Women's Tennis : 5 greatest Australian Open finals

#2 Monica Seles vs Steffi Graf (1993)

1993 Australian Open Champion Monica Seles

The rivalry between Steffi Graf and Monica Seles was possibly the best rivalry in tennis during the 1990's

Going into the 1993 Australian Open, Seles had superseded Graf as the World No 1 and consequently was the top-seed after wining 6 of the previous 7 Grand Slam tournaments. Her only defeat against Graf prior to the final of the Australian Open of 1993 came at the All England Club in 1992. It was the 19-year-old Monica Seles who prevailed over her opponent Graf courtesy of a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.

The pivotal point of the match came in the 6th game of the 3rd set. With Graf serving at 2-3, 30-0, Seles produced an amazing cross-court forehand that landed on the line for a winner. Graf fended off two break points in that game, but Seles did get the service break, then won the final two games to take the match and the Championship.