1994 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit

1994 WTA Tour

Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the sixth time in her career, though Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was named the Player of the Year. Graf won seven tournaments during the season, including a major at the Australian Open. She also won three Tier I events and finished runner-up at another major, the US Open. Sánchez Vicario won eight tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also won a Tier I event and finished runner-up at another major, the Australian Open.

Details
Duration| 3 January
– 14 November 1994
Edition| 24th
Tournaments| 55
Categories| Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
WTA Tier I (8)
WTA Tier II (19)
WTA Tier III (11)
WTA Tier IV (12)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles|  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (8)
Most finals|  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (12)
Prize money
leader|  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
($2,943,665)
Points leader|  Steffi Graf (353.00)
Awards
Player of the year|  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Doubles team
of the year|

* Gigi Fernández
* Natasha Zvereva

Most improved
player of the year|  Mary Pierce
Newcomer
of the year|  Irina Spîrlea
Comeback
player of the year|  Meredith McGrath

<- 1993

1995 ->

The 1994 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the year-ending WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

## Schedule

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The table below shows the 1994 WTA Tour schedule.

Key
Grand Slam events

Year-end championships
WTA Tier I tournaments
WTA Tier II events
WTA Tier III events
WTA Tier IV events
Team events

### January

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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3 Jan | Hyundai Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 12 teams |  Czech Republic
2–1 |  Germany |  Australia
Austria |  Switzerland
France
Spain
United States
Danone Hardcourt Championships
Brisbane, Australia
Tier III event
Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Lindsay Davenport
6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |  Florencia Labat |  Magdalena Maleeva
Wang Shi-ting |  Rachel McQuillan
Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Natalia Medvedeva
Barbara Rittner
Laura Golarsa
Natalia Medvedeva
6–3, 6–1 |  Jenny Byrne
Rachel McQuillan
10 Jan | Tasmanian International
Hobart, Australia
Tier IV event
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Mana Endo
6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |  Rachel McQuillan |  Chanda Rubin
Kristie Boogert |  Silvia Farina
Ginger Helgeson
Beate Reinstadler
Laura Golarsa
Linda Harvey-Wild
Chanda Rubin
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–1) |  Jenny Byrne
Rachel McQuillan
NSW Open
Sydney, Australia
Tier II event
Hard – $300,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Kimiko Date
6–4, 6–2 |  Mary Joe Fernández |  Patty Fendick
Gabriela Sabatini |  Conchita Martínez
Linda Ferrando
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Barbara Rittner
Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
6–2, 6–3 |  Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
17 Jan
24 Jan | Ford Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $2,425,858 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–0, 6–2 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Kimiko Date
Gabriela Sabatini |  Lindsay Davenport
Conchita Martínez
Jana Novotná
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |  Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
Andrei Olhovskiy
7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2 |  Helena Suková
Todd Woodbridge
31 Jan | AMWAY Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
Tier IV event
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Ginger Helgeson
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |  Inés Gorrochategui |  Julie Halard
Patricia Hy |  Anna Smashnova
Tessa Price
Veronika Martinek
Jolene Watanabe
Patricia Hy
Mercedes Paz
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |  Jenny Byrne
Julie Richardson
Tory Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier I event
Hard – $750,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–2, 6–4 |  Martina Navratilova |  Kristie Boogert
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière |  Jana Nejedly
Pam Shriver
Marketa Kochta
Larisa Savchenko
Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |  Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navratilova

### February

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7 Feb | Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 7–5 |  Chanda Rubin |  Magdalena Maleeva
Lori McNeil |  Martina Navratilova
Sandra Cacic
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Lindsay Davenport
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |  Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navratilova
EA Generali Ladies
Linz, Austria
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Sabine Appelmans
6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) |  Meike Babel |  Barbara Schett
Eugenia Maniokova |  Anke Huber
Elena Makarova
Leila Meskhi
Sandra Cecchini
Eugenia Maniokova
Leila Meskhi
6–2, 6–2 |  Åsa Carlsson
Caroline Schneider
Asia Women's Tennis Open
Osaka, Japan
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |  Iva Majoli |  Mana Endo
Ai Sugiyama |  Yone Kamio
Misumi Miyauchi
Kristie Boogert
Sung-Hee Park
Larisa Savchenko
Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |  Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
14 Feb | China Open
Beijing, China
Tier IV event
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Yayuk Basuki
6–4, 6–2 |  Kyōko Nagatsuka |  Andrea Strnadová
Pam Shriver |  Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Silke Meier
Li Fang
Misumi Miyauchi
Chen Li-Ling
Fang Li
6–0, 6–2 |  Kerry-Anne Guse
Valda Lake
IGA Classic
Oklahoma City, United States
Tier III event
Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Meredith McGrath
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |  Brenda Schultz |  Zina Garrison-Jackson
Amy Frazier |  Katrina Adams
Sandra Cacic
Patty Fendick
Helen Kelesi
Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |  Katrina Adams
Manon Bollegraf
Open GAZ de France
Paris, France
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–3 |  Julie Halard |  Leila Meskhi
Katerina Maleeva |  Sabine Appelmans
Caroline Vis
Laurence Courtois
Wiltrud Probst
Sabine Appelmans
Laurence Courtois
6–4, 6–4 |  Mary Pierce
Andrea Temesvári
21 Feb | Evert Cup
Indian Wells, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–0, 6–4 |  Amanda Coetzer |  Iva Majoli
Lindsay Davenport |  Ginger Helgeson
Natasha Zvereva
Judith Wiesner
Mary Joe Fernández
Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–4 |  Manon Bollegraf
Helena Suková
28 Feb | Virginia Slims of Florida
Delray Beach, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $400,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–3, 7–5 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Helena Suková
Chanda Rubin |  Sabine Hack
Gabriela Sabatini
Natalia Medvedeva
Stephanie Rottier
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–0 |  Manon Bollegraf
Helena Suková

### March

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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7 Mar
14 Mar | Lipton Championships
Key Biscayne, United States
Tier I event
Hard – $1,000,000 – 96S/64Q/48D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |  Natasha Zvereva |  Lindsay Davenport
Brenda Schultz |  Kimiko Date
Gabriela Sabatini
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 6–1 |  Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
21 Mar | Virginia Slims of Houston
Houston, United States
Tier II event
Clay – $400,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Sabine Hack
7–5, 6–4 |  Mary Pierce |  Conchita Martínez
Åsa Carlsson |  Ángeles Montolio
Veronika Martinek
Sandra Cacic
Bettina Fulco-Villella
Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–2 |  Katrina Adams
Zina Garrison-Jackson
24 Mar | Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
Wesley Chapel, United States
Clay – $175,000 – 8D |  Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 7–5 |  Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |  Austin /  Shriver
Fendick /  McGrath |  Hetherington /  Stafford
Fernández /  Stunkel
Neiland /  Smylie
McNeil /  Stubbs
28 Mar | Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Tier I event
Clay – $750,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Conchita Martínez
6–4, 6–0 |  Natasha Zvereva |  Mary Pierce
Iva Majoli |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Sandra Cecchini
Lindsay Davenport
Ginger Helgeson
Lori McNeil
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 4–1, Retired |  Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva

### April

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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4 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Tier II event
Clay – $400,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 6–4 |  Gabriela Sabatini |  Martina Navratilova
Lindsay Davenport |  Sabine Hack
Chanda Rubin
Mary Pierce
Conchita Martínez
Larisa Savchenko
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |  Amanda Coetzer
Inés Gorrochategui
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier III event
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Kimiko Date
7–5, 6–0 |  Amy Frazier |  Naoko Sawamatsu
Sabine Appelmans |  Barbara Schett
Florencia Labat
Patty Fendick
Marianne Werdel
Mami Donoshiro
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–1 |  Yayuk Basuki
Nana Miyagi
11 Apr | Volvo Women's Open
Pattaya City, Thailand
Tier IV event
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Sabine Appelmans
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |  Patty Fendick |  Florencia Labat
Kristine Radford |  Petra Kamstra
Meredith McGrath
Nicole Arendt
Barbara Paulus
Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–3 |  Yayuk Basuki
Nana Miyagi
18 Apr | International Championships of Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Tier II event
Clay – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–0, 6–2 |  Iva Majoli |  Sabine Hack
Magdalena Maleeva |  Julie Halard
Patricia Tarabini
Ann Grossman
Conchita Martínez
Larisa Savchenko
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–4 |  Julie Halard
Nathalie Tauziat
Singapore Classic
Singapore
Tier IV event
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Naoko Sawamatsu
7–5, 7–5 |  Florencia Labat |  Nicole Arendt
Fang Li |  Linda Harvey-Wild
Tessa Price
Julie Steven
Yone Kamio
Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
6–4, 6–1 |  Nicole Arendt
Kristine Radford
25 Apr | Danamon Indonesia Women's Open
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tier IV event
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Yayuk Basuki
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) |  Florencia Labat |  Wang Shi-ting
Kristine Radford |  Nana Miyagi
Nicole Arendt
Rachel McQuillan
/ Dianne Van Rensburg
Nicole Arendt
Kristine Radford
6–2, 6–2 |  Kerry-Anne Guse
Andrea Strnadová
Citizen Cup
Hamburg, Germany
Tier II event
Clay – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6) |  Steffi Graf |  Jana Novotná
Sabine Hack |  Magdalena Maleeva
Barbara Rittner
Anke Huber
Leila Meskhi
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–2 |  Eugenia Maniokova
Leila Meskhi
Ilva Trophy
Taranto, Italy
Tier IV event
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Julie Halard
6–2, 6–3 |  Irina Spîrlea |  Sandra Dopfer
Brenda Schultz |  Alexandra Fusai
Laurence Courtois
Sandra Cecchini
Karina Habšudová
Irina Spîrlea
Noëlle van Lottum
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |  Sandra Cecchini
Isabelle Demongeot

### May

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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2 May | Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Tier I event
Clay – $750,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Conchita Martínez
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |  Martina Navratilova |  Karina Habšudová
Irina Spîrlea |  Nathalie Tauziat
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Judith Wiesner
Naoko Sawamatsu
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–3 |  Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz
9 May | German Open
Berlin, Germany
Tier I event
Clay – $750,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |  Brenda Schultz |  Jana Novotná
Anke Huber |  Julie Halard
Inés Gorrochategui
Ann Grossman
Elena Makarova
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 7–6(7–2) |  Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
BVV Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
Tier IV event
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Amanda Coetzer
6–1, 7–6(16–14) |  Åsa Carlsson |  Paola Suárez
Silke Frankl |  Barbara Schett
Ludmila Richterová
Ruxandra Dragomir
Alexandra Fusai
Amanda Coetzer
Linda Harvey-Wild
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |  Kristie Boogert
Laura Golarsa
16 May | European Open
Lucerne, Switzerland
Tier III event
Clay – $150,000 – 28S/32Q/16D |  Lindsay Davenport
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |  Lisa Raymond |  Chanda Rubin
Amy Frazier |  Meredith McGrath
Helena Suková
Beate Reinstadler
Magdalena Maleeva
Doubles canceled due to rain[1]
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Tier III event
Clay – $150,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Mary Joe Fernández
2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |  Gabriela Sabatini |  Judith Wiesner
Kimiko Date |  Iva Majoli
Sabine Appelmans
Lori McNeil
Naoko Sawamatsu
Lori McNeil
Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |  Patricia Tarabini
Caroline Vis
23 May
30 May | French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $3,535,650 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–4 |  Mary Pierce |  Steffi Graf
Conchita Martínez |  Inés Gorrochategui
Petra Ritter
Sabine Hack
Julie Halard
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–2 |  Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
Kristie Boogert
Menno Oosting
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |  Larisa Neiland
Andrei Olhovskiy

### June

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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6 Jun | DFS Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
Tier III event
Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Lori McNeil
6–2, 6–2 |  Zina Garrison-Jackson |  Nathalie Tauziat
Brenda Schultz |  Laura Golarsa
Pam Shriver
Iva Majoli
Joannette Kruger
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–4 |  Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
13 Jun | Volkswagen Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Tier II event
Grass – $400,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Meredith McGrath
6–2, 6–4 |  Linda Harvey-Wild |  Yayuk Basuki
Natasha Zvereva |  Martina Navratilova
Silvia Farina
Kristine Radford
Lisa Raymond
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3 |  Inés Gorrochategui
Helena Suková
20 Jun
27 Jun | Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $2,705,332 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Conchita Martínez
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |  Martina Navratilova |  Lori McNeil
Gigi Fernández |  Larisa Savchenko
Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 6–1 |  Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková
Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |  Lori McNeil
T. J. Middleton

### July

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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4 Jul | Torneo Internazional Femmin di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Tier IV event
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Irina Spîrlea
6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) |  Brenda Schultz |  Sandra Cecchini
Sandra Dopfer |  Fang Li
Neus Ávila Bonastre
Petra Ritter
Katarína Studeníková
Ruxandra Dragomir
Laura Garrone
6–1, 6–0 |  Alice Canepa
Giulia Casoni
18 July | Federation Cup
Frankfurt, Germany
Team event
Clay
|  Spain
3–0 |  United States
|  Germany
France |  Japan
South Africa
Bulgaria
Austria
25 Jul | Styrian Open
Styria, Austria
Tier IV event
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Anke Huber
6–3, 6–3 |  Judith Wiesner |  Sandra Cecchini
Silvia Farina |  María Sánchez Lorenzo
Petra Ritter
Barbara Rittner
Karina Habšudová
Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 7–5 |  Alexandra Fusai
Karina Habšudová
Acura U.S. Women's Hardcourts
Stratton Mountain, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Conchita Martínez
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Iva Majoli
Amanda Coetzer |  Tami Whitlinger Jones
Mary Joe Fernández
Ginger Helgeson
Marianne Werdel
Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–5 |  Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

### August

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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1 Aug | Toshiba Classic
San Diego, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $400,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–2, 6–1 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Tami Whitlinger Jones
Conchita Martínez |  Julie Halard
Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
Christina Singer
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–3 |  Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
Rachel McQuillan
8 Aug | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $400,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Amy Frazier
6–1, 6–3 |  Ann Grossman |  Sabine Appelmans
Julie Halard |  Conchita Martínez
Jana Novotná
Patricia Hy
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Julie Halard
Nathalie Tauziat
6–1, 0–6, 6–1 |  Jana Novotná
Lisa Raymond
15 Aug | Matinee LTD Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Tier I event
Hard – $750,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 1–6, 7–6(7–4) |  Steffi Graf |  Mary Pierce
Kimiko Date |  Gabriela Sabatini
Judith Wiesner
Natalia Baudone
Katerina Maleeva
Meredith McGrath
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |  Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
22 Aug | OTB International Open
Schenectady, United States
Tier III event
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Judith Wiesner
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |  Larisa Neiland |  Amanda Coetzer
Nathalie Tauziat |  Wang Shi-ting
Natalia Medvedeva
Stephanie Rottier
Barbara Rittner
Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
6–2, 6–2 |  Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
29 Aug
15 Sep | US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $3,900,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |  Steffi Graf |  Jana Novotná
Gabriela Sabatini |  Amanda Coetzer
Mary Pierce
Gigi Fernández
Kimiko Date
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–3 |  Katerina Maleeva
Robin White
Elna Reinach
Patrick Galbraith
6–2, 6–4 |  Jana Novotná
Todd Woodbridge

### September

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19 Sep | Moscow Ladies Open
Moscow, Russia
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Magdalena Maleeva
7–5, 6–1 |  Sandra Cecchini |  Elena Makarova
Sabine Appelmans |  Elena Likhovtseva
Helena Suková
Els Callens
Silvia Farina
Elena Makarova
Eugenia Maniokova
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |  Laura Golarsa
Caroline Vis
Nichirei International Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Tier II event
Hard – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 6–2 |  Amy Frazier |  Nana Miyagi
Gabriela Sabatini |  Marianne Werdel
Sabine Hack
Ai Sugiyama
Mana Endo
Julie Halard
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 0–6, 6–1 |  Amy Frazier
Rika Hiraki
26 Sep | International Damen Grand Prix
Leipzig, Germany
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Jana Novotná
7–5, 6–1 |  Mary Pierce |  Judith Wiesner
Anke Huber |  Brenda Schultz
Iva Majoli
Barbara Rittner
Sandra Cecchini
Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
6–4, 6–4 |  Manon Bollegraf
Larisa Savchenko

### October

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3 Oct | European Indoors
Zürich, Switzerland
Tier I event
Carpet (i) – $750,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Magdalena Maleeva
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |  Natasha Zvereva |  Helena Suková
Miriam Oremans |  Martina Navratilova
Shaun Stafford
Lori McNeil
Mary Pierce
Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navratilova
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |  Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
10 Oct | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt, Germany
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Anke Huber
6–4, 6–2 |  Mary Pierce |  Karina Habšudová
Marianne Werdel |  Conchita Martínez
Gigi Fernández
Martina Hingis
Martina Navratilova
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |  Manon Bollegraf
Larisa Savchenko
17 Oct | Brighton International
Brighton, Great Britain
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Jana Novotná
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 |  Helena Suková |  Larisa Savchenko
Julie Halard |  Conchita Martínez
Nathalie Tauziat
Meike Babel
Katerina Maleeva
Manon Bollegraf
Larisa Savchenko
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |  Mary Joe Fernández
Jana Novotná
24 Oct | Nokia Grand Prix
Essen, Germany
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–4 |  Iva Majoli |  Natalia Medvedeva
Karina Habšudová |  Brenda Schultz
Anke Huber
Martina Hingis
Sabine Appelmans
Maria Lindström
Maria Strandlund
6–2, 6–1 |  Eugenia Maniokova
Leila Meskhi
31 Oct | Bell Challenge
Quebec City, Canada
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Katerina Maleeva
6–3, 6–3 |  Brenda Schultz |  Chanda Rubin
Nathalie Tauziat |  Amanda Coetzer
Patricia Hy
Elna Reinach
Linda Harvey-Wild
Elna Reinach
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3 |  Linda Harvey-Wild
Chanda Rubin
Bank of the West Classic
Oakland, United States
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) |  Martina Navratilova |  Lindsay Davenport
Debbie Graham |  Zina Garrison-Jackson
Anke Huber
Jolene Watanabe
Amy Frazier
Lindsay Davenport
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 6–4 |  Gigi Fernández
Martina Navratilova

### November

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7 Nov | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Tier I event
Carpet (i) – $750,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Anke Huber
6–0, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 |  Mary Pierce |  Gabriela Sabatini
Natasha Zvereva |  Kimberly Po
Chanda Rubin
Brenda Schultz
Meilen Tu
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |  Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz
Surabaya Women's Open
Surabaya, Indonesia
Tier IV event
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/10Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Elena Wagner
2–6, 6–0, retired |  Ai Sugiyama |  Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Sung-Hee Park |  Radka Bobková
Katarína Studeníková
Janette Husárová
Petra Begerow
Yayuk Basuki
Romana Tedjakusuma
Walkover |  Kyōko Nagatsuka
Ai Sugiyama
14 Nov | Virginia Slims Championships
New York City, United States
Year-end championships
Carpet (i) – $3,708,500 – 16S/8D
Singles – Doubles |  Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |  Lindsay Davenport |  Mary Pierce
Kimiko Date |  Steffi Graf
Jana Novotná
Conchita Martínez
Julie Halard
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |  Jana Novotná
Sánchez Vicario
P&G Taiwan Women's Open
Taipei, Taiwan
Tier IV event
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/8Q/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Wang Shi-ting
6–1, 6–3 |  Kyōko Nagatsuka |  Rita Grande
Yone Kamio |  Jolene Watanabe
Radka Bobková
Dominique Monami
Nana Miyagi
Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Rene Simpson-Alter
6–0, 7–6(12–10) |  Nancy Feber
Alexandra Fusai

## Rankings

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Below are the 1994 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:

| Singles Year-end Ranking[2]

No | Player Name | Points | 1993 | Change
1  |  Steffi Graf (GER) | 353.2966  | 1  | =
2  |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 311.7073  | 2  | =
3  |  Conchita Martínez (ESP) | 180.2141  | 4  | +1
4  |  Jana Novotná (CZE) | 164.0995  | 6  | +2
5  |  Mary Pierce (FRA) | 155.7375  | 12  | +7
6  |  Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 141.9000  | 20  | +14
7  |  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) | 138.4333  | 5  | -2
8  |  Martina Navratilova (USA) | 134.6079  | 3  | -5
9  |  Kimiko Date (JPN) | 124.7929  | 13  | +4
10  |  Natalia Zvereva (BLR) | 123.9882  | 19  | +9
11  |  Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) | 94.8929  | 11  | +5
12  |  Anke Huber (GER) | 94.4017  | 10  | -2
13  |  Iva Majoli (CRO) | 84.5278  | 46  | +33
14  |  Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | 81.4417  | 7  | -7
15  |  Brenda Schultz (NED) | 76.9500  | 40  | +25
16  |  Amy Frazier (USA) | 72.6250  | 25  | +9
17  |  Lori McNeil (USA) | 71.0625  | 39  | +22
18  |  Amanda Coetzer (RSA) | 68.9283  | 15  | -3
19  |  Sabine Hack (GER) | 67.9722  | 24  | +5
20  |  Inés Gorrochategui (ARG) | 67.7167  | 57  | +37
| Doubles Year-end Ranking[3]

No | Player Name | Points | 1993 | Change
1  |  Natasha Zvereva (BLR) | 494.6247  | 3  | +2
2  |  Gigi Fernández (USA) | 465.0201  | 1  | -1
3  |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 431.3038  | 6  | +3
4  |  Jana Novotná (CZE) | 364.3657  | 4  | =
5  |  Martina Navratilova (USA) | 277.7750  | 11  | +6
6  |  Meredith McGrath (FRA) | 262.4556  | 23  | +17
7  |  Patty Fendick (USA) | 229.3761  | 14  | +7
8  |  Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 210.8846  | 49  | +41
9  |  Manon Bollegraf (NED) | 209.9600  | 18  | +9
10  |  Lisa Raymond (USA) | 206.4583  | 32  | +22
11  |  Larisa Neiland (LAT) | 205.0437  | 5  | -6
12  |  Pam Shriver (USA) | 193.9146  | 7  | -5
13  |  Elizabeth Smylie (AUS) | 179.5423  | 9  | -4
14  |  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) | 160.4091  | NR  | NR
15  |  Lori McNeil (USA) | 160.2713  | 12  | -3
16  |  Inés Gorrochategui (ARG) | 159.3750  | 19  | +3
17  |  Rennae Stubbs (AUS) | 137.9267  | 8  | +9
18  |  Eugenia Maniokova (RUS) | 131.6765  | 39  | +21
19  |  Robin White (USA) | 130.9500  | 62  | +43
20  |  Julie Halard (FRA) | 127.8500  | 70  | +50

## Statistical information

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List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario – Amelia Island, Barcelona, Hamburg, French Open, Montreal, US Open, Tokyo (Tier II), Oakland (8)
* Steffi Graf – Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier I), Indian Wells, Delray Beach, Miami, Berlin, San Diego (7)
* Conchita Martínez – Hilton Head, Rome, Wimbledon, Stratton Mountain (4)
* Anke Huber – Styria, Filderstadt, Philadelphia (3)
* Jana Novotná – Leipzig, Brighton, Essen (3)
* Sabine Appelmans – Linz, Pattaya City (2)
* Yayuk Basuki – Osaka, Jakarta (2)
* Kimiko Date – Sydney, Tokyo (Tier III) (2)
* Lindsay Davenport – Brisbane, Lucerne (2)
* Magdalena Maleeva – Moscow, Zurich (2)
* Meredith McGrath – Oklahoma City, Eastbourne (2)
* Amanda Coetzer – Prague (1)
* Mana Endo – Hobart (1)
* Mary Joe Fernández – Strasbourg (1)
* Amy Frazier – Manhattan Beach (1)
* Sabine Hack – Houston (1)
* Julie Halard – Taranto (1)
* Ginger Helgeson – Auckland (1)
* Katerina Maleeva – Quebec City (1)
* Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière – Osaka (1)
* Lori McNeil – Birmingham (1)
* Martina Navratilova – Paris (1)
* Elena Pampoulova – Surabaya (1)
* Gabriela Sabatini – WTA Tour Championships (1)
* Naoko Sawamatsu – Singapore (1)
* Irina Spîrlea – Palermo (1)
* Wang Shi-ting – Taipei (1)
* Judith Wiesner – Schenectady (1)
* Natalia Zvereva – Chicago (1)

The following players won their first title:

* Mana Endo
* Ginger Helgeson
* Meredith McGrath
* Irina Spîrlea
* Elena Pampoulova

## See also

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* 1994 ATP Tour

## References

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1. ^ "1994 Eurocard Open Draw" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
2. ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1994" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
3. ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1994" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

## External links

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* 1994 Tournament Archive. WTA Tour.

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