1994 WTA Tour
The 1994 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the year-ending WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the sixth time in her career, though Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was named the Player of the Year. Graf won seven tournaments during the season, including a major at the Australian Open. She also won three Tier I events and finished runner-up at another major, the US Open. Sánchez Vicario won eight tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also won a Tier I event and finished runner-up at another major, the Australian Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 January – 14 November 1994 |
| Edition | 24th |
| Tournaments | 55 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (8) WTA Tier II (19) WTA Tier III (11) WTA Tier IV (12) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (8) |
| Most tournament finals | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (12) |
| Prize money leader | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ($2,943,665) |
| Points leader | Steffi Graf (353.00) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Doubles team of the year |
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| Most improved player of the year | Mary Pierce |
| Newcomer of the year | Irina Spîrlea |
| Comeback player of the year | Meredith McGrath |
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