1994 European Indoors – Singles

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]

Singles
1994 European Indoors
Final
ChampionBulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Runner-upBelarus Natasha Zvereva
Score7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

  1.   Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
  2.   Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
  3.   Natasha Zvereva (final)
  4.   Zina Garrison-Jackson (second round)
  5.   Magdalena Maleeva (champion)
  6.   Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
  7.   Iva Majoli (second round)
  8.   Florencia Labat (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

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

  1. ^ "Tennis: Maleeva keeps title in family". The Independent. 10 October 1994. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "TENNIS: Hello, Martina; Goodbye, Martina". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 October 1994. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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