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1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup

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1993 Newsweek Champions Cup
and Matrix Essentials Evert Cup
DateMarch 1–15
Edition20th
CategorySuper 9 (ATP)
Tier II Series (WTA)
Prize money$1,400,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationIndian Wells, California, US
VenueGrand Champions Resort
Champions
Men's singles
United States Jim Courier[1]
Women's singles
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Men's doubles
France Guy Forget / France Henri Leconte[2]
Women's doubles
Australia Rennae Stubbs / Czech Republic Helena Suková
← 1992 · Newsweek Champions Cup · 1994 →
← 1992 · Matrix Essentials Evert Cup · 1994 →

The 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1993 ATP Tour and of the WTA Tier II Series of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was held from March 1 to March 15, 1993.

The men singles was headlined by world No. 1 Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg. Other top seeds were Michael Chang, Petr Korda, Goran Ivanišević, Andre Agassi and Michael Stich.

The women's draw featured. Other top seeds present were.

Notable stories

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Stefan Edberg and Andre Agassi lost unexpectedly in the second round to wildcard Richey Reneberg and Marc Rosset respectively. Wayne Ferreira managed to make his first impression in a major tournament, reaching the final.

Finals

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Men's singles

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United States Jim Courier defeated South Africa Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Jim Courier's 3rd title of the year and his 12th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 4th overall. It was also his 2nd title at the event after winning in 1991.

Women's singles

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United States Mary Joe Fernández defeated South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)

  • It was Mary Joe Fernadez 1st title of the year and her 3rd overall.

Men's doubles

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France Guy Forget / France Henri Leconte defeated United States Luke Jensen / United States Scott Melville 6–4, 7–5

Women's doubles

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Australia Rennae Stubbs / Czech Republic Helena Suková defeated United States Ann Grossman / Canada Patricia Hy 6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "1993 Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1993 Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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