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
Grand Slam events
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 |
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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 Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 23 May until 5 June.
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 | 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
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 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 |
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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
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Finals
Russia 1 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2–4 December 1994 Carpet (indoors) |
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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.
Draw
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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 ATP Masters 1000, were the second in relevance after the Grand Slam tournaments.
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
- Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva def. Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3.
WTA Tier I Tournaments
The WTA Tier I Tournaments were next in importance to Grand Slam events.
Year-end singles rankings
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- Class of 1994:
- Hana Mandlíková, player
- Bud Collins, contributor