1993 Virginia Slims Championships | |
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Date | November 15–21 |
Edition | 23rd |
Draw | 16S / 8D |
Prize money | $3, 708,500 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | New York City, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva |
The 1993 Virginia Slims Championships was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States between November 15 and November 21, 1993. It was the 23rd edition of the end-of-season event, eligible for the top-ranked singles and doubles players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $250,000 first-prize money. Three-time defending champion Monica Seles did not participate due to a stabbing earlier in the year.
Finals
Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Doubles
Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná / Larisa Savchenko Neiland, 6–3, 7–5
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 |
Singles | $250,000 | $120,000 | $53,000 | $26,000 | $14,000 |
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Doubles | $90,000 | $46,000 | $25,000 | $13,000 | NA |
Doubles prize money is per team.
External links
- Official website
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament draws