1993 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships

June 2024 1993 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships March 25–28 19th 8D $175,000 Clay / outdoor Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S. Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort WTA Doubles Championships 1993 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships s TCH Jana NovotnáLAT Larisa Savchenko-Neiland USA Gigi FernándezBLR 1991 Natasha Zvereva LAT Larisa Savchenko-NeilandESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 6–3 doubles WTA Doubles Championships 8 (1WC Wild cards) 4 The 1993 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships was a women's doubles tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from March 25 through March 28, 1993. Jana Novotná and Larisa Savchenko-Neiland were the defending champions, but Novotná could not compete this year. Savchenko-Neiland teamed up with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and lost in the final to Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva. The score was 7–5, 6–3.Davis Cup loss may cost Gorman https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/98027951/ 6 September 2025 Detroit Free Press 29 March 1993 Detroit 19 Top-seeded Gigi Fernandez and Natalia Zvereva held off second-seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Larisa Neiland, 7-5, 6-3, to win the Light n' Lively Doubles in Wesley Chapel, Fla. Fernandez and Zvereva received $65,000, the largest women's doubles purse of any tournament excluding the four Grand Slam events and the Virginia Slims Championships.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1994 1994 CollinsWillow London 9780002184564 John Barrett 148, 170 It was Fernández's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 34th of her career. It was Zvereva's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 31st of her career. Seeds 30em USA Gigi Fernández / BLR 1991 Natasha Zvereva (champions) LAT Larisa Savchenko-Neiland / ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final) USA Lori McNeil / AUS Rennae Stubbs (semifinals) USA Pam Shriver / AUS Elizabeth Smylie (semifinals) Draw Draw Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 195 1 USA Gigi FernándezBLR 1991 Natasha Zvereva 6 2 7 WC USA Tracy AustinRSA 1928 Elna Reinach 2 6 5 3 USA Lori McNeilAUS Rennae Stubbs 6 6 RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank-NidefferUSA Patty Fendick 3 2 CAN Jill HetheringtonUSA Kathy Rinaldi 6 5 4 4 USA Pam ShriverAUS Elizabeth Smylie 3 7 6 USA Sandy CollinsUSA Stephanie Rehe 3 4 2 LAT Larisa Savchenko-NeilandESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6 1 USA Gigi FernándezBLR 1991 Natasha Zvereva 6 7 3 USA Lori McNeilAUS Rennae Stubbs 3 5 4 USA Pam ShriverAUS Elizabeth Smylie 5 5 2 LAT Larisa Savchenko-NeilandESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 7 1 USA Gigi FernándezBLR 1991 Natasha Zvereva 7 6 2 LAT Larisa Savchenko-NeilandESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 3 References External links WTA tournament draw ITF tournament edition details Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships Category:WTA Doubles Championships Category:March 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in American tennis Category:Women's sports in Florida Category:Pasco County, Florida Category:1993 in sports in Florida Category:Tennis tournaments in Florida Category:1993 in American women's sports Category:Women's tennis tournaments in the United States