WTA Championships 1993

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WTA Championships 1993
date 11/15 - 11/21/1993
Edition 23
navigation 1992  ◄  1993  ►  1994
WTA tour
venue New York City United States
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament number 808
category WTA Tour Championships
Tournament type Indoor tournament
Game surface carpet
draw 16E / 8D
Prize money US $ 3,708,500 
Last year's winner (individual) Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Last year's winner (double) SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Winner (singles) GermanyGermany Steffi Graf
Winner (doubles) United StatesUnited States G. Fernández N. Swerawa
Belarus 1991Belarus 
As of December 22, 2013

The 1993 WTA Championships (also known as the Virginia Slims Championships ) was a women's WTA indoor carpet court tournament held at Madison Square Garden in New York City . It was part of the 1993 WTA Tour and took place from November 15-21, 1993.

In the individual, Steffi Graf won against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario with 6: 1, 6: 4, 3: 6 and 6: 1. In doubles, the pairing Gigi Fernández / Natallja Swerawa won 6: 3 and 7: 5 against Larisa Neiland / Jana Novotná .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. GermanyGermany Steffi Graf victory
02. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario final
03. United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Quarter finals
04th SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Quarter finals
No. Player Round reached
05. ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini 1 round

06th United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández 1 round

07th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná Quarter finals

08th. GermanyGermany Anke Huber Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th    
   Belarus 1991Belarus N. Sverava 2 4th       1  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th    
   South Africa 1961South Africa A. Coetzer 6th 1 6th        South Africa 1961South Africa A. Coetzer 1 2    
6th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 1 6th 3       1  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 3 6th  
4th  SpainSpain C. Martínez 7th 6th         8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 2 6th 3  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Maleewa-Fragnière 5 2       4th  SpainSpain C. Martínez 3 3  
   BulgariaBulgaria M. Maleewa 4th 6th 6th     8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th    
8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 1 7th       1  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th 3 6th  
5  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 6th 3         2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 1 4th 6th 1  
   FranceFrance M. Pierce 7th 6th          FranceFrance M. Pierce 6th 3 6th  
   FranceFrance N. Tauziat 4th 4th       3  United StatesUnited States M. Navrátilová 1 6th 4th  
3  United StatesUnited States M. Navrátilová 6th 6th            FranceFrance M. Pierce 2 7th 2
7th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 6th 6th 6th       2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 5 6th  
   United StatesUnited States Z. Garrison-Jackson 4th 7th 3     7th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 7th 6th 4th
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic H. Suková 5 2       2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 7th 6th  
2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 7th 6th    

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa
Belarus 1991Belarus 
victory
02. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
Semifinals
03. LatviaLatvia Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
final
04th United StatesUnited States Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Semifinals   final
1  United StatesUnited States G. Fernández N. Swerawa
 Belarus 1991Belarus 
6th 6th            
   United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. Bollegraf
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
3 4th       1  United StatesUnited States G. Fernández N. Swerawa
 Belarus 1991Belarus 
6th 6th  
4th  United StatesUnited States P. Shriver E. Smylie
 AustraliaAustralia 
7th 7th        4th  United StatesUnited States P. Shriver E. Smylie
 AustraliaAustralia 
1 2    
   CanadaCanada J. Hetherington K. Rinaldi
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 5        1  United StatesUnited States G. Fernández N. Swerawa
 Belarus 1991Belarus 
6th 7th  
   United StatesUnited States L. McNeil R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia 
4th 6th 2       3  LatviaLatvia L. Neiland J. Novotna
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
3 5  
3  LatviaLatvia L. Neiland J. Novotna
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6th 3 6th      3  LatviaLatvia L. Neiland J. Novotna
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
7th 3 6th  
   South Africa 1961South Africa A. Coetzer I. Gorrochategui
 ArgentinaArgentina 
3 3       2  SpainSpain A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6th 6th 3  
2  SpainSpain A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6th 6th      

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