1993 French Open – Women's singles

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' third and last appearance in a major singles final.

Women's singles
1993 French Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Mary Joe Fernández
Score	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1993 French Open

Monica Seles was the three-time reigning champion, but was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month.

As of May 2025, this remains the most recent major in which all of the top eight seeds reached the quarterfinals.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (champion)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
4. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
5. Mary Joe Fernández (final)
6. Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
7. Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
8. Anke Huber (semifinals)
9. Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
10. Manuela Maleeva (third round)
11. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
12. Mary Pierce (fourth round)
13. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
14. Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
15. Sabine Hack (third round)
16. Kimiko Date (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1993 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	7
	6	Jennifer Capriati	3	5
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6
								8	Anke Huber	1	1
	4	Conchita Martínez	77	4	4
	8	Anke Huber	62	6	6
															1	Steffi Graf	4	6	6
															5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	4
	5	Mary Joe Fernández	1	77	10
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	64	8
								5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
								2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	2
	7	Jana Novotná	2	5
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	77	6
		C Dahlman	64	1				1	S Graf	6	6
		A Gavaldón	1	3					A Strnadová	1	1
		A Strnadová	6	6											1	S Graf	6	6
		L Gildemeister	77	3	7											L Gildemeister	2	2
		G Fernández	65	6	5				L Gildemeister	6	6
		K Piccolini	2	64					S Wasserman	2	3
		S Wasserman	6	77																		1	S Graf	6	77
		I Majoli	6	6																			I Majoli	4	63
	Q	S Dopfer	2	4					I Majoli	6	6
		F Perfetti	1	3					L Allen	0	1
		L Allen	6	6												I Majoli	6	77
		L Ferrando	6	6											15	S Hack	0	65
		J Kruger	0	3					L Ferrando	1	4
		S Rottier	3	4				15	S Hack	6	6
	15	S Hack	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M Pierce	6	6
		C Mothes-Jobkel	0	0				12	M Pierce	6	6
		M Babel	0	3					R McQuillan	4	0
		R McQuillan	6	6											12	M Pierce	64	6	6
		K Po	6	6												K Po	77	3	3
		F Romano	3	2					K Po	6	64	6
		S Stafford	78	1	6				S Stafford	4	77	1
		A Temesvári	66	6	4																	12	M Pierce	4	66
		F Labat	6	6																		6	J Capriati	6	78
		D Monami	4	0					F Labat	6	6
		C Singer	4	3					E Reinach	2	3
		E Reinach	6	6												F Labat	0	6	4
		A Fusai	63	6	6										6	J Capriati	6	3	6
		N van Lottum	77	2	4				A Fusai	1	5
	WC	N Herreman	0	1				6	J Capriati	6	7
	6	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	C Martínez	7	3	6
	WC	L Ghirardi	5	6	4			4	C Martínez	7	6
		S Meier	1	6	2				G Helgeson	5	2
		G Helgeson	6	4	6										4	C Martínez	6	7
		N Baudone	6	6												N Baudone	0	5
		M Miyauchi	1	3					N Baudone	4	77	6
		M Bollegraf	4	3					L Harvey-Wild	6	65	4
		L Harvey-Wild	6	6																		4	C Martínez	6	6
		J Santrock	6	6																			J Wiesner	3	3
		G Pizzichini	4	4					J Santrock	1	3
		J Wiesner	6	6					J Wiesner	6	6
		L Davenport	3	1												J Wiesner	6	77
	Q	D Faber	4	3											13	N Tauziat	3	65
		K Boogert	6	6					K Boogert	3	6	4
	Q	M Grossi	4	7	1			13	N Tauziat	6	1	6
	13	N Tauziat	6	5	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	Q	M Paz	2	2				9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
		I Gorrochategui	6	6					I Gorrochategui	4	1
		Z Garrison-Jackson	2	1											9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
		R Simpson-Alter	0	1												J Halard	4	1
		J Halard	6	6					J Halard	6	6
		N Provis	3	5				Q	MJ Gaidano	1	4
	Q	MJ Gaidano	6	7																		9	Mag Maleeva	2	6	6
	WC	C Lucarelli	3	2																		8	A Huber	6	4	8
		A-M Földényi	6	6					A-M Földényi	69	1
		P Hy	6	77					P Hy	711	6
	WC	S Amiach	3	65												P Hy	1	2
		L McNeil	6	4	6										8	A Huber	6	6
		B Fulco-Villella	0	6	2				L McNeil	1	6	5
		S Pitkowski	65	3				8	A Huber	6	3	7
	8	A Huber	77	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	MJ Fernández	6	6
		N Feber	2	3				5	MJ Fernández	6	3	6
		P Fendick	6	3	0				A Grossman	3	6	1
		A Grossman	2	6	6										5	MJ Fernández	6	6
		K Rinaldi	2	7	6											K Rinaldi	2	2
		S Testud	6	5	2				K Rinaldi	5	6	6
	Q	P Ritter	6	77				Q	P Ritter	7	4	2
		P Langrová	3	65																		5	MJ Fernández	2	7	6
		R Hiraki	4	77	2																		B Schultz	6	5	3
		M Oremans	6	65	6				M Oremans	4	3
		B Schultz	6	6					B Schultz	6	6
		C Cunningham	1	3												B Schultz	4	7	6
	WC	A Olivier	3	3											10	Man Maleeva	6	5	4
		J Byrne	6	6					J Byrne	3	2
		I Demongeot	1	2				10	Man Maleeva	6	6
	10	Man Maleeva	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	K Maleeva	6	6
		H Kelesi	2	3				14	K Maleeva	6	6
		P Tarabini	4	6	6				P Tarabini	1	2
	Q	L Garrone	6	3	1										14	K Maleeva	6	4	9
		R Nideffer	4	6	6											R Nideffer	3	6	7
		V Martinek	6	4	4				R Nideffer	1	6	6
		S Appelmans	7	6					S Appelmans	6	3	4
		E Zardo	5	2																		14	K Maleeva	1	2
		B Rittner	6	6																		3	G Sabatini	6	6
		N Ercegović	4	4					B Rittner	6	7
		K Nagatsuka	2	7	7				K Nagatsuka	2	5
		T Ignatieva	6	5	5											B Rittner	2	2
	WC	K Quentrec	2	6	6										3	G Sabatini	6	6
		M Werdel	6	4	3			WC	K Quentrec	3	3
		R Zrubáková	0	0				3	G Sabatini	6	6
	3	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	J Novotná	6	6
		C Porwik	3	3				7	J Novotná	3	6	6
		E Smylie	6	1	5			Q	C Papadáki	6	2	2
	Q	C Papadáki	4	6	7										7	J Novotná	2	6	6
		T Whitlinger	1	4												K Kroupová	6	2	3
		A-M Cecchini	6	6					A-M Cecchini	64	3
		K Kroupová	6	6					K Kroupová	77	6
		K Studeníková	2	2																		7	J Novotná	6	6
		M Endo	6	77																			N Zvereva	3	3
		Y Basuki	4	60					Y Basuki	2	1
		C Kuhlman	1	6	5				S Frankl	6	6
		S Frankl	6	1	7											S Frankl	3	2
		D Graham	3	1												N Zvereva	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	6	78
		L Neiland	0	4				11	A Coetzer	2	66
	11	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	K Date	6	6
		K Kschwendt	4	4				16	K Date	6	2	3
		N Dahlman	3	2					R Dragomir	4	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6												R Dragomir	6	6
		P Paradis-Mangon	7	6												P Paradis-Mangon	4	3
		N Medvedeva	5	1					P Paradis-Mangon	5	6	6
		N Krijger-Jagerman	6	7					N Krijger-Jagerman	7	1	3
		M Jaggard-Lai	1	5																			R Dragomir	0	1
		L Meskhi	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	S Sabas	2	3					L Meskhi	6	6
		C Wood	6	4	1				W Probst	2	4
		W Probst	4	6	6											L Meskhi	3	0
		N Sawamatsu	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		F Bonsignori	4	4					N Sawamatsu	0	0
		M Kiene	3	61				2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	77

External links

• 1993 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1993 Australian Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles