1993 French Open – Women's singles

1993 French Open GER Steffi Graf USA Mary Joe Fernández 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 128 16 1993 French Open Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 French Open. It was her third French Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, and the first leg of an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam. With the win, Graf recaptured the world No. 1 ranking. It was Fernández's third and last appearance in a major singles final. Monica Seles was the three-time reigning champion, but was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month. This remains, as of May 2026, the latest Grand Slam, in either the men’s or women’s game, where all top eight seeds advanced to the quarterfinals. Seeds 30em GER Steffi Graf (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) USA Mary Joe Fernández (final) USA Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals) CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) GER Anke Huber (semifinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round) SUI Manuela Maleeva (third round) RSA 1928 Amanda Coetzer (second round) FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) BUL Katerina Maleeva (fourth round) GER Sabine Hack (third round) JPN Kimiko Date (second round) Qualifying 1993 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 GER Steffi Graf 1 USA Mary Joe Fernández 5 4 6 6 2 6 4 GER Steffi Graf 1 GER Anke Huber 8 6 1 6 1 USA Mary Joe Fernández 5 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 6 2 6 2 GER Steffi Graf 1 USA Jennifer Capriati 6 6 3 7 5 ESP Conchita Martínez 4 GER Anke Huber 8 77 62 4 6 4 6 USA Mary Joe Fernández 5 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 3 1 6 77 64 10 8 CZE Jana Novotná 7 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 2 6 5 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER S Graf 1 CRO I Majoli 6 4 77 63 GER S Graf 1 PER L Gildemeister 6 2 6 2 CRO I Majoli GER S Hack 15 6 0 77 65 GER S Graf 1 CZE A Strnadová 6 1 6 1 PER L Gildemeister BEL S Wasserman 6 2 6 3 CRO I Majoli USA L Allen 6 0 6 1 ITA L Ferrando GER S Hack 15 1 6 4 6 GER S Graf 1 SWE C Dahlman 77 64 6 1 MEX A Gavaldón CZE A Strnadová 1 6 3 6 PER L Gildemeister USA G Fernández 77 65 3 6 7 5 ITA K Piccolini BEL S Wasserman 2 6 64 77 CRO I Majoli AUT S Dopfer Q 6 2 6 4 ITA F Perfetti USA L Allen 1 6 3 6 ITA L Ferrando RSA 1928 J Kruger 6 0 6 3 NED S Rottier GER S Hack 15 3 6 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA M Pierce 12 USA J Capriati 6 4 6 66 78 FRA M Pierce 12 USA K Po 64 77 6 3 6 3 ARG F Labat USA J Capriati 6 0 6 6 3 4 6 FRA M Pierce 12 AUS R McQuillan 6 4 6 0 USA K Po USA S Stafford 6 4 64 77 6 1 ARG F Labat RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 2 6 3 FRA A Fusai USA J Capriati 6 1 6 5 7 FRA M Pierce 12 FRA C Mothes-Jobkel 6 0 6 0 GER M Babel AUS R McQuillan 0 6 3 6 USA K Po ITA F Romano 6 3 6 2 USA S Stafford HUN A Temesvári 78 66 1 6 6 4 ARG F Labat BEL D Monami 6 4 6 0 GER C Singer RSA 1928 E Reinach 4 6 3 6 FRA A Fusai FRA N van Lottum 63 77 6 2 6 4 FRA N Herreman WC USA J Capriati 6 0 6 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP C Martínez 4 AUT J Wiesner 6 3 6 3 ESP C Martínez 4 ITA N Baudone 6 0 7 5 AUT J Wiesner FRA N Tauziat 13 6 3 77 65 ESP C Martínez 4 USA G Helgeson 7 5 6 2 ITA N Baudone USA L Harvey-Wild 4 6 77 65 6 4 USA J Santrock AUT J Wiesner 1 6 3 6 NED K Boogert FRA N Tauziat 13 3 6 6 1 4 6 ESP C Martínez 4 FRA L Ghirardi WC 7 5 3 6 6 4 GER S Meier USA G Helgeson 1 6 6 4 2 6 ITA N Baudone JPN M Miyauchi 6 1 6 3 NED M Bollegraf USA L Harvey-Wild 4 6 3 6 USA J Santrock ITA G Pizzichini 6 4 6 4 AUT J Wiesner USA L Davenport 6 3 6 1 USA D Faber Q NED K Boogert 4 6 3 6 ITA M Grossi Q FRA N Tauziat 13 4 6 7 5 1 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL Mag Maleeva 9 GER A Huber 8 2 6 6 4 6 8 BUL Mag Maleeva 9 FRA J Halard 6 4 6 1 CAN P Hy GER A Huber 8 1 6 2 6 BUL Mag Maleeva 9 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 4 6 1 FRA J Halard ARG MJ Gaidano Q 6 1 6 4 HUN A-M Földényi CAN P Hy 69 711 1 6 USA L McNeil GER A Huber 8 1 6 6 3 5 7 BUL Mag Maleeva 9 ARG M Paz Q 6 2 6 2 ARG I Gorrochategui USA Z Garrison-Jackson 6 2 6 1 CAN R Simpson-Alter FRA J Halard 0 6 1 6 AUS N Provis ARG MJ Gaidano Q 3 6 5 7 FRA C Lucarelli WC HUN A-M Földényi 3 6 2 6 CAN P Hy FRA S Amiach WC 6 3 77 65 USA L McNeil ARG B Fulco-Villella 6 0 4 6 6 2 FRA S Pitkowski GER A Huber 8 65 77 3 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA MJ Fernández 5 NED B Schultz 2 6 7 5 6 3 USA MJ Fernández 5 USA K Rinaldi 6 2 6 2 NED B Schultz SUI Man Maleeva 10 4 6 7 5 6 4 USA MJ Fernández 5 USA A Grossman 6 3 3 6 6 1 USA K Rinaldi AUT P Ritter Q 5 7 6 4 6 2 NED M Oremans NED B Schultz 4 6 3 6 AUS J Byrne SUI Man Maleeva 10 3 6 2 6 USA MJ Fernández 5 BEL N Feber 6 2 6 3 USA P Fendick USA A Grossman 6 2 3 6 0 6 USA K Rinaldi FRA S Testud 2 6 7 5 6 2 AUT P Ritter Q CZE P Langrová 6 3 77 65 JPN R Hiraki NED M Oremans 4 6 77 65 2 6 NED B Schultz USA C Cunningham 6 1 6 3 FRA A Olivier WC AUS J Byrne 3 6 3 6 FRA I Demongeot SUI Man Maleeva 10 1 6 2 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL K Maleeva 14 ARG G Sabatini 3 1 6 2 6 BUL K Maleeva 14 RSA 1928 R Nideffer 6 3 4 6 9 7 GER B Rittner ARG G Sabatini 3 2 6 2 6 BUL K Maleeva 14 ARG P Tarabini 6 1 6 2 RSA 1928 R Nideffer BEL S Appelmans 1 6 6 3 6 4 GER B Rittner JPN K Nagatsuka 6 2 7 5 FRA K Quentrec WC ARG G Sabatini 3 3 6 3 6 BUL K Maleeva 14 CAN H Kelesi 6 2 6 3 ARG P Tarabini ITA L Garrone Q 4 6 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 R Nideffer GER V Martinek 4 6 6 4 6 4 BEL S Appelmans SUI E Zardo 7 5 6 2 GER B Rittner CRO N Ercegović 6 4 6 4 JPN K Nagatsuka BLR 1991 T Ignatieva 2 6 7 5 7 5 FRA K Quentrec WC USA M Werdel 2 6 6 4 6 3 SVK R Zrubáková ARG G Sabatini 3 0 6 0 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CZE J Novotná 7 BLR 1991 N Zvereva 6 3 6 3 CZE J Novotná 7 CZE K Kroupová 2 6 6 2 6 3 GER S Frankl BLR 1991 N Zvereva 3 6 2 6 CZE J Novotná 7 GRE C Papadáki Q 3 6 6 2 6 2 ITA A-M Cecchini CZE K Kroupová 64 77 3 6 INA Y Basuki GER S Frankl 2 6 1 6 BLR 1991 N Zvereva RSA 1928 A Coetzer 11 6 2 78 66 CZE J Novotná 7 GER C Porwik 6 3 6 3 AUS E Smylie GRE C Papadáki Q 6 4 1 6 5 7 USA T Whitlinger ITA A-M Cecchini 1 6 4 6 CZE K Kroupová SVK K Studeníková 6 2 6 2 JPN M Endo INA Y Basuki 6 4 77 60 USA C Kuhlman GER S Frankl 1 6 6 1 5 7 USA D Graham BLR 1991 N Zvereva 3 6 1 6 LAT L Neiland RSA 1928 A Coetzer 11 0 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ROU R Dragomir ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 0 6 1 6 ROU R Dragomir FRA P Paradis-Mangon 6 4 6 3 GEO 1990 L Meskhi ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 3 6 0 6 JPN K Date 16 ROU R Dragomir 6 4 2 6 3 6 FRA P Paradis-Mangon NED N Krijger-Jagerman 5 7 6 1 6 3 GEO 1990 L Meskhi GER W Probst 6 2 6 4 JPN N Sawamatsu ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 0 6 0 6 JPN K Date 16 GER K Kschwendt 6 4 6 4 FIN N Dahlman ROU R Dragomir 3 6 2 6 FRA P Paradis-Mangon UKR N Medvedeva 7 5 6 1 NED N Krijger-Jagerman AUS M Jaggard-Lai 6 1 7 5 GEO 1990 L Meskhi FRA S Sabas WC 6 2 6 3 GBR C Wood GER W Probst 6 4 4 6 1 6 JPN N Sawamatsu ITA F Bonsignori 6 4 6 4 NED M Kiene ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 3 6 61 77 External links 1993 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1993 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:1993 in women's tennis Category:1993 in French women's sport