1993 French Open – Women's Singles

1993 French Open
Champion   Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-up   United States Mary Joe Fernández
Final score   4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    -45    45+    women
WC Singles    men    women  
WC Doubles    men    women  
French Open
 < 1992 1994 > 

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but she was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month.

Steffi Graf won her first French Open since 1988, defeating Mary Joe Fernández in the final. Following this tournament, Graf recaptured the World No. 1 ranking. It was also Fernández' third and final appearance in a Grand Slam singles final.

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-Fragniere (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)

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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth 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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth 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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth 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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
9 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
Q Argentina M Paz 2 2 9 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 6 Argentina I Gorrochategui 4 1
United States Z Garrison-Jackson 2 1 9 Bulgaria M 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 M Maleeva 2 6 6
WC France C Lucarelli 3 2 8 Germany A Huber 6 4 8
Hungary A-M Foldenyi 6 6 Hungary A-M Foldenyi 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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth 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 M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 5 4
Australia J Byrne 6 6 Australia J Byrne 3 2
France I Demongeot 1 2 10 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 6
10 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 6

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth 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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth 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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth 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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