Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1993 Virginia Slims Championships.[1]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1993 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champion |  Steffi Graf |
| Runner-up |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Score | 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Monica Seles was the three-time defending champion, but did not participate this year due to her stabbing that April.
Seeds
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Steffi Graf (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)- Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (first round)- Mary Joe Fernandez (first round)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)- Anke Huber (semifinals)
Note
Monica Seles had qualified but withdrew due to back stab received during Hamburg tournament- Jennifer Capriati had qualified but withdrew due to temporal break from competitive tennis
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
edit- NB: The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Graf
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Zvereva
| 2 | 4 | 1 | S Graf
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Coetzer
| 6 | 1 | 6 | A Coetzer
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  MJ Fernandez
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | S Graf
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Martínez
| 7 | 6 | 8 | A Huber
| 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Maleeva-Fragnière
| 5 | 2 | 4 | C Martínez
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Maleeva
| 4 | 6 | 65 | 8 | A Huber
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Huber
| 6 | 1 | 77 | 1 | S Graf
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  G Sabatini
| 68 | 3 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Pierce
| 710 | 6 | M Pierce
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Tauziat
| 4 | 4 | 3 | M Navratilova
| 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | M Pierce
| 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  J Novotná
| 6 | 65 | 6 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Garrison
| 4 | 77 | 3 | 7 | J Novotná
| 77 | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Suková
| 5 | 2 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 62 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Maxedo, Cristián (26 October 2018). "Historias Eurosport: 25 años desde que Graf privó a Arantxa de ser Maestra, pero no orgullo español" [Eurosport Stories: it's been 25 years since Graf avoided Arantxa of being Master, but not a spanish pride] (in Spanish). Eurosport. Retrieved 7 November 2018.