1993 French Open
The 1993 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1993.
1993 French Open | |
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Date | 24 May – 6 June |
Edition | 97th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Sergi Bruguera | |
Women's Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Men's Doubles | |
Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen | |
Women's Doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy |
Seniors
Men's singles
Sergi Bruguera defeated Jim Courier, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
- It was Bruguera's 2nd title of the year, and his 8th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. Bruguera notably defeated the top two seeds (Pete Sampras and Courier) on his way to the title—the last male player to do so in any Grand Slam event until Stanislas Wawrinka did so at the 2014 Australian Open.[1]
Women's singles
Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernandez, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Graf's 4th title of the year, and her 73rd overall. It was her 12th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.
Men's doubles
Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Women's doubles
Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Jana Novotná, 6–3, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Elna Reinach / Danie Visser, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Juniors
Boys' singles
Roberto Carretero defeated Albert Costa,[2] 6–0, 7–6
Girls' singles
Martina Hingis[3] defeated Laurence Courtois, 7–5, 7–5
Boys' doubles
Steven Downs / James Greenhalgh defeated Neville Godwin / Gareth Williams, 6–1, 6–1
Girls' doubles
Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber defeated Lara Bitter / Maaike Koutstaal, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
Singles [4] | Men | FF2,920,000 | FF1,460,000 | FF730,000 | FF385,000 | FF206,200 | FF119,000 | FF73,000 | FF43,600 |
Women | FF2,700,000 | FF1,350,000 | FF675,000 | FF340,000 | FF176,000 | FF98,000 | FF57,750 | FF36,500 | |
Total prize money for the event was FF45,164,000.
References
- Garber, Greg (January 26, 2014). "Stan Wawrinka's crowning moment". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- Costa won the 2002 men's singles title.
- Hingis reached the 1997 and 1999 singles finals, but lost on both occasions. She also reached the doubles finals in 1998 and 2000, eventually won in both occasions.
- John Barrett, ed. (1994). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-00-218456-4.