1995 Canadian Open (tennis)

The 1995 Canadian Open, also known by its sponsored name Du Maurier Canadian Open, was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the Championship Series, Single Week of the 1995 ATP Tour, and of Tier I of the 1995 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Jarry Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from July 24 through July 31, 1995, and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 13 through August 20, 1995. First-seeded Andre Agassi, the defending champion, and Monica Seles won the singles titles.[3][4] It was Seles' first tournament back after being stabbed during a match at the WTA Hamburg in April 1993.[5][6]

1995 Canadian Open
DateJuly 24–31 (M)
August 13–20 (W)
Edition106th
CategoryChampionship Series, Single Week (M)
Tier I (W)
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$1,545,000 (M)
$806,250 (W)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada (M)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (W)
Champions
Men's singles
United States Andre Agassi[1]
Women's singles
United States Monica Seles
Men's doubles
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy[2]
Women's doubles
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1995 Canadian Open – Men's singles

United States Andre Agassi defeated United States Pete Sampras, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Andre Agassi's 5th title of the year and his 29th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year and his 6th overall. It was his 3rd win at the event, also winning in 1992 and 1994.

Women's singles
Main article: 1995 Canadian Open – Women's singles

United States Monica Seles defeated South Africa Amanda Coetzer, 6–0, 6–1

  • It was Monica Seles' 1st title of the year and her 33rd overall. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 5th overall.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1995 Canadian Open – Men's doubles

Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy defeated United States Brian MacPhie / Australia Sandon Stolle, 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles
Main article: 1995 Canadian Open – Women's doubles

Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated Switzerland Martina Hingis / Croatia Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–0, 6–3

See also

References
  1. "1995 Montreal – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1995 Montreal – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1996). ITF World of Tennis 1996. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 128, 141, 180. ISBN 9780002187138.
  4. "Agassi tops Sampras for Canadian win". The Victoria Advocate. AP. July 31, 1995. p. 2B.
  5. "Seles had no greater triumph than the 1995 Canadian Open". The Globe and Mail. February 18, 2008.
  6. "Seles wins Canadian Open in smash return". Bangor Daily News. AP. August 21, 1995. p. C3.
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