| Date: | 29 April – 5 May 6–12 May |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Surface: | Hard |
| Prize Money: | $100,000+H $50,000+H |
| Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Champms: |  Vasek Pospisil |
| Champws: |  Tímea Babos |
| Champmd: |  Prakash Amritraj /  Rajeev Ram |
| Champwd: |  Magda Linette / Chanel Simmonds |
| Before Year: | 2011 |
The 2013 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29 April – 5 May 2013 for the men's event and 6–12 May 2013 for the women's event.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia | Lukáš Lacko | 79 | 1 | |
| Rajeev Ram | 115 | 2 | ||
| Canada | Vasek Pospisil | 130 | 3 | |
| Poland | Michał Przysiężny | 152 | 4 | |
| Dustin Brown | 180 | 5 | ||
 Brazil | Thiago Alves | 186 | 6 | |
| Rik de Voest | 204 | 7 | ||
| Brazil | Fabiano de Paula | 261 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Rafael Camilo Tyler Hochwalt Purav Raja Divij SharanThe following player received entry as a lucky loser:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rik de Voest | Brazil | Marcelo Demoliner | 223 | 1 | ||
| India | Purav Raja | India | Divij Sharan | 225 | 2 | |
| Mate Pavić |  Montenegro | Goran Tošić | 258 | 3 | ||
| Dustin Brown |  Ireland | James Cluskey | 288 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | Tímea Babos | 114 | 1 | |
 Israel | Julia Glushko | 161 | 2 | |
| Tadeja Majerič | 165 | 3 | ||
 Ukraine | Nadiia Kichenok | 172 | 4 | |
| Chanel Simmonds | 181 | 5 | ||
 Serbia | Jovana Jakšić | 253 | 6 | |
 United Kingdom | Samantha Murray | 254 | 7 | |
| Poland | Magda Linette | 263 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Julia Glushko
Claudia Coppola| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Magda Linette | Chanel Simmonds | 415 | 1 | ||
 Turkey | Başak Eraydın | Israel | Julia Glushko | 432 | 2 | |
| Serbia | Teodora Mirčić | Turkey | Pemra Özgen | 487 | 3 | |
| Ukraine | Nadiia Kichenok |  Russian Federation | Margarita Lazareva | 505 | 4 |
See main article: 2013 Soweto Open – Men's singles.
Vasek Pospisil def. Michał Przysiężny 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1, retired Tímea Babos def. Chanel Simmonds 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1See main article: 2013 Soweto Open – Men's doubles.
Prakash Amritraj / Rajeev Ram def. Purav Raja / Divij Sharan 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1) Magda Linette / Chanel Simmonds def. Samantha Murray / Jade Windley 6–1, 6–3