1993 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles

1993 French Open

Final

Champion

Steffi Graf

Runner-up

Mary Joe Fernández

Score

4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Details

Draw

128

Seeds

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	−45	45+	women

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1993 tennis event results

Main article: 1993 French Open

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

Steffi Graf (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (final)
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
Manuela Maleeva (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Mary Pierce (fourth round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
Sabine Hack (third round)
Kimiko Date (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1993 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	7

6	Jennifer Capriati	3	5
					1	Steffi Graf	6	6

					8	Anke Huber	1	1
4	Conchita Martínez	7	4	4

8	Anke Huber	6	6	6
									1	Steffi Graf	4	6	6

									5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	4
5	Mary Joe Fernández	1	7	10

3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6	8
					5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6

					2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	2
7	Jana Novotná	2	5

2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Graf	7	6
	C Dahlman	6	1		1	S Graf	6	6
	A Gavaldón	1	3			A Strnadová	1	1
	A Strnadová	6	6						1	S Graf	6	6
	L Gildemeister	7	3	7						L Gildemeister	2	2
	G Fernández	6	6	5		L Gildemeister	6	6
	K Piccolini	2	6			S Wasserman	2	3
	S Wasserman	6	7										1	S Graf	6	7
	I Majoli	6	6											I Majoli	4	6
Q	S Dopfer	2	4			I Majoli	6	6
	F Perfetti	1	3			L Allen	0	1
	L Allen	6	6							I Majoli	6	7
	L Ferrando	6	6						15	S Hack	0	6
	J Kruger	0	3			L Ferrando	1	4
	S Rottier	3	4		15	S Hack	6	6
15	S Hack	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

12	M Pierce	6	6
	C Mothes-Jobkel	0	0		12	M Pierce	6	6
	M Babel	0	3			R McQuillan	4	0
	R McQuillan	6	6							12	M Pierce	6	6	6
	K Po	6	6								K Po	7	3	3
	F Romano	3	2			K Po	6	6	6
	S Stafford	7	1	6		S Stafford	4	7	1
	A Temesvári	6	6	4											12	M Pierce	4	6
	F Labat	6	6												6	J Capriati	6	7
	D Monami	4	0			F Labat	6	6
	C Singer	4	3			E Reinach	2	3
	E Reinach	6	6								F Labat	0	6	4
	A Fusai	6	6	6						6	J Capriati	6	3	6
	N van Lottum	7	2	4		A Fusai	1	5
WC	N Herreman	0	1		6	J Capriati	6	7
6	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	C Martínez	7	3	6
WC	L Ghirardi	5	6	4	4	C Martínez	7	6
	S Meier	1	6	2		G Helgeson	5	2
	G Helgeson	6	4	6						4	C Martínez	6	7
	N Baudone	6	6								N Baudone	0	5
	M Miyauchi	1	3			N Baudone	4	7	6
	M Bollegraf	4	3			L Harvey-Wild	6	6	4
	L Harvey-Wild	6	6											4	C Martínez	6	6
	J Santrock	6	6												J Wiesner	3	3
	G Pizzichini	4	4			J Santrock	1	3
	J Wiesner	6	6			J Wiesner	6	6
	L Davenport	3	1								J Wiesner	6	7
Q	D Faber	4	3							13	N Tauziat	3	6
	K Boogert	6	6			K Boogert	3	6	4
Q	M Grossi	4	7	1	13	N Tauziat	6	1	6
13	N Tauziat	6	5	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
Q	M Paz	2	2		9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	I Gorrochategui	6	6			I Gorrochategui	4	1
	Z Garrison-Jackson	2	1							9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	R Simpson-Alter	0	1								J Halard	4	1
	J Halard	6	6			J Halard	6	6
	N Provis	3	5		Q	MJ Gaidano	1	4
Q	MJ Gaidano	6	7											9	Mag Maleeva	2	6	6
WC	C Lucarelli	3	2											8	A Huber	6	4	8
	A-M Földényi	6	6			A-M Földényi	6	1
	P Hy	6	7			P Hy	7	6
WC	S Amiach	3	6								P Hy	1	2
	L McNeil	6	4	6						8	A Huber	6	6
	B Fulco-Villella	0	6	2		L McNeil	1	6	5
	S Pitkowski	6	3		8	A Huber	6	3	7
8	A Huber	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	MJ Fernández	6	6
	N Feber	2	3		5	MJ Fernández	6	3	6
	P Fendick	6	3	0		A Grossman	3	6	1
	A Grossman	2	6	6						5	MJ Fernández	6	6
	K Rinaldi	2	7	6							K Rinaldi	2	2
	S Testud	6	5	2		K Rinaldi	5	6	6
Q	P Ritter	6	7		Q	P Ritter	7	4	2
	P Langrová	3	6												5	MJ Fernández	2	7	6
	R Hiraki	4	7	2												B Schultz	6	5	3
	M Oremans	6	6	6		M Oremans	4	3
	B Schultz	6	6			B Schultz	6	6
	C Cunningham	1	3								B Schultz	4	7	6
WC	A Olivier	3	3							10	Man Maleeva	6	5	4
	J Byrne	6	6			J Byrne	3	2
	I Demongeot	1	2		10	Man Maleeva	6	6
10	Man Maleeva	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	K Maleeva	6	6
	H Kelesi	2	3		14	K Maleeva	6	6
	P Tarabini	4	6	6		P Tarabini	1	2
Q	L Garrone	6	3	1						14	K Maleeva	6	4	9
	R Nideffer	4	6	6							R Nideffer	3	6	7
	V Martinek	6	4	4		R Nideffer	1	6	6
	S Appelmans	7	6			S Appelmans	6	3	4
	E Zardo	5	2												14	K Maleeva	1	2
	B Rittner	6	6												3	G Sabatini	6	6
	N Ercegović	4	4			B Rittner	6	7
	K Nagatsuka	2	7	7		K Nagatsuka	2	5
	T Ignatieva	6	5	5							B Rittner	2	2
WC	K Quentrec	2	6	6						3	G Sabatini	6	6
	M Werdel	6	4	3	WC	K Quentrec	3	3
	R Zrubáková	0	0		3	G Sabatini	6	6
3	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	J Novotná	6	6
	C Porwik	3	3		7	J Novotná	3	6	6
	E Smylie	6	1	5	Q	C Papadáki	6	2	2
Q	C Papadáki	4	6	7						7	J Novotná	2	6	6
	T Whitlinger	1	4								K Kroupová	6	2	3
	A-M Cecchini	6	6			A-M Cecchini	6	3
	K Kroupová	6	6			K Kroupová	7	6
	K Studeníková	2	2												7	J Novotná	6	6
	M Endo	6	7													N Zvereva	3	3
	Y Basuki	4	6			Y Basuki	2	1
	C Kuhlman	1	6	5		S Frankl	6	6
	S Frankl	6	1	7							S Frankl	3	2
	D Graham	3	1								N Zvereva	6	6
	N Zvereva	6	6			N Zvereva	6	7
	L Neiland	0	4		11	A Coetzer	2	6
11	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	K Date	6	6
	K Kschwendt	4	4		16	K Date	6	2	3
	N Dahlman	3	2			R Dragomir	4	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	6								R Dragomir	6	6
	P Paradis-Mangon	7	6								P Paradis-Mangon	4	3
	N Medvedeva	5	1			P Paradis-Mangon	5	6	6
	N Krijger-Jagerman	6	7			N Krijger-Jagerman	7	1	3
	M Jaggard-Lai	1	5												R Dragomir	0	1
	L Meskhi	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
WC	S Sabas	2	3			L Meskhi	6	6
	C Wood	6	4	1		W Probst	2	4
	W Probst	4	6	6							L Meskhi	3	0
	N Sawamatsu	6	6							2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	F Bonsignori	4	4			N Sawamatsu	0	0
	M Kiene	3	6		2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7

External links

1993 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by

1993 Australian Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by

1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

v t e French Open women's singles champions
Amateur Era (national)	1897: Adine Masson 1898: Adine Masson 1899: Adine Masson 1900: Hélène Prévost 1901: Suzanne Girod 1902: Adine Masson 1903: Adine Masson 1904: Kate Gillou 1905: Kate Gillou 1906: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1907: Comtesse de Kermel 1908: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1909: Jeanne Matthey 1910: Jeanne Matthey 1911: Jeanne Matthey 1912: Jeanne Matthey 1913: Marguerite Broquedis 1914: Marguerite Broquedis 1915–1919: No competition (World War I) 1920: Suzanne Lenglen 1921: Suzanne Lenglen 1922: Suzanne Lenglen 1923: Suzanne Lenglen 1924: Julie Vlasto
Amateur Era (international)	1925: Suzanne Lenglen 1926: Suzanne Lenglen 1927: Kea Bouman 1928: Helen Wills 1929: Helen Wills 1930: Helen Wills Moody 1931: Cilly Aussem 1932: Helen Wills Moody 1933: Margaret Scriven 1934: Margaret Scriven 1935: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1936: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1937: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1938: Simonne Mathieu 1939: Simonne Mathieu 1940–1945: No competition (World War II) 1946: Margaret Osborne duPont 1947: Patricia Canning Todd 1948: Nelly Adamson Landry 1949: Margaret Osborne duPont 1950: Doris Hart 1951: Shirley Fry 1952: Doris Hart 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Maureen Connolly 1955: Angela Mortimer 1956: Althea Gibson 1957: Shirley Bloomer 1958: Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1959: Christine Truman 1960: Darlene Hard 1961: Ann Jones 1962: Margaret Smith 1963: Lesley Turner 1964: Margaret Smith 1965: Lesley Turner 1966: Ann Haydon-Jones 1967: Françoise Dürr
Open Era	1968: Nancy Richey 1969: Margaret Court 1970: Margaret Court 1971: Evonne Goolagong 1972: Billie Jean King 1973: Margaret Court 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: Sue Barker 1977: Mima Jaušovec 1978: Virginia Ruzici 1979: Chris Evert 1980: Chris Evert 1981: Hana Mandlíková 1982: Martina Navratilova 1983: Chris Evert 1984: Martina Navratilova 1985: Chris Evert 1986: Chris Evert 1987: Steffi Graf 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Arantxa Sánchez 1990: Monica Seles 1991: Monica Seles 1992: Monica Seles 1993: Steffi Graf 1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995: Steffi Graf 1996: Steffi Graf 1997: Iva Majoli 1998: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999: Steffi Graf 2000: Mary Pierce 2001: Jennifer Capriati 2002: Serena Williams 2003: Justine Henin 2004: Anastasia Myskina 2005: Justine Henin 2006: Justine Henin 2007: Justine Henin 2008: Ana Ivanovic 2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova 2010: Francesca Schiavone 2011: Li Na 2012: Maria Sharapova 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Maria Sharapova 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Garbiñe Muguruza 2017: Jeļena Ostapenko 2018: Simona Halep 2019: Ashleigh Barty 2020: Iga Świątek 2021: Barbora Krejčíková 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Iga Świątek 2024: Iga Świątek

v t e French Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre-Open era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Open era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 1993 WTA Tour « 1992 1994 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Paris (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Houston (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stratton Mountain (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Essen (S, D) Oakland (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Linz (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Lucerne (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Kizbuhel (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Quebec City (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Melbourne (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Liege (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Prague (S, D) San Juan (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Sapporo (S, D) Taiwan (S, D) Montpellier (S, D) Curitiba (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)

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