1993 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1993 French Open
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Mary Joe Fernández
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 French Open. With the win, Graf recaptured the world No. 1 ranking. It was Fernández' third and last appearance in a major singles final.

Monica Seles was the three-time reigning champion, but was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month.

Seeds

  1. Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  3. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Mary Joe Fernández (final)
  6. United States Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
  7. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
  8. Germany Anke Huber (semifinals)
  9. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
  10. Switzerland Manuela Maleeva (third round)
  11. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  12. France Mary Pierce (fourth round)
  13. France Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  14. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
  15. Germany Sabine Hack (third round)
  16. Japan Kimiko Date (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Germany Steffi Graf 6 7
6 United States Jennifer Capriati 3 5
1 Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
8 Germany Anke Huber 1 1
4 Spain Conchita Martínez 77 4 4
8 Germany Anke Huber 62 6 6
1 Germany Steffi Graf 4 6 6
5 United States Mary Joe Fernández 6 2 4
5 United States Mary Joe Fernández 1 77 10
3 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 64 8
5 United States Mary Joe Fernández 6 6
2 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 2
7 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 2 5
2 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Germany S Graf 77 6
Sweden C Dahlman 64 1 1 Germany S Graf 6 6
Mexico A Gavaldón 1 3 Czech Republic A Strnadová 1 1
Czech Republic A Strnadová 6 6 1 Germany S Graf 6 6
Peru L Gildemeister 77 3 7 Peru L Gildemeister 2 2
United States G Fernández 65 6 5 Peru L Gildemeister 6 6
Italy K Piccolini 2 64 Belgium S Wasserman 2 3
Belgium S Wasserman 6 77 1 Germany S Graf 6 77
Croatia I Majoli 6 6 Croatia I Majoli 4 63
Q Austria S Dopfer 2 4 Croatia I Majoli 6 6
Italy F Perfetti 1 3 United States L Allen 0 1
United States L Allen 6 6 Croatia I Majoli 6 77
Italy L Ferrando 6 6 15 Germany S Hack 0 65
South Africa J Kruger 0 3 Italy L Ferrando 1 4
Netherlands S Rottier 3 4 15 Germany S Hack 6 6
15 Germany S Hack 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 France M Pierce 6 6
France C Mothes-Jobkel 0 0 12 France M Pierce 6 6
Germany M Babel 0 3 Australia R McQuillan 4 0
Australia R McQuillan 6 6 12 France M Pierce 64 6 6
United States K Po 6 6 United States K Po 77 3 3
Italy F Romano 3 2 United States K Po 6 64 6
United States S Stafford 78 1 6 United States S Stafford 4 77 1
Hungary A Temesvári 66 6 4 12 France M Pierce 4 66
Argentina F Labat 6 6 6 United States J Capriati 6 78
Belgium D Monami 4 0 Argentina F Labat 6 6
Germany C Singer 4 3 South Africa E Reinach 2 3
South Africa E Reinach 6 6 Argentina F Labat 0 6 4
France A Fusai 63 6 6 6 United States J Capriati 6 3 6
France N van Lottum 77 2 4 France A Fusai 1 5
WC France N Herreman 0 1 6 United States J Capriati 6 7
6 United States J Capriati 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Spain C Martínez 7 3 6
WC France L Ghirardi 5 6 4 4 Spain C Martínez 7 6
Germany S Meier 1 6 2 United States G Helgeson 5 2
United States G Helgeson 6 4 6 4 Spain C Martínez 6 7
Italy N Baudone 6 6 Italy N Baudone 0 5
Japan M Miyauchi 1 3 Italy N Baudone 4 77 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf 4 3 United States L Harvey-Wild 6 65 4
United States L Harvey-Wild 6 6 4 Spain C Martínez 6 6
United States J Santrock 6 6 Austria J Wiesner 3 3
Italy G Pizzichini 4 4 United States J Santrock 1 3
Austria J Wiesner 6 6 Austria J Wiesner 6 6
United States L Davenport 3 1 Austria J Wiesner 6 77
Q United States D Faber 4 3 13 France N Tauziat 3 65
Netherlands K Boogert 6 6 Netherlands K Boogert 3 6 4
Q Italy M Grossi 4 7 1 13 France N Tauziat 6 1 6
13 France N Tauziat 6 5 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Bulgaria Mag Maleeva 6 6
Q Argentina M Paz 2 2 9 Bulgaria Mag Maleeva 6 6
Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 6 Argentina I Gorrochategui 4 1
United States Z Garrison-Jackson 2 1 9 Bulgaria Mag Maleeva 6 6
Canada R Simpson-Alter 0 1 France J Halard 4 1
France J Halard 6 6 France J Halard 6 6
Australia N Provis 3 5 Q Argentina MJ Gaidano 1 4
Q Argentina MJ Gaidano 6 7 9 Bulgaria Mag Maleeva 2 6 6
WC France C Lucarelli 3 2 8 Germany A Huber 6 4 8
Hungary A-M Földényi 6 6 Hungary A-M Földényi 69 1
Canada P Hy 6 77 Canada P Hy 711 6
WC France S Amiach 3 65 Canada P Hy 1 2
United States L McNeil 6 4 6 8 Germany A Huber 6 6
Argentina B Fulco-Villella 0 6 2 United States L McNeil 1 6 5
France S Pitkowski 65 3 8 Germany A Huber 6 3 7
8 Germany A Huber 77 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
Belgium N Feber 2 3 5 United States MJ Fernández 6 3 6
United States P Fendick 6 3 0 United States A Grossman 3 6 1
United States A Grossman 2 6 6 5 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
United States K Rinaldi 2 7 6 United States K Rinaldi 2 2
France S Testud 6 5 2 United States K Rinaldi 5 6 6
Q Austria P Ritter 6 77 Q Austria P Ritter 7 4 2
Czech Republic P Langrová 3 65 5 United States MJ Fernández 2 7 6
Japan R Hiraki 4 77 2 Netherlands B Schultz 6 5 3
Netherlands M Oremans 6 65 6 Netherlands M Oremans 4 3
Netherlands B Schultz 6 6 Netherlands B Schultz 6 6
United States C Cunningham 1 3 Netherlands B Schultz 4 7 6
WC France A Olivier 3 3 10 Switzerland Man Maleeva 6 5 4
Australia J Byrne 6 6 Australia J Byrne 3 2
France I Demongeot 1 2 10 Switzerland Man Maleeva 6 6
10 Switzerland Man Maleeva 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
Canada H Kelesi 2 3 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
Argentina P Tarabini 4 6 6 Argentina P Tarabini 1 2
Q Italy L Garrone 6 3 1 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 4 9
South Africa R Nideffer 4 6 6 South Africa R Nideffer 3 6 7
Germany V Martinek 6 4 4 South Africa R Nideffer 1 6 6
Belgium S Appelmans 7 6 Belgium S Appelmans 6 3 4
Switzerland E Zardo 5 2 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 1 2
Germany B Rittner 6 6 3 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Croatia N Ercegović 4 4 Germany B Rittner 6 7
Japan K Nagatsuka 2 7 7 Japan K Nagatsuka 2 5
Belarus T Ignatieva 6 5 5 Germany B Rittner 2 2
WC France K Quentrec 2 6 6 3 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States M Werdel 6 4 3 WC France K Quentrec 3 3
Slovakia R Zrubáková 0 0 3 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
3 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6
Germany C Porwik 3 3 7 Czech Republic J Novotná 3 6 6
Australia E Smylie 6 1 5 Q Greece C Papadáki 6 2 2
Q Greece C Papadáki 4 6 7 7 Czech Republic J Novotná 2 6 6
United States T Whitlinger 1 4 Czech Republic K Kroupová 6 2 3
Italy A-M Cecchini 6 6 Italy A-M Cecchini 64 3
Czech Republic K Kroupová 6 6 Czech Republic K Kroupová 77 6
Slovakia K Studeníková 2 2 7 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6
Japan M Endo 6 77 Belarus N Zvereva 3 3
Indonesia Y Basuki 4 60 Indonesia Y Basuki 2 1
United States C Kuhlman 1 6 5 Germany S Frankl 6 6
Germany S Frankl 6 1 7 Germany S Frankl 3 2
United States D Graham 3 1 Belarus N Zvereva 6 6
Belarus N Zvereva 6 6 Belarus N Zvereva 6 78
Latvia L Neiland 0 4 11 South Africa A Coetzer 2 66
11 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Japan K Date 6 6
Germany K Kschwendt 4 4 16 Japan K Date 6 2 3
Finland N Dahlman 3 2 Romania R Dragomir 4 6 6
Romania R Dragomir 6 6 Romania R Dragomir 6 6
France P Paradis-Mangon 7 6 France P Paradis-Mangon 4 3
Ukraine N Medvedeva 5 1 France P Paradis-Mangon 5 6 6
Netherlands N Krijger-Jagerman 6 7 Netherlands N Krijger-Jagerman 7 1 3
Australia M Jaggard-Lai 1 5 Romania R Dragomir 0 1
Georgia (country) L Meskhi 6 6 2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
WC France S Sabas 2 3 Georgia (country) L Meskhi 6 6
United Kingdom C Wood 6 4 1 Germany W Probst 2 4
Germany W Probst 4 6 6 Georgia (country) L Meskhi 3 0
Japan N Sawamatsu 6 6 2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Italy F Bonsignori 4 4 Japan N Sawamatsu 0 0
Netherlands M Kiene 3 61 2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 77

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