1994 Australian Open

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1994 Australian Open
Date17–30 January 1994
Edition82nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
Champions
Men's singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Women's doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Latvia Larisa Neiland / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Boys' singles
Australia Ben Ellwood
Girls' singles
Australia Trudi Musgrave
Boys' doubles
Australia Ben Ellwood / Australia Mark Philippoussis
Girls' doubles
United States Corina Morariu / Czech Republic Ludmila Varmužová
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The 1994 Australian Open (also known as the 1994 Ford Australian Open for sponsorship purposes) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 82nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 to 30 January 1994.

Seniors

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Men's singles

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United States Pete Sampras defeated United States Todd Martin 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Sampras' 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's singles

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Germany Steffi Graf defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0, 6–2

  • It was Graf's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 4th and last Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

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Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis defeated Zimbabwe Byron Black / United States Jonathan Stark 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Eltingh's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. It was Haarhuis' 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's doubles

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United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Patty Fendick / United States Meredith McGrath 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Fernández's 10th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last Australian Open title. It was Zvereva's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

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Latvia Larisa Neiland / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Czech Republic Helena Suková / Australia Todd Woodbridge 7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2

  • It was Neiland's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Olhovskiy's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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Australia Ben Ellwood defeated Australia Andrew Ilie 5–7, 6–3, 6–3

Girls' singles

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Australia Trudi Musgrave defeated Austria Barbara Schett 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Boys' doubles

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Australia Ben Ellwood / Australia Mark Philippoussis defeated United Kingdom Jamie Delgado / Slovakia Roman Kukal 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Girls' doubles

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United States Corina Morariu / Czech Republic Ludmila Varmužová defeated Netherlands Yvette Basting / Germany Alexandra Schneider 7–5, 2–6, 7–5

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