The 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup were

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tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the

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, and was part of the

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of the

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and of the WTA Tier II Series of the

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. It was held from March 1 to March 15, 1993. The men singles was headlined by world No. 1 Jim Courier,

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and

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. Other top seeds were

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, Goran Ivanišević,

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and Michael Stich. The women's draw featured. Other top seeds present were.

Notable stories

and

lost unexpectedly in the second round to wildcard Richey Reneberg and Marc Rosset respectively. Wayne Ferreira managed to make his first impression in a major tournament, reaching the final.

Finals

Men's singles

Jim Courier defeated Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 *It was Jim Courier's 3rd title of the year and his 12th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 4th overall. It was also his 2nd title at the event after winning in

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Women's singles

Mary Joe Fernández defeated Amanda Coetzer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6^(8–6) *It was Mary Joe Fernadez 1st title of the year and her 3rd overall.

Men's doubles

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defeated Luke Jensen /

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6–4, 7–5

Women's doubles

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defeated

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6–3, 6–4

References

External links

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ATP tournament profile

WTA tournament details
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