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 | |
| Doubles | |
 Steffi Graf /  Rennae Stubbs | |
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 an 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
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.[1] Seles would not return to professional tennis until August 1995 following the incident, and never played in Germany again.
Entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry from a Lucky loser spot:
Champions
Singles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario def. Steffi Graf, 6–3, 6–3.
- It was Sánchez Vicario's fourth title of the year, and the twelfth of her career.
Doubles
Steffi Graf / Rennae Stubbs def. 
Larisa Neiland / Jana Novotná, 6–4, 7–6(7–5).
References
- ↑ "1993: Tennis star stabbed". On This Day 30 April 1993. BBC. 1993-04-30. Retrieved 2009-03-07.