1993 Virginia Slims Championships

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1993 WTA Tour Championships
DateNovember 15–21
Edition23rd
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$3, 708,500
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natalia Zvereva
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The 1993 Virginia Slims Championships was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States between November 15 and November 21, 1996. It was the end of the season event, eligible for the top-ranked singles and doubles players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $250,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles

United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natalia Zvereva defeated Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland, 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16
Singles $250,000 $120,000 $53,000 $26,000 $14,000
Doubles $90,000 $46,000 $25,000 $13,000 NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

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