1995 French Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1995 French Open
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Steffi Graf defeated the defending champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1995 French Open. Sánchez Vicario lost the world No. 1 ranking to Graf following the tournament, and would never recapture it.

The match between Virginie Buisson and Noëlle van Lottum was the longest women's match at a major, spanning 4 hours and 7 minutes. This record would later be broken by Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and Regina Kulikova in the 2010 Australian Open.

The tournament marked the first major appearance of future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Amélie Mauresmo.

Seeds[edit]

  1. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  2. Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  3. France Mary Pierce (fourth round)
  4. Spain Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  5. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (third round)
  6. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  7. United States Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
  8. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
  9. Japan Kimiko Date (semifinals)
  10. Belarus Natasha Zvereva (first round)
  11. Germany Anke Huber (fourth round)
  12. Croatia Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  13. United States Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
  14. United States Amy Frazier (third round)
  15. Czech Republic Helena Suková (first round)
  16. Japan Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)

Qualifying[edit]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  United States Chanda Rubin 3 1
1 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 6
9 Japan Kimiko Date 5 3
12 Croatia Iva Majoli 5 1
9 Japan Kimiko Date 7 6
1 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 6 0
2 Germany Steffi Graf 7 4 6
  Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 0 4
4 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6
4 Spain Conchita Martínez 3 77 3
2 Germany Steffi Graf 6 65 6
8 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 1 0
2 Germany Steffi Graf 6 6

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
South Korea Park S-h 1 0 1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
France S Pitkowski 6 6 France S Pitkowski 3 0
Belarus T Ignatieva 3 4 1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Germany S Meier 6 6 Austria B Reinstadler 3 1
United States S Cacic 4 3 Germany S Meier 4 3
Austria B Reinstadler 6 6 Austria B Reinstadler 6 6
United States Z Garrison-Jackson 4 3 1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Austria B Paulus 4 2 Israel A Smashnova 4 0
United States D Graham 6 6 United States D Graham 3 4
Israel A Smashnova 6 6 Israel A Smashnova 6 6
Germany M Kochta 1 2 Israel A Smashnova 6 6
Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6 14 United States A Frazier 1 2
Sweden M Strandlund 2 2 Slovakia K Habšudová 2 4
Ukraine N Medvedeva 1 0 14 United States A Frazier 6 6
14 United States A Frazier 6 6

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Czech Republic H Suková 6 3 7
Japan A Sugiyama 4 6 9 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6
United States S Stafford 4 3 Belgium L Courtois 1 3
Belgium L Courtois 6 6 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6
WC France A-G Sidot 3 2 United States J Watanabe 3 2
United States J Watanabe 6 6 United States J Watanabe 6 3 6
France L Ghirardi 7 6 France L Ghirardi 1 6 4
Argentina M Paz 5 1 Japan A Sugiyama 2 6 2
United States C Rubin 78 6 United States C Rubin 6 1 6
Russia E Makarova 66 3 United States C Rubin 6 6
Germany M Babel 6 6 Germany M Babel 3 2
Netherlands S Rottier 3 4 United States C Rubin 710 4 8
Slovakia R Zrubáková 4 2 5 Czech Republic J Novotná 68 6 6
Austria P Schwarz 6 6 Austria P Schwarz 4 3
Austria S Dopfer 1 6 1 5 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6
5 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 2 6

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 France M Pierce 6 6
Australia N Bradtke 1 3 3 France M Pierce 7 6
Australia K Radford 1 6 2 Germany C Singer 5 0
Germany C Singer 6 1 6 3 France M Pierce 6 6
France A Dechaume-Balleret 2 3 Argentina F Labat 2 2
Belgium D Van Roost 6 6 Belgium D Van Roost 6 2 0
Argentina F Labat 6 6 Argentina F Labat 1 6 6
Germany W Probst 3 4 3 France M Pierce 2 3
Bulgaria K Maleeva 4 6 2 12 Croatia I Majoli 6 6
Chinese Taipei Wang S-t 6 3 6 Chinese Taipei Wang S-t 6 6
Russia E Likhovtseva 710 6 Russia E Likhovtseva 1 2
Sweden Å Carlsson 68 2 Chinese Taipei Wang S-t 5 2
Bulgaria E Pampoulova 0 5 12 Croatia I Majoli 7 6
Q Argentina MJ Gaidano 6 7 Q Argentina MJ Gaidano 1 0
Japan M Endo 3 3 12 Croatia I Majoli 6 6
12 Croatia I Majoli 6 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Japan K Date 6 6
Czech Republic L Richterová 2 2 9 Japan K Date 6 6
WC France N van Lottum 77 5 2 WC France V Buisson 2 1
WC France V Buisson 63 7 6 9 Japan K Date 6 6
Hungary A Temesvári 4 5 Poland K Nowak 1 3
United States M McGrath 6 7 United States M McGrath 2 6 3
Poland K Nowak 6 6 Poland K Nowak 6 1 6
United States K Po 2 4 9 Japan K Date 6 6
South Africa M de Swardt 6 6 7 United States L Davenport 4 3
WC France N Dechy 1 4 South Africa M de Swardt 1 77 2
Switzerland M Hingis 2 6 7 Switzerland M Hingis 6 63 6
Austria J Wiesner 6 3 5 Switzerland M Hingis 6 2 2
Q United States E deLone 5 6 6 7 United States L Davenport 4 6 6
France S Testud 7 3 8 France S Testud 3 5
Hong Kong Tang M 64 0 7 United States L Davenport 6 7
7 United States L Davenport 77 6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
United States N Arendt 3 4 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 4 5
France N Tauziat 6 6 France N Tauziat 4 6 7
Japan Y Kamio 1 2 France N Tauziat 2 64
France I Demongeot 66 2 Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 77
Spain V Ruano Pascual 78 6 Spain V Ruano Pascual 7 6
Italy S Farina 4 3 United States P Fendick 5 1
United States P Fendick 6 6 Spain V Ruano Pascual 2 6 6
Q Finland P Thorén 3 0 Romania R Dragomir 6 0 3
Romania R Dragomir 6 6 Romania R Dragomir 6 4 6
WC France A Cocheteux 63 6 3 United States L Harvey-Wild 1 6 1
United States L Harvey-Wild 77 4 6 Romania R Dragomir 4 77 6
Slovenia T Križan 2 5 16 Japan N Sawamatsu 6 65 2
Belgium N Feber 6 7 Belgium N Feber 64 6 5
WC France N Herreman 4 1 16 Japan N Sawamatsu 77 1 7
16 Japan N Sawamatsu 6 6

Section 6[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 United States MJ Fernandez 4 3
Q Argentina P Suárez 6 6 Q Argentina P Suárez 2 3
Germany B Rittner 5 5 Italy A Serra Zanetti 6 6
Italy A Serra Zanetti 7 7 Italy A Serra Zanetti 6 6
LL Germany V Martinek 6 6 LL Germany V Martinek 4 3
Mexico A Gavaldón 4 4 LL Germany V Martinek 6 6
Canada P Hy-Boulais 6 6 Canada P Hy-Boulais 1 0
Slovakia K Studeníková 3 0 Italy A Serra Zanetti 0 1
Spain N Ávila Bonastre 4 1 4 Spain C Martínez 6 6
United States A Grossman 6 6 United States A Grossman 4 6 2
France A Fusai 6 4 3 France J Halard 6 3 6
France J Halard 2 6 6 France J Halard 1 2
WC France C Dhenin 62 64 4 Spain C Martínez 6 6
Netherlands M Oremans 77 77 Netherlands M Oremans 2 3
Germany S Hack 0 0 4 Spain C Martínez 6 6
4 Spain C Martínez 6 6

Section 7[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Czech Republic R Bobková 2 0 8 Argentina G Sabatini 7 6
Germany S Frankl 0 4 South Africa A Coetzer 5 3
South Africa A Coetzer 6 6 8 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States A Keller 0 1 Romania I Spîrlea 3 4
Romania I Spîrlea 6 6 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6
United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 1 WC France C Mothes-Jobkel 0 1
WC France C Mothes-Jobkel 6 6 8 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Japan K Nagatsuka 77 6 Japan K Nagatsuka 3 0
South Africa E Reinach 63 3 Japan K Nagatsuka 4 6 6
Q Belgium E Callens 4 6 6 Q Belgium E Callens 6 4 4
Indonesia Y Basuki 6 3 1 Japan K Nagatsuka 6 6
South Africa J Kruger 6 6 Q Romania C Cristea 3 2
Germany K Kschwendt 3 4 South Africa J Kruger 3 4
Q Romania C Cristea 1 7 6 Q Romania C Cristea 6 6
10 Belarus N Zvereva 6 5 3

Section 8[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Germany A Huber 6 7
Q Austria B Schett 3 5 11 Germany A Huber 6 6
Latvia L Neiland 6 3 4 Netherlands B Schultz 4 4
Netherlands B Schultz 1 6 6 11 Germany A Huber 6 6
Italy A-M Cecchini 3 4 Belgium S Appelmans 0 3
Belgium S Appelmans 6 6 Belgium S Appelmans 7 4 6
United States T Whitlinger-Jones 6 6 United States T Whitlinger-Jones 5 6 3
Australia R McQuillan 2 0 11 Germany A Huber 4 5
Q France A Mauresmo 6 3 1 2 Germany S Graf 6 7
Italy N Baudone 1 6 6 Italy N Baudone 6 6
Argentina P Tarabini 2 3 Netherlands K Boogert 4 4
Netherlands K Boogert 6 6 Italy N Baudone 2 1
United States L McNeil 6 2 0 2 Germany S Graf 6 6
Germany P Begerow 1 6 6 Germany P Begerow 4 3
Argentina I Gorrochategui 1 5 2 Germany S Graf 6 6
2 Germany S Graf 6 7

External links[edit]

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