The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule [edit]
The table below shows the 1995 WTA Tour schedule.
January [edit]
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 2 January |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Tier III |
Sabine Hack
2-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
Irina Spîrlea |
Maria Strandlund
Yayuk Basuki |
Jana Nejedly
Shi-Ting Wang
Tina Križan
Nana Miyagi |
Porwik / Spîrlea
6-2, 6-3 |
Courtois / Feber |
| 9 January |
Hobart, Australia |
Tier IV |
Leila Meskhi
6-2, 6-3 |
Fang Li |
Judith Wiesner
Yone Kamio |
Jolene Watanabe
Meike Babel
Tami Whitlinger Jones
Elena Likhovtseva |
Nagatsuka / Sugiyama
2-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
Bollegraf / Savchenko |
| 9 January |
Sydney, Australia |
Tier II |
Gabriela Sabatini
6-3, 6-4 |
Lindsay Davenport |
Kimiko Date
Mary Joe Fernandez |
Ludmila Richterová
Miriam Oremans
Nicole Bradtke
Patty Fendick |
Davenport / Novotná
7-5, 2-6, 6-4 |
Fendick / Fernandez |
16 January
2 weeks |
1995 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia |
Grand Slam |
Mary Pierce
6-3, 6-2 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
Conchita Martínez |
Naoko Sawamatsu
Angélica Gavaldón
Natalia Zvereva
Lindsay Davenport |
Novotná / Sánchez Vicario
6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4 |
Fernández / Zvereva |
| 30 January |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Tier IV |
Nicole Bradtke
3-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen |
Silvia Farina
Natalia Medvedeva |
Julie Halard
Kim De Weille
Rachel McQuillan
Fang Li |
Hetherington / Reinach
7-6, 6-2 |
Golarsa / Vis |
| 31 January |
Tokyo, Japan |
Tier I |
Kimiko Date
6-1, 6-2 |
Lindsay Davenport |
Iva Majoli
Magdalena Maleeva |
Conchita Martínez
Naoko Sawamatsu
Anke Huber
Mary Pierce |
Fernández / Zvereva
6-0, 6-3 |
Davenport / Stubbs |
February [edit]
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 6 February |
Chicago, IL, USA |
Tier II |
Magdalena Maleeva
7-5, 7-6 |
Lisa Raymond |
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Gabriela Sabatini |
Amy Frazier
Brenda Schultz
Laurence Courtois
Chanda Rubin |
Sabatini / Schultz
5-7, 7-6, 6-4 |
Whitlinger Jones / Werdel |
| 13 February |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA |
Tier III |
Brenda Schultz
6-1, 6-2 |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Patty Fendick
Amy Frazier |
Audra Keller
Laxmi Poruri
Lisa Raymond
Tami Whitlinger Jones |
Arendt / Golarsa
6-4, 6-3 |
Adams / Schultz |
| 14 February |
Paris, France |
Tier II |
Steffi Graf
6-2, 6-2 |
Mary Pierce |
Jana Novotná
Iva Majoli |
Martina Hingis
Karina Habšudová
Sabine Appelmans
Judith Wiesner |
McGrath / Savchenko
6-4, 6-1 |
Bollegraf / Stubbs |
| 20 February |
Linz, Austria |
Tier III |
Jana Novotná
6-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
Barbara Rittner |
Meike Babel
Beate Reinstadler |
Petra Schwarz
Anna-Maria Cecchini
Sabine Appelmans
Nanne Dahlman |
McGrath / Tauziat
6-1, 6-2 |
Majoli / Schwarz |
| 27 February |
Indian Wells, CA, USA |
Tier II |
Mary Joe Fernandez
6-4, 6-3 |
Natalia Zvereva |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Naoko Sawamatsu |
Chanda Rubin
Elena Likhovtseva
Lindsay Davenport
Conchita Martínez |
Davenport / Raymond
2-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
Savchenko / Sánchez Vicario |
| 27 February |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Tier III |
Joannette Kruger
7-6, 6-3 |
Kyoko Nagatsuka |
Gigi Fernández
Florencia Labat |
Nancy Feber
Silvia Farina
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Sandrine Testud |
Kschwendt / Simpson
6-2, 0-6, 6-4 |
Golarsa / Harvey-Wild |
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 6 March |
Delray Beach, FL, USA |
Tier II |
Steffi Graf
6-2, 6-4 |
Conchita Martínez |
Anke Huber
Brenda Schultz |
Barbara Rittner
Elena Likhovtseva
Florencia Labat
Kristie Boogert |
Fernandez / Novotná
6-4, 6-0 |
McNeil / Savchenko |
| 17 March |
Miami, FL, USA |
Tier I |
Steffi Graf
6-1, 6-4 |
Kimiko Date |
Gabriela Sabatini
Jana Novotná |
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
Rachel McQuillan
Anke Huber
Natalia Zvereva |
Novotná / Sánchez Vicario
7-5, 2-6, 6-3 |
Fernández / Zvereva |
| 27 March |
Hilton Head, SC, USA |
Tier I |
Conchita Martínez
6-1, 6-1 |
Magdalena Maleeva |
Silvia Farina
Natalia Zvereva |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Lea Ghirardi
Larisa Savchenko
Iva Majoli |
Arendt / Bollegraf
0-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
Fernández / Zvereva |
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 3 April |
Amelia Island, FL, USA |
Tier II |
Conchita Martínez
6-1, 6-4 |
Gabriela Sabatini |
Magdalena Maleeva
Sabine Hack |
Amanda Coetzer
Laurence Courtois
Katarzyna Nowak
Inés Gorrochategui |
Coetzer / Gorrochategui
6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
Arendt / Bollegraf |
| 10 April |
Houston, TX, USA |
Tier II |
Steffi Graf
6-1, 6-1 |
Asa Carlsson |
Sabine Hack
Wiltrud Probst |
Tami Whitlinger Jones
Nino Louarsabishvili
Joannette Kruger
Anna-Maria Cecchini |
Arendt / Bollegraf
6-4, 6-2 |
Probst / Simpson |
| 10 April |
Tokyo, Japan |
Tier III |
Amy Frazier
7-6, 7-5 |
Kimiko Date |
Nana Miyagi
Min Tang |
Kyoko Nagatsuka
Rita Grande
Yone Kamio
Patty Fendick |
Saeki / Yoshida
6-7, 6-4, 7-6 |
Nagatsuka / Sugiyama |
| 24 April |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Tier III |
Sabine Appelmans
6-4, 6-3 |
Silke Meier |
Denisa Szabová
Irina Spîrlea |
Laura Golarsa
Marketa Kochta
Barbara Rittner
Ai Sugiyama |
Paz / Simpson
7-5, 6-2 |
Golarsa / Spîrlea |
| 25 April |
Barcelona, Spain |
Tier II |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
5-7, 6-0, 6-2 |
Iva Majoli |
Amanda Coetzer
Katarzyna Nowak |
Ann Grossman
Nathalie Tauziat
Ruxandra Dragomir
Inés Gorrochategui |
Savchenko / Sánchez Vicario
7-5, 4-6, 7-5 |
de Swardt / Majoli |
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 1 May |
Hamburg, Germany |
Tier II |
Conchita Martínez
6-1, 6-0 |
Martina Hingis |
Anke Huber
Magdalena Maleeva |
Petra Begerow
Judith Wiesner
Barbara Rittner
Jana Kandarr |
Fernández / Hingis
6-2, 6-3 |
Martínez / Tarabini |
| 8 May |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Tier IV |
Julie Halard
6-4, 6-4 |
Ludmila Richterová |
Katarina Studenikova
Stephanie Rottier |
Asa Carlsson
Sandra Kleinová
Andrea Temesvári
Barbara Schett |
Harvey-Wild / Rubin
6-7, 6-3, 6-2 |
Lindström / Strandlund |
| 8 May |
Rome, Italy |
Tier I |
Conchita Martínez
6-3, 6-1 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Helena Suková
Mary Pierce |
Shaun Stafford
Joannette Kruger
Mary Joe Fernandez
Iva Majoli |
Fernández / Zvereva
3-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
Martínez / Tarabini |
| 15 May |
Berlin, Germany |
Tier I |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6-4, 6-1 |
Magdalena Maleeva |
Irina Spîrlea
Natalia Zvereva |
Kimiko Date
Petra Begerow
Nicole Bradtke
Mary Pierce |
Coetzer / Gorrochategui
4-6, 7-6, 6-2 |
Savchenko / Sabatini |
| 15 May |
Rover British Clay Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Singles draw Doubles draw |
Tier IV |
Ludmila Richterová
6-7, 6-4, 6-3 |
Patricia Hy-Boulais |
Lindsay Lee
Asa Carlsson |
Petra Langrová
Radka Bobková
Els Callens
Chanda Rubin |
de Swardt / Dragomir
6-3, 7-5 |
Guse / Hy-Boulais |
| 22 May |
Strasbourg, France |
Tier III |
Lindsay Davenport
3-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
Kimiko Date |
Sandrine Testud
Yone Kamio |
Judith Wiesner
Stephanie Rottier
Sabine Appelmans
Miriam Oremans |
Davenport / Fernandez
6-2, 6-3 |
Appelmans / Oremans |
29 May
2 weeks |
1995 French Open
Paris, France |
Grand Slam |
Steffi Graf
7-5, 4-6, 6-0 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Kimiko Date
Conchita Martínez |
Chanda Rubin
Iva Majoli
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Gabriela Sabatini |
Fernández / Zvereva
6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5 |
Novotná / Sánchez Vicario |
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 12 June |
Birmingham, Great Britain |
Tier III |
Zina Garrison-Jackson
6-3, 6-3 |
Lori McNeil |
Elna Reinach
Els Callens |
Laurence Courtois
Nicole Arendt
Christina Singer
Kristine Radford |
Bollegraf / Stubbs
3-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
Bradtke / Radford |
| 19 June |
Eastbourne, Great Britain |
Tier II |
Nathalie Tauziat
3-6, 6-0, 7-5 |
Chanda Rubin |
Christina Singer
Natalia Zvereva |
Kimiko Date
Yayuk Basuki
Lori McNeil
Inés Gorrochategui |
Novotná / Sánchez Vicario
0-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
Fernández / Zvereva |
26 June
2 weeks |
1995 Wimbledon
London, Great Britain |
Grand Slam |
Steffi Graf
4-6, 6-1, 7-5 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Jana Novotná
Conchita Martínez |
Mary Joe Fernandez
Kimiko Date
Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
Novotná / Sánchez Vicario
5-7, 7-5, 6-4 |
Fernández / Zvereva |
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 10 July |
Palermo, Italy |
Tier IV |
Irina Spîrlea
7-6, 6-2 |
Sabine Hack |
Natalia Medvedeva
Barbara Schett |
Karina Habšudová
Flora Perfetti
Veronika Martinek
Silvia Farina |
Bobková / Langrová
6-4, 6-1 |
Schwarz / Studenikova |
| 24 July |
Styria, Austria |
Tier IV |
Judith Wiesner
7-6, 6-3 |
Ruxandra Dragomir |
Tatjana Ječmenica
Barbara Paulus |
Ángeles Montolio
Silvia Farina
Anna-Maria Cecchini
Silvia Ramon-Cortes |
Farina / Temesvári
6-2, 6-2 |
Fusai / Probst |
| 31 July |
San Diego, CA, USA |
Tier II |
Conchita Martínez
6-2, 6-0 |
Lisa Raymond |
Sandrine Testud
Mary Pierce |
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
Gigi Fernández
Rachel McQuillan
Asa Carlsson |
Fernández / Zvereva
6-2, 6-1 |
Dechaume-Balleret / Testud |
August [edit]
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 7 August |
Manhattan Beach, CA, USA |
Tier II |
Conchita Martínez
4-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
Chanda Rubin |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Yayuk Basuki |
Natalia Zvereva
Gabriela Sabatini
Lindsay Davenport
Anke Huber |
Fernández / Zvereva
7-5, 6-7, 7-5 |
Savchenko / Sabatini |
| 14 August |
Toronto, Canada |
Tier I |
Monica Seles
6-0, 6-1 |
Amanda Coetzer |
Jana Novotná
Gabriela Sabatini |
Mary Pierce
Iva Majoli
Helena Suková
Anke Huber |
Sabatini / Schultz-McCarthy
4-6, 6-0, 6-3 |
Hingis / Majoli |
28 August
2 weeks |
1995 US Open
New York, USA |
Grand Slam |
Steffi Graf
7-6, 0-6, 6-3 |
Monica Seles |
Gabriela Sabatini
Conchita Martínez |
Amy Frazier
Mary Joe Fernandez
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Jana Novotná |
Fernández / Zvereva
7-5, 6-3 |
Schultz-McCarthy / Stubbs |
September [edit]
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 11 September |
Warsaw, Poland |
Tier III |
Barbara Paulus
7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1 |
Alexandra Fusai |
Magdalena Grzybowska
Karin Kschwendt |
Jana Kandarr
Katerina Kroupova
Ludmila Richterová
Tatiana Ignatieva |
Cecchini / Garrone
5-7, 6-2, 6-3 |
Nagyová / Szabová |
| 12 September |
Nagoya, Japan |
Tier IV |
Linda Wild
6-4, 6-2 |
Sandra Kleinová |
Yone Kamio
Kristin Godridge |
Rika Hiraki
Sung-Hee Park
Laxmi Poruri
Kerry-Anne Guse |
Guse / Radford
6-4, 6-4 |
Hiraki / Park |
| 18 September |
Moscow, Russia |
Tier III |
Magdalena Maleeva
6-4, 6-2 |
Elena Makarova |
Meredith McGrath
Adriana Serra Zanetti |
Asa Carlsson
Elena Likhovtseva
Sabine Appelmans
Nanne Dahlman |
McGrath / Savchenko
6-1, 6-0 |
Kournikova / Olsza |
| 19 September |
Tokyo, Japan |
Tier II |
Mary Pierce
6-3, 6-3 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gabriela Sabatini
Amanda Coetzer |
Naoko Sawamatsu
Lindsay Davenport
Sung-Hee Park
Amy Frazier |
Davenport / Fernandez
6-3, 6-2 |
Coetzer / Wild |
| 25 September |
Leipzig, Germany |
Tier II |
Anke Huber
W/O |
Magdalena Maleeva |
Judith Wiesner
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer |
Jana Novotná
Elena Likhovtseva
Joannette Kruger
Lindsay Lee |
Savchenko / McGrath
6-4, 6-4 |
Schultz-McCarthy / Vis |
| 25 September |
Beijing, China |
Tier IV |
Linda Wild
7-5, 6-2 |
Shi-Ting Wang |
Kristin Godridge
Shaun Stafford |
Mi-Ra Jeon
Ann Grossman
Petra Kamstra
Elena Tatarkova |
Porwik / Wild
6-1, 6-0 |
Rottier / Shi-Ting Wang |
October [edit]
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 2 October |
Surabaya, Indonesia |
Tier IV |
Shi-Ting Wang
6-1, 6-1 |
Jing-Qian Yi |
Tina Križan
Annabel Ellwood |
Elena Brioukhovets
Fang Li
Li-Ling Chen
Sarah Pitkowski |
Kamstra / Križan
2-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
Miyagi / Reece |
| 2 October |
Zürich, Switzerland |
Tier I |
Iva Majoli
6-4, 6-4 |
Mary Pierce |
Chanda Rubin
Mariaan de Swardt |
Jana Novotná
Magdalena Maleeva
Joannette Kruger
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
Arendt / Bollegraf
6-4, 6-7, 6-4 |
Rubin / Vis |
| 9 October |
Filderstadt, Germany |
Tier II |
Iva Majoli
6-4, 7-6 |
Gabriela Sabatini |
Anke Huber
Chanda Rubin |
Petra Begerow
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Natalia Zvereva
Mary Pierce |
Fernández / Zvereva
5-7, 6-1, 6-4 |
McGrath / Savchenko |
| 17 October |
Brighton International
Brighton, Great Britain |
Tier II |
Mary Joe Fernandez
6-4, 7-5 |
Amanda Coetzer |
Kristie Boogert
Magdalena Maleeva |
Mariaan de Swardt
Barbara Paulus
Helena Suková
Miriam Oremans |
McGrath / Savchenko
7-5, 6-1 |
McNeil / Suková |
| 30 October |
Quebec City, Canada |
Tier III |
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
7-6, 6-2 |
Dominique Monami |
Lindsay Lee
Rennae Stubbs |
Sandrine Testud
Julie Halard-Decugis
Laurence Courtois
Amanda Coetzer |
Arendt / Bollegraf
7-6, 4-6, 6-2 |
Raymond / Stubbs |
| 30 October |
Oakland, CA, USA |
Tier II |
Magdalena Maleeva
6-3, 6-4 |
Ai Sugiyama |
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernandez |
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Helena Suková
Linda Wild
Venus Williams |
McNeil / Suková
3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
Adams / Garrison-Jackson |
November [edit]
| Week of |
Tournament |
Tier |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Semi finalists |
Quarter finalists |
| 6 November |
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
Tier I |
Steffi Graf
6-1, 4-6, 6-3 |
Lori McNeil |
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Anke Huber |
Meredith McGrath
Irina Spîrlea
Gabriela Sabatini
Conchita Martínez |
McNeil / Suková
4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
McGrath / Savchenko |
| 13 November |
New York, NY, USA |
1995 WTA Tour Championships |
Steffi Graf
6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 |
Anke Huber |
Natalia Zvereva
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
Mary Joe Fernandez
Gabriela Sabatini
Kimiko Date
Conchita Martínez |
Novotná / Sánchez Vicario
6-2, 6-1 |
Fernández / Zvereva |
| 13 November |
Pattaya City, Thailand |
Tier IV |
Barbara Paulus
6-4, 6-3 |
Jing-Qian Yi |
Rita Grande
Naoko Kijimuta |
Aleksandra Olsza
Maria-Alejandra Vento
Min Tang
Shi-Ting Wang |
Hetherington / Radford
2-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
Godridge / Miyagi |
Statistical Information [edit]
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
- Steffi Graf - Paris, Delray Beach, Miami, Houston, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Philadelphia, WTA Tour Championships (9)
- Conchita Martínez - Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Hamburg, Rome, San Diego, Manhattan Beach (6)
- Magdalena Maleeva - Chicago, Moscow, Oakland (3)
- Mary Joe Fernandez - Indian Wells, Brighton (2)
- Iva Majoli - Zurich, Filderstadt (2)
- Barbara Paulus - Warsaw, Pattaya City (2)
- Mary Pierce - Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier II) (2)
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario - Barcelona, Berlin (2)
- Brenda Schultz-McCarthy - Oklahoma City, Quebec City (2)
- Linda Wild - Nagoya, Beijing (2)
- Sabine Appelmans - Zagreb (1)
- Nicole Bradtke - Auckland (1)
- Kimiko Date - Tokyo (Tier I) (1)
- Lindsay Davenport - Strasbourg (1)
- Amy Frazier - Tokyo (Tier III) (1)
- Zina Garrison-Jackson - Birmingham (1)
- Sabine Hack - Jakarta (1)
- Julie Halard - Prague (1)
- Anke Huber - Leipzig (1)
- Joannette Kruger - San Juan (1)
- Leila Meskhi - Hobart (1)
- Jana Novotná - Linz (1)
- Ludmila Richterová - Bournemouth (1)
- Gabriela Sabatini - Sydney (1)
- Monica Seles - Toronto (1)
- Irina Spîrlea - Palermo (1)
- Nathalie Tauziat - Eastbourne (1)
- Shi-Ting Wang - Surabaya (1)
- Judith Wiesner - Styria (1)
The following players won their first title:
See also [edit]
References [edit]