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1993 Virginia Slims Championships

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1993 Virginia Slims Championships
DateNovember 15–21
Edition23rd
CategoryWTA Finals
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$3,708,500
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natalia Zvereva
← 1992 · Virginia Slims Championships · 1994 →

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.

Finals

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Singles

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Germany Steffi Graf defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

  • It was Graf's 10th singles title of the year and the 79th of her career.

Doubles

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United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natalia Zvereva defeated Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland, 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16
Singles $250,000 $120,000 $53,000 $26,000 $14,000
Doubles $90,000 $46,000 $25,000 $13,000 NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

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