Doubles | |
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1995 IGA Classic | |
1994 Champions | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath |
Champions | Nicole Arendt Laura Golarsa |
Runners-up | Katrina Adams Brenda Schultz |
Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Patty Fendick and Meredith McGrath were the defending champions but only Fendick competed that year with Lisa Raymond.
Fendick and Raymond lost in the semifinals to Katrina Adams and Brenda Schultz.
Nicole Arendt and Laura Golarsa won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Adams and Schultz.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | P Fendick L Raymond | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Amiach V Paynter | 3 | 1 | 1 | P Fendick L Raymond | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Hakami B Reinstadler | 6 | 2 | 6 | E Hakami B Reinstadler | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | L Lee M Norwood | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | P Fendick L Raymond | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | K Adams B Schultz | 7 | 6 | 3 | K Adams B Schultz | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
P Cabezas M Zivec-Skulj | 6 | 2 | 3 | K Adams B Schultz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Courtois E Likhovtseva | 5 | 6 | Q | E deLone A Keller | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E deLone A Keller | 7 | 7 | 3 | Katrina Adams Brenda Schultz | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Louarsabishvili L Poruri | 4 | 2 | 2 | Nicole Arendt Laura Golarsa | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Monami A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | D Monami A Temesvári | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Bradtke K Radford | 6 | 7 | N Bradtke K Radford | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Coetzer E Reinach | 4 | 5 | N Bradtke K Radford | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Bernard C Delisle | 6 | 6 | 2 | N Arendt L Golarsa | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Cristea T Ječmenica | 2 | 1 | M Bernard C Delisle | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S McCarthy J Steven | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | N Arendt L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | N Arendt L Golarsa | 2 | 6 | 6 |
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