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1994 French Open

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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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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.

Seniors

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Men's singles

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Spain Sergi Bruguera defeated Spain 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

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Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated France 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

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Zimbabwe Byron Black / United States Jonathan Stark defeated Sweden Jan Apell / Sweden Jonas Björkman, 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

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

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

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

Notes

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  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

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