1993 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1993 French Open
Final
Champion	Sergi Bruguera
Runner-up	Jim Courier
Score	6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Sergi Bruguera defeated the two-time defending champion Jim Courier in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1993 French Open.^[1] It was his first major singles title.

This tournament marked the first major main draw appearance of future world No. 1, two-time major champion, and Olympic gold medalist Yevgeny Kafelnikov; he lost to Sláva Doseděl in the second round.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Sergi Bruguera is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
Jim Courier (finals)
Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
Boris Becker (second round)
Goran Ivanišević (third round)
Petr Korda (second round)
Ivan Lendl (first round)
Michael Chang (second round)
Michael Stich (fourth round)
Sergi Bruguera (champion)
Andrei Medvedev (semifinals)
Richard Krajicek (semifinals)
Karel Nováček (quarterfinals)
Wayne Ferreira (second round)
Thomas Muster (fourth round)
MaliVai Washington (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Pete Sampras	3	6	1	4

10	Sergi Bruguera	6	4	6	6
							10	Sergi Bruguera	6	6	6

							11	Andrei Medvedev	0	4	2
3	Stefan Edberg	0	7⁷	5	4

11	Andrei Medvedev	6	6³	7	6
													10	Sergi Bruguera	6	2	6	3	6

													2	Jim Courier	4	6	2	6	3
12	Richard Krajicek	3	6	3	6	6

13	Karel Nováček	6	3	6	3	4
							12	Richard Krajicek	1	7⁷	5	2

							2	Jim Courier	6	6²	7	6
	Goran Prpić	1	6	0	5

2	Jim Courier	6	4	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

1	P Sampras	6	6	3	6
	A Cherkasov	1	2	6	1		1	P Sampras	7	6	6
	J Morgan	5	2	1				M Ondruska	5	0	3
	M Ondruska	7	6	6										1	P Sampras	6	6	6
WC	G Solvès	1	7⁹	1	4										J Svensson	4	4	2
	J Svensson	6	6⁷	6	6			J Svensson	6	6²	5	6	6
	A Mancini	2	4	0				J Sánchez	3	7⁷	7	3	4
	J Sánchez	6	6	6																1	P Sampras	6	7⁸	6
	N Kulti	6	2	6⁸	2															16	M Washington	3	6⁶	1
	D Rostagno	1	6	7¹⁰	6			D Rostagno	6	6	4	6
	J Hlasek	6	7	6				J Hlasek	3	4	6	2
Q	A Aramburú	2	5	2											D Rostagno	6⁵	6	1	2
	T Enqvist	3	4	6	7⁸	0								16	M Washington	7⁷	3	6	6
Q	C Arriens	6	6	2	6⁶	6	Q	C Arriens	6⁶	4	0
	A Järryd	3	6	4	4		16	M Washington	7⁸	6	6
16	M Washington	6	2	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

10	S Bruguera	7⁷	6	6
	H Leconte	6³	1	0			10	S Bruguera	6	6	6
	O Camporese	2	7	4	3			T Champion	0	0	0
	T Champion	6	5	6	6								10	S Bruguera	6	6	6
WC	À Corretja	6	3	6⁵	6⁴									M Larsson	1	3	1
	M Larsson	2	6	7⁷	7⁷			M Larsson	3	7⁷	6	6
	S Simian	4	6	1	4			J Oncins	6	6³	4	4
	J Oncins	6	4	6	6															10	S Bruguera	6	6	7
WC	F Fontang	3	2	0																Q	F Meligeni	3	1	5
Q	B Devening	6	6	6			Q	B Devening	5	4	1
WC	J-P Fleurian	6	0	3	6	3		P Kühnen	7	6	6
	P Kühnen	3	6	6	3	6								P Kühnen	6	6	1	3	6
Q	F Meligeni	6	6	6									Q	F Meligeni	3	3	6	6	8
	S Sansoni	3	3	4			Q	F Meligeni	7⁷	7	6
Q	S Huet	3	7	6	7⁷		Q	S Huet	6⁴	5	4
7	I Lendl	6	5	0	6²

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

3	S Edberg	6	6	4	6
	M Filippini	3	4	6	4		3	S Edberg	6	6	5	7
Q	R Weiss	4	4	6	3			A Krickstein	3	1	7	5
	A Krickstein	6	6	3	6								3	S Edberg	6	6	7⁷
Q	H de la Peña	6	6	6										J Stark	4	4	6⁴
Q	J Renzenbrink	3	3	2			Q	H de la Peña	6⁵	6	5	6⁵
	M Damm	6¹	4	2				J Stark	7⁷	3	7	7⁷
	J Stark	7⁷	6	6														3	S Edberg	6	3	6	7⁷
	L Herrera	6	3	4	6	3													P Haarhuis	4	6	3	6⁵
Q	M Visconti	1	6	6	1	6	Q	M Visconti	5	3	0
	A Boetsch	4	4	6	2			C-U Steeb	7	6	6
	C-U Steeb	6	6	2	6									C-U Steeb	6³	3	1
	P Haarhuis	6	6	5	6									P Haarhuis	7⁷	6	6
	A Olhovskiy	3	1	7	3			P Haarhuis	4	6	6	7⁷
	J Siemerink	3	6³	4			14	W Ferreira	6	3	0	6⁰
14	W Ferreira	6	7⁷	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

11	A Medvedev	6²	4	6	6	6
	G Pérez Roldán	7⁷	6	4	3	4	11	A Medvedev	6	6	6
	W Masur	5	2	2				R Furlan	3	3	4
	R Furlan	7	6	6										11	A Medvedev	7⁷	3	7	6
	B Wuyts	6	6	6											G Markus	6⁴	6	5	4
Q	P Bouteyre	4	2	3				B Wuyts	1	6	2	4
	G Markus	4	6	6	6			G Markus	6	2	6	6
	M Gustafsson	6	3	2	2																11	A Medvedev	6	6	4	6
	M Woodforde	6	6	6⁴	6																	M-K Goellner	4	4	6	3
	D Pérez	2	0	7⁷	2			M Woodforde	6	6⁶	6	3	6
	G Raoux	4	6	6	3	2		B Steven	2	7⁸	4	6	1
	B Steven	6	3	2	6	6									M Woodforde	6	6¹	3	7¹⁰	5
	D Wheaton	3	7⁷	7⁷	4	4									M-K Goellner	3	7⁷	6	6⁸	7
	M-K Goellner	6	6²	6⁵	6	6		M-K Goellner	6	7⁷	7¹⁰
	L Jönsson	6²	6	4	6⁴		6	P Korda	3	6⁴	6⁸
6	P Korda	7⁷	4	6	7⁷

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

5	G Ivanišević	7	6	6
	F Davín	5	3	4			5	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
	R Reneberg	4	4	4				A Berasategui	3	3	2
	A Berasategui	6	6	6										5	G Ivanišević	6	2	5	3
	J Eltingh	4	6⁶	1											C Costa	2	6	7	6
	A Chesnokov	6	7⁸	6				A Chesnokov	3	2	4
Q	J Krocsko	0	3	1				C Costa	6	6	6
	C Costa	6	6	6																		C Costa	5	6	3	7	8
	T Woodbridge	6	6	6																	12	R Krajicek	7	3	6	5	10
Q	M Koevermans	4	4	2				T Woodbridge	6	4	6	5	0
	J Arrese	6	6	7⁷				J Arrese	4	6	3	7	6
	A Volkov	2	4	6³											J Arrese	6	2	2	7⁸	2
	M Rosset	3	3	7	7	6								12	R Krajicek	2	6	6	6⁶	6
	C Adams	6	6	5	5	4		M Rosset	2	3	1
	C Bergström	5	3	5			12	R Krajicek	6	6	6
12	R Krajicek	7	6	7

Section 6

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

13	K Nováček	7⁷	6	7⁸
	R Agénor	6⁴	2	6⁶		13	K Nováček	6	6	4	6
	F Clavet	6	6	6			F Clavet	4	2	6	0
	C Mezzadri	4	2	4									13	K Nováček	6	6	3	5	8
Q	S Pescosolido	4	6	6	6								Q	S Pescosolido	3	1	6	7	6
	D Vacek	6	3	4	2	Q	S Pescosolido	6	1	6	6⁴	6
	K Carlsen	7⁷	4	6	6		K Carlsen	3	6	4	7⁷	2
	E Sánchez	6⁴	6	3	4															13	K Nováček	7	6	7
Q	K Kučera	3	4	4																	S Doseděl	5	4	5
Q	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6		Q	Y Kafelnikov	3	1	0
	J Bates	3	2	1			S Doseděl	6	6	6
	S Doseděl	6	6	6										S Doseděl	4	7	6	6
	R Gilbert	6	6	6										R Gilbert	6	5	4	4
	T Witsken	2	1	3			R Gilbert	7	6	7
WC	N Escudé	0	3	0		4	B Becker	5	3	5
4	B Becker	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

8	M Chang	6	6	6
Q	F Vitoux	4	2	3			8	M Chang	6	3	4	2
WC	T Guardiola	6	3	4	7⁹	3		B Karbacher	1	6	6	6
	B Karbacher	4	6	6	6⁷	6								B Karbacher	3	4	5
	S Matsuoka	7	3	6	6									G Prpić	6	6	7
	F Santoro	6	6	3	3			S Matsuoka	3	3	6	3
	G Prpić	3	7	6	6			G Prpić	6	6	2	6
WC	L Roux	6	5	4	1														G Prpić	6	6	1	6
	G Pozzi	2	3	2														9	M Stich	3	2	6	2
	A O'Brien	6	6	6				A O'Brien	2	1	2
	L Mattar	6²	2	5				R Fromberg	6	6	6
	R Fromberg	7⁷	6	7										R Fromberg	4	4	4
	M A Górriz	1	4	4									9	M Stich	6	6	6
	H Holm	6	6	6				H Holm	4	2	5
	J Yzaga	6⁵	2	1			9	M Stich	6	6	7
9	M Stich	7⁷	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

15	T Muster	0	6	6	6
	H Skoff	6	3	4	2		15	T Muster	7	2	6	6
	S Stolle	6	6	3	0	2		C Pioline	6	6	4	2
	C Pioline	3	4	6	6	6							15	T Muster	7	6	6
	B Gilbert	5	4	6	6	10								B Gilbert	6	2	4
	B Shelton	7	6	2	1	8		B Gilbert	6	5	6	6
	T Martin	6⁴	3	6⁰				D Prinosil	1	7	2	2
	D Prinosil	7⁷	6	7⁷															15	T Muster	3	6	4	2
	M Naewie	6	6	2	1	4													2	J Courier	6	2	6	6
	J Tarango	0	2	6	6	6		J Tarango	6	6	6
	G Schaller	2	4	6	3			O Delaître	4	2	4
	O Delaître	6	6	4	6									J Tarango	1	7⁷	3	5
	T Carbonell	7⁷	6	6									2	J Courier	6	6²	6	7
	J Frana	6¹	4	2				T Carbonell	4	1	0
	R Azar	3	3	3			2	J Courier	6	6	6
2	J Courier	6	6	6

References

^ "It's a Long, Slow Trip, but Bruguera Arrives : French Open: Spaniard stops Courier's run at Roland Garros with five-set victory in final". Los Angeles Times. 1993-06-07. Retrieved 2022-11-06.

External links

Preceded by 1993 Australian Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

[1] "It's a Long, Slow Trip, but Bruguera Arrives : French Open: Spaniard stops Courier's run at Roland Garros with five-set victory in final". Los Angeles Times. 1993-06-07. Retrieved 2022-11-06.

[1]