# 1993 WTA German Open – Singles

Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, 6–4.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Mary Joe Fernández (semifinal)
* Jennifer Capriati (third round)
* Conchita Martínez (semifinal)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinal)
* Anke Huber (quarterfinal)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinal)
* Kimiko Date (first round)
* Sabine Hack (third round)
* Lori McNeil (first round)
* Natalia Zvereva (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (third round)
* Leila Meskhi (second round)
* Julie Halard (first round)
* Sandra Cecchini (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Magdalena Maleeva | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Magdalena Maleeva | 2 | 3 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | 3 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | Brenda Schultz | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brenda Schultz | 1 | 0 | 5 | Conchita Martínez | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Anke Huber | 6 | 2 | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 0 | 6 | | | F Labat | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Živec-Škulj | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 10 | S Hack | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | K Adams | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Adams | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 2 | 0 | | 10 | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | L McNeil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Magdalena Maleeva | 2 | 3 |
| | G Helgeson | 6 | 6 | | | G Helgeson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 5 | 6 | 1 | Q | E Pampoulova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Pampoulova | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | G Helgeson | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 0 | 6 | | | R Zrubáková | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 0 | 6 | 7 | | I Demongeot | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Joe Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | P Ritter | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 2 | 6 | 2 | Q | P Ritter | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Thorén | 2 | 1 | | 13 | J Wiesner | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | J Halard | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 3 |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | M Oremans | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Simpson-Alter | 2 | 2 | | Q | M Gaidano | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Gaidano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Gaidano | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Kijimuta | 3 | 4 | | Q | R de los Ríos | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 7 | 1 | | A Fusai | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 2 | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | M Babel | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Babel | 6 | 4 | 3 | | M Babel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 4 | 4 | | 14 | L Meskhi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | K Date | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Brenda Schultz | 1 | 0 |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Rusch | 6 | 6 | | WC | H Rusch | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 2 | 1 | | | W Probst | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | A Huber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Frankl | 2 | 3 | | | N Provis | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Rottier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | A Grossman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Strnadová | 4 | 3 | | 12 | N Zvereva | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anke Huber | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 |
| WC | P Begerow | 3 | 2 | | 16 | S Cecchini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Stafford | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco-Villella | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | S Cecchini | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | M Kochta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 1 | 3 | | WC | M Kochta | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |