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Men's singles
1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upUnited States Brad Gilbert
Score6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw56 (5WC/7Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Jim Courier was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jonathan Stark.

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. United States Jim Courier (third round)
  2. United States Pete Sampras (champion)
  3. United States Michael Chang (second round)
  4. Russia Alexander Volkov (third round)
  5. Sweden Henrik Holm (semifinals)
  6. Australia Wally Masur (semifinals)
  7. United States Brad Gilbert (final)
  8. Israel Amos Mansdorf (third round)
  9. New Zealand Brett Steven (second round)
  10. United States David Wheaton (quarterfinals)
  11. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (third round)
  12. Denmark Kenneth Carlsen (second round)
  13. Sweden Christian Bergström (third round)
  14. United States Jim Grabb (first round)
  15. France Guillaume Raoux (third round)
  16. Russia Andrei Cherkasov (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
United States Jonathan Stark 77 2 0
7 United States Brad Gilbert 64 6 6
7 United States Brad Gilbert 6 3 6
5 Sweden Henrik Holm 1 6 3
Q Australia Neil Borwick 2 3
5 Sweden Henrik Holm 6 6
7 United States Brad Gilbert 2 2 2
2 United States Pete Sampras 6 6 6
6 Australia Wally Masur 6 6
Australia Todd Woodbridge 4 0
6 Australia Wally Masur 4 2
2 United States Pete Sampras 6 6
10 United States David Wheaton 3 6 4
2 United States Pete Sampras 6 3 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States J Courier 78 6
Australia S Youl 2 4 Czech Republic M Damm 66 4
Czech Republic M Damm 6 6 1 United States J Courier 4 2
United States J Stark 6 69 6 United States J Stark 6 6
Czech Republic M Střelba 4 711 2 United States J Stark 6 6
Germany K Braasch 77 5 4 16 Russia A Cherkasov 4 1
16 Russia A Cherkasov 63 7 6 United States J Stark 77 2 0
9 New Zealand B Steven 77 6 7 United States B Gilbert 64 6 6
United States T Ho 65 3 9 New Zealand B Steven 3 2
Q United States D Flach 7 6 Q United States D Flach 6 6
Germany L Koslowski 5 1 Q United States D Flach 7 1 4
Germany P Kühnen 2 2 7 United States B Gilbert 5 6 6
Canada C Pridham 6 6 Canada C Pridham 7 2 1
7 United States B Gilbert 5 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Russia A Volkov 6 6
Germany P Baur 1 2 LL Australia J Stoltenberg 2 4
LL Australia J Stoltenberg 6 6 4 Russia A Volkov 77 4 63
WC Japan G Motomura 4 1 Q Australia N Borwick 63 6 77
Q United States K Jones 6 6 Q United States K Jones 1 4
Q Australia N Borwick 6 6 Q Australia N Borwick 6 6
14 United States J Grabb 1 1 Q Australia N Borwick 2 3
12 Denmark K Carlsen 6 6 5 Sweden H Holm 6 6
Q United States T Mercer 4 1 12 Denmark K Carlsen 65 5
Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6 Czech Republic D Vacek 77 7
Q Sweden R Bergh 4 3 Czech Republic D Vacek 4 4
WC Japan T Shimada 4 1 5 Sweden H Holm 6 6
United States A O'Brien 6 6 United States A O'Brien 2 6 3
5 Sweden H Holm 6 4 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Australia W Masur 6 6
Australia S Stolle 1 6 2 Portugal J Cunha e Silva 4 2
Portugal J Cunha e Silva 6 4 6 6 Australia W Masur 64 6 6
WC Japan Y Yamamoto 79 64 3 11 Netherlands J Siemerink 77 4 2
WC Japan H Kaneko 67 77 6 WC Japan H Kaneko 2 3
Italy S Pescosolido 6 64 5 11 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 6
11 Netherlands J Siemerink 2 77 7 6 Australia W Masur 6 6
13 Sweden C Bergström 6 65 7 Australia T Woodbridge 4 0
Q United States K Thorne 3 77 5 13 Sweden C Bergström 6 6
United States C Adams 6 2 2 Q United States P McEnroe 4 1
Q United States P McEnroe 0 6 6 13 Sweden C Bergström 6 64 3
Japan S Matsuoka 5 0 Australia T Woodbridge 3 77 6
Australia T Woodbridge 7 6 Australia T Woodbridge 6 3 77
3 United States M Chang 3 6 65

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Israel A Mansdorf 6 5 7
South Africa C van Rensburg 63 77 6 South Africa C van Rensburg 1 7 5
Australia R Fromberg 77 62 4 8 Israel A Mansdorf 1 2
Italy D Nargiso 6 1 1r 10 United States D Wheaton 6 6
United States R Weiss 4 6 4 United States R Weiss 2 6 4
WC Japan R Tsujino 4 3 10 United States D Wheaton 6 3 6
10 United States D Wheaton 6 6 10 United States D Wheaton 3 6 4
15 France G Raoux 77 6 2 United States P Sampras 6 3 6
United Kingdom J Bates 63 3 15 France G Raoux 6 6
France S Simian 78 77 France S Simian 1 1
Austria A Antonitsch 66 63 15 France G Raoux 4 77 3
Germany D Prinosil 3 6 3 2 United States P Sampras 6 64 6
Australia J Morgan 6 2 6 Australia J Morgan 5 3
2 United States 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.