# 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 |
| 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 MarchQuarterfinals 15-17 JulySemifinals 23-25 SeptemberFinal 2-4 DecemberNew Delhi, India (grass) United States5Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard) India0 United States3Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) Netherlands2 Netherlands5Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) Belgium0 United States2Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet) Sweden3 Sweden5Cannes, France (hard) Denmark0 Sweden3Besançon, France (indoor hard) France2 France4Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) Hungary1 Sweden4Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) Russia1 Israel1Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet) Czech Republic4 Czech Republic2Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet) Russia3 Russia4Hamburg, Germany (hard) Australia1 Russia4Madrid, Spain (clay) Germany1 Italy1Halle, Germany (grass) Spain4 Spain2Graz, Austria (indoor clay) Germany3 Austria2 Germany3 :

#### Finals

| Russia 1 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2–4 December 1994 Carpet (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2–4 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 | First Round 18–19 July | First Round 18–19 July | Second Round 20–21 July | Second Round 20–21 July | Second Round 20–21 July | Quarterfinals 22 July | Quarterfinals 22 July | Quarterfinals 22 July | | Semifinals 23 July | Semifinals 23 July | Semifinals 23 July | Final 24 July | Final 24 July | Final 24 July |
| | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chile | 0 | | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cuba | 0 | | Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 3 | | | | | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | | | Japan | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 2 | | Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Japan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | China | 1 | | Japan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | | | Spain | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Germany | 1 | | | |
| | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Germany | 1 | | | |
| Q | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Slovakia | 2 | Q | Slovakia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 3 | | Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colombia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colombia | 0 | | | | | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | South Africa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | | | South Africa | 0 | | | | | | |
| Q | Paraguay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Paraguay | 0 | | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Belarus | 1 | | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Spain | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | 0 |
| | France | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | 0 |
| | South Korea | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | South Korea | 0 | | France | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Italy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 2 | | Italy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denmark | 1 | | | | | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Bulgaria | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | | | Bulgaria | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 2 | | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 1 | | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | | | | | France | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | United States | 3 | | | |
| | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | United States | 3 | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 0 | | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Canada | 3 | | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | United States | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | Q | Austria | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 1 | Q | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Australia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Latvia | 1 | | Australia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Spain 3 | Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany 24 July 1994 Clay (outdoors) | 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

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