The 2013 Shenzhen Open (known as 2013 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Shenzhen Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | Li Na | 7 | 1 | |
 France | Marion Bartoli | 11 | 2 | |
 Serbia | ||||
| Hsieh Su-wei | 25 | 4 | ||
 Czech Republic | Klára Zakopalová | 28 | 5 | |
| China | Peng Shuai | 40 | 6 | |
 United Kingdom | Laura Robson | 53 | 7 | |
| Serbia | Bojana Jovanovski | 56 | 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 lucky loser:
Iveta Benešová Jelena Janković (viral illness) Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (doping)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Hao-ching | Chan Yung-jan | 122 | 1 | |||
 Russian Federation | Nina Bratchikova |  Slovakia | Janette Husárová | 123 | 2 | |
| Russian Federation | Alla Kudryavtseva | Czech Republic | Klára Zakopalová | 145 | 3 | |
 Hungary | Tímea Babos |  Luxembourg | Mandy Minella | 161 | 4 |
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles.
Li Na defeated Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5See main article: 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles.
Irina Buryachok / Valeria Solovieva, 6–0, 7–5
