1993 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1993 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 Australian Open. It was Seles' third Australian Open title in as many appearances at the event.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Monica Seles (champion)
Steffi Graf (finalist)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (second round)
Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (fourth round)
Lori McNeil (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
Zina Garrison (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Monica Seles	6	6⁵	6

	Julie Halard	2	7⁷	0
					1	Monica Seles	6	6

					3	Gabriela Sabatini	1	2
3	Gabriela Sabatini	4	7¹⁴	6

10	Mary Pierce	6	6¹²	0
									1	Monica Seles	4	6	6

									2	Steffi Graf	6	3	2
5	Mary Joe Fernández	5	4

4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	6
					4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5	4

					2	Steffi Graf	7	6
7	Jennifer Capriati	5	2

2	Steffi Graf	7	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	M Seles	6	6
	G Pizzichini	1	2		1	M Seles	6	6
Q	M Strandlund	4	7	6	Q	M Strandlund	2	0
	E Zardo	6	5	3						1	M Seles	6	6
	A Grossman	6	6								P Fendick	1	0
	L Golarsa	3	4			A Grossman	1	6⁶
	P Fendick	6	6			P Fendick	6	7⁸
Q	J Emmons	1	3											1	M Seles	6	6
	N Dahlman	6	7⁷											13	N Tauziat	2	0
	R Hiraki	2	6³			N Dahlman	6	6
	S Stafford	6	6			S Stafford	1	2
	L Neiland	4	1								N Dahlman	2	1
	W Probst	6	6							13	N Tauziat	6	6
WC	J Taylor	0	3			W Probst	2	6	2
	L Meskhi	7	4	4	13	N Tauziat	6	4	6
13	N Tauziat	5	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

16	Z Garrison	6	4	6
	A Coetzer	4	6	3	16	Z Garrison	4	6	6
	D Faber	7⁷	7⁷			D Faber	6	4	2
	C Kuhlman	6³	6³							16	Z Garrison	4	5
	K Kschwendt	2	6	6							J Halard	6	7
	N Ercegović	6	1	4		K Kschwendt	4	6	4
	J Halard	6	6			J Halard	6	1	6
LL	M Kidowaki	0	0													J Halard	6	6
	M Oremans	6	6												6	C Martínez	4	3
	A Frazier	4	1			M Oremans	6	6
	E Reinach	2	6	6		E Reinach	1	1
WC	K-A Guse	6	2	2							M Oremans	3	6	4
	M Javer	6	6							6	C Martínez	6	4	6
	C Cunningham	3	1			M Javer	5	1
	S Rottier	6	4	1	6	C Martínez	7	6
6	C Martínez	2	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	G Sabatini	6	7
	C Rubin	1	5		3	G Sabatini	6	6
	N Baudone	6	1	6		N Baudone	0	1
	F Li	3	6	3						3	G Sabatini	6	6
	K Po	7	7								K Po	1	3
	J Kruger	5	5			K Po	6	6
	P Hy	6	6			P Hy	4	2
	S Appelmans	3	4											3	G Sabatini	7	6
	I Demongeot	6	7												N Provis	5	3
	F Bonsignori	1	5			I Demongeot	2	6	6
	M Endo	3	6	6		M Endo	6	2	2
	J Wiesner	6	4	4							I Demongeot	1	2
	N Provis	6	6								N Provis	6	6
	A Földényi	2	3			N Provis	3	6	6
WC	M Jaggard-Lai	2	3		12	L McNeil	6	1	1
12	L McNeil	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	M Pierce	6	6
	J Byrne	2	2		10	M Pierce	6	6
	K Date	6	6			K Date	1	1
	E Brioukhovets	3	2							10	M Pierce	6	6
Q	L Davenport	7	6							Q	L Davenport	3	0
	A Fusai	5	1		Q	L Davenport	7	6
	M Kiene	6	4	7		M Kiene	5	4
	M Zivec-Skulj	1	6	5											10	M Pierce	6	6
	N Arendt	6	6													G Fernández	0	0
	P Tarabini	0	1			N Arendt	4	6⁷
	G Fernández	6	6			G Fernández	6	7⁹
	R Fairbank-Nideffer	2	3								G Fernández	7⁸	3	7
	R White	6	6								R White	6⁶	6	5
WC	K Godridge	2	2			R White	4	7	6
	S Testud	2	4		8	J Novotná	6	5	2
8	J Novotná	6	6

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

5	M J Fernández	6	6
	B Bowes	3	1		5	M J Fernández	7⁷	6
	S-t Wang	6	6			S-t Wang	6¹	4
Q	P O'Reilly	1	2						5	M J Fernández	2	6	6
	P Thorén	6	7⁷							N Sawamatsu	6	3	1
	Y Kamio	3	6³			P Thorén	1	5
	N Sawamatsu	7	7			N Sawamatsu	6	7
	E Maniokova	5	5											5	M J Fernández	7	2	6
	S Meier	6	6											9	Man Maleeva	5	6	2
	N Miyagi	1	2			S Meier	3	3
	G Helgeson	6	6			G Helgeson	6	6
Q	C Benjamin	3	1							G Helgeson	2	6	4
	S Wasserman	7	7						9	Man Maleeva	6	3	6
	R Simpson-Alter	5	5			S Wasserman	4	1
Q	A Gavaldón	6	4	2	9	Man Maleeva	6	6
9	Man Maleeva	3	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	A Huber	6	6
WC	N Pratt	3	1		11	A Huber	6	6
	V Martinek	6	6			V Martinek	2	4
	K Rinaldi	4	2							11	A Huber	6	7
	A Temesvári-Trunkos	6	4	6							I Gorrochategui	2	5
	M Bollegraf	1	6	3		A Temesvári-Trunkos	1	5
	I Gorrochategui	3	7⁷	6		I Gorrochategui	6	7
	R Stubbs	6	6⁴	2										11	A Huber	5	2
	R Zrubáková	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	T Whitlinger	4	3			R Zrubáková	5	6	8
	S Rehe	6	6			S Rehe	7	3	6
	C Fauche	2	3								R Zrubáková	1	3
	L Gildemeister	6	6							4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	S Dopfer	3	1			L Gildemeister	0	1
	N van Lottum	2	3		4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

7	J Capriati	6	6
	L Harvey-Wild	0	1		7	J Capriati	6⁸	7	6
	F Labat	6	6			F Labat	7¹⁰	5	2
	A Strnadová	3	1							7	J Capriati	7	7
	S Hack	6	2	7							N Zvereva	5	5
	K Nowak	4	6	5		S Hack	5	7⁷	3
	N Zvereva	6	6			N Zvereva	7	6³	6
	N Basuki	3	3											7	J Capriati	6²	6	6
	N Rittner	7	6											14	K Maleeva	7⁷	3	1
Q	C Wood	5	3			B Rittner	6	7⁷
	K Habšudová	6	6			K Habšudová	2	6⁵
WC	L Field	2	2								B Rittner	1	1
	D Monami	6	6							14	K Maleeva	6	6
	B Fulco-Villella	2	0			D Monami	1	4
	R McQuillan	6	5	2	14	K Maleeva	6	6
14	K Maleeva	4	7	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	N Krijger-Jagerman	2	0		15	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	P Langrová	6	6			P Langrová	1	0
	N Pérez Peñate	0	1							15	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	M Babel	6	6								M Babel	3	2
WC	E Smylie	2	3			M Babel	7	1	6
	T Price	6	7			T Price	5	6	3
	K Nagatsuka	3	5											15	Mag Maleeva	3	3
	D Graham	6	1	6										2	S Graf	6	6
	P Shriver	4	6	3		D Graham	3	5
	C Porwik	6	6			C Porwik	6	7
	F Perfetti	1	3								C Porwik	1	r
	J Santrock	6	6							2	S Graf	6
WC	J Limmer	2	4			J Santrock	1	1
Q	N Herreman	2	1		2	S Graf	6	6
2	S Graf	6	6