# 1993 Italian Open – Women's singles

Conchita Martínez defeated the two-time defending champion Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 Italian Open.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
* Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (champion)
* Jana Novotná (second round)
* Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
* Mary Pierce (third round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Lori McNeil (first round)
* Zina Garrison-Jackson (first round)
* Natasha Zvereva (third round)
* Naoko Sawamatsu (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Maria Francesca Bentivoglio | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Maria Francesca Bentivoglio | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Conchita Martínez | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Anke Huber | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | 6 | Conchita Martínez | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Conchita Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Conchita Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | LL | R de los Ríos | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| G Fernández | G Fernández | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | B Schultz | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| S Frankl | S Frankl | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | G Fernández | G Fernández | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | B Schultz | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Capriati | 2 | 2 |
| | R Zrubáková | 4 | 1 | | 9 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Emmons | 3 | 0 | | Q | K Adams | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | A Coetzer | 6$^6$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| R McQuillan | R McQuillan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | J Capriati | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| S Cecchini | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | S Cecchini | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Capriati | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Wegink | 5 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | Q | C Wegink | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 7 | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| N Dahlman | N Dahlman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | N van Lottum | 0 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| N van Lottum | N van Lottum | 6 | 6 | | | N van Lottum | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 12 | M Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Maleeva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | MF Bentivoglio | 1 | 1 |
| Q | S Dopfer | 2 | 5 | | 15 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | A Temesvári | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pr. | C Papadáki | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 15 | N Zvereva | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | MF Bentivoglio | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | MF Bentivoglio | 6 | 6 | | Q | MF Bentivoglio | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Novotná | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary Match | Preliminary Match | Preliminary Match | Preliminary Match |
| C Papadáki | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| F Romano | 6 | 4 | 5 |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Ferrando | L Ferrando | 2 | 6 | 6 | | L Ferrando | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Cunningham | C Cunningham | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| I Gorrochategui | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| N Baudone | N Baudone | 4 | 4 | | I Gorrochategui | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | I Majoli | I Majoli | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | N Tauziat | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ |
| 11 | M Pierce | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| | S Stafford | 4 | 5 | | 11 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Perfetti | 3 | 2 | | Q | E Savoldi | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Savoldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | M Pierce | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| WC | L Golarsa | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | | J Kruger | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| K Piccolini | K Piccolini | 3 | 0 | | | M Živec-Škulj | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| M Živec-Škulj | M Živec-Škulj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Herreman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | N Herreman | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | A Vieira | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | S Farina | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | L McNeil | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 1 | 4 |
| | B Fulco-Villella | 3 | 4 | | 16 | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| K Kroupová | K Kroupová | 6 | 6 | | | K Kroupová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| I Demongeot | I Demongeot | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | N Sawamatsu | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| D Graham | D Graham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| F Bonsignori | F Bonsignori | 3 | 4 | | | D Graham | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |