WTA Tour 1993

◄ WTA Tour 1993 ►
Period:	January - November 1993
Edition:	23
Number of tournaments:	61
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Doubles Championships Tier I (8) Tier II (19) Tier III (13) Tier IV (15)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Steffi Graf (10)
Most of the finals:	Steffi Graf (14)
Awards
Player of the year:	Steffi Graf
Double team of the year:	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa
Newcomer of the year:	Magdalena Maleewa
Newcomer of the year:	Iva Majoli
Returner of the year:	Elizabeth Smylie

The 1993 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open :
Monica Seles

French Open ,
Wimbledon
and US Open :
Steffi Graf

The WTA Tour 1993 (officially: Kraft Tour 1993 ) was the 23rd year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Federation Cup team competitions are not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Tier I. Tier II Tier III Tier IV

Others Hopman Cup Federation Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.01.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - $ 700,000 hard court	Steffi Graf Michael Stich	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Emilio Sánchez	2: 1
	Danone Australian Hard Court Championships Brisbane , Australia Tier III - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Conchita Martínez	Magdalena Maleewa	6: 3, 6: 4
		Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland	Shannon McCarthy Kimberly Po	6: 2, 6: 2
11.01.	Sunsmart Victorian Women's Open Melbourne , Australia Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16D	Amanda Coetzer	Naoko Sawamatsu	6: 2, 6: 3
		Nicole Provis Nathalie Tauziat	Cammy MacGregor Shaun Stafford	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
	Peters NSW Open-Tournament of Champions Sydney , Australia Tier II - $ 275,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jennifer Capriati	Anke Huber	6: 1, 6: 4
		Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	7: 6 4 , 6: 2
January 18	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 2,400,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6: 4, 6: 3
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Todd Woodbridge	Zina Garrison-Jackson Rick Leach	7: 5, 6: 4

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.02.	Amway Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Elna Reinach	Caroline Kuhlman	6-0, 6-0
		Isabelle Demongeot Elna Reinach	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6: 2, 6: 4
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Tier I - $ 750,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Larisa Neiland	6: 2, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Helena Suková	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	6: 4, 6: 3
08.02.	VS of Chicago Chicago , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Monica Seles	Martina Navrátilová	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison-Jackson	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	7: 6 7 , 6: 3
	World Ladies in Osaka Osaka , Japan Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Kimiko Date	6: 3, 6: 2
		Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	Magdalena Maleewa Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6: 1, 6: 3
02/15	IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City , United States Tier III - $ 150,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Patty Fendick	6: 2, 6: 2
		Patty Fendick Zina Garrison-Jackson	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	6: 3, 6: 2
	Open Gaz de France Paris , France Tier II - $ 375,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Monica Seles	6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 6 3
		Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová	Jo Durie Catherine Suire	7: 6 2 , 6: 2
02/22	International Austrian Indoor Championships Linz , Austria Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Conchita Martínez	6: 2, 1: 0 task
		Yevgenia Manjukowa Leila Mes'chi	Conchita Martínez Judith Wiesner	without a fight
	Matrix Essentials Evert Cup Indian Wells , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Mary Joe Fernández	Amanda Coetzer	3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6 6
		Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková	Ann Grossman Patricia Hy	6: 3, 6: 4

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.03.	Virginia Slims of Florida Delray Beach , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 4, 6: 3
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6: 2, 6: 2
08.03.	The Lipton Championships Miami , United States Tier I - $ 900,000 Hard Court - 96E / 64Q / 48D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6: 2, 7: 5
22.03.	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Clay - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Sabine Hack	6: 3, 6: 2
		Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	Yevgenia Manjukowa Radka Zrubáková	6: 3, 5: 7, 7: 6 7
	Light n 'Lively Doubles Wesley Chapel United States $ 175,000 Clay - 8D	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 5, 6: 3
29.03.	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island United States Tier I - $ 750,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 6 8 , 6: 1
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	6: 3, 6: 1

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.04.	Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Tier III - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Kimiko Date	Stephanie Rottier	6: 1, 6: 3
		Egg Iida Maya Kidowaki	Li Fang Kyōko Nagatsuka	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4
	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gabriela Sabatini	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 2
		Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Leila Mes'chi	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
04/12	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya , Thailand Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Yayuk Basuki	Marianne Werdel	6: 3, 6: 1
		Cammy MacGregor Catherine Suire	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6: 3, 7: 6 3
April 19	Women's Open Malaysia Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Nicole Provis	Ann Grossman	6: 3, 6: 2
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford	6: 4, 7: 6 2
	International Championships of Spain Barcelona , Spain Tier II - $ 375,000 Clay - 32E / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Conchita Martínez	6: 1, 6: 4
		Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Magdalena Maleewa Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 0
04/26	Citizen Cup Hamburg , Germany Tier II - $ 375,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf	6: 3, 6: 3
		Steffi Graf Rennae Stubbs	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6: 4, 7: 6 5
	Indonesian Women's Open Tennis Championships Jakarta , Indonesia Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Yayuk Basuki	Ann Grossman	6: 4, 6: 4
		Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford	Amy de Lone Erika de Lone	6: 3, 6: 4
	Ilva Trophy Taranto , Italy Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Brenda Schultz	Debbie Graham	7: 6 5 , 6: 2
		Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz	Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz	6-0, 6-4

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.05.	Belgian Ladies Open Liège , Belgium Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 29Q / 16D	Radka Bobková	Karin Kschwendt	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2
		Radka Bobková María José Gaidano	Ann Devries Dominique Monami	6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 6 4
	Campionati Internazionali d'Italia Rome , Italy Tier I - $ 750,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Conchita Martínez	Gabriela Sabatini	7: 5, 6: 1
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 4, 6: 2
05/10	German Open Berlin , Germany Tier I - $ 750,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7: 6 3 , 2: 6, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz	6: 1, 6: 3
05/17	European Open - Lucerne Luzern , Switzerland Tier III - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Lindsay Davenport	Nicole Provis	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 2
		Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková	Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel	6: 2, 6: 4
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Naoko Sawamatsu	Judith Wiesner	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3
		Shaun Stafford Andrea Temesvári	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6: 7 5 , 6: 3, 6: 4
May 24th	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 3,456,143 Clay Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 48M	Steffi Graf	Mary Joe Fernández	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6: 3, 7: 5
		Yevgenia Manjukova Andrei Olchowski	Elna Reinach Danie Visser	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.06.	DFS Classic Birmingham , UK Tier III - $ 150,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Lori McNeil	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 3
		Lori McNeil Martina Navrátilová	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6: 3, 6: 4
14.06.	Volkswagen Cup Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 375,000 Turf - 64E / 32Q / 32D	Martina Navrátilová	Miriam Oremans	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
06/21	Wimbledon Championships London , UK Grand Slam - $ 3,312,302 Lawn - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 64M	Steffi Graf	Jana Novotná	7: 6 6 , 1: 6, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6: 4, 6: 7 9 , 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Mark Woodforde	Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen	6: 3, 6: 4

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.07.	Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo Palermo , Italy Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Radka Bobková	Mary Pierce	6: 3, 6: 2
		Karin Kschwendt Natalija Medvedeva	Silvia Farina Brenda Schultz	6: 4, 7: 6 4
07/12	Citroen Cup Kitzbühel , Austria Tier III - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anke Huber	Judith Wiesner	6: 4, 6: 1
		Li Fang Dominique Monami	Maja Murić Pavlina Rajzlova	6: 2, 6: 1
	BVV Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Natalia Medvedeva	Meike Babel	6: 3, 6: 2
		Inés Gorrochategui Patricia Tarabini	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	6: 2, 6: 1
07/19	Federation Cup Final Frankfurt am Main , Germany , ITF - Clay Court	Spain	Australia	3-0
07/26	Puerto Rico Open San Juan , Puerto Rico Tier III - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Linda Harvey-Wild	Ann Grossman	6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3
		Debbie Graham Ann Grossman	Gigi Fernandez Rennae Stubbs	5: 7, 7: 5, 7: 5
	San Marino Open San Marino Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Marzia Grossi	Barbara Rittner	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	6: 3, 6: 2
	Acura US Hardcourts Stratton Mountain , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Hard - 56E / 28D	Conchita Martínez	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 3, 6: 2
		Elizabeth Smylie Helena Suková	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Mercedes Paz	6: 1, 6: 2

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08/02	Mazda Tennis Classic San Diego , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1
		Gigi Fernández Helena Suková	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6: 4, 6: 3
08/09	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Martina Navrátilová	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 5, 7: 6 4
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	7: 6 3 , 6: 3
08/16	Matinee Ltd. International Toronto , Canada Tier I - $ 750,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Jennifer Capriati	6: 1, 0: 6, 6: 3
		Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	6: 1, 6: 2
08/23	OTB International Tennis Open Schenectady , United States Tier III - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Larisa Neiland	Natalia Medvedeva	6: 3, 7: 5
		Rachel McQuillan Claudia Porwik	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
08/30	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 3,967,250 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Steffi Graf	Helena Suková	6: 3, 6: 3
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	6: 4, 6: 2
		Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge	Martina Navrátilová Mark Woodforde	6: 3, 7: 6 6

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
13.09.	Digital Open Hong Kong Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 28E / 23Q / 16D	Wang Shi-ting	Marianne Werdel	6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 5
		Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan	Debbie Graham Marianne Werdel	1: 6, 7: 6 4 , 6: 2
20.09.	Nichirei International Tokyo , Japan Tier II - $ 375,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Amanda Coetzer	Kimiko Date	6: 3, 6: 2
		Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin	Amanda Coetzer Linda Harvey-Wild	6: 4, 6: 1
27.09.	Volkswagen Card Cup - Women's Grand Prix Leipzig , Germany Tier II - $ 375,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 16D	Steffi Graf	Jana Novotná	6: 2, 6: 0
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6: 3, 6: 2
	Sapporo Ladies Open Sapporo , Japan Tier IV - $ 100,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Linda Harvey-Wild	Irina Spîrlea	6: 4, 6: 3
		Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi	Yone Kamio Naoko Kijimuta	6: 4, 6: 2

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.10.	Barilla Indoors Zurich , Switzerland Tier I - $ 750,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 7: 6 1
		Zina Garrison-Jackson Martina Navrátilová	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3
	P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open Taipei , Taiwan Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 25Q / 16D	Wang Shi-ting	Linda Harvey-Wild	6: 1, 7: 6 4
		Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi	Jo-Anne Faull Kristine Radford	6: 4, 6: 2
11.10.	Open Languedoc Roussillon Montpellier , France Tier IV - $ 100,000 Carpet (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jelena Lichowzewa	Dominique Monami	6: 3, 6: 4
		Meredith McGrath Claudia Porwik	Janette Husárová Dominique Monami	3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 3
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Germany Tier II - $ 375,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Mary Pierce	Natallja Sverava	6: 3, 6: 3
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Patty Fendick Martina Navrátilová	7: 6 6 , 6: 4
18.10.	Budapest Open Budapest , Hungary Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Sabine Appelmans	7: 5, 6: 2
		Inés Gorrochategui Caroline Vis	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	6: 1, 6: 3
	Autoglass Classic Brighton , UK Tier II - $ 375,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Anke Huber	6: 2, 6: 4
		Laura Golarsa Natalija Medvedeva	Anke Huber Larisa Neiland	6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 4
25.10.	Bancesa Classic Curitiba , Brazil Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay - 32E / 14Q / 16D	Sabine Hack	Florencia Labat	6: 2, 6: 0
		Sabine Hack Veronika Martinek	Claudia Chabalgoity Andrea Vieira	6: 2, 7: 6 4
	Nokia Grand Prix Essen , Germany Tier II - $ 375,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Natalia Medvedeva	Conchita Martínez	6: 7 4 , 7: 5, 6: 4
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	Wiltrud Probst Christina Singer	6: 2, 6: 2

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.11.	Challenge Bell Québec , Canada Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (indoor) - 32E / 25Q / 16D	Nathalie Tauziat	Katerina Maleewa	6: 4, 6: 1
		Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	Katerina Maleewa Nathalie Tauziat	6: 4, 6: 4
	Bank of the West Classic Oakland , United States Tier II - $ 375,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 2, 7: 6 1
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	6: 2, 6: 0
08.11.	Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia , United States Tier I - $ 750,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Steffi Graf	6: 3, 6: 3
		Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland	6: 2, 4: 6, 7: 6 7
11/15	WTA Championships New York , United States Masters - $ 3,708,500 Carpet (Hall) - 16E / 8D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 1, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 1
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6: 3, 7: 5

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).