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1993 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles

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1993 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
DateAugust 9–15
Edition20th
CategoryTier II
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$375,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationManhattan Beach, California, U.S.
VenueManhattan Country Club
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
← 1992 · Virginia Slims of Los Angeles · 1994 →

The 1993 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States that was part of the Tier II category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from August 9 through August 15, 1993. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her eighth at the event, and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 7–6(7–4)

  • It was Navratilova's 4th singles title of the year and the 164th of her career.

Doubles

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Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 7–6(7–3), 6–3

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 21st of her career. It was Suková's 6th doubles title of the year and the 59th of her career.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1994). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 149, 165. ISBN 9780002184564.
  2. ^ Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Tour Media Guide. St. Petersburg: Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 330.
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