1993 Citizen Cup
| 1993 Citizen Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 April – 2 May |
| Edition | 7th |
| Category | Tier II tournament |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $375,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Hamburg, Germany |
| Venue | Am Rothenbaum |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Steffi Graf /  Rennae Stubbs[1] | |
The Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the Citizen Cup and was a Tier II tournament on the 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 26 April to 2 May 1993 at the Am Rothenbaum venue, in Hamburg, Germany.
Seles stabbing[edit]
This tournament would later attract infamy for being the location where then World No. 1 Monica Seles was stabbed during a singles quarterfinal match with then World No. 14 Magdalena Maleeva by an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf, Günter Parche. The stabbing prompted an increase in security at subsequent tennis events.[2] Seles would not return to professional tennis until August 1995 following the incident, and never played in Germany again.
Entrants[edit]
Seeds[edit]
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 YUG
|
Monica Seles | 1 | 1 |
| GER
|
Steffi Graf | 2 | 2 |
| ESP
|
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 3 |
 CZE
|
Jana Novotná | 9 | 4 |
 SUI
|
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | 11 | 5 |
| GER
|
Anke Huber | 10 | 6 |
 BUL
|
Magdalena Maleeva | 14 | 7 |
| BUL
|
Katerina Maleeva | 17 | 8 |
Other entrants[edit]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry from a Lucky loser spot:
Finals[edit]
Singles[edit]
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Steffi Graf, 6–3, 6–3
- It was Sánchez Vicario's fourth title of the year, and the twelfth of her career.
Doubles[edit]
Steffi Graf / Rennae Stubbs defeated 
Larisa Neiland / Jana Novotná, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "WTA tournament archive" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
- ^ "1993: Tennis star stabbed". On This Day 30 April 1993. BBC. 1993-04-30. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
External links[edit]
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine