2013 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles

Singles
2013 Proton Malaysian Open
Champion	João Sousa
Runner-up	Julien Benneteau
Final score	2–6, 7–5, 6–4

Juan Mónaco was the defending champion but withdrew before the event started.

João Sousa won the title, defeating Julien Benneteau 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final. It was the first ATP World Tour singles title ever won by a Portuguese.

Seeds

1. David Ferrer (Quarterfinals)
2. Stanislas Wawrinka (Semifinals)
3. Nicolás Almagro (Second round)
4. Jürgen Melzer (Semifinals)
5. Julien Benneteau (Final)
6. Dmitry Tursunov (Quarterfinals)
7. Vasek Pospisil (Second round)
8. Nikolay Davydenko (First round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	SE	João Sousa	6	3	6
	4	Jürgen Melzer	4	6	4
								SE	João Sousa	2	7	6
								5	Julien Benneteau	6	5	4
	5	Julien Benneteau	6	6
	2	Stanislas Wawrinka	4	3

Top half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	D Ferrer	6	6
Q	S Devvarman	3	3				Q	M Viola	2	3
Q	M Viola	6	6											1	D Ferrer	2	6^6
WC	R Harrison	3	2											SE	J Sousa	6	7^8
SE	J Sousa	6	6				SE	J Sousa	4	7	6
PR	P Cuevas	6	6				PR	P Cuevas	6	5	0
8	N Davydenko	3	4																		SE	J Sousa	6	3	6
																					4	J Melzer	4	6	4
							4	J Melzer	7	6
Q	M Zverev	7^7	6				Q	M Zverev	5	4
	H Zeballos	6^5	2											4	J Melzer	6	6
WC	H Chung	4	2												F Delbonis	3	2
	F Delbonis	6	6					F Delbonis	7^7	7^7
	V Hănescu	6	1	3			7	V Pospisil	6^2	6^1
7	V Pospisil	1	6	6

Bottom half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	J Benneteau	7^8	6
SE	M Przysiężny	6^6	4				5	J Benneteau	7^10	6
	G Žemlja	6	5	0^r				P Andújar	6^8	2
	P Andújar	3	7	0										5	J Benneteau	6	6
	D Brands	3	4												A Mannarino	3	3
	A Mannarino	6	6					A Mannarino	6	6
							3	N Almagro	4	3
																					5	J Benneteau	6	6
6	D Tursunov	7	6																		2	S Wawrinka	4	3
Q	R Ram	5	0				6	D Tursunov	6	6
	A Bogomolov, Jr.	6^5	0				WC	P Carreño-Busta	2	4
WC	P Carreño-Busta	7^7	6											6	D Tursunov	6	3	6^3
	M Baghdatis	7^7	6											2	S Wawrinka	2	6	7^7
	C Berlocq	6^3	3					M Baghdatis	1	5
							2	S Wawrinka	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Michael Russell (Qualifying competition, retired)
2. Somdev Devvarman (Qualified)
3. Rajeev Ram (Qualified)
4. Matteo Viola (Qualified)
5. Mischa Zverev (Qualified)
6. Tatsuma Ito (Qualifying competition)
7. Rik de Voest (Second round)
8. Zhang Ze (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Mischa Zverev
2. Somdev Devvarman
3. Rajeev Ram
4. Matteo Viola

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							1	Michael Russell	6	2	6
	Greg Jones	6	6					Greg Jones	3	6	4
	Kevin Kung	0	3											1	Michael Russell	3	0^r
	Toshihide Matsui	2^r												5	Mischa Zverev	6	3
	Treat Huey	4						Treat Huey	5	2
WC	Abdul Hazli Zainuddin	1	0				5	Mischa Zverev	7	6
5	Mischa Zverev	6	6

Second qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							2	Somdev Devvarman	6	6
	Eric Butorac	6	2	6				Eric Butorac	1	3
WC	Mohd Assri Merzuki	4	6	2										2	Somdev Devvarman	7	7
	Jean-Julien Rojer	6	6												Jean-Julien Rojer	5	5
WC	Yew-Ming Si	0	4					Jean-Julien Rojer	6	7^7
	Bumpei Sato	2	2				8	Zhang Ze	4	6^5
8	Zhang Ze	6	6

Third qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							3	Rajeev Ram	6	7^7
	Nam Ji-sung	6	6					Nam Ji-sung	3	6^5
	Santiago González	4	2											3	Rajeev Ram	7^7	5	6
	Jose Statham	6	6											6	Tatsuma Ito	6^2	7	3
	Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak	2	2					Jose Statham	6	4	3
WC	Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib	0	1				6	Tatsuma Ito	1	6	6
6	Tatsuma Ito	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							4	Matteo Viola	6	6
WC	Ashaari Zainal	6	6				WC	Ashaari Zainal	0	1
	Enrico Becuzzi	0	2											4	Matteo Viola	6	7
	Yasutaka Uchiyama	6	7^7												Yasutaka Uchiyama	1	5
	Nenad Zimonjić	1	6^4					Yasutaka Uchiyama	6	3	6
	Christopher Rungkat	4	1				7	Rik de Voest	4	6	4
7	Rik de Voest	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw