1993 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1993 Italian Open
Champions	Jana Novotná; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Mary Joe Fernández; Zina Garrison-Jackson
Final score	6–4, 6–2
Events

Monica Seles and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Seles was unable to compete after being stabbed in the back in Hamburg only one week earlier.^[1]

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title by defeating Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–4, 6–2 in the final.^[2]

Seeds[]

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champions)
Lori McNeil / Rennae Stubbs (Semifinal)
Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson (Final)
Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (Quarterfinals)
Amanda Coetzer / Inés Gorrochategui (Quarterfinals)
Sandy Collins / Rachel McQuillan (Second round)
Katerina Maleeva / Nathalie Tauziat (Second round)

Draw[]

Key[]

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Semifinals				Final

	Silvia Farina Linda Ferrando	1	4

4	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	6	6
				4	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	4	2

				2	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
3	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	3	1

2	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Top Half[]

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	L Pleming S Testud	7⁸	6			L Pleming S Testud	0	0
	JA Faull N Pratt	6⁶	2							1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	4	4
	S Farina L Ferrando	6⁸	6	7¹⁰							S Farina L Ferrando	2	6	6
	A Huber P Hy	7¹⁰	3	6⁸		S Farina L Ferrando	1	6	6
	K Godridge M Lindström	4	6²		8	K Maleeva N Tauziat	6	3	1
8	K Maleeva N Tauziat	6	7⁷													S Farina L Ferrando	1	4
															4	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
					4	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6⁹	6	6
	K Habšudová R Zrubáková	4	5			S Stafford A Temesvári	7¹¹	2	3
	S Stafford A Temesvári	6	7							4	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
	J Fuchs M Strandlund	6	6							6	A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	2	3
Q	S Attili E Savoldi	4	4			J Fuchs M Strandlund	4	2
	S Cecchini L Garrone	4	1		6	A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	6
6	A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	6

Bottom Half[]

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

5	K Adams M Bollegraf	6	4	6
	J Capriati P Tarabini	4	6	4	5	K Adams M Bollegraf	3	6	6
	J Emmons P O'Reilly	1	0			D Graham B Schultz	6	3	4
	D Graham B Schultz	6	6							5	K Adams M Bollegraf	1	6	1
WC	L Golarsa I Majoli	2	6⁴							3	L McNeil R Stubbs	6	3	6
	S Dopfer M Živec-Škulj	6	7⁷			S Dopfer M Živec-Škulj	6	4	2
					3	L McNeil R Stubbs	3	6	6
															3	L McNeil R Stubbs	3	1
7	S Collins R McQuillan	6	3	7											2	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	I Demongeot C Suire	3	6	5	7	S Collins R McQuillan	2	4
	K Kroupová E Pampoulova	4	3			P Ritter N van Lottum	6	6
	P Ritter N van Lottum	6	6								P Ritter N van Lottum	0	5
WC	R Grande F Romano	3	2							2	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	N Dahlman E Iida	6	6			N Dahlman E Iida	0	2
					2	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References[]

^ Milojković, Maria (4 May 2021). "The Most Horrible Day in Tennis: Monica Seles Was Stabbed in the Back". Medium. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "WTA Rome Masters Draw (Women's) - 1993". Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

External links[]

[1] Milojković, Maria (4 May 2021). "The Most Horrible Day in Tennis: Monica Seles Was Stabbed in the Back". Medium. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[2] "WTA Rome Masters Draw (Women's) - 1993". Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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