2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships

Venue

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

Location

Paris, France

Dates

15–19 May

Final score

11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10, 6–11, 13–11

Medalists

	Li Xiaoxia	China
	Liu Shiwen	China
	Ding Ning	China
	Zhu Yuling	China

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2013 World Table Tennis Championships

Events
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Ding Ning was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Li Xiaoxia. Ding Ning had won the last two World Tennis Championships, 2011 and 2012. Li went on to win the title by defeating Liu Shiwen 11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10, 6–11, 13–11 in the final.

Seeds

Singles matches were best of 7 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the 128-player sized main draw.

Ding Ning (semifinals)
Liu Shiwen (final)
Li Xiaoxia (champion)
Feng Tianwei (quarterfinals)
Zhu Yuling (semifinals)
Shen Yanfei (fourth round)
Kasumi Ishikawa (third round)
Wu Yang (quarterfinals)
Chen Meng (fourth round)
Ai Fukuhara (first round)
Jiang Huajun (fourth round)
Viktoria Pavlovich (second round)
Seok Ha-Jung (second round)
Elizabeta Samara (second round)
Yang Ha-Eun (third round)
Seo Hyo-Won (fourth round)
Li Jiao (third round)
Iveta Vacenovská (second round)
Liu Jia (fourth round)
Yu Mengyu (second round)
Cheng I-ching (second round)
Wu Jiaduo (third round)
Sayaka Hirano (third round)
Lee Ho Ching (third round)
Matilda Ekholm (third round)
Daniela Dodean (third round)
Huang Yi-Hua (third round)
Ri Myong-Sun (quarterfinals)
Margaryta Pesotska (third round)
Kristin Silbereisen (third round)
Hiroko Fujii (third round)
Georgina Póta (first round)
Xian Yi Fang (third round)
Kim Jong (second round)
Petrissa Solja (first round)
Irene Ivancan (second round)
Chen Szu-yu (second round)
Misaki Morizono (second round)
Zhenqi Barthel (third round)
Ni Xialian (second round)
Petra Lovas (second round)
Ri Mi-Gyong (second round)
Park Young-Sook (second round)
Natalia Partyka (second round)
Ng Wing Nam (second round)
Sara Ramírez (first round)
Renáta Štrbíková (second round)
Shiho Matsudaira (third round)
Tetyana Bilenko (fourth round)
Yana Noskova (first round)
Krisztina Tóth (second round)
Lily Zhang (second round)
Ariel Hsing (first round)
Szandra Pergel (second round)
Mie Skov (first round)
Bernadette Szőcs (first round)
Melek Hu (quarterfinals)
Nanthana Komwong (second round)
Dana Čechová (second round)
Doo Hoi Kem (second round)
Anamaria Erdelji (first round)
Ganna Gaponova (second round)
Nikoleta Stefanova (second round)
Polina Mikhailova (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
w/o = Walkover
w/d = Withdraw
r = Retired
DQ = Disqualified

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals								Final

1	Ding Ning	11	9	11	11	11
28	Ri Myong-Sun	6	11	8	4	6	1	Ding Ning	11	1	11	11	6	8
8	Wu Yang	12	4	11	4	7	3	Li Xiaoxia	8	11	4	13	11	11
3	Li Xiaoxia	14	11	6	11	11									3	Li Xiaoxia	11	4	11	12	6	13
4	Feng Tianwei	7	5	6	7										2	Liu Shiwen	8	11	7	10	11	11
5	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	11		5	Zhu Yuling	8	11	9	5	8
57	Melek Hu	11	5	5	9	5	2	Liu Shiwen	11	9	11	11	11
2	Liu Shiwen	7	11	11	11	11

Top half

Section 1

First Round									Second Round							Third Round						Fourth Round

1	N Ding	11	11	11	11
	Z Dederko	6	2	5	3				1	N Ding	11	11	11	11
	A Abbat	7	11	11	8	8	9		58	N Komwong	3	6	3	4
58	N Komwong	11	8	8	11	11	11									1	N Ding	11	11	11	11
63	N Stefanova	11	11	11	11												L Hu	4	8	5	2
	S Kumaresan	4	5	7	9				63	N Stefanova	5	3	6	7
	L Hu	11	12	11	11					L Hu	11	11	11	11
32	G Póta	6	10	6	7																	1	N Ding	11	11	11	11
21	I-c Cheng	11	11	2	11	7	11																S-H Park	8	4	5	7
	B Balážová	4	7	11	5	11	9		21	I-c Cheng	4	7	11	4	4
	X Han	6	3	6	11				33	YF Xian	11	11	3	11	11
33	YF Xian	11	11	11	13											33	YF Xian	7	11	7	1
52	L Zhang	11	9	9	8	11	11	11									S-H Park	11	13	11	11
	SK Ng	4	11	11	11	6	5	1	52	L Zhang	10	11	6	7	4
	S-H Park	4	11	11	3	11	11			S-H Park	12	7	11	11	11
10	A Fukuhara	11	6	9	11	8	6

Section 2

First Round									Second Round								Third Round									Fourth Round

15	H-E Yang	11	11	11	11
	A Neves	5	1	4	5				15	H-E Yang	9	10	16	13	11	11
	A Savelyeva	8	8	9	11	9			54	S Pergel	11	12	14	11	2	6
54	S Pergel	11	11	11	8	11											15	H-E Yang	7	13	11	11	10	7	5
37	S-y Chen	11	10	11	11	11											19	J Liu	11	11	6	5	12	11	11
	A Galič	5	12	6	7	2			37	S-y Chen	12	4	7	11	11	9
	K Baravok	7	3	13	9	1			19	J Liu	14	11	11	9	9	11
19	J Liu	11	11	11	11	11																				19	J Liu	4	5	8	7
28	M-S Ri	11	11	12	11																					28	M-S Ri	11	11	11	11
	L Silva	5	1	10	6				28	M-S Ri	8	13	11	11	11
	K Grzybowska	11	11	12	9	11	11	9	42	M-G Ri	11	11	8	9	8
42	M-G Ri	4	7	14	11	7	13	11									28	M-S Ri	12	11	11	11
47	R Štrbíková	9	13	11	11	11											7	K Ishikawa	10	8	9	5
	S de Nutte	11	11	8	7	5			47	R Štrbíková	11	7	11	9	7	6
	N El-Dawlatly	8	2	3	4				7	K Ishikawa	7	11	6	11	11	11
7	K Ishikawa	11	11	11	11

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round						Fourth Round

8	Y Wu	11	11	11	11
	T Gonderinger	6	2	5	2				8	Y Wu	11	11	11	11
	K Pěnkavová	11	11	9	11	11				K Pěnkavová	8	4	4	1
55	M Skov	5	9	11	5	6												8	Y Wu	11	11	11	11
36	I Ivancan	5	7	11	11	10	11	11										22	J Wu	3	5	4	7
	J Parker	11	11	9	5	12	5	9	36	I Ivancan	11	6	10	8	5
	A Muangsuk	9	4	9	11	11			22	J Wu	6	11	12	11	11
22	J Wu	11	11	11	9	13																		8	Y Wu	11	11	11	11
27	Y-H Huang	11	12	11	11	9	11																		H-S Kim	2	9	4	7
	M Molnar	7	14	9	7	11	9		27	Y-H Huang	5	12	11	11	10	11	11
	L Gasnier	13	4	8	5	3			40	X Ni	11	10	6	13	12	8	8
40	X Ni	11	11	11	11	11												27	Y-H Huang	6	6	9	8
56	B Szőcs	10	1	10	7														H-S Kim	11	11	11	11
	H-S Kim	12	11	12	11					H-S Kim	9	11	11	8	11	11
	A Arlouskaya	4	8	7	7				14	E Samara	11	8	7	11	5	6
14	E Samara	11	11	11	11

Section 4

First Round								Second Round									Third Round						Fourth Round

9	M Chen	11	11	11	11
	M Berho	4	7	7	5			9	M Chen	11	11	11	11
	H-y Liu	11	6	8	7	8		34	J Kim	8	8	4	5
34	J Kim	7	11	11	11	11											9	M Chen	11	11	11	11
45	WN Ng	11	11	11	10	11											29	M Pesotska	8	6	8	5
	M Patkar	8	4	8	12	3		45	WN Ng	11	11	10	7	5	15	7
	IS Li	11	3	5	7	11	6	29	M Pesotska	6	6	12	11	11	13	11
29	M Pesotska	9	11	11	11	7	11																9	M Chen	6	6	3	9
23	S Hirano	11	11	11	11																		3	X Li	11	11	11	11
	A Szymańska	5	8	6	8			23	S Hirano	14	11	11	11
	D Madarász	11	11	11	8	11			D Madarász	12	6	8	6
61	A Erdelji	9	7	5	11	5											23	S Hirano	4	6	4	6
51	K Tóth	11	15	11	11												3	X Li	11	11	11	11
	CW Li	5	13	7	5			51	K Tóth	7	2	2	4
	R Paškauskienė	7	4	11	3	4		3	X Li	11	11	11	11
3	X Li	11	11	8	11	11

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round									Second Round									Third Round								Fourth Round

4	T Feng	4	11	11	11	11
	I Necula	11	8	6	4	6			4	T Feng	11	4	6	11	11	11
	O Bliznet	6	4	2	9				38	M Morizono	8	11	11	8	8	8
38	M Morizono	11	11	11	11													4	T Feng	11	11	12	11
48	S Matsudaira	11	8	15	7	7	11	12										48	S Matsudaira	6	6	10	3
	M Pietkiewicz	6	11	13	11	11	4	10	48	S Matsudaira	11	12	11	11
	S Sawettabut	4	9	3	8				20	M Yu	8	10	8	9
20	M Yu	11	11	11	11																					4	T Feng	11	11	9	7	11	11
31	H Fujii	11	12	11	11																					49	T Bilenko	8	6	11	11	8	9
	M Christoforaki	5	10	4	7				31	H Fujii	11	11	11	7	6	11
	C-h Lin	9	12	6	11	3	12	11		C-h Lin	8	7	9	11	11	2
53	A Hsing	11	10	11	6	11	10	4										31	H Fujii	5	10	11	11	9	10
49	T Bilenko	12	11	11	11													49	T Bilenko	11	12	8	8	11	12
	M Migot	10	8	4	5				49	T Bilenko	8	11	13	11	9	11	11
	C Postoaca	8	11	4	4	5			13	H-J Seok	11	9	15	8	11	6	8
13	H-J Seok	11	6	11	11	11

Section 6

First Round									Second Round							Third Round								Fourth Round

11	H Jiang	11	11	10	9	12	11
	L Misikonytė	3	5	12	11	10	8		11	H Jiang	13	11	11	11
	N Owen	7	6	4	11	6			60	HK Doo	11	9	6	3
60	HK Doo	11	11	11	9	11										11	H Jiang	11	11	12	11
62	G Gaponova	12	11	11	11											30	K Silbereisen	9	8	10	7
	P Vega	10	6	3	7				62	G Gaponova	9	6	12	3	8
	M Dolgikh	7	11	9	11	3	11	7	30	K Silbereisen	11	11	10	11	11
30	K Silbereisen	11	7	11	9	11	6	11																11	H Jiang	7	11	8	7	11	19
24	HC Lee	7	11	11	11	11																		5	Y Zhu	11	7	11	11	9	21
	M Das	11	5	5	6	5			24	HC Lee	6	11	11	11	11
	D Meshref	4	8	11	11	5	11	11		D Meshref	11	7	7	4	8
35	P Solja	11	11	9	6	11	3	9								24	HC Lee	3	8	11	11	9	7
43	Y-S Park	11	14	11	11											5	Y Zhu	11	11	9	9	11	11
	M Guan	7	12	4	9				43	Y-S Park	7	3	3	6
	E Troshneva	7	6	11	5	9			5	Y Zhu	11	11	11	11
5	Y Zhu	11	11	8	11	11

Section 7

First Round									Second Round									Third Round								Fourth Round

6	Y Shen	11	11	11	11
	J Yamada	9	9	2	2				6	Y Shen	6	11	11	11	5	11
	E-C Yoo	6	6	9	4				44	N Partyka	11	7	9	5	11	6
44	N Partyka	11	11	11	11													6	Y Shen	11	6	11	11	8	11
64	P Mikhailova	11	11	8	11	11												26	D Dodean	9	11	2	8	11	8
	K Gatinska	8	8	11	9	7			64	P Mikhailova	11	7	11	4	9	11	9
	Y Silva	9	8	14	5	11	5		26	D Dodean	7	11	8	11	11	9	11
26	D Dodean	11	11	12	11	8	11																			6	Y Shen	11	15	9	11	5	6
25	M Ekholm	3	14	4	11	11	11																			57	M Hu	6	13	11	13	11	11
	Y Tian	11	12	11	9	5	7		25	M Ekholm	11	12	11	11
	C Kumahara	11	11	11	11					C Kumahara	5	10	9	4
50	Y Noskova	7	6	9	8													25	M Ekholm	8	9	7	15	11	6
57	M Hu	12	9	9	11	11	7	11										57	M Hu	11	11	11	13	7	11
	C Grundisch	10	11	11	7	9	11	9	57	M Hu	16	11	11	9	12	8	11
	M Matsuzawa	11	4	6	10	7			12	V Pavlovich	18	6	9	11	10	11	6
12	V Pavlovich	4	11	11	12	11

Section 8

First Round									Second Round								Third Round								Fourth Round

16	H-W Seo	11	13	11	11	11
	L Rakovac	9	15	7	3	5			16	H-W Seo	11	8	11	11	11
	G Dvorak	8	4	6	5				59	D Čechová	7	11	5	9	7
59	D Čechová	11	11	11	11												16	H-W Seo	11	11	6	8	11	11
46	S Ramírez	11	11	11	8	11	9										17	J Li	8	8	11	11	8	6
	JF Lay	13	8	13	11	7	11			JF Lay	4	9	11	2	11	7
	H Matelova	10	11	5	7	6			17	J Li	11	11	8	11	9	11
17	J Li	12	6	11	11	11																			16	H-W Seo	4	7	7	5
18	I Vacenovská	2	11	13	11	11																			2	S Liu	11	11	11	11
	A Privalova	11	4	11	5	4			18	I Vacenovská	7	9	11	9	13
	Y-J Jo	11	5	10	6	11	11	11	39	Z Barthel	11	11	3	11	15
39	Z Barthel	8	11	12	11	9	9	13									39	Z Barthel	3	8	8	3
41	P Lovas	11	11	11	16												2	S Liu	11	11	11	11
	E Lennon	4	9	9	14				41	P Lovas	3	2	2	6
	K Sibley	3	2	1	8				2	S Liu	11	11	11	11
2	S Liu	11	11	11	11

References

Entry list
"The Olympic Champion is the World Champion, Li Xiaoxia Wins in Paris". ittf.com. 2013-05-19.
"2013 World TT Championships Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
"2013 WTTC Seeds – Women's singles". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

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