WTA Tour 1994

◄ WTA Tour 1994 ►
Period:	January - November 1994
Edition:	24
Number of tournaments:	56
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Doubles Championships Tier I (8) Tier II (19) Tier III (11) Tier IV (12)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (8)
Most of the finals:	Steffi Graf (10)
Awards
Player of the year:	Steffi Graf
Double team of the year:	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa
Newcomer of the year:	Mary Pierce
Newcomer of the year:	Irina Spîrlea
Returner of the year:	Meredith McGrath

The 1994 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open :
Steffi Graf

French Open and US Open :
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Wimbledon Championships :
Conchita Martínez

The 1994 WTA Tour was the 24th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

The team competitions Hopman Cup and Federation Cup are not part of the WTA Tour. They are listed here as the top female players usually play these tournaments.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Tier I. Tier II Tier III Tier IV

Others Hopman Cup Federation Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.01.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - $ 700,000 hard court	Jana Novotná Petr Korda	Anke Huber Bernd Karbacher	2: 1
	Danone Hardcourt Championships Brisbane , Australia Tier III - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Lindsay Davenport	Florencia Labat	6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 3
		Laura Golarsa Natalija Medvedeva	Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan	6: 3, 6: 1
10.01.	Tasmanian International Women's Open Hobart , Australia Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Mana Endo	Rachel McQuillan	6: 1, 6: 7 1 , 6: 4
		Linda Harvey-Wild Chanda Rubin	Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan	7: 5, 4: 6, 7: 6 1
	Peters NSW Open Tournament of Champions Sydney , Australia Tier II - $ 300,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Kimiko Date	Mary Joe Fernández	6: 4, 6: 2
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 2, 6: 3
January 17	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 2,426,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6-0, 6-2
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4
		Larisa Neiland Andrei Olchowski	Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge	7: 5, 6 0 : 7, 6: 2
31/01	Amway Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 28Q / 16D	Ginger Helgeson	Inés Gorrochategui	7: 6 4 , 6: 3
		Patricia Hy Mercedes Paz	Jenny Byrne Julie Richardson	6: 4, 7: 6 3
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Tier I - $ 750,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 6: 4
		Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	Manon Bollegraf Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6 3

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.02.	EA-Generali Ladies Linz , Austria Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sabine Appelmans	Meike Babel	6: 1, 4: 6, 7: 6 3
		Yevgenia Manjukowa Leila Mes'chi	Åsa Carlsson Caroline Schneider	6: 2, 6: 2
	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Carpet (Hall) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Natallja Sverava	Chanda Ruby	6: 3, 7: 5
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Manon Bollegraf Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4
	Asia Women's Tennis Open Osaka , Japan Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Iva Majoli	6: 1, 4: 6, 7: 5
		Larisa Neiland Rennae Stubbs	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6: 4, 6: 7 2 , 7: 5
02/14	Nokia Open Beijing , China Tier IV - $ 100,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 20Q / 16D	Yayuk Basuki	Kyoko Nagatsuka	6: 4, 6: 2
		Chen Li-Ling Li Fang	Kerry-Anne Guse Valda Lake	6-0, 6-2
	IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City , United States Tier III - $ 150,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Meredith McGrath	Brenda Schultz	7: 6 6 , 7: 6 4
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	7: 6 3 , 6: 2
February 15-20	Open Gaz de France Paris , France Tier II - $ 400,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Julie Halard	7: 5, 6: 3
		Sabine Appelman's Laurence Courtois	Mary Pierce Andrea Temesvári	6: 4, 6: 4
02/21	The Evert Cup Indian Wells , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Amanda Coetzer	6-0, 6-4
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Manon Bollegraf Helena Suková	6: 2, 6: 4
28.02.	Virginia Slims of Florida Delray Beach , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 7: 5
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Manon Bollegraf Helena Suková	6: 2, 6: 0

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
14.03.	The Lipton Championships Miami , United States Tier I - $ 1,000,000 Hard Court - 96E / 64Q / 48D	Steffi Graf	Natallja Sverava	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6: 3, 6: 1
21.03.	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Clay - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Sabine Hack	Mary Pierce	7: 5, 6: 4
		Manon Bollegraf Martina Navrátilová	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 4, 6: 2
	Light n 'Lively Doubles Wesley Chapel (Florida) , United States $ 175,000 - Clay - 8D	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	6: 2, 7: 5
28.03.	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States Tier I - $ 750,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Conchita Martínez	Natallja Sverava	6: 4, 6: 0
		Lori McNeil Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	6: 4, 4: 1 problem

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/04	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gabriela Sabatini	6: 1, 6: 4
		Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	6: 2, 6: 7 6 , 6: 4
	Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Tier III - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Kimiko Date	Amy Frazier	7: 5, 6: 0
		Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama	Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi	6: 4, 6: 1
04/11	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya , Thailand Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sabine Appelmans	Patty Fendick	6: 7 5 , 7: 6 5 , 6: 2
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi	7: 6 0 , 3: 6, 6: 3
April 18	Singapore Tennis Classic Kallang , Singapore Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16D	Naoko Sawamatsu	Florencia Labat	7: 5, 7: 5
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford	6: 4, 6: 1
April 19-24	International Championships of Spain Barcelona , Spain Tier II - $ 400,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Iva Majoli	6-0 6-2
		Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat	6: 2, 6: 4
04/25	Danamon Indonesia Women's Open Jakarta , Indonesia Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Yayuk Basuki	Florencia Labat	6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6 1
		Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford	Kerry-Anne Guse Andrea Strnadová	6: 2, 6: 2
	Citizen Cup Hamburg , Germany Tier II - $ 400,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf	4: 6, 7: 6 3 , 7: 6 8
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Yevgenia Manjukowa Leila Mes'chi	6: 3, 6: 2
	Ilva Trophy Taranto , Italy Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Julie Halard	Irina Spîrlea	6: 2, 6: 3
		Irina Spîrlea Noelle Van Lottum	Sandra Cecchini Isabelle Demongeot	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 1

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.05.	Mercedes Italian Open Rome , Italy Tier I - $ 750,000 Clay Court - 56E / 28D	Conchita Martínez	Martina Navrátilová	7: 6 5 , 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	6: 1, 6: 3
09.05.	German Open Berlin , Germany Tier I - $ 750,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Brenda Schultz	7: 6 6 , 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 7: 6 2
05/10	BVV Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Amanda Coetzer	Åsa Carlsson	6: 1, 7: 6 14
		Amanda Coetzer Linda Harvey-Wild	Kristie Boogert Laura Golarsa	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 2
16.05.	Eurocard Open Lucerne , Switzerland Tier III - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Lindsay Davenport	Lisa Raymond	7: 6 3 , 6: 4
		the double competition was canceled due to rain
16.05.	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 28E / 29Q / 16D	Mary Joe Fernández	Gabriela Sabatini	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0
		Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	Patricia Tarabini Caroline Vis	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2
05/23 - 05.06.	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 3,561,928 Clay Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 48M	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Pierce	6: 4, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6: 2, 6: 2
		Kristie Boogert Menno Oosting	Larisa Neiland Andrei Olchowski	7: 5, 3: 6, 7: 5

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.06.	DFS Classic Birmingham , UK Tier III - $ 150,000 Lawn - 56Q / 32Q / 28D	Lori McNeil	Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 2, 6: 2
		Zina Garrison-Jackson Larisa Neiland	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	6: 4, 6: 4
June 13-19	Volkswagen Cup Eastbourne Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 400,000 Turf - 56E / 28D	Meredith McGrath	Linda Harvey-Wild	6: 2, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Inés Gorrochategui Helena Suková	6: 7 4 , 6: 4, 6: 3
June 20 - 03.07.	Wimbledon Championships London , UK Grand Slam - $ 3,361,848 Lawn - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 64M	Conchita Martínez	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 4, 6: 1
		Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge	Lori McNeil T.J. Middleton	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.07.	Torneo Internazional Femmin di Palermo Palermo , Italy Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Irina Spîrlea	Brenda Schultz	6: 4, 1: 6, 7: 6 5
		Ruxandra Dragomir Laura Garrone	Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni	6: 1, 6: 0
25.07.	Federation Cup , finals Frankfurt am Main , Germany , clay court	Spain	United States	3-0
25.07.	Styrian Open Maria Lankowitz , Austria Tier IV - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anke Huber	Judith Wiesner	6: 3, 6: 3
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Alexandra Fusai Karina Habšudová	7: 5, 7: 5
	Acura US Women's Hardcourts Stratton Mountain , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Hard - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
		Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 6 4 , 2: 6, 7: 5

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08/01	Toshiba Tennis Classic San Diego , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Hard Court - 56E / 28D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 2, 6: 1
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ginger Helgeson Rachel McQuillan	6: 3, 6: 3
08.08.	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Amy Frazier	Ann Grossman	6: 1, 6: 3
		Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat	Jana Novotná Lisa Raymond	6: 1, 0: 6, 6: 1
August 15-21	Matinee Ltd. International - Canadian Open Montreal , Canada Tier I - $ 750,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf	7: 5, 1: 6, 7: 6 4
		Meredith McGrath Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
08/22	OTB International Tennis Open Schenectady , United States Tier III - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16D	Judith Wiesner	Larisa Neiland	7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4
		Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6: 2, 6: 2
08/29	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 3,900,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf	1: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 4
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Katerina Maleewa Robin White	6: 3, 6: 3
		Elna Reinach Patrick Galbraith	Jana Novotná Todd Woodbridge	6: 2, 6: 4

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
September 19-24	Moscow Ladies Open Moscow , Russia Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (indoor) - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Magdalena Maleewa	Sandra Cecchini	7: 5, 6: 1
		Jelena Makarowa Yevgenia Manjukova	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	7: 6 3 , 6: 4
	Nichirei International Ladies Tennis Championships Tokyo , Japan Tier II - $ 400,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Amy Frazier	6: 1, 6: 2
		Julie Halard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki	6: 1, 0: 6, 6: 1
26.09.	International Women's Grand Prix Leipzig Leipzig , Germany Tier II - $ 400,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Mary Pierce	7: 5, 6: 1
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland	6: 4, 6: 4

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.10.	European Indoors Zurich Zurich , Switzerland Tier I - $ 750,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Magdalena Maleewa	Natallja Sverava	7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4
		Manon Bollegraf Martina Navrátilová	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	7: 6 3 , 6: 1
10.10.	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Germany Tier II - $ 400,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anke Huber	Mary Pierce	6: 4, 6: 2
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland	7: 6 5 , 6: 4
18.10.	Brighton International Brighton , Germany Tier II - $ 400,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Helena Suková	6: 7 4 , 6: 3, 6: 4
		Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
October 24	Nokia Grand Prix Essen , Germany Tier II - $ 400,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Iva Majoli	6: 2, 6: 4
		Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund	Yevgenia Manjukowa Leila Mes'chi	6: 2, 6: 1
October 31	Bell Challenge Québec , Canada Tier III - $ 150,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Katerina Maleewa	Brenda Schultz	6: 3, 6: 3
		Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat	Linda Harvey-Wild Chanda Rubin	6: 4, 6: 3
	Bank of the West Classic Oakland , United States Tier II - $ 400,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Navrátilová	1: 6, 7: 6 5 , 7: 6 3
		Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	7: 5, 6: 4

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.11.	Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia , United States Tier I - $ 750,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anke Huber	Mary Pierce	6: 0, 6: 7, 4 , 7: 5
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
	Surabaya Women's Open Surabaya , Indonesia Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 10Q / 16D	Elena Wagner	Ai Sugiyama	2: 6, 6: 0, surrender
		Yayuk Basuki Romana Tedjakusuma	Kyoko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama	without a fight
11/14	P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open Taipei , Taiwan Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 8Q / 16D	Wang Shi-ting	Kyoko Nagatsuka	6: 1, 6: 3
		Michelle Jaggard-Lai Rene Simpson-Alter	Nancy Feber Alexandra Fusai	6-0, 7-6 10
	Virginia Slims Championships New York , United States Masters - $ 3,708,500 Carpet (indoor) - 16E / 8D	Gabriela Sabatini	Lindsay Davenport	6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 6: 7 4 , 6: 3

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