1993 Australian Open 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. Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Danie Visser / Laurie Warder defeated John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Todd Woodbridge defeated Zina Garrison-Jackson / Rick Leach 7–5,
1993 WTA Tour Championships 1993 WTA Tour Championships 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, 1996. It was the end of the 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. Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná / Larisa Savchenko Neiland, 6–3, 7–5 Doubles prize money