1993 Wimbledon Championships

The 1993 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 107th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from Monday 21 June to Sunday 4 July

1993 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 4 July
Edition107th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£5,048,450
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Australia Mark Woodforde / United States Martina Navratilova
Boys' singles
Romania Răzvan Sabău
Girls' singles
Belgium Nancy Feber
Boys' doubles
New Zealand Steven Downs / New Zealand James Greenhalgh
Girls' doubles
Belgium Laurence Courtois / Belgium Nancy Feber

Prize money

The total prize money for 1993 championships was £5,048,450. The winner of the men's title earned £305,000 while the women's singles champion earned £275,000.[3][4][5]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's singles £305,000 £152,500 £67,250 £39,650 £21,350 £12,350 £7,470 £4,575
Women's singles £275,000 £137,000 £66,720 £33,700 £17,080 £9,570 £5,790 £3,545
Men's doubles * £124,960 —
Women's doubles * £108,100 —
Mixed doubles * £53,020 —

* per team

Champions

Men's singles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated United States Jim Courier, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3[6]

  • It was Sampras' 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Czech Republic Jana Novotná, 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4[7]

  • It was Graf's 13th career Grand Slam singles title and her 5th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated Canada Grant Connell / United States Patrick Galbraith, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)[8]

  • It was Woodbridge's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated Latvia Larisa Neiland / Czech Republic Jana Novotná, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4[9]

  • It was Fernández's 9th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Zvereva's 10th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Australia Mark Woodforde / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Netherlands Tom Nijssen / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf, 6–3, 6–4[10]

  • It was Woodforde's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Navratilova's 55th career Grand Slam title and her 18th Wimbledon title.

Boys' singles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Romania Răzvan Sabău defeated Venezuela Jimy Szymanski, 6–1, 6–3[11]

Girls' singles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Belgium Nancy Feber defeated Italy Rita Grande, 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–2[12]

Boys' doubles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

New Zealand Steven Downs / New Zealand James Greenhalgh defeated South Africa Neville Godwin / South Africa Gareth Williams, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 7–5[13]

Girls' doubles
Main article: 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Belgium Laurence Courtois / Belgium Nancy Feber defeated Japan Hiroko Mochizuki / Japan Yuka Yoshida, 6–3, 6–4[14]

Singles seeds

References
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