1993 BVV Prague Open – Singles

1993 BVV Prague Open UKR Natalia Medvedeva GER Meike Babel 6–3, 6–2 singles doubles 1st 32 (2WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky loser) 8 1993 BVV Prague Open In the inaugural edition of the tournament, Natalia Medvedeva won the title by defeating Meike Babel 6–3, 6–2 in the final.Results Plus: Ukrainian Wins Prague Open https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/19/sports/results-plus-566793.html 18 September 2023 The New York Times Associated Press 19 July 1993 Unseeded Natalya Medvedeva of Ukraine defeated Germany's Meike Babel, 6-3, 6-2, to win the Prague Open. Babel, seeded eighth, took a 2-0 lead but committed too many unforced errors from the baseline and lost the first set in 41 minutes. Medvedeva, using her booming serve and gentle drop shots, broke Babel in the first game of the second set and was in control the rest of the way.WTA Livesport Prague Open 1993 Results https://www.tennis24.com/wta-singles/livesport-prague-open-1993/results/ Tennis 24 18 September 2023 Radka Zrubáková, winner of the last tournament held at Prague in 1992, did not compete this year. Seeds 30em ARG Inés Gorrochategui (quarterfinals) ITA Linda Ferrando (quarterfinals) CZE Kateřina Kroupová (first round) ARG Patricia Tarabini (semifinals) GER Wiltrud Probst (first round) CZE Radka Bobková (second round) CAN Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals) GER Meike Babel (final) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 8 GER Meike Babel 6 6 NED Nicole Muns-Jagerman 4 3 4 ARG Patricia Tarabini 78 4 5 UKR Natalia Medvedeva 66 6 7 8 GER Meike Babel 3 2 UKR Natalia Medvedeva 6 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 6 WC CZE A Havrlíková 0 0 LL SWE Å Carlsson 5 6 6 AUS K Godridge 7 4 4 GER H Rusch 6 6 NED M Kiene 1 3 FIN P Thorén 61 1 8 GER M Babel 77 6 3 CZE K Kroupová 0 3 FRA L Ghirardi 6 6 Q TCH P Kučová 5 0 NED N Muns-Jagerman 7 6 CZE A Strnadová 6 3 6 ITA K Piccolini 2 6 3 Q TCH J Pospíšilová 6 68 3 6 CZE R Bobková 2 710 6 1 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 6 LL SWE Å Carlsson 2 1 GER H Rusch 8 GER M Babel w/o FRA L Ghirardi 6 4 3 NED N Muns-Jagerman 4 6 6 CZE A Strnadová 6 7 6 CZE R Bobková 4 5 1 ARG I Gorrochategui 2 4 8 GER M Babel 6 6 NED N Muns-Jagerman 6 6 CZE A Strnadová 2 0 8 GER M Babel 6 6 NED N Muns-Jagerman 4 3 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 CAN H Kelesi 6 4 6 CZE P Langrová 2 6 4 SWE C Dahlman 6 6 ITA F Perfetti 3 2 WC CZE E Krejčová 2 0 GER S Frankl 6 6 USA H Cioffi 3 2 4 ARG P Tarabini 6 6 5 GER W Probst 5 0 UKR N Medvedeva 7 6 ITA L Golarsa 6 7 Q TCH L Lásková 2 5 SVK K Habšudová 7 6 BUL E Pampoulova-Wagner 5 3 Q ITA C Salvi 63 1 2 ITA L Ferrando 77 6 7 CAN H Kelesi 6 2 6 SWE C Dahlman 3 6 4 GER S Frankl 2 6 2 4 ARG P Tarabini 6 3 6 UKR N Medvedeva 4 77 7 ITA L Golarsa 6 64 5 SVK K Habšudová 3 6 1 2 ITA L Ferrando 6 0 6 7 CAN H Kelesi 3 3 4 ARG P Tarabini 6 6 UKR N Medvedeva 6 5 6 2 ITA L Ferrando 2 7 4 4 ARG P Tarabini 78 4 5 UKR N Medvedeva 66 6 7 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) 1993 - Singles Category:1993 WTA Tour