1993 Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships | |
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Date | March 25–28 |
Edition | 19th |
Draw | 8D |
Prize money | $175,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S. |
Venue | Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort |
Champions | |
Doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva |
The 1993 Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships was a women's doubles tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from March 25 through March 28, 1993. The first-seeded team of Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title. [1]
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