# 1993 Australian Open – Women's doubles

The women's doubles competition at the 1993 Australian Open was held between 18 January and 31 January 1993 on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia. Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Pam Shriver and Elizabeth Smylie in the final.

## Seeds

* Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
* Larisa Neiland / Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)
* Lori McNeil / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
* Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
* Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (third round)
* Patty Fendick / Andrea Strnadová (semifinals)
* Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (first round)
* Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie (final)
* Rachel McQuillan / Claudia Porwik (second round)
* Sandy Collins / Mary Pierce (first round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / Julie Richardson (third round)
* Sabine Appelmans / Isabelle Demongeot (first round)
* Florencia Labat / Patricia Tarabini (third round)
* Katerina Maleeva / Nathalie Tauziat (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 Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lori McNeilRennae Stubbs | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lori McNeilRennae Stubbs | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Patty FendickAndrea Strnadová | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Joe FernándezZina Garrison-Jackson | 2 | 2 | | 8 | Patty FendickAndrea Strnadová | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 8 | Patty Fendick Andrea Strnadová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Patty Fendick Andrea Strnadová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Pam ShriverElizabeth Smylie | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Pam ShriverElizabeth Smylie | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Conchita MartínezArantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Conchita MartínezArantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Jill HetheringtonKathy Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 6 | | 10 | Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Larisa NeilandJana Novotná | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L GlitzJ Santrock | 2 | 3 | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pleming S Testud | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L PlemingS Testud | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A GrossmanA Temesvári | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier R Hiraki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | R Fairbank-NidefferJ Richardson | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | J WiesnerR Zrubáková | 4 | 4 | | | A FrazierR Hiraki | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C BarclayL Stacey | 5 | 2 | | 13 | R Fairbank-Nideffer J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Fairbank-Nideffer J Richardson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | N ProvisE Reinach | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L McNeilR Stubbs | 3 | 1 |
| | I Gorrochategui L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 3 | 6 | | I Gorrochategui L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J FuchsM Strandlund | 3 | 4 | | | M KieneM Oremans | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kiene M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I GorrochateguiL Harvey-Wild | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil R Stubbs | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J ByrneJA Faull | 3 | 3 | | | Ca MacGregorS Stafford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Krijger-JagermanW Probst | 4 | 4 | | 5 | L McNeil R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L McNeil R Stubbs | 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 |
| 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | M MrózK Teodorowicz | 2 | 4 | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C KuhlmanL Novelo | 3 | 2 | | WC | M MaleevaM Maleeva-Fragnière | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Maleeva M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A HiroseN Kijimuta | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | Y BasukiN Miyagi | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | S McCarthy K Po | 6 | 7 | | | S McCarthyK Po | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | Y Basuki N Miyagi | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S CollinsM Pierce | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | MJ FernándezZ Garrison-Jackson | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | F Labat P Tarabini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Fendick A Strnadová | 6 | 6 |
| | J HalardA Huber | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | F Labat P Tarabini | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | P HyS Rehe | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K GodridgeP O'Reilly | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | F LabatP Tarabini | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | N ArendtM Babel | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | P Fendick A Strnadová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Hodder A Woolcock | 7 | 6 | | | J HodderA Woolcock | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L MeskhiB Rittner | 1 | 5 | | 8 | P Fendick A Strnadová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Fendick A Strnadová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E IidaK Radford | 3 | 3 | | 6 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Morton C Wood | 6 | 6 | | | T MortonC Wood | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S LohmannV Martinek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Date M Jaggard-Lai | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | K DateM Jaggard-Lai | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C BenjaminP Thorén | 5 | 1 | | | K Date M Jaggard-Lai | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L GildemeisterK Habšudová | 3 | 2 | | 11 | R McQuillanC Porwik | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | R McQuillan C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | K Maleeva N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | C MartínezA Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| WC | M AvotinsD Jones | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | K Maleeva N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N BaudoneB Fulco-Villella | 3 | 2 | | WC | J LimmerK McDonald | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Limmer K McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | K MaleevaN Tauziat | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | K KschwendtP Langrová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Bowes T Whittington | 6 | 6 | | | B BowesT Whittington | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I DriehuisN van Lottum | 4 | 2 | | 3 | C Martínez A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Martínez A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L GolarsaN Herreman | 1 | 2 | | 7 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt K Sharpe | 6 | 7 | | | N PrattK Sharpe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M KidowakiN Sawamatsu | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 7 | K AdamsM Bollegraf | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Fusai N Tschan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | P Shriver E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | KA GuseT Price | 4 | 1 | | | A FusaiN Tschan | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D GrahamR White | 5 | 0 | | 10 | P Shriver E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Shriver E Smylie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | P Shriver E Smylie | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | S AppelmansI Demongeot | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L NeilandJ Novotná | 3 | 3 |
| | S Dopfer M Živec-Škulj | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | S DopferM Živec-Škulj | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson-AlterT Whitlinger | 5 | 1 | | | L Davenport C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davenport C Rubin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L DavenportC Rubin | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| Alt | M MiyauchiA Sugiyama | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 2 | L Neiland J Novotná | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | J Emmons G Helgeson | 6 | 7 | | | J EmmonsG Helgeson | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A CoetzerL Field | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | 2 | L Neiland J Novotná | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Neiland J Novotná | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |