1993 US Open (tennis)

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The 1993 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 113th edition of the US Open and was held from August 30 to September 12, 1993.

1993 US Open
DateAugust 30 – September 12
Edition113th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt
LocationFlushing Meadows, New York City, United States
VenueUSTA National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Rick Leach
Women's doubles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Czech Republic Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
Czech Republic Helena Suková / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Boys' singles
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Girls' singles
Italy Maria-Francesca Bentivoglio
Boys' doubles
South Africa Neville Godwin / South Africa Gareth Williams
Girls' doubles
United States Nicole London / United States Julie Steven
← 1992 · US Open · 1994 →

Seniors

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Men's singles

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  Pete Sampras defeated   Cédric Pioline 6–4, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Sampras's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd US Open title.

Women's singles

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  Steffi Graf defeated   Helena Suková 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd US Open title.

Men's doubles

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  Ken Flach /   Rick Leach defeated   Karel Nováček /   Martin Damm 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Flach's 6th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd US Open title. It was Leach's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.

Women's doubles

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  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /   Helena Suková defeated   Amanda Coetzer /   Inés Gorrochategui 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 1st US Open title. It was Suková's 9th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd US Open title.

Mixed doubles

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  Helena Suková /   Todd Woodbridge defeated   Martina Navratilova /   Mark Woodforde 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

  • It was Suková's 10th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd and last US Open title. It was Woodbridge's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd US Open title.

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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  Marcelo Ríos defeated   Steven Downs 7–6, 6–3

Girls' singles

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  Maria Francesca Bentivoglio defeated   Yuka Yoshida 7–6, 6–4

Boys' doubles

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  Neville Godwin /   Gareth Williams defeated   Ben Ellwood /   James Sekulov 6–3, 6–3

Girls' doubles

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  Nicole London /   Julie Steven defeated   Hiroko Mochizuki /   Yuka Yoshida 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [1] Men $535,000 $267,500 $133,750 $70,000 $37,000 $21,500 $13,300 $8,000
Women $535,000 $267,500 $133,750 $70,000 $37,000 $21,500 $13,300 $8,000

Total prize money for the event was $9,022,000.

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In the Seinfeld episode "The Lip Reader" Jerry and George visit the 1993 US Open, where they can be seen sitting in the stands of an undisclosed outer court watching one of the three women's singles matches featuring a Croat. Kramer is also seen watching the Open on TV, where the reporter can be heard crediting a match win to Natalia Baudone, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, over Mary Pierce. Pierce won the actual match 6–0, 6–7, 7–6. Kramer becomes a 'ballman' for the tournament later in the episode and accidentally injures Monica Seles in the final. Seles did not play in the tournament that year owing to an incident in April 1993 which prevented her from playing competitive tennis until August 1995.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1994). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-00-218456-4.
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