1993 RCA Championships – Singles

The 1993 RCA Championships – Singles was an event of the 1993 RCA Championships men's tennis tournament which was held from August 16 through August 22, 1993, at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. The tournament was part of Championship Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. The singles draw consisted of 56 players and 16 of them were seeded.

Singles
1993 RCA Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jim Courier
Runner-upGermany Boris Becker
Score7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw56 (5WC / 7Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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First-seeded Pete Sampras was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Pat Rafter. First-seeded Jim Courier won the singles title after a 7–5, 6–3 victory in the final against third-seeded Boris Becker.[1]

Seeds

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01.    Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
02.    Jim Courier (champion)
03.    Boris Becker (final)
04.    Goran Ivanišević (third round)
05.    Todd Martin (second round)
06.    Alexander Volkov (third round)
07.    Cédric Pioline (quarterfinals)
08.    Wayne Ferreira (third round)
09.    Wally Masur (second round)
10.    Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
11.    Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)
12.    David Wheaton (second round)
13.    Brad Gilbert (second round)
14.    Mikael Pernfors (first round)
15.    Brett Steven (second round)
16.    Fabrice Santoro (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Pete Sampras 66 77 65
  Pat Rafter 78 63 77
  Pat Rafter 4 6 4
3   Boris Becker 6 3 6
3   Boris Becker 6 6
11   Richey Reneberg 4 3
3   Boris Becker 5 3
2   Jim Courier 7 6
  Luiz Mattar 6 6
Q   Jimmy Arias 2 2
  Luiz Mattar 3 2
2   Jim Courier 6 6
7   Cédric Pioline 3 4
2   Jim Courier 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1   Pete Sampras
BYE 1   Pete Sampras 6 6
Q   Todd Nelson 6 6 Q   Todd Nelson 3 4
WC   Brian MacPhie 4 1 1   Pete Sampras 5 77 6
Q   Bret Garnett 1 2   Jonathan Stark 7 62 3
  Jonathan Stark 6 6   Jonathan Stark 6 7
  Kenneth Carlsen 2 4 16   Fabrice Santoro 3 5
16   Fabrice Santoro 6 6 1   Pete Sampras 66 77 65
10   Andrei Chesnokov 6 6   Pat Rafter 78 63 77
  Thomas Enqvist 2 4 10   Andrei Chesnokov 1 2
  Pat Rafter 4 6 6   Pat Rafter 6 6
WC   Greg Rusedski 6 0 1   Pat Rafter 3 6 7
Q   Cristiano Caratti 6 3 6 8   Wayne Ferreira 6 4 5
  Rodolphe Gilbert 3 6 1 Q   Cristiano Caratti 0 1
BYE 8   Wayne Ferreira 6 6
8   Wayne Ferreira

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3   Boris Becker
BYE 3   Boris Becker 6 5 6
  Guillaume Raoux 4 2 Q   Andrew Sznajder 4 7 4
Q   Andrew Sznajder 6 6 3   Boris Becker 6 7
  Jeff Tarango 65 6 6   Andrei Cherkasov 4 5
  Nicklas Kulti 77 4 4   Jeff Tarango 4 0
  Andrei Cherkasov 6 77   Andrei Cherkasov 6 6
14   Mikael Pernfors 4 65 3   Boris Becker 6 6
11   Richey Reneberg 6 6 11   Richey Reneberg 4 3
  Jacco Eltingh 4 2 11   Richey Reneberg 6 6
  Derrick Rostagno 6 6   Derrick Rostagno 1 4
  Gianluca Pozzi 1 4 11   Richey Reneberg 65 78 6
WC   David Witt 3 0   Jaime Yzaga 77 66 3
  Jaime Yzaga 6 6   Jaime Yzaga 4 77 6
BYE 5   Todd Martin 6 65 0
5   Todd Martin

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6   Alexander Volkov
BYE 6   Alexander Volkov 6 6
  Markus Zoecke 6 6   Markus Zoecke 4 4
  Jason Stoltenberg 3 2 6   Alexander Volkov 6 4 1
  Stéphane Simian 4 63   Luiz Mattar 3 6 6
  Luiz Mattar 6 77   Luiz Mattar 79 2 6
  Francisco Clavet 4 2 12   David Wheaton 67 6 2
12   David Wheaton 6 6   Luiz Mattar 6 6
13   Brad Gilbert 1 6 78 Q   Jimmy Arias 2 2
  Aaron Krickstein 6 3 66 13   Brad Gilbert 6 4 4
Q   Jimmy Arias 6 6 Q   Jimmy Arias 2 6 6
Q   Ivan Baron 2 2 Q   Jimmy Arias 3 6 6
  Bryan Shelton 4 6 6 4   Goran Ivanišević 6 4 4
Q   Agustín Moreno 6 3 1   Bryan Shelton 3 3
BYE 4   Goran Ivanišević 6 6
4   Goran Ivanišević

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7   Cédric Pioline
BYE 7   Cédric Pioline 77 6
  Paul Haarhuis 77 6   Paul Haarhuis 60 4
  Àlex Corretja 65 3 7   Cédric Pioline 6 7
  Jamie Morgan 6 4 6   Jamie Morgan 4 5
  Jakob Hlasek 3 6 4   Jamie Morgan 6 6
  Patrick McEnroe 3 2 9   Wally Masur 1 4
9   Wally Masur 6 6 7   Cédric Pioline 3 4
15   Brett Steven 6 77 2   Jim Courier 6 6
WC   Todd Witsken 3 65 15   Brett Steven 2 6 64
  Tomás Carbonell 77 6   Tomás Carbonell 6 4 77
WC   David DiLucia 65 0   Tomás Carbonell 2 1
  Jared Palmer 1 4 2   Jim Courier 6 6
  Jaime Oncins 6 6   Jaime Oncins 3 2
BYE 2   Jim Courier 6 6
2   Jim Courier

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1994). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 116, 127. ISBN 9780002184564.
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