1993 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1993 Italian Open
Final
Champions	Jana Novotná; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario;
Runners-up	Mary Joe Fernández; Zina Garrison-Jackson;
Score	6–4, 6–2
Events

Monica Seles and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Seles was unable to compete after being stabbed in the back in Hamburg only one week earlier.^[1]

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title by defeating Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–4, 6–2 in the final.^[2]

Seeds edit

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
Lori McNeil / Rennae Stubbs (semifinal)
Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson (final)
Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
Amanda Coetzer / Inés Gorrochategui (quarterfinals)
Sandy Collins / Rachel McQuillan (second round)
Katerina Maleeva / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals				Final

	Silvia Farina Linda Ferrando	1	4

4	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	6	6
				4	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	4	2

				2	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
3	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	3	1

2	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Top half edit

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	L Pleming S Testud	7⁸	6			L Pleming S Testud	0	0
	JA Faull N Pratt	6⁶	2							1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	4	4
	S Farina L Ferrando	6⁸	6	7¹⁰							S Farina L Ferrando	2	6	6
	A Huber P Hy	7¹⁰	3	6⁸		S Farina L Ferrando	1	6	6
	K Godridge M Lindström	4	6²		8	K Maleeva N Tauziat	6	3	1
8	K Maleeva N Tauziat	6	7⁷													S Farina L Ferrando	1	4
															4	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
					4	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6⁹	6	6
	K Habšudová R Zrubáková	4	5			S Stafford A Temesvári	7¹¹	2	3
	S Stafford A Temesvári	6	7							4	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
	J Fuchs M Strandlund	6	6							6	A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	2	3
Q	S Attili E Savoldi	4	4			J Fuchs M Strandlund	4	2
	S Cecchini L Garrone	4	1		6	A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	6
6	A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	6

Bottom half edit

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

5	K Adams M Bollegraf	6	4	6
	J Capriati P Tarabini	4	6	4	5	K Adams M Bollegraf	3	6	6
	J Emmons P O'Reilly	1	0			D Graham B Schultz	6	3	4
	D Graham B Schultz	6	6							5	K Adams M Bollegraf	1	6	1
WC	L Golarsa I Majoli	2	6⁴							3	L McNeil R Stubbs	6	3	6
	S Dopfer M Živec-Škulj	6	7⁷			S Dopfer M Živec-Škulj	6	4	2
					3	L McNeil R Stubbs	3	6	6
															3	L McNeil R Stubbs	3	1
7	S Collins R McQuillan	6	3	7											2	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	I Demongeot C Suire	3	6	5	7	S Collins R McQuillan	2	4
	K Kroupová E Pampoulova	4	3			P Ritter N van Lottum	6	6
	P Ritter N van Lottum	6	6								P Ritter N van Lottum	0	5
WC	R Grande F Romano	3	2							2	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	N Dahlman E Iida	6	6			N Dahlman E Iida	0	2
					2	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References edit

^ Milojković, Maria (4 May 2021). "The Most Horrible Day in Tennis: Monica Seles Was Stabbed in the Back". Medium. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "WTA Rome Masters Draw (Women's) - 1993". Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

External links edit

[1] Milojković, Maria (4 May 2021). "The Most Horrible Day in Tennis: Monica Seles Was Stabbed in the Back". Medium. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[2] "WTA Rome Masters Draw (Women's) - 1993". Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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