Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

[1] This was the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

[4][5] Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Championships.

Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.

as of November 4, 2013[update][10] Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2013 season: Following are notable players that came back after retirements during the 2013 WTA Tour season: The winners of the 2013 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last two weeks of November.