Azarenka, Djokovic Win Singles Titles

• The Lead-up Tournaments
• The Seeded Players
• The First Rounds
• The Quarterfinals
• The Semifinals
• The Finals

Defending champions Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) and Novak Djokovic (Serbia) have retained their Australian Open titles by defeating opponents Li Na (China) and Andy Murray (UK), respectively.

It is Djokovic's third successive Australian Open men's singles title and Azarenka's second successive women's singles title.

The women's singles title took place on January 26, the men's singles final on January 27.

Azarenka's opponent in the final, No 6 seed Li, suffered two bad falls during the match, once during the second set, and the next in the third set, both requiring medical times-out. Li was ahead in the first set, 6-4, then lost the next two sets.

Before the start of this year's Australian Open, Spain's Rafael Nadal, 2009 Australian Open men's singles champion and last year's runner-up, announced in December that he was not competing in this year's Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne due to a reported stomach virus which had hampered his training.

This year, in the fourth round, title-holder Djokovic went perilously close to being knocked out of the competition by Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka in a five-setter that went for more than five hours.

Five-time Australian Open women's singles champion Serena Williams was eliminated in the quarterfinals by compatriot and relative newcomer Sloane Stephens.

The Australian Open matches are played at Melbourne Park.

• Lead-up Tournaments Before the 2013 Australian Open

Number of competitors

One hundred twenty-eight men's singles players and the same number of women's singles players compete in the Australian Open. The men's and women's doubles have 64 pairs each, while 32 pairs compete in the mixed doubles.

Thirty-two men's singles players and 32 women's singles players are seeded.

Seeded players eliminated

In Rounds 1 and 2 played until January 17, a number of seeded players lost their matches and were eliminated from the competition.

By the end of Round 2, three of the top 10 women seeds had been eliminated.

Italy's Sara Erran lost in the first round while the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova and Australia's top-ranked player Samantha Stosur lost in Round 2.

Round 3 of singles tennis matches was completed on the night of January 19, with Round 4, the round of 16, beginning in the morning of January 20. Round 4 winners competed in the quarterfinals.

• This Year's Australian Open Seeded Players

The Top Seeds

Seeded players for the 2013 Australian Open are:

Men's singles players

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won the men's singles final
2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - lost to No 3 seed Andy Murray (UK) in the semifinals
3. Andy Murray (UK) - lost to No 1 seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in the men's singles final
4. David Ferrer (Spain) - lost to No 1 seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in the semifinals
5. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - lost to No 1 seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in the quarterfinals

1. Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) - lost to unseeded Jeremy Chardy (France) in Round 3
2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) - lost to No 1 seed Roger Federer (Switzerland) in the quarterfinals
3. Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) - lost to No 10 seed Nicolas Almagro (Spain), retiring in the second set in Round 4
4. Richard Gasquet (France) - lost to No 7 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsongs (France) in Round 4
5. Nicolas Almagro (Spain) - lost to No 4 seed David Ferrer (Spain) in the quarterfinals
6. Juan Monaco (Argentina) - lost to unseeded Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) in Round 1
7. Marin Cilic (Croatia) - lost to No 21 seed Andreas Seppi (Italy) in Round 3
8. Milos Raonic (Canada) - lost to No 2 seed Roger Federer (Switzerland) in Round 4
9. Gilles Simon (France) - lost to No 3 seed Andy Murray (UK in Round 4)
10. Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) - lost to No 1 seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in Round 4
11. Kei Nishikori (Japan) - lost to No 4 seed David Ferrer (Spain) in Round 4
12. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany)
13. Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) - lost to unseeded Gael Monfils (France) in Round 1

1. Tommy Haas (Germany) - lost to unseeded Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) in Round 1
2. Sam Querrey (USA) - lost to No 15 seed Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) in Round 3
3. Andreas Seppi (Italy) - lost to unseeded Jeremy Chardy (France) in Round 4
4. Fernando Verdasco (Spain) - lost to unseeded Kevin Anderson (South Africa) in Round 3
5. Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) - lost to unseeded Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) in Round 2
6. Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) - lost to No 10 seed Nicolas Almagro (Spain) in Round 3
7. Florian Mayer (Germany) - lost to unseeded Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) in Round 2
8. Jurgen Melzer (Austria) - lost to No 5 seed Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) in Round 3
9. Martin Klizan (Slovakia) - lost to unseeded Daniel Brands (Germany) in Round 1
10. Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) - lost to No 4 seed David Ferrer (Spain) in Round 3
11. Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) - lost to unseeded Blaz Kavcic (Slovenia) in Round 1
12. Marcel Granollers (Spain) - lost to unseeded Jeremy Chardy (France) in Round 2
13. Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) - lost to No 1 seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in Round 3
14. Julien Benneteau (France) - lost to No 8 seed Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) in Round 3

Women's singles players

1. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) won the women's singles final
2. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - lost to No 6 seed Li Na (China) in the semifinals
3. Serena Williams (USA) - lost to No 29 seed Sloane Stephens (USA) in the quarterfinals
4. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) - lost to No 6 seed Li Na (China) in the quarterfinals
5. Angelique Kerber (Germany) - lost to No 19 seed Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) in Round 4
6. Li Na (China) - lost to No 1 seed Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) in the women's singles final
7. Sara Errani (Italy) - lost to unseeded Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) in Round 1
8. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) - lost to unseeded Laura Robson (UK) in Round 2
9. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - lost to unseeded Jie Zheng (China) in Round 2
10. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - lost to unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) in Round 4
11. Marion Bartoli (France) - lost to No 19 seed Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) in Round 3
12. Nadia Petrova (Russia) - lost to unseeded Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) in Round 1
13. Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) - lost to No 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) in Round 4
14. Maria Kirilenko (Russia) - lost to No 3 seed Serena Williams (USA) in Round 4
15. Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) - lost to unseeded Valeria Savinykh (Russia) in Round 2
16. Roberta Vinci (Italy) - lost to unseeded Elena Vesnina (Russia) in Round 3
17. Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) - lost to unseeded Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) in Round 2
18. Julia Goerges (Germany) - lost to No 6 seed Li Na (China) in Round 4
19. Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) - lost to No 2 seed Maria Sharapova (Russia) in the quarterfinals
20. Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) - lost to No 14 seed Maria Kirilenko (Russia) in Round 3
21. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) - lost to unseeded Elena Vesnina (Russia) in Round 2
22. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) - lost to No 13 seed Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) in Round 3
23. Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) - lost to unseeded Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) in Round 2
24. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) - lost to unseeded Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) in Round 1
25. Venus Williams (USA) - lost to No 2 seed Maria Sharapova (Russia) in Round 3
26. Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) - lost to unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) in Round 2
27. Sorana Cirstea (Romania) - lost to No 6 seed Li Na (China) in Round 3
28. Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) - lost to unseeded Annika Beck (Germany) in Round 1
29. Sloane Stephens (USA) - lost to No 1 seed Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) in the semifinals
30. Tamira Paszek (Austria) - lost to unseeded Madison Keys (USA) in Round 2
31. Urszula Radwanska (Poland) - lost to unseeded Jamie Hampton (USA) in Round 1
32. Mona Barthel (Germany) - lost to unseeded Ksenia Pervak (Kazakhstan) in Round 1

• The First Rounds

The First Rounds

Gates opened at Melbourne Park at 10am on January 14 for the start of the 2013 Australian Open with Round 1 matches starting at 11am on Day 1 and continuing to Day 2.

Major feature matches are played in the Rod Laver Arena, which honors Australian Rod Laver, the only tennis player to have won the four Grand Slam men's singles titles in one calendar year — twice.

Round 1

Seeded players in Round 1 matches on Day 1 triumphed over their opponents with the exception of men's No 11 seed Juan Monaco (Argentina) and women's No 32 seed Mona Barthel (Germany) both losing to unseeded players.

Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) defeated Monaco, 7-6, 7-6, 6-1; while Ksenia Pervak (Kazakhstan) defeated Barthel, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.

In Round 1 on Day 2, unseeded players eliminated a number of seeded players.

In men's singles matches, Gael Monfils (France) defeated No 18 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine), 6(7)-7(9), 7(7)-6(4), 6-3, 6-3; Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) defeated No 19 seed Tommy Haas (Germany), 7(7)-6(3), 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6; Daniel Brands (Germany) defeated No 27 seed Martin Klizan (Slovakia), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; and Blaz Kavcic (Slovenia) defeated No 29 seed Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.

In women's singles matches, Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) defeated No 7 seed Sara Errani (Italy), 6-4, 6-4; Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) defeated No 12 seed Nadia Petrova (Russia), 6-2, 6-0; Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) defeated No 24 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia), 7-5, 3-6, 7-5; Annika Beck (Germany) defeated No 28 seed Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan), 6-2, 6(7)-7(9), 6-3; and Jamie Hampton (USA) defeated No 31 seed Urszula Radwanska (Poland), 6-2, 6-4.

Round 2

At the Sydney International on January 7, Chinese tennis player Jie Zheng defeated Australia's Samantha Stosur in a three-setter in the opening round. They met again on January 16 in the second round of the Australian Open, with Zheng again defeating No 9 seed Stosur in another three-setter, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.

In other women's singles matches, Valeria Savinykh (Russia) defeated No 15 seed Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia), 7(8)-6(6), 6-4; Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) defeated No 23 seed Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic), 6-1, 6-0; and Madison Keys (USA) defeated #30 seed Tamira Paszek (Austria), 6-2, 6-1.

In men's singles matches, Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) defeated No 23 seed Mikhail Youzhny (Russia), 3-6, 7(7)-6(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

On Day 4, more seeded players were toppled by unseeded ones in Round 2.

In women's singles matches, Laura Robson (UK) defeated No 8 seed Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) in a marathon three-hour three-setter extending beyond midnight, with a 94-minute seesawing third set, 2-6, 6-3, 11-9; Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) defeated No 17 seed Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic), 7-5, 7-5; Elena Vesnina (Russia) defeated No 21 seed Varvara Lepchenko (USA), 6-4, 6-2; and Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) defeated No 26 seed Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei), 6-2, 6-1.

In the men's matches, Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) defeated No 25 seed Florian Mayer (Germany), 6-2, 6-3, 6-1; and Jeremy Chardy (France) defeated No 30 seed Marcel Granollers (Spain), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Round 3

In women's singles tennis in Round 3 on Day 5, No 19 seed Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) defeated No 11 seed Marion Bartoli (France), 6(4)-7(7), 6-3, 6-4; No 13 seed Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) defeated No 22 seed Jelena Jankovic (Serbia), 7-5, 6-3; No 6 seed Li Na (China) defeated No 27 seed Sorana Cirstea (Romania), 6-4, 6-1; and No 2 seed Maria Sharapova (Russia) defeated No 25 seed Venus Williams (USA), 6-1, 6-3.

In men's singles tennis, No 1 seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated No 31 seed Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic), 6-4, 6-3, 7-5; No 4 seed David Ferrer (Spain) defeated No 28 seed Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus), 6-4. 6-2, 6-3; No 5 seed Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) defeated No 26 seed Jurgen Melzer (Austria), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2; No 8 seed Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) defeated No 32 seed Julien Benneteau (France), 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; No 10 seed Nicolas Almagro (Spain) defeated No 24 seed Jerzy Janowicz (Poland), 7(7)-6(3), 7(7)-6(4), 6-1; No 15 seed Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) defeated No 20 seed Sam Querrey (USA), 7(8)-6(6), 7-5, 6-4; and Kevin Anderson (South Africa) defeated No 22 seed Fernando Verdasco (Spain), 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7(7)-6(4), 6-2.

In Round 3 on Day 5, in women's singles tennis, No 14 seed Maria Kirilenko (Russia) defeated No 20 seed Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium), 7(7)-6(4), 6-3; and Elena Vesnina (Russia) defeated No 16 seed Roberta Vinci (Italy), 4-6, 7(7)-6(4), 6-4.

In men's singles matches, Jeremy Chardy (France) defeated No 6 seed Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina), 6-3, 6-3, 6(3)-7(7), 3-6, 6-3; and No 21 seed Andreas Seppi (Italy) defeated No 12 seed Marin Cilic (Croatia), 6(2)-7(7), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Unseeded 20-year-old Bernard Tomic, ranked 43rd in men's singles tennis and the last Australian in the singles competition after women's No 9 seed Samantha Stosur was eliminated in the second round, lost to No 2 seed Roger Federer in Round 3. Federer won in straight sets, 6-4, 7(7)-6(5), 6-1.

Round 4

Women's singles tennis

• Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) [1] defeated Elena Vesnina (Russia), 6-1, 6-1
• Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) defeated Caroline Woziacki (Denmark) [10], 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
• Serena Williams (USA) [3] defeated Maria Kirilenko (Russia) [14], 6-2, 6-0
• Sloane Stephens (USA) [29] defeated Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia), 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
• Li Na (China) [6] defeated Julia Goerges (Germany) [18], 7(8)-6(6), 6-1
• Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) [4] defeated Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) [13], 6-2, 6-4
• Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) [19] defeated Angelique Kerber (Germany) [5], 7-5, 6-4
• Maria Sharapova (Russia) [2] defeated Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium), 6-1, 6-0

Men's singles tennis

• Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [1] defeated Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) [15], 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 12-10
• Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) [5] defeated Kevin Anderson (South Africa), 6-3, 6-2, 7(15)-6(13)
• David Ferrer (Spain) [4] defeated Kei Nishikori (Japan) [16], 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
• Nicolas Almagro (Spain) [10] defeated Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) [8] who retired in the second set with the score at 6-2, 5-1
• Jeremy Chardy (France) defeated Andreas Seppi (Italy) [21], 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
• Andy Murray (UK) [3] defeated Gilles Simon (France) [14], 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) [7] defeated Richard Gasquet (France) [9], 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Roger Federer (Switzerland) [2] defeated Milos Raonic (Canada) [13], 6-4, 7(7)-6(4), 6-2

• The Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals

Women's singles tennis

• Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) [1] defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia), 7-5, 6-1
• Sloane Stephens (USA) [29] defeated Serena Williams (USA) [3], 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
• Li Na (China) [6] defeated Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) [4], 7-5, 6-3
• Maria Sharapova (Russia) [2] defeated Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) [19], 6-2, 6-2

Men's singles tennis

• Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [1] defeated Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) [5], 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

• David Ferrer (Spain) [4] defeated Nicolas Almagro (Spain) [10], 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7(7)-6(4), 6-2
• Andy Murray (UK) [3] defeated Jeremy Chardy (France), 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
• Roger Federer (Switzerland) [2] defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) [7], 7(7)-6(4), 4-6, 7(7)-6(4), 3-6, 6-3

• The Semifinals

The Semifinals

Women's singles tennis

• Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) [1] defeated Sloane Stephens (USA) [29], 6-1, 6-4
• Li Na (China) [6] defeated Maria Sharapova (Russia) [2], 6-2, 6-2

Men's singles tennis

• Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [1] defeated David Ferrer (Spain) [4], 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
• Andy Murray (UK) [3] defeated Roger Federer (Switzerland) [2], 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 6-3, 6(2)-7(7),6-2

• The Finals

Women's singles tennis

• Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) [1] defeated Li Na (China) [6], 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Men's singles tennis

• Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [1] defeated Andy Murray (UK) [3], 6(2)-7(7), 7(7)-6(3), 6-3, 6-2

• The Winners

Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [1]
Runner-up: Andy Murray (UK) [3]

Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) [1]
Runner-up: Li Na (China) [6]

Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan (USA) [1] / Mike Bryan (USA) [1]
Runners-up: Robin Haase (Netherlands) / Igor Sijsling (Netherlands)

Women's Doubles: Sara Errani (Italy) [1] / Roberta Vinci (Italy) [1]
Runners-up: Ashleigh Barty (Australia) / Casey Dellacqua (Australia)

Mixed Doubles: Jamila Gajdosova (Australia) / Matthew Ebden (Australia)
Runners-up: Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) / Frantisek Cermak (Czech Republic)

Boys' Singles: Nick Kyrgios (Australia) [3]
Runner-up: Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia)

Girls' Singles: Ana Konjuh (Croatia) [3]
Runner-up: Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) [2]

Boys' Doubles: Jay Andrijic (Australia) / Bradley Mousley (Australia)
Runners-up: Maximilian Marterer (Germany) / Lucas Miedler (Austria)

Girls' Doubles: Ana Konjuh (Croatia) [1] / Carol Zhao (Canada) [1]
Runners-up: Oleksandra Korashvili (Ukraine) [6] / Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) [6]

Men's Wheelchair Singles: Shingo Kunieda (Japan) [2]
Runner-up: Stephane Houdet (France) [1]

Women's Wheelchair Singles: Aniek Van Koot (Netherlands) [1]
Runner-up: Sabine Ellerbrock (Germany) [2]

Men's Wheelchair Doubles: Michael Jeremiasz (France) [2] / Shingo Kunieda (Japan) [2]
Runners-up: Stefan Olsson (Sweden) / Adam Kellerman (Australia)

Women's Wheelchair Doubles: Jiske Griffioen (Netherlands) [1] / Aniek Van Koot (Netherlands) [1]
Runners-up: Lucy Shuker (UK) [2] / Marjolein Buis (Netherlands) [2]

Quad Wheelchair Doubles: David Wagner (USA) [1] / Nicholas Taylor (USA) [1]
Runners-up: Andrew Lapthorne (UK) [2] / Anders Hard (Sweden) [2]