina** [5] | BUL Tsvetana Pironkova [8] | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 | | | [Singles – Serdika Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-serdika-group) | ROU **Simona Halep** [1] | UKR Elina Svitolina [Alt] | 6–1, 6–1 | | :: ### Day 4 (1 November) ::data[format=table] | **Matches on Armeets Arena** | Group | Winner | Loser | Score | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Singles – Sredets Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-sredets-group) | RUS **Elena Vesnina** [5] | SRB Ana Ivanovic [2] | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) | | | [Singles – Serdika Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-serdika-group) | RUS **Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova** [6] | FRA Alizé Cornet [7] | 6–2, 6–2 | | | [Singles – Sredets Group](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-sredets-group) | AUS **Samantha Stosur** [4] | BUL Tsvetana Pironkova [8] | 6–1, 6–4 | | :: ### Day 5 (2 November) ::data[format=table] | **Matches on Armeets Arena** | Group | Winner | Loser | Score | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Singles – Semifinals](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-finals) | ROU **Simona Halep** [1] | SRB Ana Ivanovic [2] | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 | | | [Singles – Semifinals](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-finals) | AUS **Samantha Stosur** [4] | RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [6] | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 | | :: ### Day 6 (3 November) ::data[format=table] | **Matches on Armeets Arena** | Group | Winner | Loser | Score | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Singles – Final](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles-finals) | ROU **Simona Halep** [1] | AUS Samantha Stosur [4] | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | | :: ## Player head-to-head Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. |standings-overall = **Overall** |YTD W-L=**YTD** |team-1-abbrev=**Halep** |team-1=**ROU Simona Halep** |team-2-abbrev=**Ivanovic** |team-2=**SRB Ana Ivanovic** |team-3-abbrev=**Kirilenko** |team-3=**RUS Maria Kirilenko** |team-4-abbrev=**Stosur** |team-4=**AUS Samantha Stosur** |team-5-abbrev=**Vesnina** |team-5=**RUS Elena Vesnina** |team-6-abbrev=**Pavlyuchenkova** |team-6=**RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova** |team-7-abbrev=**Cornet** |team-7=**FRA Alizé Cornet** |team-8-abbrev=**Pironkova** |team-8=**BUL Tsvetana Pironkova** ## Champions ### Singles *Main article: [2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions – Singles](2013-garanti-koza-wta-tournament-of-champions-singles)* - ROU **Simona Halep** def. 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