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.

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ITF

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

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

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

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

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

First Round 25-27 March Quarterfinals 15-17 July Semifinals 23-25 September Final 2-4 December                                       New Delhi, India (grass)   United States 5   Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard)   India 0       United States 3   Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)     Netherlands 2     Netherlands 5 Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)   Belgium 0       United States 2   Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet)     Sweden 3     Sweden 5   Cannes, France (hard)   Denmark 0       Sweden 3 Besançon, France (indoor hard)     France 2     France 4 Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)   Hungary 1       Sweden 4 Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)     Russia 1   Israel 1   Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)   Czech Republic 4       Czech Republic 2 Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)     Russia 3     Russia 4 Hamburg, Germany (hard)   Australia 1       Russia 4 Madrid, Spain (clay)     Germany 1     Italy 1   Halle, Germany (grass)   Spain 4       Spain 2 Graz, Austria (indoor clay)     Germany 3     Austria 2   Germany 3

Finals

Russia 1	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2 December - 4 December 1994 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexander Volkov Stefan Edberg 4 6 2 6 7^7 6^2 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 7^7 6^5 2 6 3 6 6 1 6 8   4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Stefan Edberg 4 6 6 4 6 0       5 Alexander Volkov Magnus Larsson 6^5 7^7 4 6

Federation Cup

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

Draw

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	RD1-score26= 0	RD1-seed27=	RD1-team27=  Canada	RD1-score27= 3	RD1-seed28=	RD1-team28=   Switzerland	RD1-score28= 0	RD1-seed29= Q	RD1-team29=  Austria	RD1-score29= 2	RD1-seed30=	RD1-team30=  Poland	RD1-score30= 1	RD1-seed31=	RD1-team31=  Latvia	RD1-score31= 1	RD1-seed32=	RD1-team32=  Australia	RD1-score32= 2	RD2-seed01=	RD2-team01=  Spain	RD2-score01= 3	RD2-seed02=	RD2-team02=  Argentina	RD2-score02= 0	RD2-seed03=	RD2-team03=  Sweden	RD2-score03= 0	RD2-seed04=	RD2-team04=  Japan	RD2-score04= 3	RD2-seed05= Q	RD2-team05=  Slovakia	RD2-score05= 1	RD2-seed06=	RD2-team06=  Germany	RD2-score06= 2	RD2-seed07=	RD2-team07=  South Africa	RD2-score07= 2	RD2-seed08=	RD2-team08=  Netherlands	RD2-score08= 1	RD2-seed09=	RD2-team09=  France	RD2-score09= 3	RD2-seed10=	RD2-team10=  Italy	RD2-score10= 0	RD2-seed11=	RD2-team11=  Indonesia	RD2-score11= 0	RD2-seed12=	RD2-team12=  Bulgaria	RD2-score12= 3	RD2-seed13=	RD2-team13=  United States	RD2-score13= 3	RD2-seed14=	RD2-team14=  Canada	RD2-score14= 0	RD2-seed15= Q	RD2-team15=  Austria	RD2-score15= 2	RD2-seed16=	RD2-team16=  Australia	RD2-score16= 1	RD3-seed01=	RD3-team01=  Spain	RD3-score01= 3	RD3-seed02=	RD3-team02=  Japan	RD3-score02= 0	RD3-seed03=	RD3-team03=  Germany	RD3-score03= 3	RD3-seed04=	RD3-team04=  South Africa	RD3-score04= 0	RD3-seed05=	RD3-team05=  France	RD3-score05= 2	RD3-seed06=	RD3-team06=  Bulgaria	RD3-score06= 1	RD3-seed07=	RD3-team07=  United States	RD3-score07= 3	RD3-seed08= Q	RD3-team08=  Austria	RD3-score08= 0	RD4-seed01=	RD4-team01=  Spain	RD4-score01= 2	RD4-seed02=	RD4-team02=  Germany	RD4-score02= 1	RD4-seed03=	RD4-team03=  France	RD4-score03= 0	RD4-seed04=	RD4-team04=  United States	RD4-score04= 3	RD5-seed01=	RD5-team01=  Spain	RD5-score01= 3	RD5-seed02=	RD5-team02=  United States}}	RD5-score02= 0 }}

Finals

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

• Class of 1994:
  • Hana Mandlíková, player
  • Bud Collins, contributor

References

See also

• 1994 ATP Tour
• 1994 WTA Tour

External links

• Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
• Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
• Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)