# 1994 US Open – Women's singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1994 US Open. It was her first US Open title and third major title overall.

## Seeds

* Steffi Graf (final)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
* Conchita Martínez (third round)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
* Kimiko Date (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (third round)
* Jana Novotná (semifinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
* Zina Garrison-Jackson (fourth round)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Sabine Hack (first round)
* Lori McNeil (first round)
* Anke Huber (second round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
* Amy Frazier (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Amanda Coetzer | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Amanda Coetzer | 0 | 2 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Jana Novotná | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 0 | 7 | Jana Novotná | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Gigi Fernández | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gigi Fernández | 2 | 5 | 8 | Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Kimiko Date | 3 | 0 | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Mall | 2 | 1 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 7 | 6 | | | S Cacic | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Watanabe | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Bobková | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Bradtke | 6 | 6 | | | N Bradtke | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bobková | 3 | 7 | 7 | | R Bobková | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| WC | A Lettiere | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 1 | 2 |
| Q | MJ Gaidano | 6 | 7 | | Q | MJ Gaidano | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | A Dechaume-Balleret | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Steven | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 7 | 6 | | | P Suárez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Radford | 3 | 4 | | 10 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Ritter | 1 | 6 | | 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Maniokova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | E Maniokova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M de Swardt | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 3 | 6 | 4 | | M Werdel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | Q | M de Swardt | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 |
| | J Halard | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Endo | 3 | 0 |
| | P Langrová | 1 | 6 | 2 | | J Halard | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 4 | 6 | | | M Endo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Endo | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | L Davenport | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | P Shriver | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grossi | 1 | 1 | | 6 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Temesvári | 3 | 2 | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Studeníková | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Kuhlman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Frankl | 3 | 1 | | | C Kuhlman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tedjakusuma | 2 | 0 | | | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Majoli | 1 | 2 |
| | N van Lottum | 1 | 0 | r | | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 4 | | E Reinach | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Krijger-Jagerman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Smashnova | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 7 | 6 | | | N Krijger-Jagerman | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | L McNeil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 3 | 3 | | 15 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 5 | 2 | | | R Dragomir | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Stafford | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | | L Harvey-Wild | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | 4 | | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M Maleeva | 0 | 4 |
| | A Gavaldón | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | B Fulco-Villella | 5 | 6 | | | A Gavaldón | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 1 | 6 | | | P Hy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Hy | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Monami | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | K Habšudová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 5 | 5 | | 7 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Novotná | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 0 | 1 | | 8 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | M McGrath | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Price | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | I Demongeot | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 2 | 2 | | | R Zrubáková | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Ghirardi | 2 | 3 | | Q | I Demongeot | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | S Farina | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 1 |
| WC | M Tu | 5 | 7 | 1 | | S Farina | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 2 | 4 | | | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 0 | 3 | | 16 | A Frazier | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | S Hack | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 2 | 7 | | G Fernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Brioukhovets | 5 | 5 | | | S Testud | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Li | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | S-t Wang | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | S-t Wang | 7 | 6 | | | S-t Wang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nagatsuka | 6 | 6 | | | K Nagatsuka | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dopfer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| | G Helgeson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Helgeson | 3 | 4 |
| | K Kschwendt | 2 | 1 | | | G Helgeson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Å Carlsson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Feber | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | G Helgeson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C Wood | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | N Arendt | 6 | 7 | | | N Arendt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 1 | 0 | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Hiraki | 0 | 2 | 5 | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 4 | 4 | | Y Kamio | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Kamio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Raymond | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 4 | 3 | | A Fusai | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | L Raymond | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Cunningham | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Date | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| | M Bollegraf | 2 | 1 | | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Martincová | 3 | 0 | | E Zardo | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Zardo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Rittner | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 4 | 2 | 14 | A Huber | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 4 | 3 | | 9 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Fendick | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Adams | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | MJ Fernandez | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Singer | 3 | 4 | | | A Grossman | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kochta | 1 | 2 | | | K Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 2 | 0 |
| | S Meier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | A-M Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | A-M Cecchini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 1 | 3 | | WC | A Keller | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Keller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A-M Cecchini | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Rottier | 5 | 6 | 5 | | N Tauziat | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 5 | 1 | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |