1994 Wimbledon Championships

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.

1994 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 3 July
Edition108th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£5,682,170
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Spain Conchita Martínez
Men's doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Czech Republic Helena Suková
Boys' singles
United States Scott Humphries
Girls' singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Boys' doubles
Australia Ben Ellwood / Australia Mark Philippoussis
Girls' doubles
South Africa Nannie de Villiers / United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs

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 —

* per team

Champions

Men's singles
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated Croatia 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
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Spain Conchita Martínez defeated United States 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
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated Canada Grant Connell / United States 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
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain 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
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Australia Todd Woodbridge / Czech Republic Helena Suková defeated United States T. J. Middleton / United States 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.

Boys' singles
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

United States Scott Humphries defeated Australia Mark Philippoussis, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4[10]

Girls' singles
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated South Korea Jeon Mi-ra, 7–5, 6–4[11]

Boys' doubles
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Australia Ben Ellwood / Australia Mark Philippoussis defeated Slovakia Vladimír Pláteník / Brazil Ricardo Schlachter, 6–2, 6–4[12]

Girls' doubles
Main article: 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

South Africa Nannie de Villiers / United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs defeated United States Corina Morariu / Czech Republic Ludmila Varmužová, 6–3, 6–4[13]

Singles seeds

References
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