1993 WTA Tour
The 1993 WTA Tour, also known by its sponsored name Kraft General Foods World Tour, was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in her career. She won ten tournaments during the season, including three majors at the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also won two Tier I events and finished runner-up at the fourth major, the Australian Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | December 29, 1992 – November 15, 1993 |
| Edition | 23rd |
| Tournaments | 60 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (8) WTA Tier II (19) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (16) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Steffi Graf (10) |
| Most tournament finals | Steffi Graf (14) |
| Prize money leader | Steffi Graf $2,821,337 |
| Points leader | Steffi Graf 409.00 |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Steffi Graf |
| Doubles team of the year |
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| Most improved player of the year | Magdalena Maleeva |
| Newcomer of the year | Iva Majoli |
| Comeback player of the year | Elizabeth Smylie |
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