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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 March

Quarterfinals
15-17 July

Semifinals
23-25 September

Final
2-4 December

New Delhi, India (grass)

United States

5

Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard)

India

0

United States

3

Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

Netherlands

5

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Belgium

0

United States

2

Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

3

Sweden

5

Cannes, France (hard)

Denmark

0

Sweden

3

Besançon, France (indoor hard)

France

2

France

4

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Hungary

1

Sweden

4

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Russia

1

Israel

1

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

4

Czech Republic

2

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Russia

3

Russia

4

Hamburg, Germany (hard)

Australia

1

Russia

4

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Germany

1

Italy

1

Halle, Germany (grass)

Spain

4

Spain

2

Graz, Austria (indoor clay)

Germany

3

Austria

2

Germany

3

Finals

Russia
1

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	7⁷ 6²	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	7⁷ 6⁵	2 6	3 6	6 1	6 8
4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Stefan Edberg	4 6	6 4	6 0
5	Alexander Volkov Magnus Larsson	6⁵ 7⁷	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			Second Round 20–21 July			Quarterfinals 22 July			Semifinals 23 July			Final 24 July

	Spain	3

Q	Chile	0
				Spain	3

				Argentina	0
Q	Cuba	0

	Argentina	3
							Spain	3

							Japan	0
Q	Belgium	1

	Sweden	2
				Sweden	0

				Japan	3
	China	1

	Japan	2
										Spain	2

										Germany	1
	Finland	1

Q	Slovakia	2
			Q	Slovakia	1

				Germany	2
	Germany	3

	Colombia	0
							Germany	3

							South Africa	0
	South Africa	3

Q	Paraguay	0
				South Africa	2

				Netherlands	1
Q	Belarus	1

	Netherlands	2
													Spain	3

													United States	0
	France	3

	South Korea	0
				France	3

				Italy	0
	Italy	2

	Denmark	1
							France	2

							Bulgaria	1
Q	Chinese Taipei	1

	Indonesia	2
				Indonesia	0

				Bulgaria	3
	Croatia	1

	Bulgaria	2
										France	0

										United States	3
	United States	3

	Czech Republic	0
				United States	3

				Canada	0
	Canada	3

	Switzerland	0
							United States	3

						Q	Austria	0
Q	Austria	2

	Poland	1
			Q	Austria	2

				Australia	1
	Latvia	1

	Australia	2

Finals

Spain
3

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

United States
0

		1	2
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