1993 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Runners-up
Score6–4, 6–2Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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1993 tennis event results

Monica Seles and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Seles was unable to compete after being stabbed in the back in Hamburg only one week earlier.[1]

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title by defeating Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–4, 6–2 in the final.[2]

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
  2. Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
  3. United States Lori McNeil / Australia Rennae Stubbs (semifinal)
  4. United States Mary Joe Fernández / United States Zina Garrison-Jackson (final)
  5. United States Katrina Adams / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
  6. South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Argentina Inés Gorrochategui (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Sandy Collins / Australia Rachel McQuillan (second round)
  8. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva / France Nathalie Tauziat (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 4
4 United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Zina Garrison-Jackson
6 6
4 4 2
2 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 6
3 3 1
2 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States G Fernández
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6
Australia L Pleming
France S Testud
78 6 0 0
66 2 1 6 4 4
Italy S Farina
Italy L Ferrando
68 6 710 Italy S Farina
Italy L Ferrando
2 6 6
710 3 68 Italy S Farina
Italy L Ferrando
1 6 6
4 62 8 6 3 1
8 Bulgaria K Maleeva
France N Tauziat
6 77 1 4
4 United States MJ Fernández
United States Z Garrison-Jackson
6 6
4 United States MJ Fernández
United States Z Garrison-Jackson
69 6 6
4 5 711 2 3
United States S Stafford
Hungary A Temesvári
6 7 4 United States MJ Fernández
United States Z Garrison-Jackson
6 6
United States J Fuchs
Sweden M Strandlund
6 6 6 2 3
Q 4 4 4 2
4 1 6 South Africa A Coetzer
Argentina I Gorrochategui
6 6
6 South Africa A Coetzer
Argentina I Gorrochategui
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States K Adams
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 4 6
4 6 4 5 United States K Adams
Netherlands M Bollegraf
3 6 6
1 0 6 3 4
United States D Graham
Netherlands B Schultz
6 6 5 1 6 1
WC 2 64 3 United States L McNeil
Australia R Stubbs
6 3 6
Austria S Dopfer
Germany M Živec-Škulj
6 77 6 4 2
3 United States L McNeil
Australia R Stubbs
3 6 6
3 3 1
7 United States S Collins
Australia R McQuillan
6 3 7 2 Czech Republic J Novotná
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
3 6 5 7
2 4
4 3 Austria P Ritter
France N van Lottum
6 6
Austria P Ritter
France N van Lottum
6 6 0 5
WC 3 2 2 Czech Republic J Novotná
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 7
Finland N Dahlman
Japan E Iida
6 6 0 2
2 Czech Republic J Novotná
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6

References

  1. ^ Milojković, Maria (4 May 2021). "The Most Horrible Day in Tennis: Monica Seles Was Stabbed in the Back". Medium. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "WTA Rome Masters Draw (Women's) - 1993". Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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