1994 European Indoors – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1994 European Indoors | |
| Champion |  Magdalena Maleeva |
| Runner-up |  Natasha Zvereva |
| Score | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 (2WC/4Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Magdalena Maleeva defeated Natasha Zvereva in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1994 European Indoor Championships.[1]
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière was the reigning champion, but retired from professional tennis earlier in the season.[2]
This event marked the first professional appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time singles major champion Martina Hingis, who was 14 years old.[3] Hingis reached the second round before losing to Mary Pierce.
Seeds
[edit]
Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
Natasha Zvereva (final)- Zina Garrison-Jackson (second round)
Magdalena Maleeva (champion)- Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (second round)
Florencia Labat (first round)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Helena Suková | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Magdalena Maleeva | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Natasha Zvereva | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Q |  Miriam Oremans | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
Top half
[edit]| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  M Navratilova | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Grossman | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | M Navratilova | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M McGrath | 4 | 6 | 6 | M McGrath | 61 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Po | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | M Navratilova | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 N Tauziat | 77 | 6 | H Suková | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Rottier | 64 | 4 | N Tauziat | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Suková | 6 | 6 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  F Labat | 4 | 3 | H Suková | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 77 | 2 | 6 | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
 K Habšudová | 64 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Smashnova | 0 | 1 | Q | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | Q | S Stafford | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Werdel | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cacic | 3 | 4 | M Werdel | 1 | 1r | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Shriver | 5 | 65 | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M Maleeva | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
[edit]| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | L McNeil | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | K Adams | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond | 6 | 3 | 77 | L Raymond | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Boogert | 4 | 6 | 61 | 6 | L McNeil | 65 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R Zrubáková | 5 | 1 | 3 | N Zvereva | 77 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 E Makarova | 7 | 6 | E Makarova | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Medvedeva | 3 | 612 | 3 | N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Zvereva | 6 | 714 | 3 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  I Majoli | 6 | 6 | Q | M Oremans | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Radford | 2 | 1 | 7 | I Majoli | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C Vis | 3 | 65 | Q | M Oremans | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Oremans | 6 | 77 | Q | M Oremans | 6 | 68 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P Fendick | 4 | 3 | 2 | M Pierce | 4 | 710 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Hingis | 6 | 6 | WC | M Hingis | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 L Neiland | 3 | 3 | 2 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tennis: Maleeva keeps title in family". The Independent. 10 October 1994. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "15 Players who retired in the Top 10". WTA. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (SUI) Bulgarian-born Swiss Maleeva-Fragnière retired in 1994 at No.9 in the world.
- ^ "TENNIS: Hello, Martina; Goodbye, Martina". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 October 1994. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Official results archive (WTA)