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1994 Australian Open
Date:   17 - 30 January
Edition:   82nd
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface:   Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
Location:   Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Venue:   National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's Doubles
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Women's Doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Mixed Doubles
Latvia Larisa Neiland / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Boys' Singles
Australia Ben Ellwood
Girls' Singles
Australia Trudi Musgrave
Boys' Doubles
Australia Ben Ellwood / Australia Mark Philippoussis
Girls' Doubles
United States Corina Morariu / Czech Republic Ludmila Varmuzova
Australian Open
 < 1993 1995 > 

The 1994 Australian Open (also known as the 1994 Ford Australian Open for sponsorship purposes) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 82nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 through 30 January 1994.

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Seniors

Men's Singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated United States Todd Martin 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Sampras' 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0, 6–2

  • It was Graf's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 4th and last Australian Open title.

Men's Doubles

Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis defeated Zimbabwe Byron Black / United States Jonathan Stark 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Eltingh's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. It was Haarhuis' 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's Doubles

United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Patty Fendick / United States Meredith McGrath 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Fernández's 10th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last Australian Open title. It was Zvereva's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title.

Mixed Doubles

Latvia Larisa Neiland / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Czech Republic Helena Suková / Australia Todd Woodbridge 7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2

  • It was Neiland's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Olhovskiy's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Australia Ben Ellwood defeated Australia Andrew Ilie 5–7, 6–3, 6–3

Girls' Singles

Australia Trudi Musgrave defeated Austria Barbara Schett 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Boys' Doubles

Australia Ben Ellwood / Australia Mark Philippoussis defeated United Kingdom Jamie Delgado / Slovakia Roman Kukal 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Girls' Doubles

United States Corina Morariu / Czech Republic Ludmila Varmuzova defeated Netherlands Yvette Basting / Germany Alexandra Schneider 7–5, 2–6, 7–5

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Preceded by
1993 Australian Open
Australian Open Succeeded by
1995 Australian Open
Preceded by
1993 US Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1994 French Open

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