1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships

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1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
DateMarch 24–27
Edition20th
Draw8D
Prize money $175,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.
VenueSaddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort
←  1993  · WTA Doubles Championships ·  1995  →
1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
1994 Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships
1993 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva
Final
Champions Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva
Score6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw8D
Events
Doubles
←  1993  · Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships ·  1995  →

The 1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from March 24 through March 27, 1994.

Contents

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. [1] It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 57th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 2nd title of the year and the 40th of her career.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva (final)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva 		66 
  Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel 		0 0  
1 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva 		2 66
3 Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath 		63 2
3 Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath 		4 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs 		61 4
1 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natasha Zvereva 		2 5  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		67 
WC Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver 		67 
4 Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie 		3 5  
WC Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver 		2 2  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		66 
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Stafford 		2 3  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		66 

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1995). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1995. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 152, 173. ISBN   9780002184847.
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