# 1993 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

The 1993 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States. The event was part of the 1993 ATP Tour and 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 12 to 21 March 1993.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Larisa Neiland were the defending champions, but Sánchez Vicario did not compete this year
Neiland teamed up with Jana Novotná and won the title, by defeating Jill Hetherington and Kathy Rinaldi 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
* Larisa Neiland / Jana Novotná (champions)
* Lori McNeil / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
* Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi (final)
* Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)
* Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (third round)
* Isabelle Demongeot / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Cecchini / Patricia Tarabini (second round)
* Amanda Coetzer / Linda Harvey Wild (second round)
* Yayuk Basuki / Nana Miyagi (third round)
* Sandy Collins / Mary Lou Daniels (second round)
* Kimberly Po / Robin White (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (second round)
* Debbie Graham / Brenda Schultz (semifinals)
* Eugenia Maniokova / Leila Meskhi (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gigi FernándezNatasha Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | Debbie GrahamBrenda Schultz | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Pam ShriverElizabeth Smylie | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Jill HetheringtonKathy Rinaldi | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Mary Joe FernándezZina Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 3 | Lori McNeilRennae Stubbs | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Isabelle DemongeotElna Reinach | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A GrossmanP Hy | 6 | 3 | 5 | | J FuchsM Strandlund | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fuchs M Strandlund | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Fendick M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Y BasukiN Miyagi | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B BowesT Whittington | 1 | 0 | | | P FendickM McGrath | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Y Basuki N Miyagi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G FernándezN Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | D Graham B Schultz | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | D Graham B Schultz | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M LindströmL Pleming | 3 | 6 | 4 | | E BurginC Vis | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin C Vis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | D Graham B Schultz | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | I Driehuis L Novelo | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K AdamsM Bollegraf | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | R JensenS Rottier | 2 | 6 | 0 | | I DriehuisL Novelo | 7 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | P Shriver E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| T MortonC Wood | 5 | 1 | | | C MacGregorS Stafford | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C MacGregor S Stafford | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Shriver E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| S McCarthy M Werdel | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | S McCarthyM Werdel | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| L GildemeisterA Temesvári | 2 | 7 | 4 | | S McCarthy M Werdel | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | S CecchiniP Tarabini | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P ShriverE Smylie | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | N TauziatJ Wiesner | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N ArendtJ Emmons | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | K Kschwendt W Probst | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Kschwendt W Probst | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | K KschwendtW Probst | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| L GregoryE Pfaff | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| F Labat P O'Reilly | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | F LabatP O'Reilly | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 6 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank-Nideffer B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | R Fairbank-NidefferB Nagelsen | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K KroupováC Papadáki | 3 | 4 | | | | | 6 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Singer D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | 13 | K PoR White | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | MJ GaidanoM Paz | 2 | 1 | | C SingerD Van Rensburg | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | K Po R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | MJ FernándezZ Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L McNeil R Stubbs | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | S CollinsML Daniels | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard-LaiR McQuillan | 6$^1$ | 4 | | J Halard R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard R Zrubáková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | J HalardR Zrubáková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | N London J Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | L McNeil R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | N DahlmanL Glitz | 4 | 4 | WC | N LondonJ Steven | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | L McNeil R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 8 | I Demongeot E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Oremans P Ritter | 6 | 6 | | | M OremansP Ritter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| C BenjaminC Kuhlman | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | I Demongeot E Reinach | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| J Durie G Helgeson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | J DurieG Helgeson | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| L DavenportC Rubin | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | J Durie G Helgeson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | A CoetzerL Harvey Wild | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I DemongeotE Reinach | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Neiland J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | E Maniokova L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| J ByrneL Field | 3 | 2 | | | S FarinaL Golarsa | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Farina L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | E ManiokovaL Meskhi | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| I Gorrochategui S Testud | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | L Neiland J Novotná | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| L AllenN Herreman | 7 | 4 | 3 | | I GorrochateguiS Testud | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Neiland J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |