1993 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1993 Virginia Slims Championships.[1]

Singles
1993 Virginia Slims Championships
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Draw16
Seeds8

Monica Seles was the three-time defending champion, but did not participate this year due to her stabbing that April.

Seeds

  1. Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  3. United States Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  5. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (first round)
  6. United States Mary Joe Fernandez (first round)
  7. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
  8. Germany Anke Huber (semifinals)

Note

Draw

Key

Finals

  • NB: The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Germany S Graf 6 6
  Belarus N Zvereva 2 4 1 Germany S Graf 6 6  
  South Africa A Coetzer 6 1 6   South Africa A Coetzer 1 2  
6 United States MJ Fernandez 1 6 3 1 Germany S Graf 6 3 6
4 Spain C Martínez 7 6   8 Germany A Huber 2 6 3
  Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragnière 5 2   4 Spain C Martínez 3 3  
  Bulgaria M Maleeva 4 6 65 8 Germany A Huber 6 6  
8 Germany A Huber 6 1 77 1 Germany S Graf 6 6 3 6  
5 Argentina G Sabatini 68 3   2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 1 4 6 1  
  France M Pierce 710 6     France M Pierce 6 3 6
  France N Tauziat 4 4   3 United States M Navratilova 1 6 4
3 United States M Navratilova 6 6     France M Pierce 2 7 2
7 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 65 6 2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 5 6
  United States Z Garrison 4 77 3 7 Czech Republic J Novotná 77 65 4
  Czech Republic H Suková 5 2   2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 62 77 6
2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 7 6  

See also

References

  1. Maxedo, Cristián (26 October 2018). "Historias Eurosport: 25 años desde que Graf privó a Arantxa de ser Maestra, pero no orgullo español" [Eurosport Stories: it's been 25 years since Graf avoided Arantxa of being Master, but not a spanish pride] (in Spanish). Eurosport. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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