1993 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

The 1993 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States. The event was part of the 1993 ATP Tour and 1993 WTA Tour.^[1] The tournament was held from 12 to 21 March 1993.^[1]

Women's doubles
1993 Lipton Championships
Champions	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	48 (2WC/2Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1993 Lipton Championships

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Larisa Neiland were the defending champions, but Sánchez Vicario did not compete this year

Neiland teamed up with Jana Novotná and won the title, by defeating Jill Hetherington and Kathy Rinaldi 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
2. Larisa Neiland / Jana Novotná (champions)
3. Lori McNeil / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
4. Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
5. Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi (final)
6. Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)
7. Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (third round)
8. Isabelle Demongeot / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
9. Sandra Cecchini / Patricia Tarabini (second round)
10. Amanda Coetzer / Linda Harvey Wild (second round)
11. Yayuk Basuki / Nana Miyagi (third round)
12. Sandy Collins / Mary Lou Daniels (second round)
13. Kimberly Po / Robin White (third round)
14. Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (second round)
15. Debbie Graham / Brenda Schultz (semifinals)
16. Eugenia Maniokova / Leila Meskhi (third round)

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	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6	3	3
	15	Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz	3	6	6
								15	Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz	2	7	2
								5	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6	5	6
	4	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6	5	1
	5	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	1	7	6
															5	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	2	5
															2	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6	7
	6	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	6	63	4
	3	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	3	77	6
								3	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	77	1	4
								2	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	63	6	6
	8	Isabelle Demongeot Elna Reinach	4	4
	2	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		A Grossman P Hy	6	3	5				J Fuchs M Strandlund	2	3
		J Fuchs M Strandlund	3	6	7										1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		P Fendick M McGrath	6	6											11	Y Basuki N Miyagi	2	2
		B Bowes T Whittington	1	0					P Fendick M McGrath	1	5
								11	Y Basuki N Miyagi	6	7
																						1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	3	3
																						15	D Graham B Schultz	3	6	6
								15	D Graham B Schultz	4	6	77
		M Lindström L Pleming	3	6	4				E Burgin C Vis	6	1	62
		E Burgin C Vis	6	2	6										15	D Graham B Schultz	6	7
		I Driehuis L Novelo	6	2	6										7	K Adams M Bollegraf	3	5
	WC	R Jensen S Rottier	2	6	0				I Driehuis L Novelo	7	63	3
								7	K Adams M Bollegraf	5	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	P Shriver E Smylie	6	6
		T Morton C Wood	5	1					C MacGregor S Stafford	3	3
		C MacGregor S Stafford	7	6											4	P Shriver E Smylie	6	6
		S McCarthy M Werdel	6	5	6											S McCarthy M Werdel	3	2
		L Gildemeister A Temesvári	2	7	4				S McCarthy M Werdel	3	6	6
								9	S Cecchini P Tarabini	6	2	3
																						4	P Shriver E Smylie	6	5	1
																						5	J Hetherington K Rinaldi	1	7	6
								14	N Tauziat J Wiesner	5	1
		N Arendt J Emmons	3	68					K Kschwendt W Probst	7	6
		K Kschwendt W Probst	6	710												K Kschwendt W Probst	2	0
		L Gregory E Pfaff	77	4	2										5	J Hetherington K Rinaldi	6	6
		F Labat P O'Reilly	64	6	6				F Labat P O'Reilly	3	6	4
								5	J Hetherington K Rinaldi	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
		R Fairbank-Nideffer B Nagelsen	6	6					R Fairbank-Nideffer B Nagelsen	3	1
	Q	K Kroupová C Papadáki	3	4											6	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	3	77	6
		C Singer D Van Rensburg	6	6											13	K Po R White	6	65	1
		MJ Gaidano M Paz	2	1					C Singer D Van Rensburg	2	1
								13	K Po R White	6	6
																						6	MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson	6	63	4
																						3	L McNeil R Stubbs	3	77	6
								12	S Collins ML Daniels	3	3
		M Jaggard-Lai R McQuillan	61	4					J Halard R Zrubáková	6	6
		J Halard R Zrubáková	77	6												J Halard R Zrubáková	4	3
	WC	N London J Steven	6	6											3	L McNeil R Stubbs	6	6
	Q	N Dahlman L Glitz	4	4				WC	N London J Steven	3	2
								3	L McNeil R Stubbs	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	I Demongeot E Reinach	6	6
		M Oremans P Ritter	6	6					M Oremans P Ritter	3	1
		C Benjamin C Kuhlman	1	3											8	I Demongeot E Reinach	4	6	77
		J Durie G Helgeson	6	77												J Durie G Helgeson	6	1	64
		L Davenport C Rubin	2	65					J Durie G Helgeson	6	6
								10	A Coetzer L Harvey Wild	4	2
																						8	I Demongeot E Reinach	4	4
																						2	L Neiland J Novotná	6	6
								16	E Maniokova L Meskhi	6	6
		J Byrne L Field	3	2					S Farina L Golarsa	1	3
		S Farina L Golarsa	6	6											16	E Maniokova L Meskhi	5	6	1
		I Gorrochategui S Testud	5	6	6										2	L Neiland J Novotná	7	3	6
		L Allen N Herreman	7	4	3				I Gorrochategui S Testud	3	4
								2	L Neiland J Novotná	6	6