1993 French Open

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1993 French Open
Date24 May – 6 June 1993
Edition92
Category63rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen / Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natalia Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Eugenia Maniokova / Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
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The 1993 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1993.

Contents

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen / Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen defeated Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner / Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natalia Zvereva defeated Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná, 6–3, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Eugenia Maniokova / Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Elna Reinach / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carretero defeated Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa, [2] 6–0, 7–6

Girls' singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis [3] defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois, 7–5, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Downs / Flag of New Zealand.svg James Greenhalgh defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Neville Godwin / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gareth Williams, 6–1, 6–1

Girls' doubles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lara Bitter / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles [4] MenFF2,920,000FF1,460,000FF730,000FF385,000FF206,200FF119,000FF73,000FF43,600
WomenFF2,700,000FF1,350,000FF675,000FF340,000FF176,000FF98,000FF57,750FF36,500

Total prize money for the event was FF45,164,000.

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  2. Costa won the 2002 men's singles title.
  3. Hingis reached the 1997 and 1999 singles finals, but lost on both occasions. She also reached the doubles finals in 1998 and 2000, eventually won in both occasions.
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