1993 Volkswagen Cup | |
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Date | 14–19 June |
Edition | 19th |
Category | Tier II |
Draw | 64S / 32D |
Prize money | $375,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Eastbourne, United Kingdom |
Venue | Devonshire Park |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1993 Volkswagen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1993. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money. [1]
Martina Navratilova defeated
Miriam Oremans 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Gigi Fernández /
Natalia Zvereva defeated
Larisa Savchenko /
Jana Novotná 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
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