1994 WTA Tour

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 tournament titles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (8)
Most tournament 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

The table below shows the 1994 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
WTA Tier I tournamentss
WTA Tier II events
WTA Tier III events
WTA Tier IV events
Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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	Magdalena Maleeva Wang Shi-ting
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	Chanda Rubin Kristie Boogert
	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	Patty Fendick Gabriela Sabatini
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	Julie Halard Patricia Hy
	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	Kristie Boogert Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Jana Nejedly Pam Shriver Marketa Kochta Larisa Savchenko

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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	Magdalena Maleeva Lori McNeil
	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	Barbara Schett Eugenia Maniokova	Anke Huber Elena Makarova Leila Meskhi Sandra Cecchini
	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	Mana Endo Ai Sugiyama	Yone Kamio Misumi Miyauchi Kristie Boogert Sung-Hee Park
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	Andrea Strnadová Pam Shriver
	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	Zina Garrison-Jackson Amy Frazier	Katrina Adams Sandra Cacic Patty Fendick Helen Kelesi
	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	Leila Meskhi Katerina Maleeva
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
21 Feb		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–4	Manon Bollegraf Helena Suková	Iva Majoli Lindsay Davenport
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
28 Feb		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–0	Manon Bollegraf Helena Suková	Helena Suková Chanda Rubin

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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
7 Mar 14 Mar		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–1	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Lindsay Davenport Brenda Schultz
21 Mar	1994 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
21 Mar		Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison-Jackson	Conchita Martínez Åsa Carlsson
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
28 Mar		Lori McNeil Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 4–1, Retired	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	Mary Pierce Iva Majoli

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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	Martina Navratilova Lindsay Davenport	Sabine Hack Chanda Rubin Mary Pierce Conchita Martínez
	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	Naoko Sawamatsu Sabine Appelmans
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
11 Apr		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 7–6^(7–0), 3–6, 6–3	Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi	Florencia Labat Kristine Radford	Petra Kamstra Meredith McGrath Nicole Arendt Barbara Paulus
18 Apr	International Championships of Spain Barcelona, Spain Tier II event Clay – $400,000 – 32S/32Q/16D	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	Sabine Hack Magdalena Maleeva
	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	Nicole Arendt Fang Li	Linda Harvey-Wild Tessa Price Julie Steven Yone Kamio
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	Wang Shi-ting Kristine Radford
	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	Jana Novotná Sabine Hack	Magdalena Maleeva Barbara Rittner Anke Huber 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	Sandra Dopfer Brenda Schultz

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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
2 May		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–3	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	Karina Habšudová Irina Spîrlea
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	Jana Novotná Anke Huber	Julie Halard Inés Gorrochategui Ann Grossman Elena Makarova
	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	Paola Suárez Silke Frankl
16 May	European Open Lucerne, Switzerland Tier III event Clay – $150,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	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]		Chanda Rubin Amy Frazier
	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	Judith Wiesner Kimiko Date	Iva Majoli Sabine Appelmans Lori McNeil Naoko Sawamatsu
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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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
6 Jun		Zina Garrison-Jackson Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–4	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	Nathalie Tauziat Brenda Schultz	Laura Golarsa Pam Shriver Iva Majoli Joannette Kruger
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
13 Jun		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–3	Inés Gorrochategui Helena Suková	Yayuk Basuki Natasha Zvereva
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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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
4 Jul		Ruxandra Dragomir Laura Garrone 6–1, 6–0	Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni	Sandra Cecchini Sandra Dopfer
18 July	Federation Cup Frankfurt, Germany Team event Clay	Spain 3–0	United States	Germany France	Japan South Africa Bulgaria Austria
25 Jul	Citroën Austrian Ladies 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	Sandra Cecchini Silvia Farina
	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	Iva Majoli Amanda Coetzer

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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
1 Aug		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Rachel McQuillan	Tami Whitlinger Jones Conchita Martínez
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
8 Aug		Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 0–6, 6–1	Jana Novotná Lisa Raymond	Sabine Appelmans Julie Halard
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
15 Aug		Meredith McGrath Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–6, 6–2, 6–4	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	Mary Pierce Kimiko Date
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 Savchenko	Amanda Coetzer Nathalie Tauziat	Wang Shi-ting Natalia Medvedeva Stephanie Rottier Barbara Rittner
22 Aug		Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko 6–2, 6–2	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	Amanda Coetzer Nathalie Tauziat
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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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	Elena Makarova Sabine Appelmans	Elena Likhovtseva Helena Suková Els Callens Silvia Farina
	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	Nana Miyagi Gabriela Sabatini	Marianne Werdel Sabine Hack Ai Sugiyama Mana Endo
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
26 Sep		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 6–4, 6–4	Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko	Judith Wiesner Anke Huber	Brenda Schultz Iva Majoli Barbara Rittner Sandra Cecchini

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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
3 Oct		Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Helena Suková Miriam Oremans	Martina Navratilova Shaun Stafford Lori McNeil Mary Pierce
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
10 Oct		Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko	Karina Habšudová Marianne Werdel
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
17 Oct		Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	Larisa Savchenko Julie Halard
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
24 Oct		Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund 6–2, 6–1	Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi	Natalia Medvedeva Karina Habšudová	Brenda Schultz Anke Huber Martina Hingis Sabine Appelmans
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	Chanda Rubin Nathalie Tauziat	Amanda Coetzer Patricia Hy Elna Reinach Linda Harvey-Wild
	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	Lindsay Davenport Debbie Graham

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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	Gabriela Sabatini Natasha Zvereva	Kimberly Po Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz Meilen Tu
	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	Michelle Jaggard-Lai Sung-Hee Park
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	Mary Pierce Kimiko Date	Steffi Graf Jana Novotná Conchita Martínez Julie Halard
	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	Rita Grande Yone Kamio	Jolene Watanabe Radka Bobková Dominique Monami Nana Miyagi

Rankings

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

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:

References

^ "1994 Eurocard Open Draw" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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

1994 Tournament Archive. WTA Tour.

[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.

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v t e 1994 WTA Tour « 1993 1995 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Paris (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Houston (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stratton Mountain (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Essen (S, D) Oakland (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Linz (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Lucerne (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Quebec City (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Hobart (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Pattaya (S, D) Kallang (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Prague (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Styria (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Taiwan (S, D)
Team events	Federation Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D) Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships, Wesley Chapel (D)

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