1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup
The 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1993 ATP Tour and of the WTA Tier II Series of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was held from March 1 to March 15, 1993.
1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and Matrix Essentials Evert Cup | |
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Date | March 1–15 |
Edition | 20th |
Category | Super 9 (ATP) Tier II Series (WTA) |
Prize money | $1,400,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Indian Wells, California, US |
Venue | Grand Champions Resort |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Jim Courier[1] | |
Women's singles | |
Mary Joe Fernández | |
Men's doubles | |
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte[2] | |
Women's doubles | |
Rennae Stubbs / Helena Suková |
The men singles was headlined by world No. 1 Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg. Other top seeds were Michael Chang, Petr Korda, Goran Ivanišević, Andre Agassi and Michael Stich.
The women's draw featured. Other top seeds present were.
Notable stories
editStefan Edberg and Andre Agassi lost unexpectedly in the second round to wildcard Richey Reneberg and Marc Rosset respectively. Wayne Ferreira managed to make his first impression in a major tournament, reaching the final.
Finals
editMen's singles
editJim Courier defeated Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
- It was Jim Courier's 3rd title of the year and his 12th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 4th overall. It was also his 2nd title at the event after winning in 1991.
Women's singles
editMary Joe Fernández defeated Amanda Coetzer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
- It was Mary Joe Fernadez 1st title of the year and her 3rd overall.
Men's doubles
editGuy Forget / Henri Leconte defeated Luke Jensen / Scott Melville 6–4, 7–5
Women's doubles
editRennae Stubbs / Helena Suková defeated Ann Grossman / Patricia Hy 6–3, 6–4
References
edit- ^ "1993 Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1993 Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).