1994 in tennis
This page covers all the important events in the sport of
ITF
Grand Slam events
Australian Open
The 1994 Australian Open was the first
Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
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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
The 1994 French Open played on clay courts took place at the clay courts of the
Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
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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 | Natalia Zvereva |
Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–2 |
Mixed doubles | Kristie Boogert Menno Oosting |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
Wimbledon
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 |
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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
The 1994 US Open was the last major of the year, played on outdoor hard courts at the
Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
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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
The 1994 Davis Cup was the 83rd edition of the year-long tournament between national teams in men's tennis.
Draw
1994 Davis Cup World Group draw |
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Finals
Russia 1 |
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Federation Cup
The 1994 Federation Cup was the 32nd edition of the most relevant competition between national teams in women's tennis.
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Finals
Spain 3 |
Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 24 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) |
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ATP Tour
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
- Pete Sampras def. Boris Becker, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Doubles final
- Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman def. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6).
Championship Series, Single Week events
The ATP Championship Series, Single Week events, precursors of the
WTA Tour
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
- Gabriela Sabatini def. Lindsay Davenport, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Doubles final
- , 6–3, 6–7, 6–3.
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 |
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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 | Natalia Zvereva
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Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath |
6–3, 6–1 |
Hilton Head | Conchita Martínez | Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 6–0 | Lori McNeil Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Natalia Zvereva
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6–4, 4–1, ret. |
Rome | Conchita Martínez | Martina Navratilova | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | Natalia Zvereva
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Brenda Schultz
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6–1, 6–3 |
Berlin | Steffi Graf | Brenda Schultz
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7–6(8–6), 6–4 | Natalia Zvereva
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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 | Natalia Zvereva
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Brenda Schultz
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4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Year-end singles rankings
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International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Class of 1994:
- Hana Mandlíková, player
- Bud Collins, contributor