1993 Australian Open
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{{TennisEventInfo|1993|Australian Open|
| date=18–31 January 1993
| edition=81st
| category=Grand Slam (ITF)
| location=Melbourne, Australia
| venue=National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
| surface=Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
| champms={{flagicon|USA}} Jim Courier
| champws={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Monica Seles
| champmd={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser / {{flagicon|AUS}} Laurie Warder
| champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández / {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natasha Zvereva
| champxd={{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
| champbs={{flagicon|GBR}} James Baily
| champgs={{flagicon|GER}} Heike Rusch
| champbd={{flagicon|GER}} Lars Rehmann / {{flagicon|GER}} Christian Tambue
| champgd={{flagicon|SUI}} Joana Manta / {{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Richterová
}}
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.
Seniors
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1993 Australian Open – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Courier defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} 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|1993 Australian Open – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Monica Seles defeated {{flagicon|GER}} 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|1993 Australian Open – Men's doubles}}
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser / {{flagicon|AUS}} Laurie Warder defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald / {{flagicon|SWE}} 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|1993 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández / {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natasha Zvereva defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver / {{flagicon|AUS}} 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|1993 Australian Open – Mixed doubles}}
{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Zina Garrison-Jackson / {{flagicon|USA}} 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=
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Baily defeated {{flagicon|NZL}} Steven Downs 6–3, 6–2
=Girls' singles=
{{flagicon|GER}} Heike Rusch defeated {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Glass 6–1, 6–2
=Boys' doubles=
{{flagicon|GER}} Lars Rehmann / {{flagicon|GER}} Christian Tambue defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Humphries / {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Jackson 6–7, 7–5, 6–2
=Girls' doubles=
{{flagicon|SUI}} Joana Manta / {{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Richterová defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson / {{flagicon|ROM}} Cătălina Cristea 6–3, 6–2
Prize money
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |
| width=200 colspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Event
|width=80 bgcolor=lime|W |width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F |width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|4R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Singles{{cite book|title=World of Tennis|year=1994|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-00-218456-4|editor=John Barrett|page=63}}
|bgcolor=#EDEDED|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 |
| bgcolor=#EDEDED|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.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071711/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Australian Open official website]
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{{1993 ATP Tour}}
{{1993 WTA Tour}}
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Category:1993 in Australian tennis