The 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open, in the International category of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland, from April 8 through April 14, 2013.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic | Petra Kvitová[1] | 8 | 1 | |
 Italy | Roberta Vinci | 13 | 2 | |
| Czech Republic | Klára Zakopalová | 21 | 3 | |
| Julia Görges | 30 | 4 | ||
 France | Alizé Cornet | 33 | 5 | |
 Estonia | Kaia Kanepi | 38 | 6 | |
| Sabine Lisicki | 41 | 7 | ||
 United Kingdom | Laura Robson | 42 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Petra Cetkovská
Tamira Paszek
Magdaléna Rybáriková (low back injury) Andrea Hlaváčková (dizziness)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Slovakia | Janette Husárová | 60 | 1 | ||
 Japan | Shuko Aoyama |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 136 | 2 | |
| Jill Craybas |  Luxembourg | Mandy Minella | 137 | 3 | ||
| Czech Republic | Renata Voráčová | Czech Republic | Klára Zakopalová | 150 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Magdalena Fręch / Katarzyna Pyka Paula Kania / Sandra Zaniewska
Akgul Amanmuradova (right elbow injury) Magdalena Fręch (viral illness)
Irina-Camelia Begu (right shoulder injury)See main article: 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open – Singles.
Roberta Vinci def. Petra Kvitová, 7–6(7–2), 6–1See main article: 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open – Doubles.
Lara Arruabarrena / Lourdes Domínguez Lino def. Raluca Olaru / 
Valeria Solovyeva, 6–4, 7–5
