1993 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles
# 1993 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

In the first edition of the tournament, Karel Nováček won the title by defeating Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Alexander Volkov (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Muster (semifinals)
* Karel Nováček (champion)
* Carl-Uwe Steeb (quarterfinals)
* Emilio Sánchez (first round)
* Andrei Cherkasov (quarterfinals)
* Javier Sánchez (second round)
* Fabrice Santoro (final)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8/WC | Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jeremy Bates | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jeremy Bates | 2 | 3 | 8/WC | Fabrice Santoro | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 3 | Karel Nováček | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Karel Nováček | 7 | 6 | 3 | Karel Nováček | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Thomas Muster | 5 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A Volkov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y El Aynaoui | 2 | 3 | | 1 | A Volkov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pistolesi | 1 | $0^r$ | | | L Jönsson | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jönsson | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | A Volkov | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Wuyts | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 8/WC | F Santoro | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Braasch | 6 | 6 | | | K Braasch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Montana | 5 | 0 | | 8/WC | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8/WC | F Santoro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8/WC | F Santoro | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | CU Steeb | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Bates | 2 | 3 |
| | B Karbacher | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | CU Steeb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | C Mezzadri | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | CU Steeb | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Bates | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | J Bates | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Bergström | $6^4$ | 1 | | | J Bates | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cunha e Silva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Cunha e Silva | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6/WC | A Cherkasov | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | 6/WC | A Cherkasov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 7 | 4 | 5 | | T Carbonell | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6/WC | A Cherkasov | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | K Nováček | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | LA Wahlgren | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | LA Wahlgren | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 0 | 5 | | 3 | K Nováček | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Nováček | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Nováček | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | J Sánchez | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 5 | 4 |
| WC | A Järryd | $6^5$ | 3 | | 7 | J Sánchez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Doseděl | 6 | 7 | | Q | S Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | S Doseděl | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Górriz | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Black | 5 | 6 | 5 | | M Górriz | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 4 | 2 | | 2 | T Muster | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
