The 2013 Dunlop World Challenge was a professional

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tournament played on indoor

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s. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the

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and the

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. It took place in

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, Japan, on 18–24 November 2013.

Men's singles entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 11 November 2013

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sho Katayama *

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* Jumpei Yamasaki The following players received special exempt into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Yuuya Kiba * Takashi Saito *

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Women's singles entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 11 November 2013

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Miyu Kato *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Emi Mutaguchi *

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Champions

Men's singles

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Yūichi Sugita is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36 on 9 October 2017. Career Juniors As a junior Sugita compiled a win–loss record of 34–19 (and 26 ...

6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

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3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

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Marcus Daniell Marcus Daniell (born 9 November 1989) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player. He reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 34 on 29 January 2018 after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He won a bronz ...

4–6, 6–3, 0–4

Women's doubles

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Eri Hozumi is a Japanese tennis player. On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Makoto Ninomiya, she reached the final of the 2018 ...

7–6^(7–1), 2–6, 1–9

External links

2013 Dunlop World Challenge
at ITFtennis.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunlop World Challenge, 2013 2013 ATP Challenger Tour 2013 ITF Women's Circuit

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