1993 Italian Open – Women's singles

Conchita Martínez defeated the two-time defending champion Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 Italian Open.[1][2][3]

Women's singles
1993 Italian Open
Final
ChampionSpain Conchita Martínez
Runner-upArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Score7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw56 (2WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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

  1.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  2.   Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
  3.   Gabriela Sabatini (final)
  4.   Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
  5.   Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
  6.   Conchita Martínez (champion)
  7.   Jana Novotná (second round)
  8.   Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  9.   Amanda Coetzer (third round)
  10.   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  11.   Mary Pierce (third round)
  12.   Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  13.   Lori McNeil (first round)
  14.   Zina Garrison-Jackson (first round)
  15.   Natasha Zvereva (third round)
  16.   Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6
5   Jennifer Capriati 2 2
1   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 3
3   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
3   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
Q   Maria Francesca Bentivoglio 1 1
3   Gabriela Sabatini 5 1
6   Conchita Martínez 7 6
8   Anke Huber 4 7 65
4   Mary Joe Fernández 6 5 77
4   Mary Joe Fernández 5 4
6   Conchita Martínez 7 6
6   Conchita Martínez 6 6
2   Martina Navratilova 1 4

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
LL   R de los Ríos 6 6 LL   R de los Ríos 2 0
  P Hy 0 3 1   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  G Fernández 77 2 6   B Schultz 4 0
  S Frankl 626 3   G Fernández 4 2
  B Schultz 6 6   B Schultz 6 6
14   Z Garrison-Jackson 4 2 1   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
9   A Coetzer 6 6 5   J Capriati 2 2
  R Zrubáková 4 1 9   A Coetzer 6 7
Q   J Emmons 3 0 Q   K Adams 4 5
Q   K Adams 6 6 9   A Coetzer 666 2
  R McQuillan 1 3 5   J Capriati 78 4 6
  S Cecchini 6 6   S Cecchini 3 2
5   J Capriati 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   G Sabatini 6 6
Q   C Wegink 5 6 711 Q   C Wegink 0 2
  S Testud 7 4 693   G Sabatini 6 78
  N Dahlman 2 3   N van Lottum 0 66
  N van Lottum 6 6   N van Lottum 6 2 6
  G Pizzichini 631 12   M Maleeva 3 6 3
12   M Maleeva 77 6 3   G Sabatini 6 6
15   N Zvereva 6 7 Q   MF Bentivoglio 1 1
Q   S Dopfer 2 5 15   N Zvereva 6 6
  A Temesvári 6 6   A Temesvári 2 2
Pr.   C Papadáki 1 0 15   N Zvereva 5 7 4
  M Bollegraf 2 4 Q   MF Bentivoglio 7 5 6
Q   MF Bentivoglio 6 6 Q   MF Bentivoglio 7 77
7   J Novotná 5 65
Preliminary Match
    
  C Papadáki 3 6 7
  F Romano 6 4 5

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   A Huber 7 6
  L Ferrando 2 6 6   L Ferrando 5 2
  C Cunningham 6 2 4 8   A Huber 1 6 6
  I Gorrochategui 6 6   I Gorrochategui 6 2 0
  N Baudone 4 4   I Gorrochategui 6 4 77
  I Majoli 6 6   I Majoli 3 6 65
10   N Tauziat 1 2 8   A Huber 4 7 65
11   M Pierce 6 7 4   MJ Fernández 6 5 77
  S Stafford 4 5 11   M Pierce 6 6
WC   F Perfetti 3 2 Q   E Savoldi 0 1
Q   E Savoldi 6 6 11   M Pierce 6363
WC   L Golarsa 77 4 664   MJ Fernández 77 77
  J Kruger 646 78   J Kruger 2 1
4   MJ Fernández 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   C Martínez 77 6
  K Piccolini 3 0   M Živec-Škulj 653
  M Živec-Škulj 6 6 6   C Martínez 6 6
Q   N Herreman 4 6 6 Q   N Herreman 1 0
Q   A Vieira 6 4 2 Q   N Herreman 6 6
  S Farina 5 6 6   S Farina 2 0
13   L McNeil 7 2 2 6   C Martínez 6 6
16   N Sawamatsu 6 6 2   M Navratilova 1 4
  B Fulco-Villella 3 4 16   N Sawamatsu 6 6
  K Kroupová 6 6   K Kroupová 1 2
  I Demongeot 2 3 16   N Sawamatsu 4 4
  D Graham 6 6 2   M Navratilova 6 6
  F Bonsignori 3 4   D Graham 0 4
2   M Navratilova 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Shulman, Ken (10 May 1993). "Martinez Knows She'll Always Have Rome". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Martinez stuns Sabatini in final of Italian Open". Tampa Bay Times. 10 May 1993. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ Pericoli, Lea (10 May 1993). "Mi Ritorni in Mente / Roma 1993: Martinez strappa lo scettro alla Sabatini" [My comeback in mind / Rome 1993: Martínez straps the scepter away to Sabatini]. Internazionali BNL d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2021.

External links edit