| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1994 Torneo Internazional Femmin di Palermo | |
| Champions |  Ruxandra Dragomir  Laura Garrone |
| Runners-up | Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni |
| Final score | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Draw | 16 (1WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Karin Kschwendt and Natalia Medvedeva were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Ruxandra Dragomir and Laura Garrone won the title by defeating qualifiers Alice Canepa and Giulia Casoni 6–1, 6–0 in the final.
Barbara Rittner / 
Patricia Tarabini (first round) Silvia Farina / Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Dominique Monami / 
Petra Ritter (quarterfinals) Bettina Fulco-Villella / 
Olga Lugina (semifinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | B Rittner P Tarabini | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Montalvo F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | L Montalvo F Perfetti | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Dragomir L Garrone | 6 | 6 | R Dragomir L Garrone | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Studeníková  E Zardo | 1 | 1 | R Dragomir L Garrone | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Monami P Ritter | 6 | 6 |  R Bobková P Langrová | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Dopfer C Schneider | 4 | 3 | 3 | D Monami P Ritter | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Bobková P Langrová | 6 | 6 | R Bobková P Langrová | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Courtois E Martincová | 4 | 1 | R Dragomir L Garrone | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Attili E Savoldi | 6 | 77 | Q | A Canepa G Casoni | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 C Papadáki  K Ptaszek | 2 | 64 | S Attili E Savoldi | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | E Brusati C Salvi | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | B Fulco-Villella O Lugina | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | B Fulco-Villella O Lugina | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | B Fulco-Villella O Lugina | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 F Li B Reinstadler | 6 | 77 | Q | A Canepa G Casoni | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cecchini R Grande | 4 | 61 | F Li B Reinstadler | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Canepa G Casoni | 77 | 3 | 6 | Q | A Canepa G Casoni | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Farina I Spîrlea | 65 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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