1993 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles

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1993 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
DateAugust 9–15
Edition20th
Category Tier II
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$375,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
VenueManhattan Country Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Doubles
  1992  · Virginia Slims of Los Angeles ·  1994  

The 1993 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States that was part of the Tier II category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from August 9 through August 15, 1993. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her eighth at the event, and earned $75,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

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Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková defeated Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva 7–6(7–3), 6–3

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1994). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 149, 165. ISBN   9780002184564.
  2. Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Tour Media Guide. St. Petersburg: Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 330.