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s. It was the 36th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the

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. It took place at the

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, from April 22 until 28 April 2013. First-seeded Maria Sharapova won her second consecutive singles title at the event.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of April 15, 2013.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Annika Beck * Andrea Petkovic The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Nastassja Burnett * Mirjana Lučić-Baroni *

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* Dinah Pfizenmaier

Withdrawals

* Tamira Paszek * Klára Zakopalová

Retirements

* Kirsten Flipkens (gastrointestinal illness)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of April 15, 2013.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Mona Barthel /

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* Jelena Janković / Mirjana Lučić-Baroni * Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic The following pair received entry as alternates: *

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Withdrawals

;Before the tournament * Roberta Vinci (shoulder injury)

Finals

Singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na 6–4, 6–3 * It was Sharapova's 2nd title of the year and 29th of her career.

Doubles

Mona Barthel /

defeated

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, 6–4, 7–5

References

External links

* Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2013 in German tennis 2010s in Baden-Württemberg Porsch