1993 Australian Open

The 1993 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 81st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1993.

1993 Australian Open
Date18–31 January
Edition81st
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
Champions
Men's Singles
Jim Courier
Women's Singles
Monica Seles
Men's Doubles
Danie Visser / Laurie Warder
Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
Mixed Doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Todd Woodbridge
Boys' Singles
James Baily
Girls' Singles
Heike Rusch
Boys' Doubles
Lars Rehmann / Christian Tambue
Girls' Doubles
Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterova

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1993 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5

  • It was Courier's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1993 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Seles' 8th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1993 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Danie Visser / Laurie Warder defeated John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Visser's 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Warder's only career Grand Slam title.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1993 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Fernández's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Zvereva's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1993 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Todd Woodbridge defeated Zina Garrison-Jackson / Rick Leach 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' Singles

James Baily defeated Steven Downs 6–3, 6–2

Girls' Singles

Heike Rusch defeated Andrea Glass 6–1, 6–2

Boys' Doubles

Lars Rehmann / Christian Tambue defeated Scott Humphries / Jimmy Jackson 6–7, 7–5, 6–2

Girls' Doubles

Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterová defeated Åsa Carlsson / Cătălina Cristea 6–3, 6–2

Prize money
Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [1] Men A$410,000 A$205,000 A$102,500 A$53,400 A$28,700 A$16,500 A$10,000 A$6,200
Women A$410,000 A$205,000 A$102,500 A$53,400 A$28,700 A$16,500 A$10,000 A$6,200

Total prize money for the event was A$6,455,000.

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References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1994). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-00-218456-4.
Preceded by
1992 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1993 French Open
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