1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup

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.

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
Jim Courier[1]
Women's singles
Mary Joe Fernández
Men's doubles
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte[2]
Women's doubles
Rennae Stubbs / Helena Suková

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

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

Men's singles
Main article: 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Jim Courier defeated 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
Main article: 1993 Matrix Essentials Evert Cup – Singles

Mary Joe Fernández defeated 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
Main article: 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

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

Women's doubles
Main article: 1993 Matrix Essentials Evert Cup – Doubles

Rennae Stubbs / Helena Suková defeated Ann Grossman / Patricia Hy 6–3, 6–4

References
  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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