1993 Virginia Slims Championships

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The 1993 Virginia Slims Championships was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States between November 15 and November 21, 1993. It was the 23rd edition of the end-of-season event, eligible for the top-ranked singles and doubles players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $250,000 first-prize money. Three-time defending champion Monica Seles did not participate due to a stabbing earlier in the year.

1993 Virginia Slims Championships
DateNovember 15–21
Edition23rd
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$3, 708,500
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natalia Zvereva
← 1992 · Virginia Slims Championships · 1994 →

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Steffi Graf defeated   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles edit

  Gigi Fernández /   Natalia Zvereva defeated   Jana Novotná /   Larisa Savchenko Neiland, 6–3, 7–5

Prize money edit

Event W F SF QF Round of 16
Singles $250,000 $120,000 $53,000 $26,000 $14,000
Doubles $90,000 $46,000 $25,000 $13,000 NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

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