1994 European Indoors – Singles

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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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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]

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
Czech Republic Helena Suková 2 5
5 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6 7
5 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 7 3 6
3 Belarus Natasha Zvereva 5 6 4
3 Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6 6
Q Netherlands Miriam Oremans 0 2

Top half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States M Navratilova 7 4 6
United States A Grossman 5 6 1 1 United States M Navratilova 77 6
United States M McGrath 4 6 6 United States M McGrath 61 3
United States K Po 6 0 2 1 United States M Navratilova 5 6 4
France N Tauziat 77 6 Czech Republic H Suková 7 3 6
Netherlands S Rottier 64 4 France N Tauziat 4 4
Czech Republic H Suková 6 6 Czech Republic H Suková 6 6
8 Argentina F Labat 4 3 Czech Republic H Suková 2 5
4 United States Z Garrison-Jackson 77 2 6 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 7
Slovakia K Habšudová 64 6 2 4 United States Z Garrison-Jackson 4 4
Israel A Smashnova 0 1 Q United States S Stafford 6 6
Q United States S Stafford 6 6 Q United States S Stafford 3 1
United States M Werdel 6 6 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
United States S Cacic 3 4 United States M Werdel 1 1r
United States P Shriver 5 65 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 3
5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 7 77

Bottom half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States L McNeil 2 6 7
Q United States K Adams 6 3 5 6 United States L McNeil 6 6
United States L Raymond 6 3 77 United States L Raymond 1 2
Netherlands K Boogert 4 6 61 6 United States L McNeil 65 7 4
WC Slovakia R Zrubáková 5 1 3 Belarus N Zvereva 77 5 6
Russia E Makarova 7 6 Russia E Makarova 6 2 1
Ukraine N Medvedeva 3 612 3 Belarus N Zvereva 4 6 6
3 Belarus N Zvereva 6 714 3 Belarus N Zvereva 6 6
7 Croatia I Majoli 6 6 Q Netherlands M Oremans 0 2
Australia K Radford 2 1 7 Croatia I Majoli 5 1
Q Netherlands C Vis 3 65 Q Netherlands M Oremans 7 6
Q Netherlands M Oremans 6 77 Q Netherlands M Oremans 6 68 6
United States P Fendick 4 3 2 France M Pierce 4 710 3
WC Switzerland M Hingis 6 6 WC Switzerland M Hingis 4 0
Latvia L Neiland 3 3 2 France M Pierce 6 6
2 France 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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