# 1993 French Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 French Open. It was her third French Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, and the first leg of an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam. With the win, Graf recaptured the world No. 1 ranking. It was Fernández' third and last appearance in a major singles final.
Monica Seles was the three-time reigning champion, but was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month.

## Seeds

* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (final)
* Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Anke Huber (semifinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
* Manuela Maleeva (third round)
* Amanda Coetzer (second round)
* Mary Pierce (fourth round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
* Sabine Hack (third round)
* Kimiko Date (second 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 | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jennifer Capriati | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jennifer Capriati | 3 | 5 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Anke Huber | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Conchita Martínez | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 8 | Anke Huber | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Anke Huber | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Anke Huber | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 1 | 7$^7$ | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6$^4$ | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6$^4$ | 8 | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Jana Novotná | 2 | 5 | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Graf | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gavaldón | 1 | 3 | | | A Strnadová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Strnadová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | L Gildemeister | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Piccolini | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | S Wasserman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | I Majoli | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| Q | S Dopfer | 2 | 4 | | | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 1 | 3 | | | L Allen | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Majoli | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | S Hack | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 0 | 3 | | | L Ferrando | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rottier | 3 | 4 | | 15 | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Hack | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mothes-Jobkel | 0 | 0 | | 12 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Babel | 0 | 3 | | | R McQuillan | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | M Pierce | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Po | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Romano | 3 | 2 | | | K Po | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 7$^8$ | 1 | 6 | | S Stafford | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Pierce | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | D Monami | 4 | 0 | | | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 4 | 3 | | | E Reinach | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Labat | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | N van Lottum | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | A Fusai | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Herreman | 0 | 1 | | 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | C Martínez | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Ghirardi | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 1 | 6 | 2 | | G Helgeson | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | C Martínez | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | N Baudone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Baudone | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Miyauchi | 1 | 3 | | | N Baudone | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 4 | 3 | | | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | J Santrock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 3 | 3 |
| | G Pizzichini | 4 | 4 | | | J Santrock | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davenport | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | D Faber | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | N Tauziat | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | K Boogert | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Grossi | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | N Tauziat | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | Mag Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Paz | 2 | 2 | | 9 | Mag Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | I Gorrochategui | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison-Jackson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | Mag Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Simpson-Alter | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Halard | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6 | 6 | | | J Halard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 3 | 5 | | Q | MJ Gaidano | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | MJ Gaidano | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Mag Maleeva | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | C Lucarelli | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| | A-M Földényi | 6 | 6 | | | A-M Földényi | 6$^9$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | P Hy | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Amiach | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | P Hy | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Fulco-Villella | 0 | 6 | 2 | | L McNeil | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 8 | A Huber | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Huber | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Feber | 2 | 3 | | 5 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 3 | 0 | | A Grossman | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | K Rinaldi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 6 | 5 | 2 | | K Rinaldi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Ritter | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | P Ritter | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | R Hiraki | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | M Oremans | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Olivier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | Man Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | J Byrne | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 1 | 2 | | 10 | Man Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Man Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 2 | 3 | | 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | P Tarabini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Garrone | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | |
| | R Nideffer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Nideffer | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 6 | 4 | 4 | | R Nideffer | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 7 | 6 | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Zardo | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | K Maleeva | 1 | 2 |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | N Ercegović | 4 | 4 | | | B Rittner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nagatsuka | 2 | 7 | 7 | | K Nagatsuka | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ignatieva | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | B Rittner | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | K Quentrec | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 4 | 3 | WC | K Quentrec | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 0 | 0 | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 3 | 3 | | 7 | J Novotná | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 1 | 5 | Q | C Papadáki | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Papadáki | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | J Novotná | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Kroupová | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A-M Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | A-M Cecchini | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kroupová | 6 | 6 | | | K Kroupová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | M Endo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 3 | 3 |
| | Y Basuki | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | Y Basuki | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kuhlman | 1 | 6 | 5 | | S Frankl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Frankl | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | S Frankl | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Graham | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | N Zvereva | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 0 | 4 | | 11 | A Coetzer | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 4 | 4 | | 16 | K Date | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dahlman | 3 | 2 | | | R Dragomir | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Paradis-Mangon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Paradis-Mangon | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 5 | 1 | | | P Paradis-Mangon | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Krijger-Jagerman | 6 | 7 | | | N Krijger-Jagerman | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard-Lai | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 0 | 1 |
| | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| WC | S Sabas | 2 | 3 | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wood | 6 | 4 | 1 | | W Probst | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 4 | 4 | | | N Sawamatsu | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kiene | 3 | 6$^1$ | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |