# 1994 Canadian Open – Women's singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated the defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 7–5, 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1994 Canadian Open.

## Seeds

The first nine seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Steffi Graf (final)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
* Kimiko Date (semifinals)
* Mary Pierce (semifinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Anke Huber (second round)
* Lori McNeil (third round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Julie Halard (withdrew)
* Iva Majoli (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)
* Meredith McGrath (first round)
* Florencia Labat (first round)
* Chanda Rubin (second round)
* Wang Shi-ting (first 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 5 | 0 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mary Pierce | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Mary Pierce | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Judith Wiesner | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judith Wiesner | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | Nathalie Baudone | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | Kimiko Date | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kimiko Date | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Kimiko Date | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Katerina Maleeva | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Demongeot | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | S Cacic | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | N Sawamatsu | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 1 | 6 | 4 | | S Stafford | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Herreman | 5 | 1 | | 14 | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | N Sawamatsu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 5 | 0 |
| | J Kruger | 4 | 1 | | 10 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 5 | 4 | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Testud | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | R McQuillan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Radford | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 7 | 6 | | | E Reinach | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Graham | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | S-t Wang | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | M McGrath | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 1 | 1 |
| | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Keller | 3 | 1 | | | K Boogert | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | E Smylie | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Oremans | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Huber | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 9 | L McNeil | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 0 | 6 | 4 | Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | L McNeil | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | S Jeyaseelan | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | | | | Q | N Baudone | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Baudone | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | N Baudone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 3 | 1 | | 13 | N Tauziat | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Baudone | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | C Rubin | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Date | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | L Neiland | 6$^9$ | 3 | | 17 | C Rubin | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Steven | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | J Nejedly | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | K Date | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | L Meskhi | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | K Date | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | A Coetzer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Temesvári | 1 | 3 | | | B Rittner | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Coetzer | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | R Simpson-Alter | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | K Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Ritter | 0 | 6 | 6 | | P Ritter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Labat | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Maleeva | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | I Majoli | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | S Frankl | 6$^1$ | 0 | | 12 | I Majoli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Farina | 3 | 2 | | | Å Carlsson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |