1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup explained

Date:March 1–15
Edition:20th
Prize Money:$1,400,000
Category:Super 9 (ATP)
Tier II Series (WTA)
Surface:Hard / outdoor
Location:Indian Wells, California, US
Venue:Grand Champions Resort
Champms: Jim Courier[1]
Champws: Mary Joe Fernández
Champmd: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte[2]
Champwd: Rennae Stubbs / Helena Suková

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.

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

Stefan 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

Men's singles

See main article: 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles. Jim Courier defeated Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1

Women's singles

See main article: 1993 Matrix Essentials Evert Cup – Singles. Mary Joe Fernández defeated Amanda Coetzer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)

Men's doubles

See main article: 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles. Guy Forget / Henri Leconte defeated Luke Jensen / Scott Melville 6–4, 7–5

Women's doubles

See main article: 1993 Matrix Essentials Evert Cup – Doubles. Rennae Stubbs / Helena Suková defeated Ann Grossman / Patricia Hy 6–3, 6–4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1993 Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Web site: 1993 Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).