1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Jim Courier was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jonathan Stark.

Men's Singles
1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Pete Sampras
Runner-up Brad Gilbert
Final score6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Draw56 (5WC/7Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Main article: 1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships

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]

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Jim Courier (Third round)
  2. Pete Sampras (Champion)
  3. Michael Chang (Second round)
  4. Alexander Volkov (Third round)
  5. Henrik Holm (Semifinals)
  6. Wally Masur (Semifinals)
  7. Brad Gilbert (Final)
  8. Amos Mansdorf (Third round)
  9. Brett Steven (Second round)
  10. David Wheaton (Quarterfinals)
  11. Jan Siemerink (Third round)
  12. Kenneth Carlsen (Second round)
  13. Christian Bergström (Third round)
  14. Jim Grabb (First round)
  15. Guillaume Raoux (Third round)
  16. Andrei Cherkasov (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
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

Section 1
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

Section 2
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

Section 3
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

Section 4
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 1r 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

References
  1. "TENNIS: Sampras beats Gilbert". The New York Times. 12 April 1993. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. Buddell, James (12 April 2018). "Read & Watch: Remembering Sampras' Rise To No. 1... 25 Years On". ATP Tour. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "On this day in history… Sampras wins in Tokyo, ascends to #1". Tennis Head. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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