1995 Gallery Furniture Championships | |
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Date | April 10–16 |
Edition | 25th |
Category | Tier II |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Prize money | $430,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Venue | Westside Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Doubles | |
Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf |
The 1995 Gallery Furniture Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 25th and last edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 16, 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
Steffi Graf defeated Åsa Carlsson 6–1, 6–1
Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf defeated Wiltrud Probst / Rene Simpson 6–4, 6–2
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