1993 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open

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1993 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open
Date5–10 October
Edition6th
Category Tier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $100,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Taipei, Taiwan
VenueTaipei Municipal Tennis Courts
Champions
Singles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting
Doubles
Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki / Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
  1992  · Taipei Women's Championships ·  1994  

The 1993 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Taipei Municipal Tennis Court in Taipei, Taiwan that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 5 October through 10 October 1993. First-seeded Wang Shi-ting won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting defeated Flag of the United States.svg Linda Harvey-Wild 6–1, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki / Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jo-Anne Faull / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Radford 6–4, 6–2

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1994). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN   9780002184564.
  2. Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Tour Media Guide. St. Petersburg: Women's Tennis Association (WTA).