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1993 Australian Open

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Date
  
18–31 January

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Edition
  
81st

Location
  
Melbourne, Australia

Surface
  
Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)

Venue
  
National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park

The 1993 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 81st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1993.

Contents

Men's Singles

Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 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 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 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.

    • 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 / Jimmy Jackson 6–7, 7–5, 6–2

    Girls' Doubles

    Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterová defeated Åsa Carlsson / Cătălina Cristea 6–3, 6–2

    Prize money

    Total prize money for the event was A$6,455,000.

    References

    1993 Australian Open Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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