1994 Volkswagen Cup

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1994 Volkswagen Cup
Date13–18 June
Edition20th
Category Tier II
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$400,000
Surface Grass
Location Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Venue Devonshire Park
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus.svg Natalia Zvereva
  1993  · Eastbourne International ·  1995  

The 1994 Volkswagen Cup, also known as the Eastbourne International, was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 June until 18 June 1994. Unseeded Meredith McGrath won the singles title. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath defeated Flag of the United States.svg Linda Harvey-Wild 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus.svg Natalia Zvereva defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Inés Gorrochategui / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 6–7, 6–4, 6–3

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