1993 French Open – Women's Singles

1993 French Open
Champion		Steffi Graf
Runner-up		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.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Champion)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals)
4. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
5. Mary Joe Fernández (Final)
6. Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
7. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
8. Anke Huber (Semifinals)

9. Magdalena Maleeva (Fourth Round)
10. Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (Third Round)
11. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
12. Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
13. Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
14. Katerina Maleeva (Fourth Round)
15. Sabine Hack (Third Round)
16. Kimiko Date (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	77	4	4
	8	Anke Huber	62	6	6
															1	Steffi Graf	4	6	6
															5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	4
	5	Mary Joe Fernández	1	77	10
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	64	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	77	6
	C Dahlman	64	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	77	3	7											L Gildemeister	2	2
	G Fernández	65	6	5				L Gildemeister	6	6
	K Piccolini	2	64					S Wasserman	2	3
	S Wasserman	6	77																		1	S Graf	6	77
	I Majoli	6	6																			I Majoli	4	63
Q	S Dopfer	2	4					I Majoli	6	6
	F Perfetti	1	3					L Allen	0	1
	L Allen	6	6												I Majoli	6	77
	L Ferrando	6	6											15	S Hack	0	65
	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	64	6	6
	K Po	6	6												K Po	77	3	3
	F Romano	3	2					K Po	6	64	6
	S Stafford	78	1	6				S Stafford	4	77	1
	A Temesvári	66	6	4																	12	M Pierce	4	66
	F Labat	6	6																		6	J Capriati	6	78
	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	63	6	6										6	J Capriati	6	3	6
	N van Lottum	77	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	77	6
	M Bollegraf	4	3					L Harvey-Wild	6	65	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	77
Q	D Faber	4	3											13	N Tauziat	3	65
	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	M Maleeva	6	6
Q	M Paz	2	2				9	M Maleeva	6	6
	I Gorrochategui	6	6					I Gorrochategui	4	1
	Z Garrison-Jackson	2	1											9	M 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	M Maleeva	2	6	6
WC	C Lucarelli	3	2																		8	A Huber	6	4	8
	A-M Foldenyi	6	6					A-M Foldenyi	69	1
	P Hy	6	77					P Hy	711	6
WC	S Amiach	3	65												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	65	3				8	A Huber	6	3	7
8	A Huber	77	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	77				Q	P Ritter	7	4	2
	P Langrová	3	65																		5	MJ Fernández	2	7	6
	R Hiraki	4	77	2																		B Schultz	6	5	3
	M Oremans	6	65	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	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	5	4
	J Byrne	6	6					J Byrne	3	2
	I Demongeot	1	2				10	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
10	M Maleeva-Fragniere	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	64	3
	K Kroupová	6	6					K Kroupová	77	6
	K Studeníková	2	2																		7	J Novotná	6	6
	M Endo	6	77																			N Zvereva	3	3
	Y Basuki	4	60					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	78
	L Neiland	0	4				11	A Coetzer	2	66
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	61				2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	77

External links

• 1993 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw