1993 Italian Open – Women's singles

Conchita Martínez defeated the two-time defending champion Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 Italian Open.^[1][2][3]

Women's singles
1993 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Conchita Martínez
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw	56 (2WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Seeds

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

1.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
2.   Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
3.   Gabriela Sabatini (final)
4.   Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
5.   Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
6.   Conchita Martínez (champion)
7.   Jana Novotná (second round)
8.   Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
9.   Amanda Coetzer (third round)
10.   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
11.   Mary Pierce (third round)
12.   Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
13.   Lori McNeil (first round)
14.   Zina Garrison-Jackson (first round)
15.   Natasha Zvereva (third round)
16.   Naoko Sawamatsu (third 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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	5	Jennifer Capriati	2	2
								1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	3
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	Q	Maria Francesca Bentivoglio	1	1
															3	Gabriela Sabatini	5	1
															6	Conchita Martínez	7	6
	8	Anke Huber	4	7	6^5
	4	Mary Joe Fernández	6	5	7^7
								4	Mary Joe Fernández	5	4
								6	Conchita Martínez	7	6
	6	Conchita Martínez	6	6
	2	Martina Navratilova	1	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	LL	R de los Ríos	6	6				LL	R de los Ríos	2	0
		P Hy	0	3											1	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	G Fernández		7^7	2	6											B Schultz	4	0
	S Frankl		6^2	6	3			G Fernández		4	2
		B Schultz	6	6				B Schultz		6	6
	14	Z Garrison-Jackson	4	2																		1	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	9	A Coetzer	6	6																		5	J Capriati	2	2
		R Zrubáková	4	1				9	A Coetzer	6	7
	Q	J Emmons	3	0				Q	K Adams	4	5
	Q	K Adams	6	6											9	A Coetzer	6^6	6	2
	R McQuillan		1	3											5	J Capriati	7^8	4	6
	S Cecchini		6	6					S Cecchini	3	2
								5	J Capriati	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Sabatini	6	6
	Q	C Wegink	5	6	7^11			Q	C Wegink	0	2
		S Testud	7	4	6^9										3	G Sabatini	6	7^8
	N Dahlman		2	3												N van Lottum	0	6^6
	N van Lottum		6	6					N van Lottum	6	2	6
		G Pizzichini	6^3	1				12	M Maleeva	3	6	3
	12	M Maleeva	7^7	6																		3	G Sabatini	6	6
	15	N Zvereva	6	7																		Q	MF Bentivoglio	1	1
	Q	S Dopfer	2	5				15	N Zvereva	6	6
		A Temesvári	6	6					A Temesvári	2	2
	Pr.	C Papadáki	1	0											15	N Zvereva	5	7	4
		M Bollegraf	2	4											Q	MF Bentivoglio	7	5	6
	Q	MF Bentivoglio	6	6				Q	MF Bentivoglio	7	7^7
								7	J Novotná	5	6^5

	Preliminary Match
	C Papadáki	3	6	7
	F Romano	6	4	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Huber	7	6
	L Ferrando		2	6	6				L Ferrando	5	2
	C Cunningham		6	2	4										8	A Huber	1	6	6
	I Gorrochategui		6	6												I Gorrochategui	6	2	0
	N Baudone		4	4				I Gorrochategui		6	4	7^7
		I Majoli	6	6				I Majoli		3	6	6^5
	10	N Tauziat	1	2																		8	A Huber	4	7	6^5
	11	M Pierce	6	7																		4	MJ Fernández	6	5	7^7
		S Stafford	4	5				11	M Pierce	6	6
	WC	F Perfetti	3	2				Q	E Savoldi	0	1
	Q	E Savoldi	6	6											11	M Pierce	6^3	6^3
	WC	L Golarsa	7^7	4	6^6										4	MJ Fernández	7^7	7^7
		J Kruger	6^4	6	7^8				J Kruger	2	1
								4	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Martínez	7^7	6
	K Piccolini		3	0					M Živec-Škulj	6^5	3
	M Živec-Škulj		6	6											6	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	N Herreman	4	6	6										Q	N Herreman	1	0
	Q	A Vieira	6	4	2			Q	N Herreman	6	6
		S Farina	5	6	6				S Farina	2	0
	13	L McNeil	7	2	2																	6	C Martínez	6	6
	16	N Sawamatsu	6	6																		2	M Navratilova	1	4
		B Fulco-Villella	3	4				16	N Sawamatsu	6	6
	K Kroupová		6	6					K Kroupová	1	2
	I Demongeot		2	3											16	N Sawamatsu	4	4
	D Graham		6	6											2	M Navratilova	6	6
	F Bonsignori		3	4					D Graham	0	4
								2	M Navratilova	6	6

References

1. Shulman, Ken (10 May 1993). "Martinez Knows She'll Always Have Rome". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "Martinez stuns Sabatini in final of Italian Open". Tampa Bay Times. 10 May 1993. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. Pericoli, Lea (10 May 1993). "Mi Ritorni in Mente / Roma 1993: Martinez strappa lo scettro alla Sabatini" [My comeback in mind / Rome 1993: Martínez straps the scepter away to Sabatini]. Internazionali BNL d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2021.

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)