1994 Wimbledon Championships Explained
The 1994 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1] [2] It was the 108th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 1994.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1994 championships was £5,682,170. The winner of the men's title earned £345,000 while the women's singles champion earned £310,000.[3] [4]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's singles | £345,000 | | | | | | | |
Women's singles | £310,000 | | | | | | | |
Men's doubles * | £141,350 | | | | | | | |
Women's doubles * | £122,200 | | | | | | | |
Mixed doubles * | £60,000 | | | | | | | | |
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 6–0[5]
- It was Sampras' 5th career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd (consecutive) title at Wimbledon.
Women's singles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Conchita Martínez defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3[6]
- It was Martínez's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. She became the 1st Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon singles title.
Men's doubles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith, 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–1[7]
- It was Woodbridge's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title.
Women's doubles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–4, 6–1[8]
- It was Fernández's 12th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Zvereva's 13th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon title.
Mixed doubles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková defeated T. J. Middleton / Lori McNeil, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3[9]
- It was Woodbridge's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles. Scott Humphries defeated Mark Philippoussis, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4[10]
Girls' singles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles. Martina Hingis defeated Jeon Mi-ra, 7–5, 6–4[11]
Boys' doubles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles. Ben Ellwood / Mark Philippoussis defeated Vladimír Pláteník / Ricardo Schlachter, 6–2, 6–4[12]
Girls' doubles
See main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles. Nannie de Villiers / Lizzie Jelfs defeated Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmužová, 6–3, 6–4[13]
Singles seeds
Men's singles
- Pete Sampras (champion)
- Michael Stich (first round, lost to Bryan Shelton)
- Stefan Edberg (second round, lost to Kenneth Carlsen)
- Goran Ivanišević (final, lost to Pete Sampras)
- Jim Courier (second round, lost to Guy Forget)
- Todd Martin (semifinals, lost to Pete Sampras)
- Boris Becker (semifinals, lost to Goran Ivanišević)
- Sergi Bruguera (fourth round, lost to Michael Chang)
- Andriy Medvedev (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker)
- Michael Chang (quarterfinals, lost to Pete Sampras)
- Petr Korda (second round, lost to Markus Zoecke)
- Andre Agassi (fourth round, lost to Todd Martin)
- Cédric Pioline (first round, lost to Brett Steven)
- Marc Rosset (second round, lost to Wayne Ferreira)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round, lost to Daniel Vacek)
- Arnaud Boetsch (first round, lost to Andrei Olhovskiy)
Women's singles
- Steffi Graf (first round, lost to Lori McNeil)
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round, lost to Zina Garrison-Jackson)
- Conchita Martínez (champion)
- Martina Navratilova (final, lost to Conchita Martínez)
- Jana Novotná (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
- Kimiko Date (third round, lost to Larisa Neiland)
- Mary Pierce (withdrew before the tournament began)
- Natasha Zvereva (first round, lost to Mana Endo)
- Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, lost to Conchita Martínez)
- Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
- Mary Joe Fernández (third round, lost to Naoko Sawamatsu)
- Anke Huber (second round, lost to Inés Gorrochategui)
- Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals, lost to Gigi Fernández)
- Amanda Coetzer (fourth round, lost to Larisa Neiland)
- Sabine Hack (first round, lost to Florencia Labat)
- Magdalena Maleeva (second round, lost to Yayuk Basuki)
- Helena Suková (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 2nd.
- Book: Barrett, John. Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. 2001. CollinsWillow. London. 0007117078.
- Book: Little, Alan. Wimbledon Compendium 2013. 2013. All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. London. 978-1899039401. 327–334. 23.
- Web site: About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 8 October 2017.
- Web site: Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
- Web site: Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
- Web site: Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
- Web site: Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
- Web site: Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
- Web site: Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 13 August 2017.
- Web site: Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 13 August 2017.
- Web site: Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 5 December 2017.
- Web site: Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 5 December 2017.