1994 French Open

Summary

The 1994 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 98th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1994.

1994 French Open
Date23 May – 5 June 1994
Edition93
Category64th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Sergi Bruguera
Women's singles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Men's doubles
Zimbabwe Byron Black / United States Jonathan Stark
Women's doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Netherlands Kristie Boogert / Netherlands Menno Oosting
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Seniors edit

Men's singles edit

  Sergi Bruguera defeated   Alberto Berasategui, 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1[a][1]

  • It was Bruguera's 1st title of the year, and his 12th overall. It was his 2nd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title.

Women's singles edit

  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated   Mary Pierce,[b] 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Sanchez's 4th title of the year, and her 16th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title.

Men's doubles edit

  Byron Black /   Jonathan Stark defeated   Jan Apell /   Jonas Björkman, 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles edit

  Gigi Fernández /   Natalia Zvereva defeated   Lindsay Davenport /   Lisa Raymond, 6–2, 6–2

Mixed doubles edit

  Kristie Boogert /   Menno Oosting defeated   Larisa Savchenko-Neiland /   Andrei Olhovskiy, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5

  • This was Boogert's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Juniors edit

Boys' singles edit

  Jacobo Díaz defeated   Giorgio Galimberti, 6–3, 7–6

Girls' singles edit

  Martina Hingis[c] defeated   Sonya Jeyaseelan, 6–3, 6–1

Boys' doubles edit

  Gustavo Kuerten[d] /   Nicolás Lapentti defeated   Maxime Boyé /   Nicolas Escudé, 6–2, 6–4

Girls' doubles edit

  Martina Hingis[c] /   Henrieta Nagyová defeated   Lenka Cenková /   Ludmila Richterová, 6–3, 6–2

Notes edit

  1. ^ This was the first ever all-Spanish Men's Singles final.
  2. ^ Pierce was the first Frenchwoman to reach the Women's singles final since Françoise Dürr won the title in 1967.
  3. ^ a b Hingis reached the 1997 and 1999 Women's singles finals, but lost on both occasions.
  4. ^ Kuerten reached the Men's singles finals in 1997, 2000 and 2001, and won on all occasions.

References edit

  1. ^ Almond, Elliott. "FRENCH OPEN : Men: Bruguera defeats countryman Berasategui to win second consecutive title". latimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

External links edit

  • French Open official website
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