1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open

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1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open
Date14–20 October
Edition7th
Category Tier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $100,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Taipei, Taiwan
VenueTaipei Municipal Tennis Courts
Champions
Singles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rene Simpson-Alter
  1993  · Taipei Women's Championships

The 1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Taipei Municipal Tennis Court in Taipei, Taiwan that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the seventh and last edition of the tournament and was held from 14 November to 20 November 1994. First-seeded Wang Shi-ting won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting defeated Flag of Japan.svg Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–1, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Jaggard-Lai / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rene Simpson-Alter defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber / Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai 6–0, 7–6(12–10)

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References

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