1994 Canadian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1994 Canadian Open
Final
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	7–5, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw	56 (3WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	18
Events

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	7	6

5	Gabriela Sabatini	5	0
					1	Steffi Graf	6	6

					4	Mary Pierce	3	4
4	Mary Pierce	6	6

	Judith Wiesner	1	1
										1	Steffi Graf	5	6	6⁴

										2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	1	7⁷
Q	Nathalie Baudone	6	2	1

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	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	S Graf	6	6
Q	I Demongeot	6³	6⁶			S Cacic	2	2
	S Cacic	7⁷	7⁸							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					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	M Pierce	6	6
	E Makarova	2	6¹			R McQuillan	3	3
	R McQuillan	6	7⁷							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					Second round					Third round					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	7⁷	2	4
WC	S Jeyaseelan	6²	0							Q	N Baudone	6¹	6	6
Q	N Baudone	7⁷	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	7¹¹	6												3	K Date	4	6	6
	L Neiland	6⁹	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	6⁷	5
					3	K Date	7⁹	7

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				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	7⁷	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	S Frankl	6¹	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

References

^ "Sánchez Vicario holds off Graf in Open tuneup". The Washington Post. Montreal. 21 August 1994. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "Sanchez Vicario Overcomes Rain Delays, Graf". Los Angeles Times. 22 August 1994. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "Sanchez knocks off Graf in Canada". Montreal. United Press International. 21 August 1994. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

External links

[1] "Sánchez Vicario holds off Graf in Open tuneup". The Washington Post. Montreal. 21 August 1994. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[2] "Sanchez Vicario Overcomes Rain Delays, Graf". Los Angeles Times. 22 August 1994. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[3] "Sanchez knocks off Graf in Canada". Montreal. United Press International. 21 August 1994. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

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