1993 World Ladies in Osaka – Singles

Singles
1993 World Ladies in Osaka
Champion Jana Novotná
Runner-up Kimiko Date
Score6–3, 6–2
Draw32 (2WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8

Helena Suková was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Jana Novotná won the title by defeating Kimiko Date 6–3, 6–2 in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Jana Novotná (champion)
  2. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round)
  3. Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  4. Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
  5. Kimiko Date (final)
  6. Wang Shi-ting (quarterfinals)
  7. Pascale Paradis-Mangon (semifinals)
  8. Laura Gildemeister (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Jana Novotná 3 77 6
7 Pascale Paradis-Mangon 6 61 2
1 Jana Novotná 6 6
5 Kimiko Date 3 2
5 Kimiko Date 6 69 6
8 Laura Gildemeister 1 711 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Novotná 7 6
M Endo 5 3 1 J Novotná 6 6
WC J Sutedja 3 711 6 WC J Sutedja 0 0
M Kidowaki 6 69 3 1 J Novotná 6 6
K Nagatsuka 2 4 6 S-t Wang 3 1
A Sugiyama 6 6 A Sugiyama 2 4
K Godridge 0 5 6 S-t Wang 6 6
6 S-t Wang 6 7 1 J Novotná 3 77 6
4 N Sawamatsu 6 7 7 P Paradis-Mangon 6 61 2
Q T Takagi 1 5 4 N Sawamatsu 6 4 3
LL F Li 2 4 M Miyauchi 1 6 6
M Miyauchi 6 6 M Miyauchi 1 4
R McQuillan 6 6 7 P Paradis-Mangon 6 6
M Jaggard-Lai 3 4 R McQuillan 3 5
Y Kamio 6 2 2 7 P Paradis-Mangon 6 7
7 P Paradis-Mangon 2 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 K Date 6 6
R Hiraki 2 2 5 K Date 6 6
K Radford 6 6 K Radford 0 0
J Richardson 3 2 5 K Date 61 77 6
S-h Park 65 2 3 M Maleeva 77 62 2
Q M Yanagi 77 6 Q M Yanagi 3 1
Q D Jones 0 0 3 M Maleeva 6 6
3 M Maleeva 6 6 5 K Date 6 69 6
8 L Gildemeister 6 6 8 L Gildemeister 1 711 2
WC Seiko Ichioka 2 1 8 L Gildemeister 5 6 6
K Rinaldi 4 6 6 K Rinaldi 7 3 2
R Stubbs 6 2 4 8 L Gildemeister 4 6 6
JA Faull 6 2 2 Q E Smylie 6 1 4
N Miyagi 3 6 6 N Miyagi 77 1 0
Q E Smylie 6 6 Q E Smylie 62 6 6
2 M Maleeva-Fragnière 2 4

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1993). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1993. London: Collins Willow. p. 171. ISBN 9780002185080.