1993 WTA Tour

1993 WTA Tour
	Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in her career. She won ten tournaments during the season, including three majors at the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also won two Tier I events and finished runner-up at the fourth major, the Australian Open.
Details
Duration	December 29, 1992 ; – November 15, 1993
Edition	23rd
Tournaments	60
Categories	Grand Slam (4); WTA Championships; WTA Tier I (8); WTA Tier II (19); WTA Tier III (12); WTA Tier IV (16)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Steffi Graf (10)
Most finals	Steffi Graf (14)
Prize money ; leader	Steffi Graf $2,821,337
Points leader	Steffi Graf 409.00
Awards
Player of the year	Steffi Graf
Doubles team ; of the year	Gigi Fernández; Natasha Zvereva;
Most improved ; player of the year	Magdalena Maleeva
Newcomer ; of the year	Iva Majoli
Comeback ; player of the year	Elizabeth Smylie
	← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 WTA Tour, also known by its sponsored name Kraft General Foods World Tour, was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events.^[1] ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1993 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
WTA Tier I tournaments
WTA Tier II events
WTA Tier III events
WTA Tier IV events
Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
29 Dec	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 12 teams	Germany 2–1	Spain	France Czech Republic	Ukraine United States Switzerland Australia
4 Jan	Danone Hardcourt Championships Brisbane, Australia Tier III event Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–4	Magdalena Maleeva	Michelle Jaggard-Lai Wang Shi-ting	Angélica Gavaldón Noëlle van Lottum Florencia Labat Rachel McQuillan
4 Jan		Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland 6–2, 6–2	Shannan McCarthy Kimberly Po	Michelle Jaggard-Lai Wang Shi-ting
11 Jan	Melbourne Open Melbourne, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 6–2, 6–3	Naoko Sawamatsu	Louise Field Linda Harvey-Wild	Alexandra Fusai Larisa Neiland Debbie Graham Nicole Provis
		Nicole Provis Nathalie Tauziat 6–2, 6–2	Cammy MacGregor Shaun Stafford	Louise Field Linda Harvey-Wild	Alexandra Fusai Larisa Neiland Debbie Graham Nicole Provis
	Peters NSW Open Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $275,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 6–4	Anke Huber	Gabriela Sabatini Amy Frazier	Barbara Rittner Pam Shriver Tami Whitlinger Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie 7–6^(7–4), 6–2	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	Gabriela Sabatini Amy Frazier
18 Jan 25 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $2,400,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Monica Seles 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Julie Halard Mary Pierce Mary Joe Fernández Jennifer Capriati
		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–3	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Todd Woodbridge 7–5, 6–4	Zina Garrison-Jackson Rick Leach

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	Amway Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elna Reinach 6–0, 6–0	Caroline Kuhlman	Inés Gorrochategui Karin Kschwendt	Clare Wood Ginger Helgeson Angela Kerek Andrea Strnadová
		Isabelle Demongeot Elna Reinach 6–2, 6–4	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	Inés Gorrochategui Karin Kschwendt	Clare Wood Ginger Helgeson Angela Kerek Andrea Strnadová
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $750,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2	Larisa Neiland	Steffi Graf Jana Novotná	Yone Kamio Nathalie Tauziat Pam Shriver Rika Hiraki
		Martina Navratilova Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	Steffi Graf Jana Novotná	Yone Kamio Nathalie Tauziat Pam Shriver Rika Hiraki
8 Feb	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Mary Joe Fernández Katerina Maleeva	Brenda Schultz Iva Majoli Pam Shriver Zina Garrison-Jackson
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison-Jackson 7–6^(9–7), 6–3	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	Mary Joe Fernández Katerina Maleeva	Brenda Schultz Iva Majoli Pam Shriver Zina Garrison-Jackson
	World Ladies in Osaka Osaka, Japan Tier III event Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–2	Kimiko Date	Pascale Paradis-Mangon Laura Gildemeister	Wang Shi-ting Misumi Miyauchi Magdalena Maleeva Elizabeth Smylie
		Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–3	Magdalena Maleeva Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Pascale Paradis-Mangon Laura Gildemeister
15 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(7–3)	Monica Seles	Conchita Martínez Jana Novotná	Mary Pierce Karin Kschwendt Nathalie Tauziat Julie Halard
		Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová 7–6^(7–2), 6–2	Jo Durie Catherine Suire	Conchita Martínez Jana Novotná	Mary Pierce Karin Kschwendt Nathalie Tauziat Julie Halard
	IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–2, 6–2	Patty Fendick	Nicole Provis Tami Whitlinger	Linda Harvey-Wild Meredith McGrath Angélica Gavaldón Linda Ferrando
		Patty Fendick Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–3, 6–2	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	Nicole Provis Tami Whitlinger
22 Feb	Matrix Essential Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier II event Hard – $375,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Mary Joe Fernández 3–6, 6–1, 7–6^(8–6)	Amanda Coetzer	Helena Suková Stephanie Rottier	Lindsay Davenport Magdalena Maleeva Nicole Provis Miriam Oremans
		Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková 6–3, 6–4	Ann Grossman Patricia Hy	Helena Suková Stephanie Rottier
	Austrian Indoor Championships Linz, Austria Tier III event Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–2, 1-0 RET	Conchita Martínez	Leila Meskhi Judith Wiesner	Wiltrud Probst Natalia Baudone Kristie Boogert Pascale Paradis-Mangon
		Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi W/O	Conchita Martínez Judith Wiesner	Leila Meskhi Judith Wiesner

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Mar	Virginia Slims of Florida Delray Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $375,000 – 56S/32Q/28D	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anke Huber Amanda Coetzer	Zina Garrison-Jackson Mary Joe Fernández Lindsay Davenport Barbara Rittner
1 Mar		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	Anke Huber Amanda Coetzer
8 Mar	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $900,000 – 96S/64Q/48D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini Kimiko Date	Nathalie Tauziat Jana Novotná Mary Joe Fernández Leila Meskhi
8 Mar		Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná 6–2, 7–5	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	Gabriela Sabatini Kimiko Date
22 Mar	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Tier II event Clay – $375,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2	Sabine Hack	Gabriela Sabatini Jana Novotná	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini Radka Zrubáková Tatiana Ignatieva
		Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 5–7, 7–6^(9–7)	Eugenia Maniokova Radka Zrubáková	Gabriela Sabatini Jana Novotná
	Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships Wesley Chapel, United States Clay – $175,000 – 8D	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 6–3	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	McNeil / Stubbs Shriver / Smylie	Austin / Reinach Fairbank / Fendick Hetherington / Rinaldi Collins / Rehe
29 Mar	Family Circle Magazine Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event $750,000 – clay (green) – 56S/28Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 7–6^(10–8), 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gabriela Sabatini Jennifer Capriati	Chanda Rubin Katerina Maleeva Amanda Coetzer Sabine Hack
29 Mar		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–1	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	Gabriela Sabatini Jennifer Capriati	Chanda Rubin Katerina Maleeva Amanda Coetzer Sabine Hack

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $375,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 5–7, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Amanda Coetzer	Shaun Stafford Natasha Zvereva Jennifer Capriati Leila Meskhi
		Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Leila Meskhi 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Amanda Coetzer
	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $150,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kimiko Date 6–1, 6–3	Stephanie Rottier	Nicole Provis Mana Endo	Miriam Oremans Pam Shriver Michelle Jaggard-Lai Patty Fendick
		Ei Iida Maya Kidowaki 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Fang Li Kyōko Nagatsuka	Nicole Provis Mana Endo
12 Apr	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya City, Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Yayuk Basuki 6–3, 6–1	Marianne Werdel	Patty Fendick Stephanie Rottier	Helen Kelesi Wiltrud Probst Nicole Arendt Sandrine Testud
12 Apr		Cammy MacGregor Catherine Suire 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Patty Fendick Stephanie Rottier	Helen Kelesi Wiltrud Probst Nicole Arendt Sandrine Testud
19 Apr	Women's Open Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 30S/32Q/16D	Nicole Provis 6–3, 6–2	Ann Grossman	Patty Fendick Stephanie Rottier	Pascale Paradis-Mangon Romana Tedjakusuma Yayuk Basuki Helen Kelesi
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)	Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford	Patty Fendick Stephanie Rottier
	International Championships of Spain Barcelona, Spain Tier II event Clay – $375,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4	Conchita Martínez	Amanda Coetzer Sabine Hack	Mary Pierce Magdalena Maleeva Federica Bonsignori Laura Golarsa
		Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 6–1, 6–0	Magdalena Maleeva Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Amanda Coetzer Sabine Hack
26 Apr	Indonesian Women's Open Jakarta, Indonesia Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Yayuk Basuki 6–4, 6–4	Ann Grossman	Nicole Arendt Michelle Jaggard-Lai	Kristie Boogert Linda Niemantsverdriet Kristin Godridge Katarína Studeníková
		Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford 6–3, 6–4	Amy deLone Erika deLone	Nicole Arendt Michelle Jaggard-Lai
	Citizen Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay – $375,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3	Steffi Graf	Magdalena Maleeva Jana Novotná	Monica Seles Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Anke Huber Katerina Maleeva
		Steffi Graf Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	Magdalena Maleeva Jana Novotná
	Ilva Trophy Taranto, Italy Tier IV event Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Brenda Schultz 7–6^(7–5), 6–2	Debbie Graham	Linda Ferrando Alexandra Fusai	Francesca Romano Silvia Farina Nadine Ercegović Sandra Cecchini
		Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz 6–0, 6–4	Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz	Linda Ferrando Alexandra Fusai

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 May	Campionati Internazionali d'Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $750,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 7–5, 6–1	Gabriela Sabatini	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Joe Fernández	Jennifer Capriati Maria-Francesca Bentivoglio Anke Huber Martina Navratilova
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Joe Fernández
	Belgian Ladies Open Liège, Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Radka Bobková 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Karin Kschwendt	Catherine Mothes-Jobkel Alexandra Fusai	Katarzyna Nowak Cecilia Dahlman Elena Brioukhovets Virginia Ruano Pascual
		Radka Bobková María José Gaidano 6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4)	Ann Devries Dominique Monami	Catherine Mothes-Jobkel Alexandra Fusai
10 May	German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $750,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 6–4	Gabriela Sabatini	Mary Joe Fernández Conchita Martínez	Magdalena Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat Brenda Schultz Anke Huber
10 May		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–3	Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz	Mary Joe Fernández Conchita Martínez
17 May	European Open-Lucerne Lucerne, Switzerland Tier III event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Nicole Provis	Linda Ferrando Sabine Hack	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Claudia Porwik Caroline Kuhlman Helena Suková
		Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková 6–2, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel	Linda Ferrando Sabine Hack
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Naoko Sawamatsu 4–6, 6–1, 6–3	Judith Wiesner	Jana Novotná Sandrine Testud	Florencia Labat Ginger Helgeson Mana Endo Pascale Paradis-Mangon
		Shaun Stafford Andrea Temesvári 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–4	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	Jana Novotná Sandrine Testud
24 May 31 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $3,456,143 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández	Anke Huber Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Jennifer Capriati Conchita Martínez Gabriela Sabatini Jana Novotná
		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 7–5	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná
		Eugenia Maniokova Andrei Olhovskiy 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Elna Reinach Danie Visser

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event $150,000 – grass- 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lori McNeil 6–4, 2–6, 6–3	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Larisa Neiland Chanda Rubin	Kristine Radford Nathalie Tauziat Pam Shriver Laura Golarsa
7 Jun		Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	Larisa Neiland Chanda Rubin	Kristine Radford Nathalie Tauziat Pam Shriver Laura Golarsa
14 Jun	Volkswagen Cup Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $375,000 – 64S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–2, 6–3	Miriam Oremans	Patty Fendick Lori McNeil	Gigi Fernández Ginger Helgeson Helena Suková Nathalie Tauziat
14 Jun		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 2–6, 7–5, 6–1	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	Patty Fendick Lori McNeil
21 Jun 28 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $3,312,302 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 7–6^(8–6), 1–6, 6–4	Jana Novotná	Conchita Martínez Martina Navratilova	Jennifer Capriati Helena Suková Gabriela Sabatini Natasha Zvereva
		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná
		Martina Navratilova Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–4	Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jul	Internazionale Femminile di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier IV event Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Radka Bobková 6–3, 6–2	Mary Pierce	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Dominique Monami Marzia Grossi Irina Spîrlea Emanuela Zardo
5 Jul		Karin Kschwendt Natalia Medvedeva 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	Silvia Farina Brenda Schultz	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Dominique Monami Marzia Grossi Irina Spîrlea Emanuela Zardo
12 Jul	Citroën Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Tier III event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anke Huber 6–4, 6–1	Judith Wiesner	Sabine Hack Emanuela Zardo	Virginia Ruano Pascual Florencia Labat Barbara Schett Mary Pierce
		Fang Li Dominique Monami 6–2, 6–1	Maja Murić Pavlína Rajzlová	Sabine Hack Emanuela Zardo
	BVV Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Natalia Medvedeva 6–3, 6–2	Meike Babel	Nicole Krijger-Jagerman Patricia Tarabini	Inés Gorrochategui Andrea Strnadová Helen Kelesi Linda Ferrando
		Inés Gorrochategui Patricia Tarabini 6–2, 6–1	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	Nicole Krijger-Jagerman Patricia Tarabini
19 Jul	Fed Cup Frankfurt, Germany Team event Clay	Spain 3-0	Australia	France Argentina	Finland United States Czech Republic Netherlands
26 July	Puerto Rico Open San Juan, Puerto Rico Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Linda Harvey-Wild 6–3, 5–7, 6–3	Ann Grossman	Angélica Gavaldón Debbie Graham	Rossana de los Ríos Laura Golarsa Audra Keller Cătălina Cristea
		Debbie Graham Ann Grossman 5–7, 7–5, 7–5	Gigi Fernández Rennae Stubbs	Angélica Gavaldón Debbie Graham
	San Marino Open City of San Marino, San Marino Tier IV event Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Marzia Grossi 3–6, 7–5, 6–1	Barbara Rittner	Joannette Kruger Meike Babel	Maria-Francesca Bentivoglio Sandra Wasserman Florencia Labat Sandra Cecchini
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–2	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	Joannette Kruger Meike Babel
	Acura US Hardcourts Stratton Mountain, United States Tier II event Hard – $375,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Beate Reinstadler	Jolene Watanabe Tami Whitlinger Helena Suková Claudia Porwik
		Elizabeth Smylie Helena Suková 6–1, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Mercedes Paz	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Beate Reinstadler

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Aug	Mazda Tennis Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $375,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 4–6, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Conchita Martínez Marketa Kochta	Mary Pierce Magdalena Maleeva Elena Likhovtseva Ann Grossman
2 Aug		Gigi Fernández Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	Conchita Martínez Marketa Kochta
9 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $375,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini	Zina Garrison-Jackson Magdalena Maleeva Kimberly Po Amanda Coetzer
9 Aug		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková 7–6^(7–3), 6–3	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini
16 Aug	Matidee LTD, International Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $750,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 0–6, 6–3	Jennifer Capriati	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Nathalie Tauziat Mary Joe Fernández Julie Halard Anke Huber
16 Aug		Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Nathalie Tauziat Mary Joe Fernández Julie Halard Anke Huber
23 Aug	OTB International Tennis Open Schenectady, United States Tier III event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Larisa Neiland 6–3, 7–5	Natalia Medvedeva	Nathalie Tauziat Meike Babel	Ginger Helgeson Judith Wiesner Leila Meskhi Åsa Carlsson
23 Aug		Rachel McQuillan Claudia Porwik 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	Nathalie Tauziat Meike Babel	Ginger Helgeson Judith Wiesner Leila Meskhi Åsa Carlsson
30 Aug 6 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $3,967,250 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–3	Helena Suková	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gabriela Sabatini Kimiko Date Katerina Maleeva Natasha Zvereva
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková 6–4, 6–2	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
		Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)	Martina Navratilova Mark Woodforde

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Sep	Digital Open Hong Kong Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Wang Shi-ting 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Marianne Werdel	Patricia Hy Caroline Kuhlman	Erika deLone Michelle Jaggard-Lai Debbie Graham Kristine Radford
13 Sep		Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan 1–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2	Debbie Graham Marianne Werdel	Patricia Hy Caroline Kuhlman
20 Sep	Nichirei International Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $375,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 6–3, 6–2	Kimiko Date	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard	Amy Frazier Laura Arraya Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel
20 Sep		Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–1	Amanda Coetzer Linda Harvey-Wild	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard	Amy Frazier Laura Arraya Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel
27 Sep	Volkswagen Card Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–0	Jana Novotná	Judith Wiesner Conchita Martínez	Natasha Zvereva Barbara Rittner Magdalena Maleeva Patty Fendick
		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–2	Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland	Judith Wiesner Conchita Martínez
	Sapporo Ladies Open Sapporo, Japan Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Linda Harvey-Wild 6–4, 6–3	Irina Spîrlea	Noëlle van Lottum Lisa Raymond	Mana Endo Shaun Stafford Yone Kamio Dominique Monami
		Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–2	Yone Kamio Naoko Kijimuta	Noëlle van Lottum Lisa Raymond	Mana Endo Shaun Stafford Yone Kamio Dominique Monami

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Oct	Barilla Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Carpet (i) – $750,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)	Martina Navratilova	Magdalena Maleeva Stephanie Rottier	Miriam Oremans Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva Sandra Cacic
		Zina Garrison-Jackson Martina Navratilova 6–3, 5–7, 6–3	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	Magdalena Maleeva Stephanie Rottier
	P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open Taipei, Taiwan Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Wang Shi-ting 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Linda Harvey-Wild	Shaun Stafford Cătălina Cristea	Alexandra Fusai Danielle Jones Kristin Godridge Karin Kschwendt
		Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–2	Jo-Anne Faull Kristine Radford	Shaun Stafford Cătălina Cristea
11 Oct	Open Languedoc Roussillon Montpellier, France Tier IV event Hard – $100,000 – 30S/32Q/16D	Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, 6–4	Dominique Monami	Janette Husárová Sabine Appelmans	Els Callens Karine Quentrec Meredith McGrath Barbara Schett
		Meredith McGrath Claudia Porwik 6–4, 6–2	Janette Husárová Dominique Monami	Janette Husárová Sabine Appelmans	Els Callens Karine Quentrec Meredith McGrath Barbara Schett
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $375,000 – 30S/32Q/16D	Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–3	Natasha Zvereva	Nathalie Tauziat Zina Garrison-Jackson	Martina Navratilova Natalia Medvedeva Barbara Rittner Conchita Martínez
		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 7–6^(8–6), 6–4	Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova	Nathalie Tauziat Zina Garrison-Jackson
18 Oct	Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary Tier III event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	Zina Garrison-Jackson 7–5, 6–2	Sabine Appelmans	Julie Halard Katarína Studeníková	Inés Gorrochategui Nanne Dahlman Laurence Courtois Judith Wiesner
		Inés Gorrochategui Caroline Vis 6–1, 6–3	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Julie Halard Katarína Studeníková
	Autoglass Classic Brighton, Great Britain Tier II event Carpet – $375,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–2, 6–4	Anke Huber	Patty Fendick Mary Pierce	Elna Reinach Katerina Maleeva Clare Wood Christina Singer
		Laura Golarsa Natalia Medvedeva 6–3, 1–6, 6–4	Anke Huber Larisa Neiland	Patty Fendick Mary Pierce	Elna Reinach Katerina Maleeva Clare Wood Christina Singer
25 Oct	Bancesa Classic Curitiba, Brazil Tier IV event Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	Sabine Hack 6–2, 6–0	Florencia Labat	Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea	Maja Živec-Škulj Paola Suárez Nadine Ercegović Eva Jiménez
		Sabine Hack Veronika Martinek 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)	Cláudia Chabalgoity Andrea Vieira	Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea	Maja Živec-Škulj Paola Suárez Nadine Ercegović Eva Jiménez
	Nokia Grand Prix Essen, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	Natalia Medvedeva 6–7^(4–7), 7–5, 6–4	Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sabine Appelmans	Mary Pierce Elna Reinach Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Katerina Maleeva
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková 6–2, 6–2	Wiltrud Probst Christina Singer	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sabine Appelmans

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Nov	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–1	Katerina Maleeva	Patricia Hy Helen Kelesi	Debbie Graham Angélica Gavaldón Linda Harvey-Wild Natasha Zvereva
		Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf 6–4, 6–4	Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat	Patricia Hy Helen Kelesi
	Bank of the West Classic Oakland, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–6^(7–1)	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Lindsay Davenport Lori McNeil	Iva Majoli Caroline Kuhlman Ann Grossman Mary Joe Fernández
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 6–2, 6–0	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	Lindsay Davenport Lori McNeil	Iva Majoli Caroline Kuhlman Ann Grossman Mary Joe Fernández
8 Nov	Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Tier I event Carpet (i) – $750,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3	Steffi Graf	Kimberly Po Amy Frazier	Amanda Coetzer Zina Garrison-Jackson Gabriela Sabatini Natasha Zvereva
8 Nov		Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf 6–2, 4–6, 7–6^(9–7)	Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland	Kimberly Po Amy Frazier
15 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Year-End Championships Carpet (i) – $3,708,500 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anke Huber Mary Pierce	Amanda Coetzer Conchita Martínez Martina Navratilova Jana Novotná
15 Nov		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 7–5	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	Anke Huber Mary Pierce

Rankings

Below are the 1993 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking^[2]
No	Player Name	Points	1992	Change
1	Steffi Graf (GER)	409.1746	2	+1
2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	243.5556	4	+2
3	Martina Navratilova (USA)	221.4989	5	+2
4	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	192.3314	8	+4
5	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	146.4048	3	-2
6	Jana Novotná (CZE)	145.1179	10	+4
7	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	138.2162	6	-1
8	Monica Seles (YUG)	133.5178	1	-7
9	Jennifer Capriati (USA)	126.3750	7	-2
10	Anke Huber (GER)	124.5625	11	+1
11	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (SUI)	103.5505	9	-2
12	Mary Pierce (FRA)	93.6875	13	+1
13	Kimiko Date (JPN)	89.2917	21	+9
14	Zina Garrison-Jackson (USA)	86.2291	18	+4
15	Amanda Coetzer (RSA)	85.8500	17	+2
16	Magdalena Maleeva (BUL)	84.9667	20	+4
17	Helena Suková (CZE)	82.0698	12	-5
18	Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)	79.8320	14	-4
19	Natalia Zvereva (BLR)	73.0000	23	+4
20	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	63.8125	159	+139

Doubles Year-end Ranking^[3]
No	Player Name	Points	1992	Change
1	Gigi Fernández (USA)	390.4866	6	+5
2	Helena Suková (CZE)	372.8846	1	-1
3	Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	367.8698	2	-1
4	Jana Novotná (CZE)	306.9450	4	=
5	Larisa Neiland (LAT)	266.3064	5	=
6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	264.7767	3	-3
7	Pam Shriver (USA)	196.8319	7	=
8	Rennae Stubbs (AUS)	196.8024	13	+5
9	Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)	181.9737	55	+46
10	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	174.5000	8	-2
11	Martina Navratilova (USA)	174.5000	9	-2
12	Lori McNeil (USA)	172.6210	14	+2
13	Zina Garrison-Jackson (USA)	168.4706	10	-3
14	Patty Fendick (USA)	163.3963	16	+2
15	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	149.0833	11	-4
16	Katrina Adams (USA)	145.5000	18	-2
17	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (SUI)	141.7857	264	+247
18	Manon Bollegraf (NED)	134.5909	19	+1
19	Inés Gorrochategui (ARG)	133.5238	36	+17
20	Amanda Coetzer (RSA)	132.6000	27	+7

Statistical information

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

Steffi Graf – Delray Beach, Hilton Head, Berlin, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, San Diego, Canada, US Open, Leipzig, Tour Championships (10)
Conchita Martínez – Brisbane, Houston, Rome, Stratton Mountain, Philadelphia (5)
Martina Navratilova – Tokyo, Paris, Eastbourne, Manhattan Beach, Oakland (5)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario – Miami, Amelia Island, Barcelona, Hamburg (4)
Yayuk Basuki – Pattaya City, Jakarta (2)
Radka Bobková – Liege, Palermo (2)
Amanda Coetzer – Melbourne, Tokyo Indoors (2)
Zina Garrison-Jackson – Oklahoma City, Budapest (2)
Linda Harvey-Wild – San Juan, Sapporo (2)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière – Linz, Zurich (2)
Natalia Medvedeva – Prague 2, Essen (2)
Jana Novotná – Osaka, Brighton (2)
Monica Seles – Australian Open, Chicago (2)
Wang Shi-ting – Hong Kong, Taiwan (2)
Jennifer Capriati – Sydney (1)
Kimiko Date – Tokyo 2 (1)
Lindsay Davenport – Lucerne (1)
Mary Joe Fernández – Indian Wells (1)
Marzia Grossi – San Marino (1)
Sabine Hack – Curitiba (1)
Anke Huber – Kitzbühel (1)
Elena Likhovtseva – Montpellier (1)
Lori McNeil – Birmingham (1)
Mary Pierce – Filderstadt (1)
Nicole Provis – Kuala Lumpur (1)
Elna Reinach – Auckland (1)
Larisa Savchenko – Schenectady (1)
Naoko Sawamatsu – Strasbourg (1)
Brenda Schultz – Taranto (1)
Nathalie Tauziat – Quebec City (1)

The following players won their first title:

References

^ John Barrett, ed. (1994). ITF World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 145–151. ISBN 9780002184564.
^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1993" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1993" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

External links

WTA Finals – 2014 to 1971 (PDF)

[wot1994-1] John Barrett, ed. (1994). ITF World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 145–151. ISBN 9780002184564.

[2] Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1993" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

[3] Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1993" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

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Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Paris (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Houston (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stratton Mountain (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Essen (S, D) Oakland (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Linz (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Lucerne (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Quebec City (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Melbourne (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Liege (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Prague (S, D) San Juan (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Sapporo (S, D) Taiwan (S, D) Montpellier (S, D) Curitiba (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)

Women's tennis seasons
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