# 1993 Virginia Slims of Houston – Singles

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Conchita Martínez won the title by defeating Sabine Hack 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Jennifer Capriati (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (champion)
* Jana Novotná (semifinals)
* Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round)
* Mary Pierce (withdrew)
* Katerina Maleeva (second round)
* Julie Halard (second round)
* Radka Zrubáková (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Sabine Hack | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6$^9$ | | Sabine Hack | 3 | 2 |
| | Sabine Hack | 4 | 7$^8$ | 7$^{11}$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 3 | 1 | | | D Graham | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | S Cecchini | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 6 | 5 | 6 | | S Cecchini | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | K Maleeva | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 2 | 3 | | C Papadáki | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Papadáki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Morton | 5 | 1 | | | | | | Q | P Tarabini | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | V Ruano Pascual | 7 | 6 | | Q | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 9 | R Zrubáková | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | 9 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kuhlman | 4 | 4 | | Q | R Simpson-Alter | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Simpson-Alter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | R Zrubáková | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | B Fulco-Villella | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 0 | 6 | 3 | | B Fulco-Villella | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6$^9$ |
| 8 | J Halard | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Hack | 4 | 7$^8$ | 7$^{11}$ |
| | F Labat | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 8 | J Halard | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Hack | 2 | 6 | 6 | | S Hack | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Ignatieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Ignatieva | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | L Golarsa | 3 | 2 | | | T Ignatieva | 2 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |