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,
Steffi Graf to wear a back brace and was unsure about playing the US Open but elected to play while receiving treatment and stretching for two hours before each match. She made it to the final and took the first set against Sánchez Vicario but lost the next two sets — Sanchez Vicario's last victory over Graf. In the middle of the second set, Graf suffered back spasms while reaching for a ball in the ad court. She took the following nine weeks off, returning only for the Virginia Slims Championships where she lost in straight sets to Pierce in the quarterfinal.