1993 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1993 French Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Mary Joe Fernández
Final score	4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Monica Seles was the three time defending champion, but she was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month.

Steffi Graf won her first French Open since 1988, defeating Mary Joe Fernández in the final. Following this tournament, Graf recaptured the World No. 1 ranking. It was also Fernández' third and final appearance in a Grand Slam singles final.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Champion)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals)
4. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
5. Mary Joe Fernández (Final)
6. Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
7. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
8. Anke Huber (Semifinals)
9. Magdalena Maleeva (Fourth Round)
10. Manuela Maleeva (Third Round)
11. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
12. Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
13. Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
14. Katerina Maleeva (Fourth Round)
15. Sabine Hack (Third Round)
16. Kimiko Date (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	7
	6	Jennifer Capriati	3	5
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6
								8	Anke Huber	1	1
	4	Conchita Martínez	7^7	4	4
	8	Anke Huber	6^2	6	6
															1	Steffi Graf	4	6	6
															5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	4
	5	Mary Joe Fernández	1	7^7	10
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6^4	8
								5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
								2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	2
	7	Jana Novotná	2	5
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Graf	7^7	6
		C Dahlman	6^4	1				1	S Graf	6	6
		A Gavaldón	1	3					A Strnadová	1	1
		A Strnadová	6	6											1	S Graf	6	6
		L Gildemeister	7^7	3	7											L Gildemeister	2	2
		G Fernández	6^5	6	5				L Gildemeister	6	6
		K Piccolini	2	6^4					S Wasserman	2	3
		S Wasserman	6	7^7																		1	S Graf	6	7^7
		I Majoli	6	6																			I Majoli	4	6^3
	Q	S Dopfer	2	4					I Majoli	6	6
		F Perfetti	1	3					L Allen	0	1
		L Allen	6	6												I Majoli	6	7^7
		L Ferrando	6	6											15	S Hack	0	6^5
		J Kruger	0	3					L Ferrando	1	4
		S Rottier	3	4				15	S Hack	6	6
	15	S Hack	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	M Pierce	6	6
		C Mothes-Jobkel	0	0				12	M Pierce	6	6
		M Babel	0	3					R McQuillan	4	0
		R McQuillan	6	6											12	M Pierce	6^4	6	6
		K Po	6	6												K Po	7^7	3	3
		F Romano	3	2					K Po	6	6^4	6
		S Stafford	7^8	1	6				S Stafford	4	7^7	1
		A Temesvári	6^6	6	4																	12	M Pierce	4	6^6
		F Labat	6	6																		6	J Capriati	6	7^8
		D Monami	4	0					F Labat	6	6
		C Singer	4	3					E Reinach	2	3
		E Reinach	6	6												F Labat	0	6	4
		A Fusai	6^3	6	6										6	J Capriati	6	3	6
		N van Lottum	7^7	2	4				A Fusai	1	5
	WC	N Herreman	0	1				6	J Capriati	6	7
	6	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	C Martínez	7	3	6
	WC	L Ghirardi	5	6	4			4	C Martínez	7	6
		S Meier	1	6	2				G Helgeson	5	2
		G Helgeson	6	4	6										4	C Martínez	6	7
		N Baudone	6	6												N Baudone	0	5
		M Miyauchi	1	3					N Baudone	4	7^7	6
		M Bollegraf	4	3					L Harvey-Wild	6	6^5	4
		L Harvey-Wild	6	6																		4	C Martínez	6	6
		J Santrock	6	6																			J Wiesner	3	3
		G Pizzichini	4	4					J Santrock	1	3
		J Wiesner	6	6					J Wiesner	6	6
		L Davenport	3	1												J Wiesner	6	7^7
	Q	D Faber	4	3											13	N Tauziat	3	6^5
		K Boogert	6	6					K Boogert	3	6	4
	Q	M Grossi	4	7	1			13	N Tauziat	6	1	6
	13	N Tauziat	6	5	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	M Maleeva	6	6
	Q	M Paz	2	2				9	M Maleeva	6	6
		I Gorrochategui	6	6					I Gorrochategui	4	1
		Z Garrison-Jackson	2	1											9	M Maleeva	6	6
		R Simpson-Alter	0	1												J Halard	4	1
		J Halard	6	6					J Halard	6	6
		N Provis	3	5				Q	MJ Gaidano	1	4
	Q	MJ Gaidano	6	7																		9	M Maleeva	2	6	6
	WC	C Lucarelli	3	2																		8	A Huber	6	4	8
		A-M Foldenyi	6	6					A-M Foldenyi	6^9	1
		P Hy	6	7^7					P Hy	7^11	6
	WC	S Amiach	3	6^5												P Hy	1	2
		L McNeil	6	4	6										8	A Huber	6	6
		B Fulco-Villella	0	6	2				L McNeil	1	6	5
		S Pitkowski	6^5	3				8	A Huber	6	3	7
	8	A Huber	7^7	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	MJ Fernández	6	6
		N Feber	2	3				5	MJ Fernández	6	3	6
		P Fendick	6	3	0				A Grossman	3	6	1
		A Grossman	2	6	6										5	MJ Fernández	6	6
		K Rinaldi	2	7	6											K Rinaldi	2	2
		S Testud	6	5	2				K Rinaldi	5	6	6
	Q	P Ritter	6	7^7				Q	P Ritter	7	4	2
		P Langrová	3	6^5																		5	MJ Fernández	2	7	6
		R Hiraki	4	7^7	2																		B Schultz	6	5	3
		M Oremans	6	6^5	6				M Oremans	4	3
		B Schultz	6	6					B Schultz	6	6
		C Cunningham	1	3												B Schultz	4	7	6
	WC	A Olivier	3	3											10	M Maleeva	6	5	4
		J Byrne	6	6					J Byrne	3	2
		I Demongeot	1	2				10	M Maleeva	6	6
	10	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	K Maleeva	6	6
		H Kelesi	2	3				14	K Maleeva	6	6
		P Tarabini	4	6	6				P Tarabini	1	2
	Q	L Garrone	6	3	1										14	K Maleeva	6	4	9
		R Nideffer	4	6	6											R Nideffer	3	6	7
		V Martinek	6	4	4				R Nideffer	1	6	6
		S Appelmans	7	6					S Appelmans	6	3	4
		E Zardo	5	2																		14	K Maleeva	1	2
		B Rittner	6	6																		3	G Sabatini	6	6
		N Ercegović	4	4					B Rittner	6	7
		K Nagatsuka	2	7	7				K Nagatsuka	2	5
		T Ignatieva	6	5	5											B Rittner	2	2
	WC	K Quentrec	2	6	6										3	G Sabatini	6	6
		M Werdel	6	4	3			WC	K Quentrec	3	3
		R Zrubáková	0	0				3	G Sabatini	6	6
	3	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	J Novotná	6	6
		C Porwik	3	3				7	J Novotná	3	6	6
		E Smylie	6	1	5			Q	C Papadáki	6	2	2
	Q	C Papadáki	4	6	7										7	J Novotná	2	6	6
		T Whitlinger	1	4												K Kroupová	6	2	3
		A-M Cecchini	6	6					A-M Cecchini	6^4	3
		K Kroupová	6	6					K Kroupová	7^7	6
		K Studeníková	2	2																		7	J Novotná	6	6
		M Endo	6	7^7																			N Zvereva	3	3
		Y Basuki	4	6^0					Y Basuki	2	1
		C Kuhlman	1	6	5				S Frankl	6	6
		S Frankl	6	1	7											S Frankl	3	2
		D Graham	3	1												N Zvereva	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	6	7^8
		L Neiland	0	4				11	A Coetzer	2	6^6
	11	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	K Date	6	6
		K Kschwendt	4	4				16	K Date	6	2	3
		N Dahlman	3	2					R Dragomir	4	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6												R Dragomir	6	6
		P Paradis-Mangon	7	6												P Paradis-Mangon	4	3
		N Medvedeva	5	1					P Paradis-Mangon	5	6	6
		N Krijger-Jagerman	6	7					N Krijger-Jagerman	7	1	3
		M Jaggard-Lai	1	5																			R Dragomir	0	1
		L Meskhi	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	S Sabas	2	3					L Meskhi	6	6
		C Wood	6	4	1				W Probst	2	4
		W Probst	4	6	6											L Meskhi	3	0
		N Sawamatsu	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		F Bonsignori	4	4					N Sawamatsu	0	0
		M Kiene	3	6^1				2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7^7

External links

• 1993 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw