Steffi Graf now brought her to 7 losses in her last 8 matches against Sabatini; however, the Bausch & Lomb loss would be Graf's final loss to Sabatini, winning her next, and last, eight matches against Sabatini. Victories at Hamburg and Berlin (beating Sánchez Vicario in the finals of both) prepared her for the French Open, where she defeated Sánchez Vicario in the semifinals after losing the first set 6–0. Graf then lost a closely contested final to Monica Seles, 6-2, 3-6, 10-8. Seles won the match on her 5th match point; Graf came within two points of winning the match a
1993 WTA German Open 1993 WTA German Open The 1993 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany that was part of the Tier I category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 10 May until 16 May 1993. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her seventh at the event, and earned $150,000 first-prize money as well as 470 ranking points. Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Debbie Graham / Brenda Schultz