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1994 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1994. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF edit

Grand Slam events edit

Australian Open edit

Main article: 1994 Australian Open

The 1994 Australian Open was the first major tournament of the year. It took place at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 17 to 30 January.

Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Men's singles   Pete Sampras   Todd Martin 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles   Steffi Graf   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0, 6–2
Men's doubles   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis		   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark		 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles   Gigi Fernández
  Natasha Zvereva 		  Patty Fendick
  Meredith McGrath		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Mixed doubles   Larisa Neiland
  Andrei Olhovskiy		   Helena Suková
  Todd Woodbridge		 7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2

French Open edit

Main article: 1994 French Open

The 1994 French Open played on clay courts took place at the clay courts of the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 23 May until 5 June.

Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Men's singles   Sergi Bruguera   Alberto Berasategui 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Women's singles   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–4
Men's doubles   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark 		  Jan Apell
  Jonas Björkman		 6–4, 7–6
Women's doubles   Gigi Fernández
  Natalia Zvereva 		  Lindsay Davenport
  Lisa Raymond		 6–2, 6–2
Mixed doubles   Kristie Boogert
  Menno Oosting 		  Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
  Andrei Olhovskiy		 7–5, 3–6, 7–5

Wimbledon edit

Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships

The 1994 Wimbledon Championships, played on grass courts, took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, and were held from 20 June to 3 July.

Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Men's singles   Pete Sampras   Goran Ivanišević 7–6 (7–2), 7–6 (7–5), 6–0
Women's singles   Conchita Martínez   Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Men's doubles   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde 		  Grant Connell
  Patrick Galbraith		 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–1
Women's doubles   Gigi Fernández
  Natasha Zvereva 		  Jana Novotná
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6–4, 6–1
Mixed doubles   Helena Suková
  Todd Woodbridge		   Lori McNeil
  T. J. Middleton		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

US Open edit

Main article: 1994 US Open (tennis)

The 1994 US Open was the last major of the year, played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. It was held from 29 August to 11 September.

Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Men's singles   Andre Agassi   Michael Stich 6–1, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Women's singles   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Steffi Graf 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Men's doubles   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis 		  Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde		 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Women's doubles   Jana Novotná
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		  Katerina Maleeva
  Robin White		 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles   Elna Reinach
  Patrick Galbraith 		  Jana Novotná
  Todd Woodbridge		 6–2, 6–4

Davis Cup edit

Main article: 1994 Davis Cup

The 1994 Davis Cup was the 83rd edition of the year-long tournament between national teams in men's tennis.

Draw edit

1994 Davis Cup World Group draw
First round
25-27 March		Quarterfinals
15-17 July		Semifinals
23-25 September		Final
2-4 December
New Delhi, India (grass)
  United States5
Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard)
  India0
  United States3
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Netherlands2
  Netherlands5
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Belgium0
  United States2
Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden3
  Sweden5
Cannes, France (hard)
  Denmark0
  Sweden3
Besançon, France (indoor hard)
  France2
  France4
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Hungary1
  Sweden4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Russia1
  Israel1
Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Czech Republic4
  Czech Republic2
Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Russia3
  Russia4
Hamburg, Germany (hard)
  Australia1
  Russia4
Madrid, Spain (clay)
  Germany1
  Italy1
Halle, Germany (grass)
  Spain4
  Spain2
Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
  Germany3
  Austria2
  Germany3

Finals edit

 
Russia
1 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia
2–4 December 1994
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Alexander Volkov
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		2
6 		77
62 		6
0 		6
8 		 
2  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Magnus Larsson 		0
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman 		77
65 		2
6 		3
6 		6
1 		6
8 		 
4  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		6
4 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Alexander Volkov
Magnus Larsson 		65
77 		4
6 		       

Federation Cup edit

Main article: 1994 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1994 Federation Cup was the 32nd edition of the most relevant competition between national teams in women's tennis.

Draw edit

1994 Federation Cup World Group draw
First Round
18–19 July 		Second Round
20–21 July 		Quarterfinals
22 July 		Semifinals
23 July 		Final
24 July
               
    Spain 3
Q   Chile 0
 
 
Q   Cuba 0
    Argentina 3
 
 
Q   Belgium 1
    Sweden 2
 
 
    China 1
    Japan 2
 
 
    Finland 1
Q   Slovakia 2
 
 
    Germany 3
    Colombia 0
 
 
    South Africa 3
Q   Paraguay 0
 
 
Q   Belarus 1
    Netherlands 2
 
 
    France 3
    South Korea 0
 
 
    Italy 2
    Denmark 1
 
 
Q   Chinese Taipei 1
    Indonesia 2
 
 
    Croatia 1
    Bulgaria 2
 
 
    United States 3
    Czech Republic
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Finals edit

 
Spain
3 		Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany
24 July 1994
Clay (outdoors) 		 
United States
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Conchita Martínez
Mary Joe Fernández 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Lindsay Davenport 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández 		6
3 		6
4 		   

ATP Tour edit

ATP Tour World Championships edit

Main article: 1994 ATP Tour World Championships

The 1994 ATP Tour World Championships was the year-end tournament, where the best eight players of the year competed in a round robin format. The singles championship took place at the Frankfurt Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany, and the doubles tournament was played in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Singles final edit

Doubles final edit

Championship Series, Single Week events edit

Main article: 1994 ATP Championship Series, Single Week

The ATP Championship Series, Single Week events, precursors of the ATP Masters 1000, were the second in relevance after the Grand Slam tournaments.

Tournament Week Singles winner Singles finalist Score Doubles winners Doubles runners-up Score
Indian Wells February 28   Pete Sampras   Petr Korda 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2   Grant Connell
  Patrick Galbraith 		  Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark 		7–5, 6–3
Key Biscayne March 7   Pete Sampras   Andre Agassi 5–7, 6–3, 6–3   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis 		  Mark Knowles
  Jared Palmer 		7–6, 7–6
Monte Carlo April 18   Andriy Medvedev   Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 6–1, 6–3   Nicklas Kulti
  Magnus Larsson 		  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek 		3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Hamburg May 2   Andriy Medvedev   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  David Rikl 		  Wayne Ferreira
  Javier Sánchez 		6–1, 7–5
Rome May 9   Pete Sampras   Boris Becker 6–1, 6–2, 6–2   Scott Melville
  Piet Norval 		  Henrik Holm
  Anders Järryd 		7–6, 6–3
Toronto July 25   Andre Agassi   Jason Stoltenberg 6–4, 6–4   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark 		  Patrick McEnroe
  Jared Palmer 		7–6, 7–6
Cincinnati August 8   Michael Chang   Stefan Edberg 6–2, 7–5   Alex O'Brien
  Sandon Stolle 		  Wayne Ferreira
  Mark Kratzmann 		6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Stockholm October 24   Boris Becker   Goran Ivanišević 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde 		  Jan Apell
  Jonas Björkman 		6–3, 6–4
Paris October 31   Andre Agassi   Marc Rosset 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis 		  Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark 		3–6, 7–6, 7–5

WTA Tour edit

WTA Tour Championships edit

Main article: 1994 WTA Tour Championships

The 1994 WTA Tour Championships were held in New York, United States between November 14 and November 20. This was the year-end tournament, which was played by the top-eight women players.

Singles final edit

Doubles final edit

WTA Tier I Tournaments edit

Main article: WTA Tier I tournaments

The WTA Tier I Tournaments were next in importance to Grand Slam events.

Tournament Singles winner Singles runner-up Score Doubles winners Doubles runners-up Score
Tokyo   Steffi Graf   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4   Pam Shriver
  Elizabeth Smylie 		  Manon Bollegraf
  Martina Navratilova 		6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Miami   Steffi Graf   Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 6–1, 6–2   Gigi Fernández
  Natalia Zvereva 		  Patty Fendick
  Meredith McGrath 		6–3, 6–1
Hilton Head   Conchita Martínez   Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–0   Lori McNeil
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		  Gigi Fernández
  Natalia Zvereva 		6–4, 4–1, ret.
Rome   Conchita Martínez   Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–5), 6–4   Gigi Fernández
  Natalia Zvereva 		  Gabriela Sabatini
  Brenda Schultz 		6–1, 6–3
Berlin   Steffi Graf   Brenda Schultz 7–6(8–6), 6–4   Gigi Fernández
  Natalia Zvereva 		  Jana Novotná
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		6–3, 7–6
Montreal   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Steffi Graf 7–5, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)   Meredith McGrath
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		  Pam Shriver
  Elizabeth Smylie 		7–5, 1–6, 7–6
Zurich   Magdalena Maleeva   Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 3–6, 6–4   Manon Bollegraf
  Martina Navratilova 		  Patty Fendick
  Meredith McGrath 		7–6, 6–1
Philadelphia   Anke Huber   Mary Pierce 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 7–5   Gigi Fernández
  Natalia Zvereva 		  Gabriela Sabatini
  Brenda Schultz 		4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Year-end singles rankings edit

 
Sampras ended the season as World No.1 for the second consecutive time.
Top 10 ATP Year-end rankings
N° Name Nation
1 Pete Sampras   USA
2 Andre Agassi   USA
3 Boris Becker   GER
4 Sergi Bruguera   ESP
5 Goran Ivanišević   CRO
6 Michael Chang   USA
7 Stefan Edberg   SWE
8 Alberto Berasategui   ESP
9 Michael Stich   GER
10 Todd Martin   USA
Top 10 WTA Year-end rankings
N° Name Nation
1 Steffi Graf   GER
2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   ESP
3 Conchita Martínez   ESP
4 Jana Novotná   CZE
5 Mary Pierce   FRA
6 Lindsay Davenport   USA
7 Gabriela Sabatini   ARG
8 Martina Navratilova   USA
9 Kimiko Date-Krumm   JPN
10 Natasha Zvereva   BLR

International Tennis Hall of Fame edit

See also edit

References edit

External links edit

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