1994 Moscow Ladies Open

The 1994 Moscow Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, that was part of Tier III of the 1994 WTA Tour.

1994 Moscow Ladies Open
DateSeptember 19 – September 24
Edition4th
CategoryTier III
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet (i)
LocationMoscow, Soviet Union
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Singles
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Doubles
United States Elena Makarova / Russia Eugenia Maniokova
← 1991 · Moscow Ladies Open · 1995 →

It was held from September 19 through 24, 1994.[1]

It was the fourth edition of the WTA tournament[1] inaugurated under the title of Virginia Slims of Moscow in 1989.

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Magdalena Maleeva defeated   Sandra Cecchini 7–5, 6–1[2][3][1]

  • It was Maleeva's 1st WTA singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles edit

  Elena Makarova /   Eugenia Maniokova defeated   Laura Golarsa /   Caroline Vis 7-6(6–3), 6-4[1]

  • It was Makarova's only doubles WTA title of her career. It was Maniokova's 2nd WTA doubles title of the year and the 4th and last of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "ОТ МЕЙДЖЕРС ДО НОВОТНОЙ / Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России". Sport Express. 1998-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  2. ^ "WTA Moscow Ladies Open – Women's Singles". Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. ^ Terry Armour (1994-09-29). "PIERSALL THINKS LAMONT GOT RAW END OF THE DEAL". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

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