The 1993 Australian Open was a
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 cov ...
tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at
Flinders Park in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...
in
Victoria in Australia. It was the 81st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1993.
Seniors
Men's singles
Jim Courier defeated
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 19 ...
6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
* It was Courier's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's singles
Monica Seles defeated
Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
* It was Seles' 8th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title.
Men's doubles
Danie Visser /
Laurie Warder
Laurie Warder (born 23 October 1962) is a former professional male tennis player from Australia who specialized in the doubles event. In 1987 he lost the doubles title at the Australian Open partnering compatriot Peter Doohan, but won the even ...
defeated
John Fitzgerald /
Anders Järryd 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
* It was Visser's 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Warder's only career Grand Slam title.
Women's doubles
Gigi Fernández /
Natasha Zvereva defeated
Pam Shriver /
Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–3
* It was Fernández's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Zvereva's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.
Mixed doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /
Todd Woodbridge defeated
Zina Garrison-Jackson /
Rick Leach 7–5, 6–4
* It was Sánchez Vicario's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
James Baily defeated
Steven Downs 6–3, 6–2
Girls' singles
Heike Rusch defeated
Andrea Glass 6–1, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Lars Rehmann /
Christian Tambue defeated
Scott Humphries
Scott Humphries (born May 26, 1976 in Greeley, Colorado), is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.
Humphries reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 260, achieved on 9 September 1996. He also reached a career-h ...
/
Jimmy Jackson 6–7, 7–5, 6–2
Girls' doubles
Joana Manta /
Ludmila Richterová defeated
Åsa Carlsson /
Cătălina Cristea
Cătălina Cristea (born 2 June 1975) is a former tennis player from Romania. She was ranked No. 59 in singles (21 July 1997) and No. 40 in doubles (17 August 1998). She retired from professional tennis in September 2001, before returning in 20 ...
6–3, 6–2
Prize money
Total prize money for the event was A$6,455,000.
References
External links
Australian Open official website
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1993 in Australian tennis
January 1993 sports events in Australia
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