1993 Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo

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1993 Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo
Date6–11 July
Edition6th
Category Tier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $100,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Palermo, Italy
VenueCountry Time Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Bobková
Doubles
  1992  · Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo ·  1994  

The 1993 Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy 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 6 July until 11 July 1993. Unseeded Radka Bobková won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Bobková defeated Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of Germany.svg Karin Kschwendt / Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Medvedeva defeated Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

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References

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  2. Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Tour Media Guide. St. Petersburg: Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 330.