1993 Virginia Slims Championships

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1993 Virginia Slims Championships
DateNovember 15–21
Edition23rd
Category WTA Finals
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$3,708,500
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location New York City, United States
Venue Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natalia Zvereva
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The 1993 Virginia Slims Championships was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States between November 15 and November 21, 1993. It was the 23rd edition of the end-of-season event, eligible for the top-ranked singles and doubles players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $250,000 first-prize money. Three-time defending champion Monica Seles did not participate due to a stabbing earlier in the year.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles

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

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16
Singles$250,000$120,000$53,000$26,000$14,000
Doubles$90,000$46,000$25,000$13,000NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

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