1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Brad Gilbert
Score	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (5WC/7Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events
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Jim Courier was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jonathan Stark.

Champion

Pete Sampras

Runner-up

Brad Gilbert

Score6–2, 6–2, 6–2

Draw56 (5WC/7Q/1LL)

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Pete Sampras won the title by defeating Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 in the final. By doing so, Sampras clinches the World No. 1 spot for the first time in his career.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Jonathan Stark	7⁷	2	0

7	Brad Gilbert	6⁴	6	6
					7	Brad Gilbert	6	3	6

					5	Henrik Holm	1	6	3
Q	Neil Borwick	2	3

5	Henrik Holm	6	6
										7	Brad Gilbert	2	2	2

										2	Pete Sampras	6	6	6
6	Wally Masur	6	6

	Todd Woodbridge	4	0
					6	Wally Masur	4	2

					2	Pete Sampras	6	6
10	David Wheaton	3	6	4

2	Pete Sampras	6	3	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	J Courier	7⁸	6
	S Youl	2	4			M Damm	6⁶	4
	M Damm	6	6							1	J Courier	4	2
	J Stark	6	6⁹	6							J Stark	6	6
	M Střelba	4	7¹¹	2		J Stark	6	6
	K Braasch	7⁷	5	4	16	A Cherkasov	4	1
16	A Cherkasov	6³	7	6												J Stark	7⁷	2	0
9	B Steven	7⁷	6												7	B Gilbert	6⁴	6	6
	T Ho	6⁵	3		9	B Steven	3	2
Q	D Flach	7	6		Q	D Flach	6	6
	L Koslowski	5	1							Q	D Flach	7	1	4
	P Kühnen	2	2							7	B Gilbert	5	6	6
	C Pridham	6	6			C Pridham	7	2	1
					7	B Gilbert	5	6	6

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

				4	A Volkov	6	6
	P Baur	1	2	LL	J Stoltenberg	2	4
LL	J Stoltenberg	6	6						4	A Volkov	7⁷	4	6³
WC	G Motomura	4	1						Q	N Borwick	6³	6	7⁷
Q	K Jones	6	6	Q	K Jones	1	4
Q	N Borwick	6	6	Q	N Borwick	6	6
14	J Grabb	1	1											Q	N Borwick	2	3
12	K Carlsen	6	6											5	H Holm	6	6
Q	T Mercer	4	1	12	K Carlsen	6⁵	5
	D Vacek	6	6		D Vacek	7⁷	7
Q	R Bergh	4	3							D Vacek	4	4
WC	T Shimada	4	1						5	H Holm	6	6
	A O'Brien	6	6		A O'Brien	2	6	3
				5	H Holm	6	4	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	W Masur	6	6
	S Stolle	1	6	2		J Cunha e Silva	4	2
	J Cunha e Silva	6	4	6						6	W Masur	6⁴	6	6
WC	Y Yamamoto	7⁹	6⁴	3						11	J Siemerink	7⁷	4	2
WC	H Kaneko	6⁷	7⁷	6	WC	H Kaneko	2	3
	S Pescosolido	6	6⁴	5	11	J Siemerink	6	6
11	J Siemerink	2	7⁷	7											6	W Masur	6	6
13	C Bergström	6	6⁵	7												T Woodbridge	4	0
Q	K Thorne	3	7⁷	5	13	C Bergström	6	6
	C Adams	6	2	2	Q	P McEnroe	4	1
Q	P McEnroe	0	6	6						13	C Bergström	6	6⁴	3
	S Matsuoka	5	0								T Woodbridge	3	7⁷	6
	T Woodbridge	7	6			T Woodbridge	6	3	7⁷
					3	M Chang	3	6	6⁵

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	A Mansdorf	6	5	7
	C van Rensburg	6³	7⁷	6		C van Rensburg	1	7	5
	R Fromberg	7⁷	6²	4						8	A Mansdorf	1	2
	D Nargiso	6	1	1^r						10	D Wheaton	6	6
	R Weiss	4	6	4		R Weiss	2	6	4
WC	R Tsujino	4	3		10	D Wheaton	6	3	6
10	D Wheaton	6	6												10	D Wheaton	3	6	4
15	G Raoux	7⁷	6												2	P Sampras	6	3	6
	J Bates	6³	3		15	G Raoux	6	6
	S Simian	7⁸	7⁷			S Simian	1	1
	A Antonitsch	6⁶	6³							15	G Raoux	4	7⁷	3
	D Prinosil	3	6	3						2	P Sampras	6	6⁴	6
	J Morgan	6	2	6		J Morgan	5	3
					2	P Sampras	7	6

1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Seeds

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