1993 Virginia Slims of Florida

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1993 Virginia Slims of Florida
DateMarch 1–7
Edition15th
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$375,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Venue Delray Beach Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva
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The 1993 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from March 1 through March 7, 1993. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth at the event, and earned $75,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

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

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 6–2, 6–2

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1994). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. p. 159. ISBN   9780002184564.