The 1993 Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo was a women's

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the

1993 WTA Tour The 1993 WTA Tour, also known by its sponsored name Kraft General Foods World Tour, was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the W ...

. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 11 July 1993. Unseeded

Radka Bobková Radka Bobková (born 12 February 1973) is a former Czech professional tennis player. Bobková has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 47, achieved on 20 September 1993. She also has a best doubles ranking of 59, reached on 14 August 1995. She w ...

won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

defeated

Mary Pierce Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a retired tennis professional who represented France internationally in team competitions and the Olympics. She was born in Canada to an American father and a French mother, and holds citizenship of ...

6–3, 6–2 * It was Bobková's 2nd singles title of the year and of her career.

Doubles

Karin Kschwendt Karin Kschwendt (born 14 September 1968) is a former professional tennis player who represented Luxembourg, Germany and Austria at various points in her career. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 37 on 12 August 1996. In doubles, she ...

/ Natalia Medvedeva defeated

Silvia Farina Silvia Farina Elia (; born 27 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. She won three WTA singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 2003 Wimbledon Championships and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. ...

Brenda Schultz Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1 ...

6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

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ITF tournament edition details

Tournament draws
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo 1993 in Italian women's sport Torneo