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The 1993 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1993.
| 1993 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 May – 6 June 1993 |
| Edition | 92 |
| Category | 63rd Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Sergi Bruguera | |
| Women's singles | |
 Steffi Graf | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen | |
| Women's doubles | |
Gigi Fernández /  Natalia Zvereva | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy | |
Seniors
editMen's singles
edit Sergi Bruguera defeated Jim Courier, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
- It was Bruguera's 2nd title of the year, and his 8th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. Bruguera notably defeated the top two seeds (Pete Sampras and Courier) on his way to the title—the last male player to do so in any Grand Slam event until Stanislas Wawrinka did so at the 2014 Australian Open.[1]
Women's singles
edit Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Graf's 4th title of the year, and her 73rd overall. It was her 12th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.
Men's doubles
edit Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Women's doubles
edit Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated 
Larisa Savchenko Neiland / 
Jana Novotná, 6–3, 7–5
Mixed doubles
edit
Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated 
Elna Reinach / Danie Visser, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Juniors
editBoys' singles
edit Roberto Carretero defeated Albert Costa,[2] 6–0, 7–6
Girls' singles
edit
Martina Hingis[3] defeated 
Laurence Courtois, 7–5, 7–5
Boys' doubles
edit
Steven Downs / James Greenhalgh defeated Neville Godwin / Gareth Williams, 6–1, 6–1
Girls' doubles
edit Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber defeated 
Lara Bitter / Maaike Koutstaal, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles [4] | Men | FF2,920,000 | FF1,460,000 | FF730,000 | FF385,000 | FF206,200 | FF119,000 | FF73,000 | FF43,600 |
| Women | FF2,700,000 | FF1,350,000 | FF675,000 | FF340,000 | FF176,000 | FF98,000 | FF57,750 | FF36,500 | |
Total prize money for the event was FF45,164,000.
References
edit- ^ Garber, Greg (January 26, 2014). "Stan Wawrinka's crowning moment". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ Costa won the 2002 men's singles title.
- ^ Hingis reached the 1997 and 1999 singles finals, but lost on both occasions. She also reached the doubles finals in 1998 and 2000, eventually won in both occasions.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1994). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-00-218456-4.
